High Brow

Marcia's BFF, Linda, is the best. And Jan has envied their relationship for years. Unlike all of Marcia's other BFFs, Linda is actually cool. And she is the brains behind all the beauty tips and tricks that Marcia takes credit for.

And Jan can always see Linda's handiwork on Marcia's poreless face. Whether a cutting edge new non-invasive treatment, or the perfect shade of raisin lipstick, Linda knows all. And Marcia just acts like everything is her idea.

Linda is always nice to Jan. But Marcia makes sure that the two shall never meet...because, well, Linda is always nice to Jan. Jan knows that if she just had some time, she could make Linda see what a worthless sack of sh-t Marcia is.

Imagine Jan's delight when she ran into Linda at Whole Foods yesterday! Marcia nowhere in sight. Jan greeted Linda warmly. She looked great!

Jan immediately thought she had had some work done to her face. She looked refreshed and energetic. She asked Linda if she had been on vacation:

"No, honey. It's the eyebrows. I finally figured out what the Hollywood makeup artists are up to."

Jan looked closely. Linda's eyebrows were arched perfection.

Jan has always had eyebrow envy. Because she herself doesn't have any eyebrows to envy. Well, she does, but she's an albino and they just blend in with her oatmeal complexion.

Linda shares her secret:

The Anastasia of Beverly Hills eyebrow system. Check out the at-home arch stencils:

Anastasia offers this set of four classic brow shapes that suit any face (Linda uses Medium). Use with the angled brush, plus pomade, and pencil or powder. The gel holds brows with precision in place and doesn't get crunchy (unlike Clear Mascara). The tweezer puts Tweezerman to shame and can grab onto the smallest hair. The system will balance your face and you will notice a difference right away. Classic Stencils $20.

While the seven-item brow kit is $85.00 via Anastasia's website, Sephora offers an exclusive grouping for $75.00 ($141 sold separately). The deluxe set of six tools includes Tweezers, Brow Powder Duo, four Brow Stencils, Duo Angle/Spooley Brush, Brow Gel, and an Eye Lights highlighting pencil.

And here's one more thing we love about Linda...who else would send, without hesitation, a self-photo of their face this close up...so our dear readers can see "real woman" results!

Linda highly-recommends this system and says:

"THIS STUFF ROCKS! Everyday, you will want to build in some time to use the stencil. Pluck what's outside, fill in what's missing. Perfect arch every time. As Marcia says: one hair can make all the difference."

Sigh.