Helen:

And so life has continued like this into my early 30's...
"What item of make up wouldn't you leave the house without?" is often a question in trashy beauty magazines... following with the options of lipstick, mascara or eye-liner, which are somehow supposed to give some insight into your personality. I've often wondered what description would be linked to eyebrow pencil..? Bland comes to mind...
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Sarah:
So, as for me, I have quite possibly the most unruly eyebrows ever. Quite the reverse of Helen's 'naked face' issue, my eyebrows have a bit of a life of their own. They are lush (I prefer 'lush' to 'bushy') and have a steely determination of their own.
I quite like using my brows - I have a bit of a plasticine face that I find deeply embarrassing to ever watch back on video, but I do like to express myself through... expressions. Basically, I give great brow. I can arch higher than McDonalds and would give those two cute kids doing the eyebrow dance on the Cadbury's advert a run for their money.
So, for me, the idea of having EXTRA added to my brows is laughable. What I was hoping for was, well, finesse, etiquette, a little subtle artistry to my brows to make them a bit more defined. A finishing school, if you will, for my facial caterpillars to flourish into butterflies.
The beauty experts at Lovely are indeed utterly lovely. When you go in you instantly feel at home. And they gave me a delightful brow masterclass. Who knew there was actual science and maths principles that can help to construct a perfect brow shape? Normally, I just sort of fill my brow in a bit with a light brown pencil, then rub most of it off again to stop myself looking angry and like a dude. At Lovely they showed me how to work out the angles and lines of the brow that would flatter my face. It is all very mathematical... They gave me a bit of a lesson in how to work the angles out to get the best effect.
I do have to say, the brow that I left with was probably quite a lot darker and heavier than I'd go for. Having said that, I had no other makeup on so it did sort of stand out more than it would have if I'd had my full face on. I will absolutely be applying the lessons I was taught in brow management.
Happiness quotient: 8/10
Value for money: 10/10 - for a non naked-face life - priceless!!!
Likelihood of repetition: 95% (hoping they'll stay on forever now)
Would be better if: we all had amazingly beautiful natural brows but this comes a close second!
Overall: 8/10
...And the consequence was: Helen had a huge stash of unused brow pencils in every handbag :)