What is Tubing Mascara?
A tubing mascara can do it all. Lengthen, volumise, lift, and curl your natural lashes - without smudging or messy removal. Here’s why we love clever tubing mascara... and you will too! Length, volume and lift with the “tubing” formula Instead of coating your lashes with colour like traditional mascara, the "tubing" formula encircles each lash with its own water proof pigmented polymer tube. The result? Volume, length and longevity without the messy flakes and fall down. These water resistant tubes don’t smudge or break but they’re super easy to remove. Clump-free lashes Lashes with tubular mascara are a clump free zone. Unlike a traditional mascara which can quickly clump short or fine lashes with coat after coat, each tube grabs the individual lash and lifts. There are no clumps or product transference to your skin, just a clean, wide-awake effect with effortless length. Ideal for sensitive eyes Tubing mascara is ideal if you have sensitive, reactive eyes prone to watering, wear contact lenses, or have lash extensions. Ok, now we’ve answered your question “What is tubular mascara?” it’s time to meet the best one on the market! How is The White Knight Mascara is different from the rest? What makes The White Knight Tubing Mascara so special? Unique 2 step wand for volume and length While the ‘wrapping tube’ technique is ideal for lengthening, many tubing mascaras on the market might leave you feeling a bit *meh* on the volume front. The White Knight is different. It’s the best tubing mascara because it’s all about epic length and volume. The secret is in The White Knight’s clever two-step application. The mascara can be used in two ‘modes’. One is designed to achieve length and the other designed for volume. The Volume mode delivers more product for lush volumising action. You unscrew the brush at the top of the tube for Volume mode. Switch to Length mode by unscrewing the brush at the top. Lengthening mode removes excess product and lets you use the brush right to the tips of the lashes for length and separation. There's zero wastage switching between the 2 modes as the excess product stays inside the tube! Check out our little Insta reel to see the Length and Volume modes in action. You’ll get a beautiful lifted curl that makes your eyes appear bigger. Even the straightest lashes don’t stand a chance - The White Knight tubular mascara will have them curling upwards instantly. Always apply tubular mascara to clean, completely dry lashes. This helps the mascara form the tube and hold it in place without sliding off. If your lashes are wet when applying a tubing mascara, the application won’t be optimal. Easy wash off formula No one loves a messy clean up. Luckily, The White Knight formula is the stuff easy-removal dreams are made of. All you need is warm water to remove this tubing mascara. That’s literally it! The tubes are designed to slide off quickly and easily with warm water - no tugging, pulling or panda eyes here. Simply splash your face gently with warm water to loosen the tubes then wash or wipe them away. Perfect for the delicate eye area and sensitive skin types who can’t handle makeup removers. Plus you'll skip the toxins in so many synthetic makeup removers. The White Knight can be used over lash extensions too and the easy clean up means you won’t damage them during removal. Great value With a super generous 12g of product (most other mascaras contain 5 - 10g) The White Knight is the best value tubing mascara out there! Promotes growth of your natural lashes The White Knight formula is brimming with growth and conditioning ingredients - arginine, biotin and peptides. These ingredients work to strengthen and stimulate the growth of your natural lashes. Win! The White Knight is cruelty-free A win for your lashes and our animal friends. A product is cruelty free if it hasn’t been tested on animals at any stage during the production or manufacturing process. The White Knight formula is 100% cruelty free - no animal testing here! Love the sound of tubular mascara? You can pick up our best selling mascara in a bundle along with your other favourite PONi products. Check out our bundles today. You might also like to read: Cruelty Free Mascara The Best Smudge Proof Mascara Is Here 6 Facts And Myths About Lash Growth Serum
How To Do Natural Makeup
A fresh natural makeup look! Quick and easy to achieve with a barely-there but beautiful finish for every day. A natural base Mineral powder foundation is perfect for creating the base for a natural makeup look. It buffs on to the skin beautifully and doesn’t take a lot of product to deliver a luminous glow with natural coverage. Step 1: Swirl your kabuki brush into the product pot and tap off any excess. Step 2: Apply the powder in a swirling motion all over your face then buff to work it into the skin. The end result is skin that appears more even and luminous without a heavy look. If you’d like a little more coverage, apply a mineral BB cream before the mineral foundation. This will help to smooth any imperfections while still achieving a natural makeup look. Create the look with esmi Skin Minerals Loose Mineral Foundation and esmi Skin Minerals Mineral BB Cream. A natural brow Polishing your natural brows, but not going overboard, is about keeping your look simple and balanced. Step 1: Brush your clean, makeup free brow hairs through with a spoolie in an upward motion. Step 2: Take a brow pencil and, following the direction of hair growth, fill in your brows with short, hair like strokes starting from the inner brow working outwards. Drawing individual lines gives a more natural look than shading. Step 3: Grab your spoolie and run it through the brows again to blend any harsh lines. Step 4: Add powder. Lightly dip your brush into the eyebrow powder. Move the brush upward using light, feather-like strokes. Adding powder after pencil helps add the illusion of volume while keeping brows natural looking. Plus, it sets the pencil. Step 5: Finish the look by swiping on clear brow gel for long-lasting hold. Create the look with Brow Duo Powder, Brow Magic or Brow Love Soft Brow Pencil, and Zebra Clear Brow Gel. A natural cheek Blushes in pinks and warm peach hues will help create an oh-so-subtle flush that livens up your skin in a natural way. Or, you could opt for a bronzer for cheeks for natural, sunkissed luminosity. Step 1: Load your brush with your chosen blush or bronzer and tap off any excess. Step 2: Smile to see the natural apples of your cheeks. Step 3: Gently swirl the blush across your cheeks in a circular motion starting at the apple of your cheek and working your way out along your cheek bone. Step 4: Build until you’re happy with the intensity The type of brush you use to apply blush really is the secret to pulling off a natural makeup look. You want to opt for a large, fluffy brush. The fluffier the brush, the less product it will pick up - ideal for a gentle wash of colour. Create the look with Unicorn Candy Blush or Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer A natural eye A natural makeup look for your eyes just calls for a palette of 3 shades in neutral / natural hues, a pencil eyeliner, and mascara. Step 1: Take your base colour and work it all over the lid. Don’t get too heavy with the application, you want a gentle wash of colour for the most natural eye makeup. Step 2: Now select a deeper colour and apply the product along the bottom lash line, following the shape of the lashes. Step 3: With the same shade as step 2, press the colour into your upper lash line at the outer corner of the eye. Work your way so the colour intensity tapers off as you move toward the middle of the eye. Keep the colour close to the lash line, don’t take it up too high. Step 4: Blend out any harsh lines with a fluffy eyeshadow brush. Step 5: Take your eyeliner of choice, a pencil works best for a natural look, and line the upper lash line. Step 6: With the darkest shade of your colour trio, buff and blend it over the eyeliner, concentrating pigment in the outer corner. This will add depth to the look. Step 7: Finish with a few coats of mascara to open up your eyes and polish the look! We love White Knight Tubular Mascara A natural lip We’re aiming for a natural looking lip that is still nicely polished. Choose a pink/neutral lip colour one or two shades darker than your natural lip colour. Step 1: Prep the lips with a gentle exfoliation using a toothbrush with soft bristles. Step 2: Using a dabbing motion, press the colour into your lips. You don’t need to be too precise with the lip line or use a lip liner for a natural makeup look. Step 3: You can take your natural pout a little further by adding a dab of highlighter just to the centre of your lips to create the illusion of fullness. Try it with Brow Pop, our multipurpose creamy highlighter in a soft peachy hue. Create natural looks with Lip Magic Balm. It magically changes colour to create your perfect shade of pink!
