Expert Advice: Damone "Eyebrow King" Roberts

BET Beauty Lounge: Expert Advice from Damone "Eyebrow King" Roberts

The "Eyebrow King" - Beauty artist Damone Roberts has framed the faces of almost every starlet with fabulous eyebrows. From Beyoncé’s natural, full arch to Vanessa Williams’ sexy shape, we don’t just call him the “Eyebrow King” for nothing! Check out the master at work in our exclusive photo shoot, along with his fabulous tips and tricks to getting the eyebrows you’ve always wanted.

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The "Eyebrow King" - Beauty artist Damone Roberts has framed the faces of almost every starlet with fabulous eyebrows. From Beyoncé’s natural, full arch to Vanessa Williams’ sexy shape, we don’t just call him the “Eyebrow King” for nothing! Check out the master at work in our exclusive photo shoot, along with his fabulous tips and tricks to getting the eyebrows you’ve always wanted.

The Best in the Biz - The ‘Eyebrow King’ nickname came from the press. I’ve always believed that eyebrows were the most important, underestimated feature on the face. I’ve always brought focus to the eyebrows. I just took it as a compliment and rode with it.

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The Best in the Biz - The ‘Eyebrow King’ nickname came from the press. I’ve always believed that eyebrows were the most important, underestimated feature on the face. I’ve always brought focus to the eyebrows. I just took it as a compliment and rode with it.

Celeb Treatment - On Beyoncé, I use the same color I use on Vanessa Williams. It’s a honey-colored pencil called <i>Latte</i>. This pencil is great because it’s a caramel tone and warms up the eyes. On Tocarra, I use the <i>Minx</i> powder.

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Celeb Treatment - On Beyoncé, I use the same color I use on Vanessa Williams. It’s a honey-colored pencil called <i>Latte</i>. This pencil is great because it’s a caramel tone and warms up the eyes. On Tocarra, I use the <i>Minx</i> powder.

Thick vs. Thin - As a whole, the thicker the brow, the softer and prettier a woman can look. The thinner you go, the more severe and sinister you look. Thin eyebrows can make you look mean.

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Thick vs. Thin - As a whole, the thicker the brow, the softer and prettier a woman can look. The thinner you go, the more severe and sinister you look. Thin eyebrows can make you look mean.

Best Brow: Round Face - I always recommend that if people are able to go see a professional, especially for their first shaping, to do so. If you have a really round face, you want to go with a little bit of a higher arch, which is going to add a little more length to the face.

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Best Brow: Round Face - I always recommend that if people are able to go see a professional, especially for their first shaping, to do so. If you have a really round face, you want to go with a little bit of a higher arch, which is going to add a little more length to the face.

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Powder or Pencil? - As a professional, I like to use powder because I think it’s a little softer. I also design my pencils in a way that they have a powder consistency. Women that aren’t as trained to use powder and a brush can use my pencils.

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Powder or Pencil? - As a professional, I like to use powder because I think it’s a little softer. I also design my pencils in a way that they have a powder consistency. Women that aren’t as trained to use powder and a brush can use my pencils.

Tinting Brows - If your hair is really dark, you may want to go two shades lighter. If it’s really light, you may want to go two shades deeper.

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Tinting Brows - If your hair is really dark, you may want to go two shades lighter. If it’s really light, you may want to go two shades deeper.

Best Brow: Square Face - If you have a really square face with chiseled features, you want to go with a fuller, softer brow, which is going to soften your features.

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Best Brow: Square Face - If you have a really square face with chiseled features, you want to go with a fuller, softer brow, which is going to soften your features.

It's a Man Thing - The thing about men is that they groom all the other hair on the rest of their body, sometimes on a daily basis, but they neglect their eyebrows. They should definitely trim the brow hairs, and two eyebrows are better than one, so get rid of the uni-brow. Also, only 1.5 to 2 inches in between the eyebrows.

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It's a Man Thing - The thing about men is that they groom all the other hair on the rest of their body, sometimes on a daily basis, but they neglect their eyebrows. They should definitely trim the brow hairs, and two eyebrows are better than one, so get rid of the uni-brow. Also, only 1.5 to 2 inches in between the eyebrows.

