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Bridal Perfect Brows: The Examiner

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Top NY-LA Celebrity Makeup Artist and Eyebrow Specialist, Elke Von Freudenberg shares her expert tips on how to get your bridal brows looking model perfect for the big day.

To get brows looking perfect, don’t feel you need to grow in your eyebrows for 2-3 months before you can even make an appointment. “Growth for that length of time usually ends up with overgrown eyebrows in places you really don’t need anyway.” , states Elke Von Freudenberg. Two to three weeks is usually enough time to reshape a brow. If you’re looking to grow very thin eyebrows thicker, then expect at least a good 3-4 months time for your brows to fill in. “One to two appointments is all that’s needed to get your brows model perfect for the wedding day,” says Elke. ”The first appointment should be 1 month before your wedding, and the 2nd, as close to the wedding day as possible, at the least, 1 day before.”

Elke also offers these top makeup tips to get bridal gorgeous for the wedding photos:

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1. Avoid looking too trendy in your wedding photos.
2. Avoid very thin, too sharply arched, or a rounded shaped brows. This can look very dated in the wedding photos, much like a too trendy hairstyle.
3. Keep the brow shape classic, and as close to your natural growth pattern as possible to create a classic, yet elegant look on your wedding day.

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To tweeze or wax? That depends on the type of hair you have. Elke claims that thicker hair responds better to waxing, while thinner, lighter hair likes tweezing because you can keep it’s shape without worrying about hairs not growing back. She recommends waxing for the bride at least a week before the wedding date, and then a light tweezing, 1-2 days before the wedding day for picture perfect brows.

For made up brows, avoid a brow color that is very dark or heavy. Go with a brow shade that’s 1-2 shades lighter than your hair color, to create a perfect match. “I’ve always felt that the goal of great eyebrows is to have people look at your eyes, not your eyebrows.” claims Elke. For a softer brow, apply brow shadow, and then lightly brush through with a toothbrush, or brow brush to soften and blend the color, a step that is often overlooked.

Elke’s top selling Day Brow Shadows are made without undertones of grey, green or orange, to create a softer, more natural looking brow. Shown: Day Brow Shadow in Ash Brown, Dark Brunette, Auburn and Blonde
Avoid a very shiny or glittery brow highlight for those wedding photos. Flash photography can create a glare effect in the photos, and while it looks pretty in person, apply a brow highlight that has more of a soft shimmer, than a strong frost to compliment and bring out the brow shape. Show off great brows with Elke’s Hi-Light Shadow. Just apply under the brow to bring out and sharpen the brow line.

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To get Elke’s highly acclaimed brow shaping services in NYC and Brooklyn, visit her website at themodelbrow.com. Her signature brow collection can also be ordered online at www.thebrowcollection.com.

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\x0a $\x0aOne of the things I def wanted to do in NYC was to go see the fab “Eyebrow Specialist” Elke Von Fruedenberg. I had been trying to coordinate my trips with her bi-coastal schedule and was lucky enough to get an appointment for this trip on Saturday morning. So, before I went, I took a “before” pic of my brows: Little messy, but I like a fuller brow, so, that’s what she got to work with. And this is how great they looked afterwards: She told me that I had great shape, that my arch was in the right place, but that she wanted to just “sharpen them up a bit”. I was all for it and I think the results are great. (*the makeup is after my appt at Saks for the D&G Makeup launch - def more about that later.) And here I am with the lovely lady herself: She was super generous with her time - even after my epic address FAIL! She does brows a neat way - she put on her super magnifying reader glasses and has you *sit up* in front of her, not laying down. She says this way she sees how your face falls naturally and can better shape your brows to fit your face this way. The didn’t use any wax or threading on me. Just pluck plucked me neat with her tweezers. (via Older Girl Beauty Blog: Brows by Elke Von Freudenberg\x0a)$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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One of the things I def wanted to do in NYC was to go see the fab “Eyebrow Specialist” Elke Von Fruedenberg. I had been trying to coordinate my trips with her bi-coastal schedule and was lucky enough to get an appointment for this trip on Saturday morning. So, before I went, I took a “before” pic of my brows: Little messy, but I like a fuller brow, so, that’s what she got to work with. And this is how great they looked afterwards: She told me that I had great shape, that my arch was in the right place, but that she wanted to just “sharpen them up a bit”. I was all for it and I think the results are great. (*the makeup is after my appt at Saks for the D&G Makeup launch - def more about that later.) And here I am with the lovely lady herself: She was super generous with her time - even after my epic address FAIL! She does brows a neat way - she put on her super magnifying reader glasses and has you *sit up* in front of her, not laying down. She says this way she sees how your face falls naturally and can better shape your brows to fit your face this way. The didn’t use any wax or threading on me. Just pluck plucked me neat with her tweezers. (via Older Girl Beauty Blog: Brows by Elke Von Freudenberg

