Top 10 Makeup Felonies

No one is innocent, not even Paris Hilton. Celebrity makeup artist Fiona Stiles tells which beauty crimes to avoid

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1. Overplucked Eyebrows

Problem: Too thin, unflattering brows. "When you get a clear look at yourself or have been reprimanded by a friend or professional that your brows are too thin, step away from the mirror, put down the tweezers and start from scratch," says Stiles.

Solution: You need to let your eyebrows grow back in -- all of them. "This is one of the most difficult beauty dilemmas to address because it is so tempting to clean up all of the new hairs growing in," says Stiles. "But you have to let them all grow in to really see which brow shape will best compliment your face."

To quell the urge to pluck, try masking new growth by filling brows in with cake or liquid eyeliner (try Laura Mercier Eye Liner, $20), which allows you to control the density of pigment and even paint on faux hairs if you need to. "For best results, use a very fine, thin, long brush (like Shu Uemura Natural Brush 2R, $14)," says Stiles.

If you are blonde or brunette, use a light/dark brown color. If you have dark brown or black hair, use a black cake liner, keeping it very diluted and building as you go. Also, if you can't afford to see a brow professional regularly, just go a few times until you learn the best shape for your face and have mistakes corrected so you can better maintain them yourself.

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Oh the beautyblender! It seems like it would be worth the investment.

by sweettpea29 Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 11:01PM Report as inappropriate

Great article, I know a few people who don't blend well enough but I don't know how to tell them. I think I'm going to pass this article along.

by taryn.romero Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at 09:41AM Report as inappropriate

amen on the over bronzing

by porsha_coleman_mcdaniels Sunday, July 24, 2011 at 08:09PM Report as inappropriate

I loved this article.

by volta Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 09:08PM Report as inappropriate

i hate overplucked eyebrows!

by riley_beach Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 06:25PM Report as inappropriate

The worst combo is overbronzing AND not blending. Whenever I see someone on the street like that I always have to fight to urge to run up to them with a wet wipe...

by SShum Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 05:51PM Report as inappropriate

Ewww I hate it when people cake on their makeup. Men and women!

by theseattlesound Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 04:00PM Report as inappropriate

Amusing article, I loved it.

by MissPurple Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 03:48PM Report as inappropriate

Good advice, what was going on with Denise?? Well, no one's perfect :)

by attagirl Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 02:59PM Report as inappropriate

it bugs me so much to see overplucked brows! Put down the tweezers y'all

by LittleBunny Wednesday, April 20, 2011 at 06:55AM Report as inappropriate

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