I'm So Fabulous....well my brows are!

I have a small secret!  My eyebrows are freaking perfect....yup P-E-R-F-E-C-T.  Have you heard about a procedure called microblading? If not don't worry I'm going to give you the 411. I'd call it a two step process because after the initial visit a 2nd one is required to keep you looking oh so flyyy for up to a year.

Let's start here.  When first approached about this procedure this is what I had in mind ===============>

Trust me it's far from that.  But I really didn't get the whole eyebrow drawy thingy and always told my daughter NOT to do it when she was practicing after watching her MUA YouTube videos all day. I just thought it unnecessary to make your brows look well, unnatural.  The microblading process is far from that.  My specialist, Bash has me looking younger than my 46 years with just two sessions.  The other day someone told me they thought I was 35. MMMMk I'm not looking that young (Botox is up next tho) but it definitely has me looking like a contender.

Now first I'm going to put this out there, there is pain.  Not excruciating pain but yes slight I could grab my nose hairs and make this feel better pain but it's toward the end of the procedure.  Numbing cream is generously applied to help with the first 10 - 20 minutes of tattoo artistry of strokes that create a fuller brow.  I'm not going to detail each step because it's something you need to experience for yourself but be prepared for some hieroglypics on your forehead to assist in getting the perfect size and shaped brow.   The process takes between 30 - 40 minutes and is worth each one baby.

After getting home one of my worst fears came true...my brows were soooooooo dark!  Kinda Burt from Sesame Street dark.  I was the only one that felt that way though.  Can't we all be our worst critic?  I was feeling some sorta way but Bash reassured me that they would lighten up.  After the scarring process I saw immediate results of that.  If you have a tattoo then you know what this is like, microblading is no different except its all up on your forehead for everyone to see.  After a few days of burrowing my head down when passing others in the hallway I started to see some freakin awesome results however.   In other words, "I'm Lovin' It!" *in my McDonalds commercial voice.

Know what else I love?  Bash is letting me offer a special discount to my blogger and social media buds. The Summer Special deal of $350 will be going up to $499 after 8/31/17, it also includes the 6 week touch up.   But peep this, mention The Curvy Momager when calling to make your appointment and you can get $25 off your services until 12/31/17!  To make an appointment contact Bash at 818-430-1106, you'll be required to place a deposit down to secure your appointment too.

Drop me a line if you decide to get your brow life together or have any questions.  You know The Momager is always there for her #MomSquad.

Winx,




CM

LMLIM | Oprah is my MUA

You guys remember me doing the LMLIM Series a few months ago?  Basically because I'm such a magazine junkie I'm taking all the tips I rip from the pages, testing them out and sharing them with you.  Today's tip comes from the October 2014 issue of O Magazine.  There are four different makeup looks Ms. O is sporting for Maybelline.  Out of the looks I decided to try the one for Dramatic Eyes!  My eyes have always been my most talked about feature, well the other one you can't put make up on.  Sniggle.  Anywhos the Get The Look tearout card was really easy to follow but O's look is a bit more dramatic than mine.  She had a deeper purple to work with I think.

Here is the tear-out card but make sure you get your OWN copy of the magazine so you can see the other looks:

-Bold Lips
-Extravagant Lashes
-Kohl Liner


Give it a try Momager!

LMLIM Week 4 | Perfect Match

Not only did I see this in Essence magazine but I'd passed by Sephora a few times and noticed they had a new foundation color matching technique called Color IQ.  I never imagined the experience would have been so well, technical.  Momagers you have got to try this.  My make up artist Mario was so helpful and really took his time to get my perfect match.  He even explained the process step by step and all of the products he used on me.  Yes that's pretty standard but I'm sorry he was just awesome.  Okay so here is the process.

They take the wand pictured below and scan three places:  your neck, chin and check. Once that is

done they place the wand information into an iPad that is docked at the make up counter. Three suggestions are given to the make up artist after it has reviewed over 1500 formulas offered at Sephora.  Mario brought over three foundations and placed each on my jaw to confirm a match.  After the match was confirmed he moisturized my face and added primer then the foundation and this is the before and after.

I really did like the match, I actually think it's perfect for all over coverage.  Now one thing I wasn't so crazy about was that it was a bit dry looking after some time so I'm going to go back for a suggestion for help with that.  If you are not ready to purchase they will give you samples to try.  Another amazing part is that this process is absolutely free.  Enjoy and go find your perfect match!

I found this beauty tip in Essence Magazine, 5/14

Whatchu Doin Wednesdays | Livin My Life in Magazines

I have already professed to everyone how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE magazines.  Well as I was going through and getting some of the clutter out of the house I had what Mama Oprah calls an Ahh Moment.  I'm always tearing out pieces of magazines and keeping them for future reference and future reference and future reference.  Yeah you get it.  So it's time to either start using some of the advice I'm saving or throw it away.

So here's the skinny.  Over the next month each week I'll be picking a tip from each of the following categories to try out:

• Beauty
• Food
• Lifestyle (Fitness, entertaining, etc.)
• Fashion
• DIY (I'm a little nervous about this one)

Each day I'll share my experiences right here for the world to see and maybe get a chuckle out of.  It

shall be interesting.  Be sure you follow along, you might get inspired yourself.  Okay I'm off to scour through my clippings...hopefully I'll be able to tackle my clutter at the same time.

Cheers,



The Curvy Momager