5 Wedding Makeup Looks
When the countdown is on to the most important day of your life (okay, second only to the day Brad and Angelina broke up), there are a thousand things to do. Dress? Got it. Guest list? Sorted. Your wedding makeup look? Girl, we’ve got you. Before we dive in, you’re going to want to get serious about your skincare in the lead up to the day if you’re not already. That’s so your makeup has the best canvas possible. Our friends over at esmi Skin Minerals can help you out with that! Classic wedding makeup Instagram: @alexperrinmua Let’s start with a go-to for many brides, a classic bridal makeup look. Now, don’t get us wrong, classic does not mean boring! It just means that you can be pretty darn sure that it will stand the test of time. A radiant base is the best place to start with classic bridal makeup. Complete with a light wash of colour from the Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer and the Unicorn Candy Blush. Use a brown eyeshadow in the hollows of your lids for some light definition. Soft but full brows are made possible with the help of your trusty Brow Magic. Just brush them up with the spoolie and use the pencil side to fill in any sparse areas. Complete the look with a couple of coats of the White Knight Mascara to really make your eyes pop and keep everyone’s on yours! A universally flattering Berry Nude from Lip Heroes will complete the look. Natural wedding makeup Instagram: @miaconnorbridal If fresh-faced and ‘I woke up like this’ is more your style, a natural wedding makeup look should be the beauty for your big day. For barely there bridal, start with a sheer base, really just to even out your tone but you still want skin that looks like skin! Let your natural beauty shine through! A light brushing of the Unicorn Candy Blush is going to make you look gorgeously flushed. If you want to warm up your skin a bit more, reach for the Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer. Dabbing the Unicorn Champagne Highlighter on the high points of your face will give you a dewy glow. Your brows are really where this look shines. Grab the Brow Magic to fill in your brows, followed by the Zebra Clear Brow Gel to brush them up and lock them in. The perfect natural lip colour is from Lip Heroes. Find out more about mastering natural makeup here. Statement Wedding Makeup Instagram: @jessicacuda_photographer If there is any day to make a statement, it is on your wedding day! Our top way to make sure you’re the centre of attention is a bold lip. Create your perfect base with the help of PONi (especially the Unicorn Candy Blush and the Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer), and then don’t be afraid of a red lip, like this one. It will immediately give you that confidence boost you need on a day like your wedding! Fill in your brows, swipe on some mascara and girl, get to that aisle! Glowy Wedding Makeup Instagram: @jessicacuda_photographer Perfect for when your wedding theme is something more on the dreamy side, glowy makeup is guaranteed to make all of your guests gasp in the best way possible. To make sure you’re floating on air for the whole day, a dewy base will get you well on your way. The key to this look is our gorgeous Unicorn Champagne Highlighter (pairs perfectly with actual Champagne, FYI). Use a highlighting brush and sweep it across the tops of your cheeks and on the tip of your nose. Take it up a notch by using the Brow Pop!’s highlighter end under the brow bone for an instant facelift. Radiance has never been easier! Edgy Wedding Makeup Instagram: @miaconnorbridal If you want to make sure all eyes are on you (it is your wedding day, after all!), time to embrace your edgy side. And yes, it can absolutely be bridal! Start with a soft and minimalistic base because with this look, the eyes have it! A darker shadow will really make your look standout in the best possible way. There are plenty of looks to choose from, in fact, we wrote about a bunch here. Now all that’s left to do is choose your version of ‘edgy’. Our personal favourite? A gorgeous cat eye flick with the help of the Pegasus Liquid Eye Liner. Now that your wedding makeup is sorted, that is one more thing you can cross off your list. Move on to an easy one next like choosing the wine! Shop everything you need to master bridal makeup with PONi here.
Beginner's Guide to Bronzer
We break down how to apply bronzer properly for an envy-inducing, sun-kissed glow instead of a streaky orange mess! Here’s our beginner proof guide for how to apply bronzer the right, radiant way. Beginner's Guide to Bronzer What does bronzer do? Your bronzing goal is to add warmth to your skin, not slabs of colour that resemble a fake tan. Done right, bronzer will frame your face with a subtle glow for healthy, sun-kissed looking skin. Where Does Bronzer Go? Bronzer isn’t designed to cover your entire face - you’ll end up more orange Oompa Loompa than healthy, bronzed goddess! So, where does bronzer go? The golden rule for a golden glow is applying bronzer to the areas where the sun naturally hits your skin; cheeks, hairline, and temple. To add a little more definition, bronzer can be applied along your jaw bone too. Let’s break down how to apply bronzer correctly in each of these 3 places: Cheeks Bronzer gives your cheeks and cheekbones beautiful definition and a lit-from-within glow. Where do you put bronzer on your cheeks? Focus on the apple of your cheek and blend along your cheekbone. Step 1: Take a large, fluffy bronzing brush and swirl it into the bronzing powder and tap off any excess. Step 2: Run a line of bronzer from your ear to the apple of your cheek. Step 3: Blend the bronzer out using tiny swirling brush motions. Avoid ‘back and forth’ brush strokes as this won’t deliver the airbrushed, perfectly blended result the swirling motion will. The bronzer on your cheeks should be slightly heavier than your temples and hairline. Temples and hairline Applying bronzer to your temple and hairline continues the subtle glow from your cheeks for an even, natural look. Step 1: Load the brush again, tapping off any excess product. Step 2: Apply bronzer across your natural hairline by lightly moving the brush in small circular motions, from one temple to the other. Jawline A little bronzer on your jawline gives the illusion of more sculptured features. Remember, bronzer is best used to add warmth and subtle definition rather than a full-on contouring product. Step 1: With your brush loaded, sweep bronzer along your jawline running from underneath your chin and finishing just before reaching your ear. Step 2: Next, take a clean brush along your jawline in swirling motions to blend everything together. How to Apply Bronzer Choose the right brush Using the right makeup brush will make a world of difference when applying bronzer. For an even, natural glow using a dome-shaped, soft powder brush is a foolproof choice. We recommend Crown Brush’s selection of cruelty-free brushes for bronzer and blush application. Don’t be heavy handed A light touch is key for getting that subtle sun-kissed shimmer. Being heavy handed can leave you with a thick, streaky look. Using a soft brush, as suggested above, helps keep the application light too. Remove excess bronzer Using powder bronzer? You don’t want to go in with too much product at once. Always tap the brush to remove excess product. It’s easier to build up colour than remove it. Blend, blend, blend Bronzer is all about blending for a natural *no streaks here* look. Use small circular motions to blend and make it even easier by applying a very thin layer of loose setting powder before going in with the bronzer. Best Bronzer Products for Beginner’s PONi Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer is the best bronzer for beginners. This silky bronzing ombre pressed powder effortlessly blends from light to a dark bronze for instant, sunkissed luminosity to flatter all skin tones. Why you’ll love Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer: Ombre powder blends from light to dark bronzer to suit all skin tones Multipurpose: use as a bronzer or eye shadow Silky texture and long-lasting finish Choose matte glow or shimmery radiance Vegan and cruelty-free Your beautifully bronzed glow awaits. Click here to purchase PONi’s Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer.