Stay Put - I recommend &lt;i&gt;Brow Gel&lt;/i&gt; for everyone, whether you use a pencil or powder. You don’t see the gel, but it just holds the hair going upward, which opens up the eye.

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Stay Put - I recommend <i>Brow Gel</i> for everyone, whether you use a pencil or powder. You don’t see the gel, but it just holds the hair going upward, which opens up the eye.

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Brow Length - Brows shouldn’t extend too far. You want to look ‘up,’ and more alert. Take a brow pencil and hold it from your nostril to the outer corner of your eye. Don’t move the base of the pencil; just angle it toward your eye. Where that pencil falls is where your brow should end.

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Brow Length - Brows shouldn’t extend too far. You want to look ‘up,’ and more alert. Take a brow pencil and hold it from your nostril to the outer corner of your eye. Don’t move the base of the pencil; just angle it toward your eye. Where that pencil falls is where your brow should end.

Best Brow: Long Face - If you have a really long face, you want to go with a straighter eyebrow, which is going to shorten the length of the face.

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Best Brow: Long Face - If you have a really long face, you want to go with a straighter eyebrow, which is going to shorten the length of the face.

Unruly Brows - Shaping curly, unruly eyebrows is really a matter of having the right shape. There’s a brow scissor that we’ve created that has an angled tip. When you cut an eyebrow, you don’t want to cut it so short that it sticks straight out. You want to cut it in the right way so that it lays down against the skin.

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Unruly Brows - Shaping curly, unruly eyebrows is really a matter of having the right shape. There’s a brow scissor that we’ve created that has an angled tip. When you cut an eyebrow, you don’t want to cut it so short that it sticks straight out. You want to cut it in the right way so that it lays down against the skin.

Say No to Razors - I’m definitely not a fan of the razor. I think the razor changes the hair texture and it darkens the area. Nothing good can come from a razor around your eye.

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Say No to Razors - I’m definitely not a fan of the razor. I think the razor changes the hair texture and it darkens the area. Nothing good can come from a razor around your eye.

Damone's Divas - My ‘brow divas’ in my salons in NY and Beverly Hills are trained to get all of the excess hair with wax and fine-tune with tweezers. That’s why clients pay a higher price for it, because they only come in every 4 – 6 weeks. There’s not a hair out of place in the interim.

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Damone's Divas - My ‘brow divas’ in my salons in NY and Beverly Hills are trained to get all of the excess hair with wax and fine-tune with tweezers. That’s why clients pay a higher price for it, because they only come in every 4 – 6 weeks. There’s not a hair out of place in the interim.

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Restore Brows - &lt;i&gt;Brow Gain&lt;/i&gt; is something I developed years ago. It goes into the follicles to re-stimulate them to help them come back to life. I’ve had women that say they haven’t had growth in 20 years say that &lt;i&gt;Brow Gain&lt;/i&gt; has brought back their brow hair. The main ingredient is Biotin - liquid Vitamin B... For someone who’s had a misfortune with their eyebrows, that’s when the brow powders can come in quite handy.

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Restore Brows - <i>Brow Gain</i> is something I developed years ago. It goes into the follicles to re-stimulate them to help them come back to life. I’ve had women that say they haven’t had growth in 20 years say that <i>Brow Gain</i> has brought back their brow hair. The main ingredient is Biotin - liquid Vitamin B... For someone who’s had a misfortune with their eyebrows, that’s when the brow powders can come in quite handy.

Must Have - All the girls love &lt;i&gt;Gold Digger&lt;/i&gt;, which is a brow highlighter. It’s a gold pencil that you use to draw in under your brow and you can use a smudge brush or just use your ring finger to pull it down. It’s a really soft gold that’s beautiful on our skin.

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Must Have - All the girls love <i>Gold Digger</i>, which is a brow highlighter. It’s a gold pencil that you use to draw in under your brow and you can use a smudge brush or just use your ring finger to pull it down. It’s a really soft gold that’s beautiful on our skin.