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\x0a $Have you heard about The Beauty Blog Network? This beauty chick has been a member for the past couple of years, and it’s all thanks to the fabulous Elke Von Freudenberg. If you think you can multitask, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Elke somehow manages to not only run The Beauty Blog Network, but she also has her own blog, a successful brand of eyebrow products called The Model Brow and she’s a full-time makeup artist. Are you tired yet? Well, don’t get too exhausted — because you’ll find out some truly amazing stuff about Elke after the jump! (via The Beauty of Life: First Look Fridays: Makeup Artist and Beauty Blogger Elke Von Freudenberg\x0a)$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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Have you heard about The Beauty Blog Network? This beauty chick has been a member for the past couple of years, and it’s all thanks to the fabulous Elke Von Freudenberg. If you think you can multitask, you ain’t seen nothing yet! Elke somehow manages to not only run The Beauty Blog Network, but she also has her own blog, a successful brand of eyebrow products called The Model Brow and she’s a full-time makeup artist. Are you tired yet? Well, don’t get too exhausted — because you’ll find out some truly amazing stuff about Elke after the jump! (via The Beauty of Life: First Look Fridays: Makeup Artist and Beauty Blogger Elke Von Freudenberg

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I’m always amazed at how long most clients wait before coming in to see me for a brow shaping. Especially if it’s for the first time. And I don’t mean days.. I mean months….\x0a

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Raging Rouge interviews Elke

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Elke Von Freudenberg And The Model Brow

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the model brow, Elke Von Freudenberg

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If the beauty blogging world had a queen, it would be Elke Von Freudenberg. When I first launched Raging Rouge, I was naive. I had no idea there were hundreds of other like-minded bloggers out there, testing gloss and sharing their opinions with the world. But Elke knew… she launched The Beauty Blog Network and invited the best beauty bloggers to become one, big, makeup-addicted family.

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Elke is a busy woman! She’s a professional makeup artist, and works on both coasts, she writes her own beauty blog, and she recently launched Elke’s Brow Collection, her own line of eyebrow makeup and tools.

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I recently had the pleasure of catching up with Elke, and asking her some questions about brow grooming and makeup. Here’s what Elke had to say!

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Q: How can women best sculpt their brows to flatter their face shape?
A: If you stay within the 4 guidelines of shaping your brows, you should be fine.
1. starting point should be between the tear duct and the bridge of the nose.
2. ending point should be at the end of the nose, a straight line to the end of the brow.
3. arch should be directly above the outer edge of the iris of the eye.
4. the line from beginning to arch should be straight, the line from arch to end should be slightly curved.

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Q: Where should the arch of the eyebrow be placed?
A: The arch of the eyebrow should line up directly at the outside edge of the iris of the eye. Any further out than that and your eyes can actually look too close together, or even cross eyed, especially in photos.

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Q: If one over-plucks, what should be done for damage control?
A: Stop tweezing any hairs that are coming in anywhere from 1-2 rows below the brow. Also, don’t tweeze the light, baby hairs coming in. They may actually come in thicker and darker as they grow. As they grow in, use brow pencil and brow shadow to fill in between the stray hairs as they come in. Focus on growing your brows in 1-2 rows at a time. That way, they will always look good, rather than letting them go for a few months and then they can look wild and overgrown.