4 Bold Eye Makeup Looks We Love
Looking forward to a big event? Get ready to wow with bold eye makeup! A special occasion is a perfect chance to try something a little different. We’ve put together 4 statement eye makeup looks to get you inspired. These looks seem intimidating at first, but broken down step by step they’re actually easy to achieve! Look 1: Hollywood Glamour Eye Makeup Glamour eye makeup is a popular trend. Take your cue from the beauties of old Hollywood with beautiful winged eyeliner, voluminous lashes and a defined brow. Pair with a ruby-red lip and your look is complete. Eyes For the lids, you’ll need eyeshadow in a neutral-toned base colour of your choice and a darker complementary colour. With a flat brush, begin by applying the base colour over the entire lid. Next, switch to the darker colour, blending it into a V shape in the outer corner of your eye. Cut the crease to create a shadow that widens and defines your eye. With your eye shadow sorted, it’s time to draw on a classic cat eye winged look. To start, use a soft kohl pencil to draw your cat eye - it’s easier to correct mistakes using a pencil to begin with. When you’re happy with the shape of your cat eye in kohl, go over it with a black waterproof liquid liner to build colour intensity. Finish your glamour eye makeup with mascara or lengthy, voluminous lashes. Brows Sculptured brows are quintessential here. Classic and beautiful, they define the eye for a real statement look. Start by mapping of the shape of your brows - here’s how to map your brows - with Brow Magic. Next, take a spoolie brush and comb hairs downward. Then, with Brow Magic use small flicking motions in the direction of your hair growth to fill them in. To create a more sculpted brow shape, make a slight peak (we mean slight - you don’t want a scary surprised look) where your natural arch is. Brush your hairs out again to fluff them up and blend out any harsh lines. Lips Pair with a statement red lip and your look is complete! For this look we recommend: Brow Magic, The White Knight, and Pegasus Liquid Liner. Look 2: Smokey Eye Smokey Eye inspired by Mia Connor Smokey eye makeup is a classic favourite. And ‘smokey eye’ doesn’t mean you’re limited to black or grey colours. You can use a bronze and chocolate palette for this bold eye makeup look too! Eyes For the base, choose a chocolaty / bronze hue with a little shimmer and sweep it across the entire eyelid. Apply it with a firm, flat eyeshadow brush. Next, take a matte taupe colour shadow and using a blending brush apply it across the socket line to create a ‘halo’ effect transitioning from the chocolatey base colour. Take it a little higher than the socket line but not too far. From here, choose a subtle pink shade and using a blending brush take it along the edges of the taupe colour to blend and right up to the eyebrow. Under the eye, using an angled eyebrow brush take the first chocolate colour and blend across the bottom rim. Next, take the taupe colour and shadow it under the chocolate, keeping the edges nice and soft. Using a light, shimmery pink, highlight the inner corners of the eye and finish with mascara. Cheeks You just want a light, subtle glow on the apples of the cheeks. Choose a peachy pink colour for the blush. Then take a highlighter and dust across the cheekbones closer to the eye socket and a touch across the cupid’s bow. Lips Finish with a subtle pinky peach lip colour. For this look we recommend: The White Knight. Look 3: Graphic Liner Graphic Liner inspired by Mia Connor Graphic liner is a modern, edgy look. Who said you have to follow the crowd? Stand out with this fun graphic look. Eyes Using a liquid eyeliner on your upper eyelids, draw on a winged look and extend the wing right out for a really exaggerated line. Next, starting from the middle* of your eye draw a second line just above the crease to connect with the end of your wing to create the graphic arrow shape. *You can extend the line further towards the inner eye or shorter than the middle. The further towards your inner eye, the more dramatic the look. Choose a gorgeous metallic, bright, or glittery liquid eyeshadow and fill inside the graphic lines. Finish the look with a slick of mascara. Lips Team your gorgeously graphic eyes with a nude lip. If you’ve used a metallic shadow a muted matte lip will work beautifully. For this look we recommend: Pegasus Liquid Eyeliner and White Knight Mascara. Look 4: Bright Colour Bold and bright inspired by Mia Connor Go bold and bright! Bright colour is a fun eye makeup look that adds vibrancy to any outfit, especially a plain or neutral one. Bright, bold eye makeup is best paired with a coat of mascara and a messy, full brow. First, choose a shade that works with your eye colour. When working bright or neon colours, you can make it really easy by just using a single shade! Get some colour inspo with our little guide here: Blue eyes All shades of pink - especially bold fuchsia tones. Turquoise Gold Orange tones, copper, coral, and bronze Brown eyes Lavender Metallic teal Cobalt blue Green eyes Violet Silver Gold Bold fuchsia Now you’ve got your colour sorted, here’s how to create this statement eye makeup look. Eyes Take your eyeshadow brush loaded with your colour of choice and sweep it across your lids, then use a clean brush to soften any harsh lines. Using a small eye brush you can also line your lower lash line with a smudge of colorful eye shadow too. Tip to fight fall down: Tapping excess eye shadow off your brush before using it minimises the chance of it falling under your eyes. Take your mascara and coat both your top and bottom lashes to really define the eye area. Finish with a touch of highlighter in the inner corners of your eye. Cheeks Choose a peachy pink colour for the blush and use a highlighter along the orbital bone. Lips Try a subtle two-toned lip combination that blends seamlessly to contour the lips for a fuller look. Use a light pink lip colour for the base and a slightly darker hue (in a similar colour match) for the corners blending towards the middle. For this look we recommend: Perfect & Popular bundle which includes The White Knight Mascara, Brow Pop, and Brow Magic! Love these looks? Check out our full range of amazing brow and eye products today. All of our products are designed to be easy to use for everyone, not just professionals.
4 Eyeliner Looks We Love
Bold, unique, or subtle. Take your pick of these 4 eyeliner styles we love and how to achieve them! BOLD WINGED LIQUID LINER Winged eyeliner looks are timeless and totally worth learning how to perfect. Step 1: Start your bold eyeliner winged look by tight lining your lash line. This technique simply involves lining the waterline on your upper eye. This creates the subtle illusion of more defined lashes. Step 2: Next, line your entire upper lash line. You can make this easier by starting in the middle and working your way out. Pro tip: Sit down while you apply the eyeliner so you can rest your elbow on a flat surface. This steady hand hack is genius. Step 3: Then work your way from the inner eye to the middle. Keep the line thin towards the inner eye and make it thicker as you extend outwards. Make it as thick as you like depending on how bold you want to go with this look. Step 4: With the upper lash line done, it’s time to do the wing. We suggest using the ‘card trick’ to get the perfect wing. Take a clean piece of cardboard - the size of a credit card - and lay it against your eye on a diagonal angle for your wing. Draw your wing on the eyelid using the card as your guide. The idea is to actually take the line along the card, so when you remove it, you’re left with the perfect flick and crisp edge! If you plan to draw your wing free-hand, start off small and gradually add onto it to avoid big mistakes. GRAPHIC EYELINER - ARROW This unique eyeliner look is the wing...and then some! Add a little cool creativity to your eye makeup with the graphic eyeliner look. Don’t be intimidated to try this, it’s actually easier than it seems. Step 1: The first part of this look is drawing on your winged eyeliner. So go ahead and follow the steps in the tutorial above. Step 2: Next, starting from the middle* of your eye draw a second line just above the crease to connect with the end of your wing to create the arrow shape. *You can extend the line further towards the inner eye or shorter than the middle. The further towards your inner eye, the more dramatic the look. Step 3 (optional): You can really turn up the drama here by filling in the space between the two lines with a pop of bright look-at-me eyeshadow. Step 4: Finish with mascara. A good tip for cleaning up any lines or little mistakes with liquid eyeliner styles is to use a clean cotton bud and clean it up with oil-free makeup remover. This works like a charm! SUBTLE LIQUID LINER You don’t need to go bold for look-at-me eyes. We love the subtle liquid liner look for work or everyday wear. It’s simple but still gives your eyes a lift that leaves them looking spectacular but not overly made up. Step 1: Using an eyeliner pencil, line your entire upper waterline then your lashline. Using a pencil for this step keeps the look natural. Step 2: Time to add a little more definition with the liquid liner. Take your liquid liner and draw (or use the connect-the-dot technique) a very thin line from your inner eye taking it to your outer lashes gradually thickening the line to create the wing. You can keep the flick small or extend it further. The longer the wing is, the less subtle the result. Step 3: Finish with mascara. Pro tip: A liquid liner that delivers a thin and precise line is a must for this look! This makes PONi Pegasus Smudge Proof Liquid Eyeliner the perfect choice. REVERSE EYELINER LOOK This look gives all the glory to your lower lash line. It’s your best eyeliner efforts...in reverse. It’s one of those eyeliner looks that might seem a little complicated but don’t worry, you got this! Step 1: Take your liquid liner and line your entire bottom lash line - really close to the lash line. Step 2: Extend the line beyond the corner of your eye to create a ‘reverse wing’. Essentially, use the exact same concept as you would use with your normal winged liner. The only real difference is that you are focusing more on the wing starting from beneath. Step 3: Line underneath your lower waterline just like you would line your upper lash line. Step 4 (optional): You can line your upper lashes too, or keep your upper lid makeup really simple to let your bottom lash line shine. Step 5: Finish with a coat of mascara on your upper lashes. Try these different eyeliner styles with PONi Pegasus Smudge Proof Liquid Eyeliner Easy to use, the quick-drying formula doesn’t run for effortless, smudge-proof lines without the stress! You Might Also Like To Read Winged Eyeliner 101. How To Achieve The Best Winged Eyeliner 5 Everyday Makeup Essentials 5 Beautiful Makeup Looks You Have To Try
