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Andrea Barnett Budin · 11-18-2013, 03:14 PM

I create my brows daily. Pain in the butt. But I am hesitant to trust just anyone.

I like the little strokes. Have a friend who has ridiculous looking tattooed brows. It's an art, and like everything, with practice you get better.

Somedays, they don't match. LOL. But ya know, some of us actually do have one side of our brow bone higher than the other. Ashley Judd for example, I've noted...

Kim if you were here, I'd go to YOU for sure! Your brows, and your face, look beautiful.

Lost full brows to Taxotere. That was '99. There is no hope here. And -- hair underarms and on legs, not to mention places you do clearly do not want hair...

Lashes, well, people used to ask me if they were real. They were. Now, so sparse and short! I work what I have. Using Sephora's ARE THEY REAL mascara lately and with side swiping they do multiple. My lower left lashes have about 7 hairs. Ridiculous. But I am healthy and well!!!

I like the v shape for brows, slightly rounded for my bone structure.

Without brows, we have no expression. Brows are KEY to our appearance!

Love your lipstick too, Kim, btw! What is it?

So proceed cautiously, Rachael. Kim's types are a great guide. And they do have to be touched up ev few yrs I hear.

'lizbeth you crack me up! Just love your energy. And Rachael, well you know how much you amaze me...

Hair on head was like a bush. Had to be thinned regularly. Not anymore... Thin, frail. It is a daily project, like wrestling an octopus, but in the end, I manage to pull something off... We work with what we have, right?

Andi

11-18-2013, 03:14 PM	#15
Andrea Barnett Budin Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: LAND OF YES! w/home in Boca Raton, Florida Orig from L.I., N.Y. Ever hovering IN THE NOW... Posts: 1,904	Re: Eyebrows I create my brows daily. Pain in the butt. But I am hesitant to trust just anyone. I like the little strokes. Have a friend who has ridiculous looking tattooed brows. It's an art, and like everything, with practice you get better. Somedays, they don't match. LOL. But ya know, some of us actually do have one side of our brow bone higher than the other. Ashley Judd for example, I've noted... Kim if you were here, I'd go to YOU for sure! Your brows, and your face, look beautiful. Lost full brows to Taxotere. That was '99. There is no hope here. And -- hair underarms and on legs, not to mention places you do clearly do not want hair... Lashes, well, people used to ask me if they were real. They were. Now, so sparse and short! I work what I have. Using Sephora's ARE THEY REAL mascara lately and with side swiping they do multiple. My lower left lashes have about 7 hairs. Ridiculous. But I am healthy and well!!! I like the v shape for brows, slightly rounded for my bone structure. Without brows, we have no expression. Brows are KEY to our appearance! Love your lipstick too, Kim, btw! What is it? So proceed cautiously, Rachael. Kim's types are a great guide. And they do have to be touched up ev few yrs I hear. 'lizbeth you crack me up! Just love your energy. And Rachael, well you know how much you amaze me... Hair on head was like a bush. Had to be thinned regularly. Not anymore... Thin, frail. It is a daily project, like wrestling an octopus, but in the end, I manage to pull something off... We work with what we have, right? Andi __________________ Andi BB '95 post-meno dx Invasive LOBULAR w/9cm tumor! YIKES + 2/21 nodes. Clear mammo 10 mnths earlier. Mastec/tram flap reconst/PORT/8 mnths chemo (4Adria/8CMF). Borderline ER/PR. Tamoxifen 2 yrs. Felt BLESSED. I could walk and talk, feed and bathe myself! I KNEW I would survive... '98 -- multiple mets to liver. HER2+ 80%. ER/PR- Raging, highly aggressive tumors spreading fast. New PORT. 9 mnths Taxotere Fought fire w/fire! Pronounced in cautious remission 5/99. Taxotere weekly for 6 wks, 2 wks off -- for 9 mnths. TALK ABOUT GRUELING! (I believe they've altered that protocol since those days -- sure hope so!!) + good old Vit H wkly for 1st 3 yrs, then triple dosage ev 3 wks for 7 yrs more... The "easy" chemo, right?! Not a walk in the park, but not a freight train coming at 'ya either... Added Herceptin Nov '98 (6 wks after FDA fast-tracked it for met bc). Stayed w/Vit H till July '08! Now I AM FREE! Humbly and eternally grateful for this life-saving drug! NED since '99 and planning on keeping it that way. To hell w/poor prognosis and nasty stats! STOPPED VIT H JULY '08...! REMAIN STABLE... Eternally grateful...Yes is a world & in this world of yes live (skillfully curled) all worlds ... (e e cummings) EVERY DAY I BEAT MY PREVIOUS RECORD FOR # OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS I'VE STAYED ALIVE. Smile KNOWING you too can be a miracle. Up to me and God now...