I think an eyebrow can change the way you feel. It changes everything about your confidence.
The human eye uses the eyebrow as an anchor point for the rest of the face. This is why a woman can look truly stunning without any makeup but perfectly shaped, full eyebrows.
Eyebrows are the most difficult beauty feature to master - we all have different bone structure, brow texture, and coloring.
Don't worry about being famous or making money; the most important thing is being the best. You have to become a master of your craft, and everything else will come.
We all have different brow bones, and different amounts of space between the eyebrow and the lashes; the space on the upper lid is bigger or smaller, the space on the bridge of the nose or between the eyes is wider or narrower. Everyone is different.
Brows should begin directly above the middle of your nostrils. The highest point of the arch should connect the tip of the nose with the middle of the iris.
I don't think thin brows will make a comeback; women have finally seen how much more beautiful their look can be with a properly shaped eyebrow.
Petite features should always be paired with thinner, softer brows - they don't overpower your face.
I have a Pasquini, the old-fashioned Italian coffee machine. I have to make my coffee because I know exactly how much I want and how strong I like it.
Full brows frame and accentuate your eyes, so you can get away with wearing less liner and mascara.
Brooke Shields has always been famous for her fabulously bold brows. They are perfect for her classic bone structure and beautiful features.
Marilyn Monroe had thick, dark eyebrows even though her hair was platinum and it looked gorgeous. It worked because she had brown eyes - dark eyes can handle a dark brow even if the hair is blond.
Brows more or less can sculpt the face and minimize features you find less flattering.
In Romania it was normal that when you got a facial someone would tweeze your brows.
I grew up in Romania studying art and architecture.
You can't survive if you don't make money. But as far as I'm concerned, we never, ever make a product with the idea that we'd make a lot of money. We make products because we're inspired by the idea that people will love it.
If you have belief in what you do, you have a great technique, good quality product and a good service, you can expand even when there is economic turmoil.
Being asked by Oprah Winfrey to be on her show and do her eyebrows in 2006 - to me, that was like getting an Oscar. It was a stamp of approval from a woman that is incredible. It propelled my career to a different level.
While designing, sewing and cutting patterns for clients, my mother was always telling me to make sure the upper part of the body was balanced with the lower part, an A-line skirt to minimize hips or shoulder pads if a client was smaller on top. I was training my eye to create balance.
If you ask me, I think knowledge is power and and being able to do your own makeup, or someone else's makeup, is power in itself.