How to Achieve a Glam Makeup Look
There’s something about all this time locked inside that makes us desperate to turn our makeup looks up to 100. Date night, dinner with friends or just because, we’re going to take you through the ultimate timeless and glam makeup look. Get ready to turn heads! 1. Creating a Base for Glam Makeup We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the secret to the best makeup look is getting that base snatched. Nail that skincare with a cleansed face, the ultimate cocktail of serums and your moisturiser. Doing this is going to allow your makeup to sit beautifully without cracking by the end of the night. There’s nothing glamorous about that. If you’ve never dabbled in the world of primers, now is your time. They work wonders to lock down your makeup - a must when you’ve spent all that time looking that damn good! And for the love of glam, don’t forget about your eye base. There are plenty of eye primers on the market but one of our favourite hacks is our Brow Pop - the ultimate all-rounder. Think of it as the Lady Gaga of products; there’s not much it can’t do. Wash it across the eyes to make sure your shadow stays put all night. The last part of your base? The foundation and concealer, of course! An even base is key to getting glam-ready, so blend it, baby. Don’t forget to take it down your neck and décolletage - foundation lines aren’t where it’s at. 2. Sculpted Features Here at PONi Cosmetics, we worship at the altar of contour. Define your already incredible features and turn your confidence up that extra notch with the Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer. Chiselling those cheekbones is easy. Just suck in your cheeks and sweep a light colour in the hollows. Then take your brush under your jaw to create that beautiful shadow. You can always add more bronzer for a deeper colour, but bronzer is a lot like cooking; you can always add more but it is much harder to take away. 3. Glow Up When you think of glam makeup, you think of a little sparkle, right? Right! There’s something about a touch of highlighter that really elevates a look. Go big or go home! Lightly brush the Unicorn Champagne Highlighter on the highpoints of your cheeks, on the tip of your nose and if you’re feeling extra sparkly (we always are) on the top of your cupid’s bow to really make those lips pop. Next, you’ll want to grab your Unicorn Candy Blush to add a bit of colour to your cheeks and bring your face to life. You’ll wonder how you lived without it! 4. Glam Brows If the pencil thin brows of the past make you shudder, we feel you. Nowadays, a glam look is all about bold, defined eyebrows. Start with the Brow Pop to conceal stray hairs and highlight your brow bone. Use the lighter end and lightly tap under the brow bone, focusing on the arched point to lift the whole look. Then we’re going to start work on the brows themselves. A product like our Mane Stain Brow Creme will allow you to slowly build pigment to get your perfect brow tint. Plus, it will stay all night and help build volume if your brows are a little sparse (#relatable). Grab the Pro Brow Brush and use short strokes, like you’re drawing on little hairs. Lock in those killer brows (seriously, they are looking amazing) by brushing through the Zebra Clear Brow Gel with the spoolie. 5. Dramatic Eyes You can say a lot just with your eyes, so make sure they say “I am completely feeling myself”! It is no secret we love a bit of sparkle (see above, our Instagram and literally everything we do), so starting with a shimmery base eyeshadow is the perfect way to start. Plus it is going to last and last because we used the Brow Pop as a primer, remember? Hint: those Unicorn Powders we just used double as beautiful eye shadows. Our favourite is a combination of the Chocolate Bronzer and Champagne Highlighter. A glam makeup look has to have a winged eyeliner sharp enough to cut. Use the Pegasus Liquid Eyeliner to create a dramatic sharp wing. There is a bit of an art to mastering the wing. Finish off the eyes with a fluttery lash look. The PONi White Knight Mascara has two brushes, one for volume and one for length - the perfect combination. Plus, it is formulated with a tubing formula to deliver only the best in dramatic lashes. 6. Bold Pout You’re looking stunning, there’s just one thing missing… It wouldn’t be a glam look without a bold lip. No matter what colour you’re reaching for, always start with a lip liner for a clean, ultra polished look. Whether you’re going for show-stopping red, a pink that packs a punch or a nude to let the rest of your look do the talking, a liner makes your colour last longer and stops it from wandering outside your lips. We could be a liiiitle bit biased but we love our sister company Lip Heroes’ luscious lip products. Browse the full PONi range here for everything you need for the ultimate glam makeup look. After all, the only drama we want in our life is in our makeup look!
Summer Makeup Trends
The prettiest, easy-to-do summer makeup trends with multi-purpose makeup. These looks are about creating summer kissed lips, cheeks, and lids teamed with glistening skin and effortless brows. Summer beauty doesn’t get easier. Rose Glow Inspired by fresh, pink shades, this summer is all about a rosy glow on your cheeks, lips, and lids. We love how low-key, light and pretty this simple summer makeup look is and you’ll love how easy it is to create! What you’ll need for Rose Glow summer makeup Unicorn Candy Blush Lip Magic Balm White Knight Mascara How to create the look Cheeks: A few swirls of blush on your cheeks gives you a fresh, glowing look to brighten your face while still keeping your look subtle and natural. Take a fluffy brush, swirl it into the Unicorn Candy Blush tap off excess and apply it right to the apples of your cheeks. One of the best things about this blush is it builds from a light peachy pink to a full candy pink so you can customise the colour to suit your skin tone. Find out how to apply blush like a pro according to your face shape. Eyes: Summer eye makeup doesn’t get prettier - or easier - than this. Unicorn Candy Blush is a multi-purpose product so you can use it as an eyeshadow too! Dip your eyeshadow brush into the blush starting with the peachy hue. This colour works beautifully as a shade to use all over the lid to instantly brighten your eye area and make your face look bright and awake. Next, choose a more pinky shade to sweep into the socket area which will give your eyes more definition. Finish with a coat of lash lengthening and volumising White Knight Mascara. A waterproof, sweatproof tubular mascara White Knight is ideal for those hot summer days - no sweaty panda-eyes here. Lips: Last step, smooth on Lip Magic Balm. Creamy and nourishing, the balm adjusts to the pH of your lips to create your perfect shade of pink. “No Makeup" Makeup Look Minimal, natural, and effortless. No makeup makeup definitely needs to be one of your go-to summer makeup looks. What you’ll need for the “No Makeup” summer look Unicorn Champagne Highlighter Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer Brow Duo Powder White Knight Mascara How to create the look Skin prep The real secret to natural summer makeup? Beautifully prepped skin. Choose skincare that deeply hydrates and brightens to encourage a dewy, plump complexion before you even get started with makeup. Cleanse, gently exfoliate, drench your skin with a hydrating serum, and moisturise with a luminosity boosting facial oil or lotion. Bronzer A healthy tanned glow is essential for your summer “no makeup” makeup look! Not only does bronzer add a gentle sunkissed glow, but you can use it for contouring too. Take a bronzing brush and apply Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer to the areas the sun naturally hits the skin - cheekbones, jawline, temples, and along the bridge of your nose. Highlighter Highlighter adds a subtle, oh-so-shimmery radiance to the skin while gently accentuating your favourite features. The highlighting step comes after you’ve applied bronzer. Using a soft, fan-shaped makeup brush gently swirl Unicorn Champagne Highlighter onto the high points of the cheeks where the light typically reflects on the skin. Brows With minimal makeup, full, healthy looking brows take the stage and define your face in this summer makeup look. Fill in any sparse areas of your brows with the lighter shade of your Brow Duo dual palette using light, feather-like strokes moving in an upward motion. Eyes Finish with a coat of The White Knight for long, lush lashes. Multi-Use Products One of the hottest summer makeup tips (and trends!) for a low-fuss, gorgeous look is getting onboard with multi-use products. Makeup you can use in more than one way can transform your beauty routine. It’s effortless to create a look that works together seamlessly when you use a single product for several features. The tones match and each area complements the other. You’ll love Unicorn Candy Blush for its multi-tasking powers. The smooth formula can be used as a blush, eyeshadow or, combined with lip balm to create a lip tint. With an ombre palette, you can choose from a spectrum of pink hues too. It’s the ultimate all-rounder for your makeup kit. Browse the entire PONi collection today!
