Cult of Pretty

May 10

Fact: tinting your eyebrows is the easiest and chicest thing ever and will change your life. Why I did not know this before is beyond me, and also pains me. I was recently invited to the Boom Boom Brow Bar in NYC’s West Village, which is a charming little place with a screen door, a couple of stools, and a bunch of brow geniuses. I have pretty fine, blond eyebrows and on the rare occasion that a professional makeup artist comes near me, they always spend a lot of time filling them in … and the result is a whole new me, kind of like I’m in a cartoon where I play an attractive person.  This looks great in photos - but not so much in real life - because hello, someone drew on my face. So I was very curious - but also scared - about this brow tinting exercise. Here’s how it went down: I sat there, they combed some dye through my brows, I looked like a Cindy Sherman photograph and not an early one, I waited a few minutes, and they wiped off the dye and shaped my brows. THE RESULT WAS SICK!  I suddenly had defined brows and appeared to have more hairs extending in an elegant way to the outer corners (the dye picks up the finest, lightest hairs). But it looked so natural! I can honestly say I was enamored with my upper face for weeks.  I felt like I could go out of the house with no makeup and look alive. I will be doing this brow tinting thing forever now, end of story. PS It is possible to do this at home, but you should absolutely not attempt until you’ve tried it in a salon, or possibly ever. Go there: Boom Boom Brow Bar, 35 7th Ave. (between 12th/13th), NY NY Tel. 212-229-2666Do this: Brow tinting ($22) - they also do lashes, and waxing for your whole bod, etc.! Brow tinting courtesy of Boom Boom, thank you! Image: Harper’s Bazaar UK

Fact: tinting your eyebrows is the easiest and chicest thing ever and will change your life.

Why I did not know this before is beyond me, and also pains me.

I was recently invited to the Boom Boom Brow Bar in NYC’s West Village, which is a charming little place with a screen door, a couple of stools, and a bunch of brow geniuses.

I have pretty fine, blond eyebrows and on the rare occasion that a professional makeup artist comes near me, they always spend a lot of time filling them in … and the result is a whole new me, kind of like I’m in a cartoon where I play an attractive person.  This looks great in photos - but not so much in real life - because hello, someone drew on my face.

So I was very curious - but also scared - about this brow tinting exercise.

Here’s how it went down: I sat there, they combed some dye through my brows, I looked like a Cindy Sherman photograph and not an early one, I waited a few minutes, and they wiped off the dye and shaped my brows.

THE RESULT WAS SICK!  I suddenly had defined brows and appeared to have more hairs extending in an elegant way to the outer corners (the dye picks up the finest, lightest hairs). But it looked so natural!

I can honestly say I was enamored with my upper face for weeks.  I felt like I could go out of the house with no makeup and look alive. I will be doing this brow tinting thing forever now, end of story.

PS It is possible to do this at home, but you should absolutely not attempt until you’ve tried it in a salon, or possibly ever.

Go there: Boom Boom Brow Bar, 35 7th Ave. (between 12th/13th), NY NY Tel. 212-229-2666
Do this: Brow tinting ($22) - they also do lashes, and waxing for your whole bod, etc.!

Brow tinting courtesy of Boom Boom, thank you! Image: Harper’s Bazaar UK

May 09

Coif coif, sniff.  See the best new fragrance product you’ve never heard of on my latest Gloss Daily post, over here. Image: Harper’s Bazaar

Coif coif, sniff. 

See the best new fragrance product you’ve never heard of on my latest Gloss Daily post, over here.

Image: Harper’s Bazaar

May 07

I got double emails last night from a PR firm because of a faulty attachment, which usually would turn me off, especially given my inbox was drowning in MET gala “get the look”s … but in fact I LOOKED AT THE ATTACHMENT AND WOAH M GEE THANK GOSH I DID. This is Pixie Geldolf’s fresh crop by Sally Hershberger, for said event. It’s like the past and the future all rolled into one and then schmoked.  The Sally Hershberger Downtown team is responsible for my hair, which looks nothing like this because my face looks nothing like this, but I still love them. And their PR gal. Image: c/o Sally Hershberger

I got double emails last night from a PR firm because of a faulty attachment, which usually would turn me off, especially given my inbox was drowning in MET gala “get the look”s … but in fact I LOOKED AT THE ATTACHMENT AND WOAH M GEE THANK GOSH I DID.

This is Pixie Geldolf’s fresh crop by Sally Hershberger, for said event. It’s like the past and the future all rolled into one and then schmoked. 

The Sally Hershberger Downtown team is responsible for my hair, which looks nothing like this because my face looks nothing like this, but I still love them. And their PR gal.

