How to: Blocking Out Eyebrows

In today's lesson we learned how to block out eyebrows. As we are working on Elizabethan makeup at the moment, we were learning and experimenting with blocking the eyebrows out and then applying white face makeup over the top. We also added a rosy blush on the cheeks and also on the lips to complete the look. 

Equipment:
-Toner
-Soap (unscented for sensitive skin)
-Warm water
-White base
-White super colour
-Powder
-Blush palette
-Disposable wands
-Powder puff
-Cotton bud
-Metal spatular
-Pritt stick
-Foundation brush
-Blush brush

Soap

Step by step:
1. Make sure eyebrows are clean and dry, run over with toner to check.
2. Soak soap in warm water, then rub small angled brush over the soap to create a thick paste on the brush. Get some soap on the back of hand so that you can get the soap quickly and easily.
3. Brush the soap paste against the hairs to get the underneath of the hairs covered.
4. Then brush the soap over the eyebrows in the direction of the hair growth to smooth them down.
5. Push really hard with your finger across the eyebrow to really smooth the hairs flat.
6. Repeat these steps until the eyebrow lies flat to the skin.
7. Remove any excess soap around the eyebrows with water and a cotton bud.
8. Then add whatever colour you want over the top and blend the colour in with the rest of the face.

Pritt Stick

Step by step:
1. Make rue eyebrows are clean and dry, run over the toner to check.
2. Use a metal to scrape out some glue to put it on the back of your hand.
3. Get some glue on the spatular and brush it on the brows in the opposite way to the hair growth.
4. Then smooth the hairs down in the direction of the hair growth to make the brows flat.
5. Press really hard with your finger to make the brow hairs as flat as possible.
6. Repeat layering the glue until the hairs are as flat as you want them.
7. When the glue is still tacky, pat some powder over them to give them more of a skin-like texture.

After completing either of these above stages..
1. Cover the eyebrows in the white base or in the white super colour, with the foundation brush, and then cover the rest of the face in the same white product to blend the eyebrows in.
2. Cover the whole face with powder using a powder puff.
3. Apply a rosy blush to the apples of the cheeks and to the lips, keeping both very blended and not harsh.

Before transformation

After transformation, front view.

After transformation, side view.

I am not happy with my outcome because the eyebrows are not as flat as I wanted them and the eyebrows are still visible. To improve this next time, I would make sure the eyebrow hairs are completely flat before adding any white to them. I will make them flatter by adding more layers and pressing harder to smooth the hairs down. To cover them more, I think I just need to add more white to the eyebrows but make sure I blend out the edges. However, I am happy with the white base application and I am happy with the positioning of the blush, I just need to make sure the blush doesn't look patchy. I am also happy with the lips as they look natural and not too harsh and precise.