We have all felt like we need a little jump start. Francy was feeling that herself. We have all been there. Hair gets dull and our eyebrows overgrown. You need a new style, but you are not sure what to do about it. So I might have an idea… what am I talking about… I always have ideas.
Idea #1: Color, color, color. It gives your skin so much more glow. It is just more flattering. Francy has never colored her hair, but she wanted a natural look. She needed depth and shine. Solution is highlights with a creamy blonde, a strawberry blonde, and a pretty light copper. The result is WOW. Natural shiny touchable hair.
Idea #2 The cut. Francy wants to grow her hair longer, but her hair was one length, which gave her no body or movement to her hair. We put in a lot of loose layers to bring out her natural body plus she has a lot more options for different looks.
Idea #3 Eyebrows: Francy has nice full eyebrows, but they need to be shaped. Why? Because it gives them control and opens up the eye. When brows are too heavy they weigh down your eyes, no matter how young you are. It is even more important the older we get. After grooming them, you need to think about making sure that they have some color. Francy’s are naturally really light, but the older we get we need color in our brows. Color fills in your eyebrows or creates them where they do not exist. In this instance, Francy has the fullness, but no color and they just blend into her skin. I have a lot of gaps in my brows and I need color to fill in where I am lacking brows.You can achieve this with a eyebrow pencil or brow powder with an angled brush.
Now hear this: PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR EYEBROWS. SHAPE AND COLOR THEM. YOU INSTANTLY AGE YOURSELF WHEN YOU DON’T. From twenty to eighty years of age. Everyone needs pay attention to their brows.
Idea#4; Francy’s complextion is really nice and does not need foundation. If you are like 95% of the rest of the population, you will need some kind of foundation to even out your skin tones.
We went for natural browns for the eyes. They are a beautiful blue and actually pop more with a subtle constrast, not by putting more blue around the eye. We lined the eye with a rich brown shadow. By using shadow, you create a softer line. Highlighting the below the brow and the lid with a soft creme color brings the eye out, while a medium brown on the brow bone helps make it less pronounced.
We also put on some false lashes. How fun is that? They really add a punch and open the eye. Give yourself a break and take the time to learn how to put these on. You will love them.
*Important Note: Do not put on false eye lashes without also lining the eyes and putting on some shadow. Without the rest of the eye makeup, your lashes look fake! Just plain bad. Having eye makeup on make the lashes just blend.
Cheeks are done in soft tawny beiges and peaches to give her cheeks some definition and color again.
*Important Note: Cheek color is something a lot of women fear, especially as we get older. They do not want to look like they have big rouge cheeks, so they do not put any on at all. Put some on. You will feel better.
Lips are lined with a neutral and a peachy gloss were applied.
Fabulous, but not over done.
Photographs by Eric Hoffines Productions
Francie looks great!! Good job, Elizabeth.
Really nice, Hib! She looks gorgeous!
Wow — you go Francy! And Elizabeth too! Nice that you are able to see what is inside waiting and wanting to get out.