Scouse Brows

I want to tell you about the "Scouse Brow" which is all the rage.

It was made famous by a reality TV show called Desperate Scousewives, based in Liverpool, with Scouse being a nickname for a dialect in this northern region.

The look has been spreading... and I'm sorry to say that I see it everywhere. Even Kate has gotten some press for filling in her brows more than she used to.

Below is a picture of this look from another reality TV star from a Laguna Beach/The Hills type knock off show called The Only Way is Essex (TOWIE). These laughably staged reality TV shows are an eye opener for how some people live their lives in Britain, just like Real Housewives might be in the USA.

To perfect your Scouse Brow:

First - For planning purposes, take no regard for the natural color of your hair or shape of the brow - those beauties must be dark and as unsubtle as you can possibly make them.

Second - Pluck the real thing to death until they barely exist.

Third - Draw them in, perhaps with the help of a Brow Shaping Guide like the one below.



Lastly - Your new brows will be lonely without a fabulous set of false eyelashes so don't forget to leave home without them.


.... and VOILA!!! You're now ready to hit the town... or the supermarket.

Olympic Torch Relay

The Olympic torch relay made its way to Oxford this week. With much fan fare, it entered and left just as quickly. As an official partner for the London 2012 Olympic Games, my company was able to nominate 2 torch bearers (out of the 8,000). I ditched work early to go watch this once in a lifetime event with other work mates and we parked ourselves in good position to see our nominated colleague, Ian, run with the torch through his designated section of Oxford.

 You can read about Ian here. Although he is physically handicapped, he's very self-sufficient and quite an inspiration. I just love the look on his face I captured here. It says it all... !

The next day I got the opportunity to hold his official Olympic Torch! Quite shiny and heavier than you'd expect!

London 2012 Torch

Did you know the first Olympic Torch relay was done by the Nazis in the 1936 Berlin games? The idea was then replicated again 1948 during the last London Olympics. The things BBC will tell you...