Hollywood's Best Eyebrows 2022
The stars of Hollywood have forever been a source of inspiration for beauty looks. Just think of the winged liner look of Audrey Hepburn, the mile long lashes of Twiggy, or the luscious blowout of Cindy Crawford. When it comes to brows, here at PONi, we’re a little obsessed with the arches of celebrities. Tinseltown is home to some killer brows and 2021 has shown us just how good they can be. We’ve shortlisted five of our favourites right here (trust us, this was a hard one). Plus, we’ll teach you how to recreate their looks so you can finally say, “stars, they’re just like us!” LILY COLLINS Image Credit - Instagram @lilyjcollins It wouldn’t be a ‘best brows’ list without the queen of the arches herself, Lily Collins. They weren’t always so striking though. Like the rest of us, Lily fell victim to the late nineties trend of over plucking. That was until her mother put an end to that, thank goodness! In fact, now she doesn’t let anyone touch them. In an interview with GLAMOUR UK, she said, “I do it all myself - I simply look in a magnifying mirror, get the tweezers and follow the line. I really think less is more and I like to mess them up.” If you’re not genetically blessed with Lily’s full arches (because let’s be real, who is?), you’ll want something to help build volume and keep the hairs lifted and in place. The Mane Stain Brow Creme will tint the brows with colour that lasts all day and night. It has buildable pigment and being a creme, locks your brows in place. Grab your Pro Brow Brush and use the spoolie end to brush them up, then dip the brush into the creme and use short strokes to fill in the brows. Let the compliments roll in. SHAY MITCHELL Image Credit - Instagram @shaymitchell Shay Mitchell; an actress whose brows you need to get familiar with ASAP. With arguably some of the best brows on television, she favours a full, brushed up look. A brow lamination without the rigid and borderline crusty effect of lamination - sign us up! Fill in your brows using the Brow Magic Universal Brow Pencil. Not too heavily though, just enough to create your perfect shape and hide any patchy areas. Now, here’s the step you really don’t want to miss for Shay-esque brows: Brush the brows up (yup, up, not across) using the Zebra Clear Brow Gel to really lock the hairs in place. This will make your arches look that much fuller and fluffier. Basically your brows, but better! DUA LIPA Image Credit - Instagram @nikki_makeup Not only is Dua Lipa one of the world’s biggest pop stars of the moment, she has incredible style and some seriously killer brows. No, we’re not jealous at all! Her brow style is thick, thick, thick. The starlet prefers a more unruly look and really makes a case for a low-maintenance vibe. Her brow shape is more on the straighter side, showing that understanding what shape looks best on you is always step number one. To get brows fit for Dua Lipa, most of us should be beelining for the Lash and Brow Growth Serum. Giving your brows a dose of this serum will stimulate sluggish hair follicles for fuller brows with the kind of volume that would stop traffic. To quickly and easily fill in any sparse patches, the Brow Love Soft Brow Pencil will create soft lines with a fluffy finish, all with pigment to die for. ZENDAYA Image Credit - Instagram @zendaya Our style and beauty icon, Zendaya, has to be on this list. You’ll often catch us drooling over her latest red carpet look and shamelessly zooming in on her brows. There’s an art to the gorgeously natural Zendaya brow; light to dark. Hear us out. Grab your Brow Duo Powder and your Pro Brow Brush to master this look. Use the lighter shade to fill in the inner corner of your brow to keep this looking natural and avoiding the blocky brows of years past. Once you get to the body of the brow, switch to the darker colour down the tail. This will give you those iconic Zendaya ombré arches that will make them the feature of your look. MARGOT ROBBIE Image Credit - Instagram @margotrobbieofficial We would be remiss to not include an Aussie icon in our best brows rundown, and who better than Margot Robbie? Being a blonde, anything super thick and heavy in the brow department would look unnatural and just a liiiitle bit crazy. Something light and feathery, with an arch sharp enough to kill thanks to some strategic highlighting will do the trick. Two of our best selling brow products, the Brow Magic and the Brow Pop! are going to get you there. The Brow Magic is your everyday brow saviour that literally couldn’t be easier to use. Brush your brows up with the spoolie, then create your shape with the sharp precision end. Last but definitely not least, use the highlighting end of the Brow Pop! under the arch to give you an instant facelift that Margot herself would be proud of. Shop our range of brow products here and tag us in your Hollywood brows on Instagram!
How to Fake a Summer Glow
Fake it till you make it! 3 steps to fake a summer glow with our easy sunkissed makeup tips and the best PONi products for bronzed, bright, shimmery summer skin. Create a Glowing Base Gorgeous sunkissed skin begins with a beautiful base! This creates the perfect foundation to apply your bronzer, blush and highlighter. Prep your skin with a priming sunscreen A great priming sunscreen will help minimise pores and give your skin a smoother look. It will also help your makeup stay put - even in summer time humidity. Most importantly, you’ll have your SPF protection sorted! Apply a BB cream A light, dewy BB cream is ideal for a natural looking, glowing base. BB cream offers a more sheer coverage than foundation - perfect for days in the sun - and offer bonus skin benefits including moisturising and antioxidant factors. Have oily skin? Follow with a light dusting of powder to combat shine. Beachy Bronzer Give skin a sunkissed luminosity with bronzer. This is the first step in your natural sunkissed makeup routine. Take a bronzing brush and apply bronzer to areas where the sun naturally hits your face; cheekbones, bridge of your nose and across your forehead. Use a small circular motion to blend and diffuse harsh lines. Blending is the key to a natural finish so blend, blend, blend! It’s much easier to add more product than it is to take it away. Go easy. Your bronzing goal is to give your skin a healthy-looking warmth, not paint it with streaks of colour. A simple tip to avoid going overboard with product is to load the brush, tap the excess and start with your cheekbones first. Your cheekbones will need the most product. Then, using the leftover product, dust the bronzer across your nose and forehead. Natural sunkissed makeup calls for Unicorn Chocolate Bronzer. A spectrum of bronze in a single compact, this silky smooth ombre pressed powder bronzer flatters all skin tones. It delivers a high pigment, long lasting radiant-matte finish. It’s cruelty-free too! Peachy Blush Blush complements bronzer by adding warmth to the cheeks and a flush of colour for a fresh-faced look. You can use the same brush you used to apply the bronzer, it doesn’t matter if the products mix a little. Apply the blush to the apples of your cheeks starting where the bronzer along your cheekbone ends. Meet your best blush ever - Unicorn Candy Blush. Blending from a subtle peach glow to a cotton candy pink this blush suits everyone. You’ll find the ideal pink match for your skin. With a bright pigment, silky texture and long-lasting finish you’ll achieve a beautiful, seamless colour. Radiant Highlight Finish your sunkissed makeup look with a radiant highlighter to accentuate your features. This step is a must for a shimmery summer evening look. Using a soft, fan-shaped makeup brush apply highlighter to the top of your cheekbones (above the bronzer) in a swirling motion. Also apply a little product to the inner corners of your eyes, down the bridge of your nose, and on your cupid’s bow; this beautifully accentuates your lips. Get radiant sunkissed skin with Unicorn Champagne Highlighter. The universally flattering shade of champagne looks gorgeous on all skin tones. Build and sculpt until the highlight level is just right for cheeks, brow bone, nose and eyes with this richly-pigmented, silky ombre powder. Purchase a perfectly matched combination of the Three Unicorn Ombre Powders in our Get the Glow Bundle. You might also like to read: 6 reasons we love cruelty free makeup How to do natural makeup looks Blush - the ultimate multitasking beauty essential!
