How to tint the skin when tinting the brow?

[JennyL]

I am not sure if this has been asked already, I have tried searching but couldn't find the answer I wanted. I do a lot of brow shaping and tinting, I use refectocil and would like to know how to get a fuller look by tinting the skin.

I was taught at college only to tint the hair. When I have tried to get a fuller look by tinting the skin I find it looks patchy with the hair looking a lot darker, I am not happy with the results I produce, so thought I would ask for advice. (I do a lot of make-up so I know how to advise and how to show clients to apply make up to get a fuller look if needed).

 

[noreenoconnor]

I personally do not like the look of tinted skin, it never looks realistic and only lasts a day or two max.

If you want to tint the skin you just leave in on for a bit longer.. this will of course make the hair a bit darker.

If you are trying to fill in a particular gap in the brow remove the tint completely from the brow and reapply only the gap.

 

[Mrs Jess]

I really hope Kim lawless doesn't mind me posting this.

Kim had some amazing advice on this the other day on another thread, I have copied & pasted it as its definitely handy to know

"You tint the brows in the normal way and when you're happy with the shade and you've wiped the tint off, then re-apply tint but only to the skin where there is no hair at all and leave that on for much longer to try to create a match of colour with the skin and the brow hair
I then take a cocktail stick and score hair strokes through the tint so that it looks like real brows and not solid. Take a cotton bud and perfect the finished shape."