Two colors, Twice creative : February 2015

Last night I stepped out on one of my many meal adventures which are usually sparked by a craving, then inspired by pinterest... Missing my favorite little Greek takeout restaurant back home in Ohio, I had been craving Gyros (with tons of tzatziki sauce!!). So off to scroll the pages of Pinterest I went..... and this is what I came up with.

Ingredients:

Gyro Meat:
1lb Ground Turkey
1lb Ground Beef
1 tsp. Dried Oregano
1 tsp. Dried Rosemary
2 tsp. Cumin
2 tsp. Salt & Pepper
2 tsp. Minced Garlic
1/2 Chopped Onion

Toppings:
Tomato
Lettuce
Feta Cheese
Red Onion

Tzatziki Sauce:
Greek Yogurt
The juice of 1 lemon
1 shredded cucumber
Minced Garlic
Fresh chopped Dill

Mix all seasonings and ingredients until meat is well incorporated with everything. Now this id the tricky part..... you are going to put your meat mixture into a food processor in small batches, pulsing until its like a pasty consistency. Then press each batch down into a loaf pan until you get all of your mixture into the pan. I baked mine about 75% of the way done, then took the loaf put of the loaf pan and placed on a wire rack (I used the rack from my toaster oven). I put the rack on top of another baking dish (creating a drip pan), and put that whole thing into the oven to finish baking.

This allowed the meat to drip off the remainder of the grease, making it easier to slice. Cook your meat loaf the remainder of the way through, let it cool for about 20 minutes, while its cooling, warm up some Pitas....slice some tomatoes, red onions and lettuce.

Then make your Tzatziki sauce. This part is fairly easy. Just shred your cucumber with a cheese shredder, (scoop out the seeds first), add lemon juice, Greek yogurt, dill and minced garlic. Mix it all together.

Now you are ready to slice your meat into thin slices and fill up that pita with all the yummyness you have prepared!

Happy eating!!
~Pink~

Ok beauties, so right now perfectly groomed and sculpted eyebrows are trending. From celebrity socialites to the girl next door divas…. Everyone is sporting those signature “snatched” brows. Although there are great examples of achieving that great looking brow, there are an abundance of epic fails floating around out there. To keep you ladies from rocking the “magic marker” or the “ Mr. Potato Head Angry Brows” eyebrow, the colors would like to share our favorite tips and tricks we have learned and used over the years to achieve a natural looking, beautifully defined brow.

Our top 5 Eyebrow Pet Peeves and Solutions:

1. Shapes:

- DON’T go too thick/thin.

- DO use your preferred grooming technique (waxing, plucking, or razor) PRIOR to filling or defining brows. HOWEVER, please take care not to over groom, as you want to have something to work with AND you don’t want to end up with sparse or no eyebrows if it is preventable.

- DO choose an eyebrow shape that fits your face shape. Every brow, isn’t or everybody.

(Chart courtesy of www.seoulbrow.com)

2. Color:

- DON'T use black eyeliner! Dark brown is the darkest color that should grace your eyebrows. Even if your hair is jet black, black liner is too heavy for a brow. It’s not very flattering! Black eyeliner is great for lining eyelids and lining the waterline (under eye).

- DO select a pencil/brow powder that coordinates with and accentuates you hair and eye color.

Hair Colour	Eye Brow Colour
Ashy, cool tones, brown or blonde	Ashy, cool tones, light-to-+medium brown
Red or with reddish highlights	Auburn or brownish-red
Platinum Blonde	Taupe, light brown, medium brown
Golden /Dark Blonde	Medium brown or golden brown
Brunettes	Dark brown
Black	Dark brown or charcoal black
Grey or White	Medium brown or slate grey

(Chart courtesy of www.seoulbrow.com)

3. Placement:

- DON’T freehand if you are just starting out. Take your time to prefect your correct shape and placement.

(Chart Courtesy of www.seoulbrow.com)

DO use the placement technique, lining up the front, arch and tail end of your brow using your nose and pencil as a guide.

*SPARSE OR NO EYEBROWS: this step is critical as you may be working with a blank canvas. Be sure to take the extra time to use the brow placement guides in order to create a realistic shape, correct placement and perfect arch.

4. Filling:

- DON’T drag your pencil through your brow, use small feathering motions that mimic the short hairs present in brows.

- DON’T over extend or fill liner so far past the top and bottom of your natural brow hairs that you see where the pencil or powder begins and ends.

*SPARSE OR NO EYEBROWS: Remember to follow the guides above while filling. This will aid in determining where the brow needs to begin in the front or where the tail ends. The feathering technique should still be used as this helps create the most natural outcome.

5. Highlighting & Defining

- DON’T solely use a concealer under the brow. For a more natural look, use a foundation matching your skin tone, under and or above the brow first. Then highlight ONLY under ARCH using your two shades lighter concealer.

-DO blend 2 shades lighter concealer downward into previously applied skin tone foundation. BLEND, BLEND, BLEND!!!!

-DON’T leave harsh lines! We’re looking for classy looking brows ladies, not really going for the “sharpie” or “Bozo the clown” box brows look. Apply a small amount foundation to the front of the brow and blend into liner with brow brush to eliminate the hard line at the beginning of brow.