Essential Makeup Hacks for Beginners
Makeup life hacks every newbie needs to know. Tips for struggle-free winged liner, multi-task products, salon worthy brows and epic lashes. Read on for our beginner’s guide to makeup hacks that will change your beauty game. 1. Blush is the ultimate multitasker Blush is the ultimate multitasker and one of the best makeup life hacks you’ve got to know about. It’s perfect for beginners (and those who love a minimalist makeup kit) because do-it-all blush can be used for eyes, cheeks, and lips. Using an ombre blush helps achieve a cohesive look, easily. PONi Unicorn Candy Blush is an ombre palette that suits all skin tones and allows you to achieve a spectrum of colour. So, how exactly can you use blush for eyes and lips? Find out how here. 2. Tape it to shape it This is one of our favourite makeup hacks to achieve perfect winged eyeliner. Every. Single. Time Applying a smooth, crisp flick with liquid liner can be pretty intimidating for beginners but this tape trick banishes wobbly line stress. Here’s how to do perfect winged eyeliner with tape: Cut a 3 cm piece of makeup tape Place the tape along your eye at a diagonal, depending on the type of wing you want Apply eyeliner along the tape line. For a more dramatic eye, you’ll want to draw further along the tape. For a more subtle wing, keep the line shorter Follow your lash line to finish the rest of the eye Remove the tape Behold, a crisp, sharp wing Learn more tricks for perfect winged liner here. 3. Perfect your brows with concealer Brow makeup tips for beginners don’t get better than this. Use a concealer to cover stray hairs and make your eyebrows look salon fresh all day long. With a brush or your finger, simply apply a light layer of concealer under the brow and blend. This makeup hack also instantly shapes and defines your brows to make them pop! We recommend Brow Pop 3-in-1 Highlighter. This brilliant multi-tasker can be used to conceal, highlight and create an eyeshadow base. 4. Use a lash serum to boost natural lashes Darker, thicker, longer lashes and brows? Yes please. One of our makeup life hacks to enhance your natural beauty is using a lash serum on your brows and lashes. Not all serums can be used for both, but PONi Lash and Brow Serum can be! Safe and effective, this super serum can help fill in patchy, straggly brows and encourage longer, thicker lashes - naturally. 5. Tubing mascara Using a tubing mascara is one of the easiest makeup hacks we know to achieve epic, clump free length. What’s so special about tubing mascara? Unlike traditional mascara which can quickly clump short or fine lashes with coat after coat, each tube grabs the individual lash and lifts. The result is a clean, wide-awake effect with effortless length. If you make a mistake, you can simply brush the tubes off with a little spoolie brush or cotton tip. Easy. We recommend getting The White Knight Mascara in your kit. Not only is The White Knight a tubular formula, this genius mascara is also enriched with lash growth and conditioning ingredients to improve the state of your natural lashes. 6. Universal brow pencil for a more forgiving finish More brow makeup tips for beginners: use a universal brow pencil! You can’t go wrong with a shade that complements all types of skin tones and hair colours. Universal brow pencil is ideal for beginners because it’s simple to create full, natural looking arches. Using a brow pencil also makes it a little easier to apply than an eyebrow wax or powder. We recommend checking out our best selling universal brow pencil Brow Magic. Browse the full PONi range of lip, brow, and cheek makeup right here. You may also like to read: Beginners Guide to Bronzer 5 Everyday Makeup Essentials 6 Facts and Myths About Lash Growth Serum
A Guide to No-Makeup Makeup
No makeup makeup is all about creating a real, fresh look with minimal products. The goal? To look like you - but on your best, glowing day. You know, the days when you *actually* drink enough water and get 8 hours sleep. Below is exactly how to make your flawless no makeup look happen. Prep Your Skin How you prep your skin is everything when it comes to achieving a natural, no makeup makeup look. Skincare prep Begin your skincare routine with a gentle cream cleanser to remove excess oil and build up from your pores to create a clean supple base. Bonus glow points if you use a cleanser with brightening ingredients to boost your skin’s natural radiance! Next, gently exfoliate to remove any flaky, dry skin and clear pores for a smooth surface then follow with a hydrating serum for plump, extra dewy skin. Finally, moisturise with a light face oil (suitable for use under makeup) or moisturising lotion and apply SPF. Base Skip the full coverage foundation. You want a barely-there base for your no makeup makeup look. A mineral BB cream or a light, mineral powder foundation are both good options to give you some coverage while still radiating a natural vibe. Perfect Brows The secret to the most gorgeous no makeup makeup? Ah-mazing brows. By making brows the focus of your look (without going over the top) you’ll frame and balance your face. Well groomed brows will help you look polished but natural. The key is to go for a soft brow look and steer clear of harsh lines. When the rest of your face has a subtle no makeup makeup look, you don’t want to go in for heavy, thick, drawn on looking brows. They’ll be totally out of place. Brow powder is a great way to create a softer, natural looking brow. Powder allows you to fill in your arches without strong lines and adds a nice ‘fluffy’ finish to enhance your brow hairs. We love Brow Duo for a no makeup makeup look. This high pigment, 2 shade mineral brow powder delivers naturally defined, thicker looking brows. With two tones, the colour intensity is customisable to find your ideal colour match. Team with Pro Brow Brush for a flawless application. Once you’ve applied the powder, set your look in place with Zebra Brow Gel. Brush the gel upwards through the hairs to continue the fluffy, natural look. If you’ve been blessed with naturally lush, envy-inducing brows that don’t need filling in, you can skip the powder and go straight for the brow gel. Using a gel helps set your brows in place and adds a subtle sheen for a bright, awake looking eye area. Pinky-Toned Lips Your lips but better! A tinted balm will add a flush of natural looking colour to your lips. There’s a shade of pink to flatter all skin tones with a subtle but pretty sheen. We recommend the PONi Lip Magic balm for a creamy finish and pink pout. The magic thing about this balm is that it adjusts to the pH of your lips to create your perfect shade of pink! Before applying the lip balm in your no makeup makeup routine, make sure you’ve prepped your lips with a light exfoliation. This helps promote blood circulation and clears away any dry skin for a smooth base. Buffing your pout with a soft bristled toothbrush is a brilliant way to gently exfoliate your lips. Naturally flushed There’s something so fresh and natural about flushed cheeks. Your no makeup cheek vibes are all about using blush in a shade perfect for your skin tone to warm up your cheeks and enhance your cheekbones. Using a very light hand and a fluffy brush, apply blush to the apples of your cheeks where you naturally blush. Get tips on applying blush for your face shape with our ultimate guide to blush here. PONi Unicorn Candy blush is the ultimate ombré blush for your no makeup makeup. With universally flattering shades of shimmery peach to matt pink, the silky ombre palette allows you to find the perfect match for your skin tone. Lightweight and buildable the blush is easy to apply with a lighter touch for natural #wokeuplikethis cheeks. Browse the entire PONi collection today. The range includes vegan, cruelty free, multi-purpose and universally flattering cheek, brow, and eye makeup.
