Poet Social Series: Beauty & Confidence During Quarantine

Wow, I almost forgot about this whole thing getting saved and shared! And a whopping three views as of today! haha

I was so excited about doing this live tutorial but man was I SUPER nervous. And now, here’s record of it all!

This was the first month or so of the COVID-19 Safer at Home measures in LA. I moved in with my parents, my brother, and his girlfriend when everything happened. I was so nervous to leave my parents to their own devices. Would they social distance? Would they refuse to quit their jobs? Living there was the only way I could make sure they were absolutely safe. When we learned more about COVID-19, transmission risks, and felt my parents truly understood the gravity of situation, I moved back home with my husband.

Rewatching this video now, I could see how nervous I was. , I can’t guarantee I didn’t switch up or miss certain brow mapping details…

One day, I hope I can get on camera with so much confidence I don’t forget or stumble over my words.

Ley showed Poets a full brow tutorial - from framing, to cleaning up extra hairs, trimming, and filling - with examples on both a female and male model. She also gave participants helpful information on the permanent forms of brow care like micro blading and her specialty, Ombre Powder.

Ley currently works in the small business financing sector full-time, but after hours she is a licensed certified permanent makeup artist at the Browink Studio and Academy. Ley specializes in Ombre Powder, an alternative to micro blading, and has worked on over 100 faces. Brow mapping is an essential part of the process where you take your natural features and proportions into account in order to draw the perfect brows to frame your face.

Fellow Poets can follow Ley on Instagram at @jadebrows. Visit her website, www.jadebrows.com, for more information or to book an appointment with her (post-quarantine). For information on the items used and suggested in the video, download the product list.

“I have botox, is that ok?”

"I have botox, is that ok?"

I've had several clients ask, so I thought this might be helpful for future clients.

First off, no judgment here. Botox is much more common than people realize and it's YOUR face so 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨. #MeanGirls

If you can hold off on botox till AFTER your Ombre session, that's best. If you've already gotten your injection it's best to wait 2-4 weeks for your brow appointment. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Why? If you have fresh injections and we map your brows, they can become uneven when the botox fades away. If your brows are already 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦, a skilled technician would be able to inject the botox while keeping your brows in mind.⠀And if you decide not to continue with botox, your brows would still be ok.

Just something to think about when booking new brows or touch ups.

Brow Mapping

What the heck are all these lines I’m drawing across your face?

Brow mapping is both an art and a science. YES. SCIENCE. Have you ever heard of the “Golden Ratio”? “Divine proportion”? Phi? 1.618….”

Phi was first mentioned in Euclid’s Elements around 300 BC. It was believed that the relationships between shapes were more aesthetically pleasing when they reached the divine proportion. For example,

“a ‘perfect’ face would display Golden Ratio proportions such as these: Distance from Top-of-the-head to Chin divided by Width-of-head equals .phi.; Length-of-Lips divided by Width-of-Nose equals .phi.; Outside distance between Eyes divided by Length-of-Lips equals .phi.; etc. “

(https://gizmodo.com/this-patented-method-for-eyebrow-shaping-uses-the-golde-1753297143)

When it comes to your brows, I strive for that proportion as well. The 3 points we are focused on when drawing your brows are the start of the brows (bulb), the highest point (arch), and the end of the brow (tail). From your nostrils straight up is where your brows should start, from your nostrils through your pupils, that’s your arch, and from your nostrils to the outside corner of your eyes are where your brows should end, the tail. If you were to divide the length of the tail to the bulb by the tail to the arch, the PERFECT brows would be close to 1.618.

https://www.beautykiss.co.nz/blogs/beauty-blog/how-to-brow-map

I also make lines across your face where the highest points are, the middle of your face, and the lowest points. There are a lot of lines going on to guide me in my drawing.

Try it out on yourself with some makeup and a mirror. Do one brow, then copy that brow on over to the other side. It’s not easy right? It’s pretty friggin’ hard.

A couple of things, your face is NOT symmetrical. It’s NOT. Fight me. Just kidding! But really, most faces are not symmetrical and I’ve yet to meet anyone with a face that is. Even models! One side temple may be flatter than the other, one half of the face may be more round, one eye opens a bit more, etc. However, with more practice and experience in drawing brows, it gets easier to get as close to perfect symmetry as possible. That’s the art of it all. You have to take all these natural “imperfections” and create as close to perfect brows as possible.

When you visit, keep that all in mind when I’m drawing your brows. Just because a shape looks good on someone else, it may not fit on yours. Don’t be afraid to speak up. If something doesn’t seem even on one side, speak up. We could probably tweak it or there is probably a reason why you’re seeing it that way. Let’s talk about it. You’re going to stare at your face for the rest of your life, not me. There’s no way I can possibly see everything that you see. You and your face have a MUCH longer relationship than your face & me, after all.