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Q: Should eye pencil be darker or lighter than your natural brow shade?
A: Pencil should always be 1 shade lighter then your brow color (not hair color) and brow shadow should be 1-2 shades lighter than your brow color. Because you are applying color into another color (your brows) it will always look too dark if you try to match. Go lighter and the color will blend in every time. Also, avoid brow colors that are too muddy, orange or have a gray or green undertone to them. The color will look too fake.

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Q: When and why should wax and powder be used?
A: I use clear brow wax to keep thicker, coarse brows in place. You can apply them either before or after your brow shadow for a different look. Apply before, and you’ll find your brow shadows go on sharper, stronger. Apply after and it’ll keep keep brows and color in place, but it won’t affect the brow shadow.

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Q: How often should brow makeup be replaced?
A: Just like any other eye shadow product. I would replace every 8-12 months. Sharpen eyebrow pencils after every use to keep sanitary.

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Q: What are must-have products from your line, Elke’s Brow Collection?
A: Our brow groomer wax (Brow Tamer) is a top seller because it’s clear and keeps brows in place. Also our Brow Ware Clear Mascara goes on like water, to avoid flaking or giving a grayish cast that some clear brow gels can do. The Brow Ware also makes brows glossy which is really pretty. I’m also really proud of our Day Brow Shadows. All the brow shadows are made without any undertones in them you avoid the brow colors looking off when you’ve applied them. Our Blonde shade is the truest blonde you’ll fine (no green or gray undertones) and our Ash Brown matches so many brunette brows because it’s not a muddy brown. Also the Dark Brunette Day Brow is for darker skins tones, such as medium to black skin, so their brow colors look true against their darker skin without looking ashy.

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Q: Any great tips and tricks you’d like to share?
A: Try applying your brow products different ways to get different looks. My new fav trick is to apply Eyebrow Pencil after your Brow Day Shadow to fill in and get a more even look to the brows. It’s easier to apply that way and you get a more natural look. I also like using our Brow Hi-Lights in between brow appointments because soft shimmer bounces light off the eyebrows growing in so you don’t notice them as much.

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Thanks for the expert advice, Elke! Readers… Be sure to click HERE to shop Elke’s Brow Collection.

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\x0a $Makeup Minute How To:Natural Looking Makeup April 21, 2009 by Dina Fierro\x0aWhile bright shades come in and out of style, celebrity makeup artist Elke Von Freudenberg says, “The trend is all about skin this year- and making it look as flawless as possible with the least amount of makeup.” Easier said than done, right? Not if you work from these simple steps!\x0a“Pick your eye/lip/cheek colors to be in the same family range, but with a lighter/medium/darker version of the same shade,” says Elke. She recommends putting the darkest of the three on your favorite feature (for me, that would be my eyes) and then working your way down to cheeks and lips. For shades that might work, think peach, sand and caramel. One of my fave natural makeup looks - Leighton Meester at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. (via Makeup Minute How To:Natural Looking Makeup : Makeup Minute - Makeup Tips and How To’s - All About Cosmetics and Makeup\x0a)$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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Makeup Minute How To:Natural Looking Makeup April 21, 2009 by Dina Fierro

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While bright shades come in and out of style, celebrity makeup artist Elke Von Freudenberg says, “The trend is all about skin this year- and making it look as flawless as possible with the least amount of makeup.” Easier said than done, right? Not if you work from these simple steps!

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“Pick your eye/lip/cheek colors to be in the same family range, but with a lighter/medium/darker version of the same shade,” says Elke. She recommends putting the darkest of the three on your favorite feature (for me, that would be my eyes) and then working your way down to cheeks and lips. For shades that might work, think peach, sand and caramel. One of my fave natural makeup looks - Leighton Meester at the 2008 Teen Choice Awards. (via Makeup Minute How To:Natural Looking Makeup : Makeup Minute - Makeup Tips and How To’s - All About Cosmetics and Makeup