Image: c/o Sally Hershberger

May 06

Happy Monday! Via: Stylist Magazine (UK)

Happy Monday!

Via: Stylist Magazine (UK)

May 03

It’s #giveaway Friday!  Or #getaway Friday, if you win it! I have long been a fan of Stephanie Johnson’s incredibly chic and useful travel bags - I have a bunch of her pouches in my bag for personal items and biz cards, and recently I was lucky enough to receive the Jenny Train Case in Napa.                  This raffia and patent friend is perfect for anything from weekend travel and overnight biz trips to actual vaycays (what are those? I forget).  The big section in the front is great for palettes and loose items; the little zip pouch is ideal for brushes and to throw in your bag for the evening; and the back zippered section is where I put all my shampoo and such. You can win this $70 bag and jet off somewhere awesome - or just get your stuff super organized under your bathroom sink - just follow the below! 1. Do ONE of the following…. follow Cult of Pretty on Bloglovin’ OR be follower of Cult of Pretty on tumblr OR subscribe via email.2. Leave a DISQUS comment below [click through if you’re reading this in tumblr] and tell me, if you were stuck on a deserted island with only your Stephanie Johnson bag and 3 beauty items, what would they be? {Assume you also have food and water!}. Mine would be … Eve Lom cleanser, Rosebud Salve, and Neutrogena sunscreen!  Don’t comment in “Ask Me Anything” OR in the “FAN NOTE” area of tumblr <—- guys, click through please, leave a comment on the blog not inside tumblr! 3. You must be 18 or older to enter. (You can ask someone to enter on your behalf if you like, up to you, but the prize will be sent to their attention). 4. This giveaway is for U.S. residents only.Contest ends Friday May 10, 2013 at 11.59pm Eastern.  If you subscribe or follow to enter, you must be subscribed or following at the time of the drawing. Multiple comments DO NOT increase your chances of winning but love ya. Winner is drawn at random. Products c/o Stephanie Johnson Image via Vogue Italia

It’s #giveaway Friday!  Or #getaway Friday, if you win it!

I have long been a fan of Stephanie Johnson’s incredibly chic and useful travel bags - I have a bunch of her pouches in my bag for personal items and biz cards, and recently I was lucky enough to receive the Jenny Train Case in Napa.

                

This raffia and patent friend is perfect for anything from weekend travel and overnight biz trips to actual vaycays (what are those? I forget).  The big section in the front is great for palettes and loose items; the little zip pouch is ideal for brushes and to throw in your bag for the evening; and the back zippered section is where I put all my shampoo and such.

You can win this $70 bag and jet off somewhere awesome - or just get your stuff super organized under your bathroom sink - just follow the below!

1. Do ONE of the following…. follow Cult of Pretty on Bloglovin’ OR be follower of Cult of Pretty on tumblr OR subscribe via email.

2. Leave a DISQUS comment below [click through if you’re reading this in tumblr] and tell me, if you were stuck on a deserted island with only your Stephanie Johnson bag and 3 beauty items, what would they be? {Assume you also have food and water!}. Mine would be … Eve Lom cleanser, Rosebud Salve, and Neutrogena sunscreen!  Don’t comment in “Ask Me Anything” OR in the “FAN NOTE” area of tumblr <—- guys, click through please, leave a comment on the blog not inside tumblr!

3. You must be 18 or older to enter. (You can ask someone to enter on your behalf if you like, up to you, but the prize will be sent to their attention).

4. This giveaway is for U.S. residents only.

Contest ends Friday May 10, 2013 at 11.59pm Eastern.  If you subscribe or follow to enter, you must be subscribed or following at the time of the drawing. Multiple comments DO NOT increase your chances of winning but love ya. Winner is drawn at random.

Products c/o Stephanie Johnson

Image via Vogue Italia

Apr 29

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Apr 26

Pink neutrals + that double line effect from the lash and the eyeliner &lt;3 Image: via Little Plastic Horses

Pink neutrals + that double line effect from the lash and the eyeliner <3

Image: via Little Plastic Horses

Apr 25

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Apr 12

The perfect blend. Via: SNC

The perfect blend.

Via: SNC

Apr 11

If you like owls and all natural, handcrafted balms of all kinds from a brand you&#8217;ve (probably) never heard of, please visit my post on Gloss Daily! I&#8217;m happy to announce I&#8217;m a new contributor there, where you can find treasures from my Cult Cabinet once a month. Image via: Twin Mag

If you like owls and all natural, handcrafted balms of all kinds from a brand you’ve (probably) never heard of, please visit my post on Gloss Daily!

I’m happy to announce I’m a new contributor there, where you can find treasures from my Cult Cabinet once a month.

Image via: Twin Mag