Before And After The White Knight Mascara
Before and After The Amazing White Knight Mascara Meet your lash saviour….The White Knight. We step you through how to create show stopping lashes with the only mascara you’ll ever need. Before we get started just make sure your lashes are clean. If you like, you can curl your lashes first but The White Knight creates such a gorgeous curl you really don’t need to! Step 1: Add Volume to Your Lashes Here’s how to apply mascara with serious volume using The White Knight! The *secret* of this mascara before and after transformation is its two-step application wand. The first step is designed for volume and the second for length. The volumising mode delivers more product to the lashes and the water-resistant "tubing" formula encircles each lash with its own pigmented polymer tube. These clever smudge-proof tubes keep the volume right up all day and night - without any flaking. How to apply the White Knight: Volume Begin with the volume step by unscrewing wand further down the tube for volume mode. Next, starting at the bottom of the lashes, wiggle the wand back and forth to coating the base of your lashes. This wiggling motion helps keep the lashes separated. This trick for how to apply mascara properly makes a big difference! Now move the wand upwards to the tip of your lashes, coating each one. Want a really dramatic before and after mascara result? Keep building with extra coats of mascara until you’re happy with the volume. Step 2: Lengthen Your Lashes What’s better than gorgeous thick lashes? Gorgeous thick long lashes. Let’s add length! How to apply The White Knight: Length Unscrew the wand in Length mode - at the top of the tube. The trick is the *2* wands are actually the same one. When you switch to Length mode, it simply pulls all the excess product off the wand from Volume mode. The excess product stays inside the tube so there is no wastage! Using the wand in Length mode allows you to get up close to the lashes and push excess product right to the lash tips - this lengthens them. Run the wand from the base to the tip of the lashes to maximise this effect. Step 3: Enjoy! Behold - the lashes of your lashiest, lash dreams. You’re welcome. Removing The White Knight There’s no panda eyes in this before and after mascara love story. Ready for the quickest, easiest mascara removal you’ve ever experienced? The White Knight tubing formula is designed to slide off easily with Just. Warm. Water. That’s right - no makeup remover or cleanser needed. No tugging or pulling either. Epic thickening, lengthening, water-resistant mascara that comes off without the messy drama? Dreams do come true. Get The White Knight in your life.
Favourite Vegan Eye Makeup Products
Our Favourite Vegan Eye Makeup Products Say hello to our favourite cruelty free and vegan products. Our vegan eyeliner and brow gel plus cruelty-free staples no makeup kit should be without! PONi’s entire range is cruelty-free and our vegan products are indicated by labels on each product page. Read on for our top picks. Pegasus Vegan Liquid Eyeliner Vegan and cruelty-free Thought liquid eyeliner was tricky to apply? You haven’t met Pegasus Vegan Liquid Eyeliner. Easy to use, the quick-drying, smudge-proof formula glides on like a dream with a rich black intensity. Pegasus is the best vegan liquid eyeliner for an eye-opening dramatic wing or a subtle everyday flick. The clever soft but sharp felt tip means precise, no stress application of fine lines or thick flicks for beginners and experts. Why We Love It Easy, pen-style application Pegasus will turn pencil-only beauties into liquid fans. The easy to handle pen- style application delivers the intensity of a liquid with the control of a pencil. No mess, no wobbles. Just sharp lines and bold flicks with this vegan eyeliner. You’ll be rocking these 4 eyeliner looks we love in no time. Long lasting, water resistant formula Sweat, oily eyelids, and humidity don’t stand a chance against this long lasting, smudge proof vegan liquid eyeliner. It’s water resistant but also washes off easily. Brow Love Soft Brow Pencil Vegan and Cruelty-free Brow Love Soft Brow Pencil is the ultimate long-lasting soft, pigmented brow pencil. Delivering soft lines and a fluffy finish with ease, this soft retractable brow pencil gives brows colour, shape and volume oomph. Ideal for every day, natural looking brows or buildable for a bolder look. Why We Love It 5 shades to choose your perfect colour match Little Palomino: Light blondes Palomino: Light brown and dark blonde Chestnut: Brunettes and auburn hues Thoroughbred: Dark brunettes Black Beauty: A graphite colour for super dark-browed beauties High pigment for bold and defined brows This soft eyebrow pencil delivers the perfect amount of pigment for super defined brows but still works beautifully for subtle, more natural looking arches. Soft formula No brittleness here. You’ll love how soft the formula feels to apply and have confidence knowing it’s rub-resistant. Easy application With a retractable design, this eyebrow pencil is easy-as-pie to apply. It features a fine oval tip on one end and spoolie brush at the other, perfect for soft lines and a fluffy brow finish. Long lasting formula Once it’s on your brows, it’s staying there. A long wearing formula for long days and big nights! Clear Vegan Eyebrow Gel Vegan and cruelty-free Vegan eyebrow gel for a natural, strong hold doesn’t get better than our Zebra Clear Brow Gel. It’s the secret to polished looking brows with or without makeup. Without makeup: Helps tame and shape unruly hairs with a unique, ultra-precision spoolie. Apply the eyebrow gel following the direction of your eyebrow hairs. With makeup: Set everything in place with a few strokes of Zebra Clear Brow Gel. Apply the eyebrow gel following the direction of eyebrow hairs over the top of your brow makeup. Water resistant and long wearing, with a soft looking hold and natural shine this perfect vegan eyebrow gel is ideal for all eyebrows, including tattooed brows. Why We Love It Easy, precise application and a waterproof formula Easy to apply with a unique ultra-precision spoolie, Zebra is transparent and water resistant for a strong but soft looking, long-lasting hold. Paraben free, safe formula Next level brows without the nasties, Zebra Clear Brow gel is a safe formulation free from parabens. Brow Pop Vegan Brow Highlighter Vegan and Cruelty-free Introducing Brow Pop. The only brow highlighter you’ll ever need. A multi-purpose creamy brow highlighter, concealer and eyeshadow base for a brighter, visibly lifted brow area. The long-wearing brow highlighter glides on under arches to make your brows POP with a matte finish. The soft peachy hue is ideal for all skin types and the new, improved formulation is blendable. Easy to use, Brow Pop now has a twist up and down feature, no sharpener required. Why We Love It Hides unwanted hairs The universally flattering and concealing tone is ideal for hiding hairs. Ideal if you’re trying to grow out your eyebrows and plucking is a no-go. Define your brows and open up your eyes The main goal of highlighting the brow is to define your brow bone and eye area. This enhances your brow and makes your eyes look bigger. Multi-tasking magic The soft peachy hue of Brow Pop doubles beautifully as an eyeshadow base too. Apply as you would a regular base across your lid and upwards then follow with darker contouring shades. Shop our full brows and eyes range to find more amazing vegan and cruelty free makeup products!