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\x0a $Friday, April 03, 2009 Elke Von Freudenberg - An Eyebrow’s Best Friend! Eyebrow specialist Elke Von Freudenberg is genuinely fascinated by faces. She manages the brows of celebrities and regular men and women with gifted, critical eyes. I never realized how transforming Elke’s work really is, until I experienced her magic “up-close-and-personal.” Her sparkling personality and calm demeanor puts even the most brow-phobic at ease. You can’t help but feel confident that when Elke’s finished shaping your eyebrows, no matter what shape they’re currently in, you’ll be looking much better. If you ask Elke what sets her apart from other brow experts, she’ll reply that she always asks her clients what they want, instead of just doing what she thinks they should have. Many brow experts skip this because the assume they know best, but if you’ve ever had the horrifying experience of walking out of a salon with “Joan Crawford” instead of “Brooke Shields,” when all you really wanted was a cleanup of the stray hairs you were to lazy to pluck, you’ll appreciate this difference. The second thing that sets Elke apart is her uncanny vision that helps flatter faces. She sees each set of eyebrows with all the passion and vision of an artist. “I’ve always been fascinated by faces,” admits Elke. “When I was a child, we’d go on vacation and my parents would be looking at the scenery while I’d be staring at all the faces. But I didn’t realize my passion until I started doing my friend’s makeup for high school dances and proms. I began to realize that I had much more fun doing their makeup than my own. I went to modeling school, and then started doing makeup for weekend photo shoots. I could see that brows had to look just right on film. A photographer suggested I could do really well at it, and that’s how I started,” she explains. Elke creates new brow shapes, or fixes broken ones. Her tweezers are like a magic wand that can make all the difference in how someone looks right now, and in the future. She’d like to be known as the celebrity brow specialist in both coasts. With her combination of skills, personality and enthusiasm, and her own set of product called The Model Brow Collection, she’s well on her way. She works efficiently, but takes as long as necessary to listen to a client’s wishes, analyze each face, and get it right. Elke uses her eyes, not cookie cutter forms, to determine a perfect shape or ascertain what’s needed to fix a messed-up brow. Before she picks up her tweezers, she explains exactly what she is planning to do. This star treatment is for everyone, whether they’re celebrities, or models at a photo shoot, or just someone who wants to look his or her best. (via Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success and Happiness: Elke Von Freudenberg - An Eyebrow’s Best Friend!\x0a)$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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Friday, April 03, 2009 Elke Von Freudenberg - An Eyebrow’s Best Friend! Eyebrow specialist Elke Von Freudenberg is genuinely fascinated by faces. She manages the brows of celebrities and regular men and women with gifted, critical eyes. I never realized how transforming Elke’s work really is, until I experienced her magic “up-close-and-personal.” Her sparkling personality and calm demeanor puts even the most brow-phobic at ease. You can’t help but feel confident that when Elke’s finished shaping your eyebrows, no matter what shape they’re currently in, you’ll be looking much better. If you ask Elke what sets her apart from other brow experts, she’ll reply that she always asks her clients what they want, instead of just doing what she thinks they should have. Many brow experts skip this because the assume they know best, but if you’ve ever had the horrifying experience of walking out of a salon with “Joan Crawford” instead of “Brooke Shields,” when all you really wanted was a cleanup of the stray hairs you were to lazy to pluck, you’ll appreciate this difference. The second thing that sets Elke apart is her uncanny vision that helps flatter faces. She sees each set of eyebrows with all the passion and vision of an artist. “I’ve always been fascinated by faces,” admits Elke. “When I was a child, we’d go on vacation and my parents would be looking at the scenery while I’d be staring at all the faces. But I didn’t realize my passion until I started doing my friend’s makeup for high school dances and proms. I began to realize that I had much more fun doing their makeup than my own. I went to modeling school, and then started doing makeup for weekend photo shoots. I could see that brows had to look just right on film. A photographer suggested I could do really well at it, and that’s how I started,” she explains. Elke creates new brow shapes, or fixes broken ones. Her tweezers are like a magic wand that can make all the difference in how someone looks right now, and in the future. She’d like to be known as the celebrity brow specialist in both coasts. With her combination of skills, personality and enthusiasm, and her own set of product called The Model Brow Collection, she’s well on her way. She works efficiently, but takes as long as necessary to listen to a client’s wishes, analyze each face, and get it right. Elke uses her eyes, not cookie cutter forms, to determine a perfect shape or ascertain what’s needed to fix a messed-up brow. Before she picks up her tweezers, she explains exactly what she is planning to do. This star treatment is for everyone, whether they’re celebrities, or models at a photo shoot, or just someone who wants to look his or her best. (via Advice Sisters Guide to Life, Success and Happiness: Elke Von Freudenberg - An Eyebrow’s Best Friend!

