Don't give up, Dejavue! Where there's a will, there's a way. I've been doing a lot of Googling lately but I wish I could find an imformative little booklet or chart or something. One thing I'm learning for sure and that is to use a brush. I always tried to use those terrible little sponges, and when that got too frustrating, I started using my finger. Even with what little I know, I'm finding that the brushes make all the diff in the world. I'm like a pre-teen kid, eagerly experimenting each day with my shadow trios. Some days I show up at work looking almost decent And some days, well ahem... Anyway, if I find something really good, I'll be sure to share with you. âºSue

My eyebrows are very light, and after trying various powders and colors I found the best solution for me was also very inexpensive: Wet & Wild's eyebrow pencil in Taupe. It's so soft that I can stroke it on my brows at an angle, and it actually colors the hairs. I can fill in with the point if necessary. I don't think I'd want grey eyebrows--but I love grey eye liner, and in fact just ordered two of of them in different shades of grey from eBay.

I wanted to do a quick update on this. My eyebrow thinning has been mostly resolved. I started using a Mary Kay brow serum but what I found is that I was rubbing my eyes when they were tired and I think that was causing the thinning. Since I became aware of rubbing my brows when I rubbed my eyes and starting using the brow serum my brows look so much better. Maddielee, I want to especially thank you for recommending the Elizabeth Arden brow powder. It fills in any leftover sparse areas and is so natural looking. It is a wonderful product and I am so glad you suggested it!!!

I don’t do bronzer, mostly because I am what would be called porcelain complected and bronzer makes me look like I’ve gotten dirty. I apply 50+spf religiously, avoid spending time out in the 11-3pm direct sun, and don’t particularly care about the comments that I am blinding people with my pale skin like I did as a child. I am as the universe (and it’s creator) designed me to be and if it’s good enough for the universe that’s good enough for me. Still love a plum purple smokey eye for evening/night, brings the green in my blue green grey with gold flecked eyes. Lazy day makeup is charcoal liner applied along the underside/waterline in tiny vertical strokes between my upper lashes no mascara (the new version of no makeup makeup), Anastasia Beverly Hills brow whiz or dip brow, and voila. I haven’t had any chemical treatment on to my hair since mid-July, had it cut to just below my shoulders back in April 2017, grew back pretty fast and I know I will need to get to a salon soon-ish. I wanted to see what color my roots actually are, when I was 16 I imagined dyeing my hair brown, red or black for the rest of my life and didn’t think that would change. My roots are still blonde, I thought by now my hair would finally have darkened up like most blondes do in their 30’s, definitely when close approaching their 40’s but nooooooo, not even up to 10% grey yet either. Getting a filtered shower head has helped the hard water problem with both hair and skin. We simply can’t do the expense of a water softener system right now.