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\x0a $Elke Von Freudenberg : Eyebrow Specialist NY-LA : The Model Brow\x0aEASY SOLUTIONIf you actually did over pluck, you can fill your eyebrows in by pressing a brow shadow into your brow. Elke Von Freudenberg, author and eyebrow specialist, has a tip for you; use a brow shadow color a few shades lighter than your hair color. It will blend in easier and you’ll avoid the too dark and heavy brow look.\x0aHere is a way to tame unruly brows; Elke Von Freudenberg suggested to “use a brow wax or pomade to keep thicker, heavier brows in control while the brow clear mascara is for thinner and lighter brows.”: For more brow tips, visit themodelbrow.com.\x0a$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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Elke Von Freudenberg : Eyebrow Specialist NY-LA : The Model Brow

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If you actually did over pluck, you can fill your eyebrows in by pressing a brow shadow into your brow. Elke Von Freudenberg, author and eyebrow specialist, has a tip for you; use a brow shadow color a few shades lighter than your hair color. It will blend in easier and you’ll avoid the too dark and heavy brow look.

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Here is a way to tame unruly brows; Elke Von Freudenberg suggested to “use a brow wax or pomade to keep thicker, heavier brows in control while the brow clear mascara is for thinner and lighter brows.”: For more brow tips, visit themodelbrow.com.

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\x0a $The Model Brow: Pro Tips from Elke Von Freudenberg Mar 23, 2009 Author: Jen Hill | Filed under: Brows, Makeup Tips, Makeup Tutorials, Skin Care Tools\x0aElke Von Freudenberg is considered to be a Top 5 Eyebrow Specialist, and created her own specialty line, The MODEL BROW! With over 20 years experience, Elke brings her expertise and high fashion background to her brow collection. Developing colors that are ‘brow perfect’, Elke designed a line that’s a perfect fit for your eyebrows. At the Model Brow website, Elke has launched some demonstration tutorials to assist us at home to create the perfect model brows!\x0aHow To Tweeze: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=3&chapter=1\x0aHow To Create Thicker Looking Brows: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=26&chapter=2\x0aHow To Create the Night Brow: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=27&chapter=3 image002\x0aNicely done tutorials! Elke, thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us and best wishes to The Model Brow! (via The Model Brow: Pro Tips from Elke Von Freudenberg - Mythbuster Beauty\x0a)$ \x0a \x0a \x0a

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The Model Brow: Pro Tips from Elke Von Freudenberg Mar 23, 2009 Author: Jen Hill | Filed under: Brows, Makeup Tips, Makeup Tutorials, Skin Care Tools

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Elke Von Freudenberg is considered to be a Top 5 Eyebrow Specialist, and created her own specialty line, The MODEL BROW! With over 20 years experience, Elke brings her expertise and high fashion background to her brow collection. Developing colors that are ‘brow perfect’, Elke designed a line that’s a perfect fit for your eyebrows. At the Model Brow website, Elke has launched some demonstration tutorials to assist us at home to create the perfect model brows!

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How To Tweeze: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=3&chapter=1

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How To Create Thicker Looking Brows: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=26&chapter=2

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How To Create the Night Brow: http://elkevonfreudenberg.com/store/index.php?main_page=page&id=27&chapter=3 image002

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Nicely done tutorials! Elke, thank you so much for sharing your expertise with us and best wishes to The Model Brow! (via The Model Brow: Pro Tips from Elke Von Freudenberg - Mythbuster Beauty

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Eyebrow specialist Elke Von Freudenberg is genuinely fascinated by faces. She manages the brows of celebrities and regular men and women with gifted, critical eyes. I never realized how transforming Elke’s work really is, until I experienced her magic “up-close-and-personal.” Her sparkling personality and calm demeanor puts even the most brow-phobic at ease. You can’t help but feel confident that when Elke’s finished shaping your eyebrows, no matter what shape they’re currently in, you’ll be looking much better. If you ask Elke what sets her apart from other brow experts, she’ll reply that she always asks her clients what….

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