How To Use An Eyebrow Pencil
How to Use an Eyebrow Pencil You asked for it and we’ve delivered! Our easy to follow guide on how to use an eyebrow pencil to fill in your brows. It’s no secret. We love a great brow at PONi and have a range of products to help you achieve your dreamiest brows! Before we dive into how to use an eyebrow pencil, let’s take a look at the different options you have for filling your brows. Brow Creme A pigment-rich option for eyebrow makeup, brow cremes offer a smooth, blendable application for fine hair strokes. They’re known for their smudge-proof staying power. Eyebrow powder With eyebrow powder, you can achieve a soft, natural look - it’s a great choice for filling in sparse patches and boosting volume. You don’t get the precision of a pencil though, so the best brow looks using a powder are usually a combination of pencil and powder. Eyebrow pencil A favourite for beginners or if you simply love an easy fuss-free routine, the precise tip makes the control of the pencil and application easier. The lightest flick of the pencil can create beautiful, natural arches. Tinted eyebrow gel Tinted brow gels add pigment to your brows with natural looking hair-like strokes and help set them in place. Clear brow gels are also an option. While they don’t give a pigment payoff to ‘fill in’ brows, a clear brow gel is ideal to set your finished brow makeup in place. So, why choose an eyebrow pencil? When it comes to control and speed, eyebrow pencil is a winner. Pencil lets you quickly fill in your brows with maximum control. Perfect for everyday wear and busy mornings when you should have been out the door…. like 20 minutes ago. Brow creams are great if you’re a little more experienced with eyebrow makeup or are looking to achieve a bolder, more Insta brow type of look. We love a brow gel if you already have naturally full brows or don’t need to fill in a lot of sparse patches. Eyebrow pencils are a better choice if you’re working with thin, straggly brows! Step One: Map Out Your Brows Mapping your eyebrows will help you know where your brows should start, end, and arch. How to use an eyebrow pencil correctly begins with this super important step! Here’s how you do it: Step 1: Where your brows should start Grab a makeup brush and hold the brush at the angle from the corner of your nose, laying it in a vertical line to the inner corner of your eye. This marks the starting point for your brow. Step 2: Where your arch should be Lay the brush in a line from the corner of your nose to the centre of the eye. This is where your arch should be. Step 3: Where your brows should end Finally, hold the brush from the corner of your nose in a line to the outer corner of your eye. Here’s the spot your brows should end. Use an eyebrow pencil to make a gentle mark at these points to guide you as you begin to fill in your brows. Step Two: Brush Your Brows Ok, we promise we’ll get to how to draw eyebrows soon (that’s why you’re here, we know!) but brushing your brows first is a simple move that can make a big difference. Using the spoolie end of a makeup brush - an old, clean mascara wand works nicely too - brush your brows upwards at a diagonal toward your temples. This quick tip serves a few purposes. It helps your eye area appear more lifted and shows the natural shape of the brow and sparse spots that need to be filled in. Brushing also gives you a nice guide to follow when creating hairline strokes with your eyebrow pencil, making brows easier to fill in. Step Three: Start To Fill In Your Brows We made it to the step you’ve been waiting for, how to use an eyebrow pencil! Go for a shade slightly lighter than your natural hair colour for a softer look; unless you’re really fair. In that case, it's best to go one to two shades darker with your eyebrows. Slightly darker brows will frame your face and enhance your eyes more than really light eyebrows. Starting at the inner corner of your eye, the spot you marked at the brow mapping step, begin to fill in your brows. Use gentle, small flicking motions in the direction your hair grows naturally to create tiny hair-like strokes. It’s easy to achieve realistic looking hair strokes with an eyebrow pencil, one of the reasons we love them! Work your way from the inner corner out to the tail of the eyebrow. Step Four: Brush Out Your Brows Again Now you’ve applied brow pencil, brushing your brows a second time helps blend and disperse the colour. Blending the pigment with your brow hairs means there’s less of a contrast between your skin and hair. The result is more natural looking, less angular / theatrical looking eyebrows. Step Five: Set Your Brows Don’t underestimate the power of the last step in our how to use an eyebrow pencil cheatsheet - setting your brows. It’s the final genius step in eyebrow perfection. Using a clear brow gel, gently sweep it along the hairs. This ensures your brow makeup stays put all day and literally takes less than 30 seconds to do! Minimal effort = big payoff. Products You’ll Need Brow Magic Got your head around how to use an eyebrow pencil but still stressed about finding the right shade? Brow Magic is a universal brow pencil that solves all your colour uncertainties. Thanks to the ‘magic’ of its taupe undertone, this long-lasting pencil adapts to suit the pigment of different brow colours. This allows it to deliver a colour match to suit all - blonde, brunette, auburn, strawberry blonde, and darker-haired beauties! Brow Love An alternative yet equally awesome choice to pencil eyebrows is Brow Love. This a long-wearing, oval tip brow pencil delivers soft looking brows with 5 shades to suit all hair colours. We describe Brow Love as a ‘soft brow’ pencil because it helps you create a beautiful soft looking brow with all day staying power. Trying to decide if Brow Love or Brow Magic is the best eyebrow pencil for you? Read The Difference Between Brow Magic and Brow Love to help you choose. Zebra Gel This is the clear brow gel you need in your kit! Zebra Gel is perfect for setting your eyebrow pencil or, if you have naturally thick brows that don’t actually need makeup (um, lucky you!) use the gel to simply set your natural hairs. It’s a great way to pull off a polished look sans makeup. Feeling more confident on how to apply eyebrow pencil? We hope so! Once you’ve nailed these techniques, natural looking yet polished brows are a breeze.
The Difference Between Brow Magic and Brow Love
We explain the difference between PONi’s much-loved Brow Magic and Brow Love to help you choose the best eyebrow pencil for you! BROW MAGIC Universal coloured brow pencil with glide-on application to speedily shape and fill in brows. Colour Brow Magic is the best eyebrow pencil for a universal colour application. Thanks to the ‘magic’ of its taupe undertone, this long-lasting pencil adapts to suit the pigment of different brow colours. This allows it to deliver a colour match to suit all - blonde, brunette, auburn, strawberry blonde, and darker-haired beauties! If you have darker brows, it’s easy to deepen colour intensity by using more pressure as you apply the pencil and build the application. Brow Magic is great for a more natural, every day look rather than super defined Insta brows. It’s the ideal go-to for your daily brow - quickly fill in sparse patches and shape your arches. Tip A firm 1.5mm tip makes it simple to create realistic looking hair strokes. It has a wind-up mechanism so no sharpening required! The spoolie brush on the other end makes it easy to brush Brow Magic through your brows to add volume and finish the look. Texture The waxy texture of Brow Magic means it glides on smoothly making it easy to pencil your eyebrows. Extra special benefits Brow Magic contains biotin; a water-soluble vitamin which helps promote natural growth and improve the condition of your brows...naturally! BROW LOVE Long-wearing, oval tip brow pencil for soft looking brows with 5 shades to suit all hair colours. Colour Take your pick of 5 very lovable colour options to really get your perfect colour match. Little Palomino: Light blondes Palomino: Light brown and dark blonde Chestnut: Brunettes and auburn hues Thoroughbred: Dark brunettes Black Beauty: A graphite colour for super dark-browed beauties Tip A unique 1.5 x 2.5 mm oval tip allows you to create realistic hair-like strokes when you use it upright or apply the pencil side on for a soft shaded brow look. The spoolie brush on the other end makes it easy to brush Brow Love through your brows to add volume and finish the look. Texture Brow Love has a firmer consistency than Brow Magic for an extra long-wearing application. Described as a ‘soft brow’ pencil, it’s the best eyebrow pencil to create a softer looking brow as opposed to a creme or powder which deliver a more intense look. WHICH IS THE BEST EYEBROW PENCIL FOR YOU? In general, eyebrow pencils are ideal for: Filling in sparse patches and tails Natural-looking brows Quick, no fuss application Beginners - easy to control Teaming with powder Definition Grab our tips for how to draw eyebrows the right way right here. When it comes to choosing between Brow Magic and Brow Love, we’d say Brow Love is amazing if you love to experiment with a shaded brow and want a super precise colour match with a higher pigment. It’s a great choice if you have really naturally dark brows. Brow Magic is perfect for everyday brow definition and mimicking natural hair strokes - ideal if you love an easy waxy texture application. If you’re trying to grow and thicken your eyebrows naturally, the inclusion of biotin in the Brow Magic formulation is a big plus! Both Brow Magic and Brow Love are long-lasting, with Brow Love’s firmer consistency offering extra long-wearing action.
4 Easy Halloween Makeup Ideas
4 super fun Halloween makeup ideas inspired by some of our fav looks. From a little spooky to super pretty, there’s something you’ll love. Best of all, they’re last-minute and beginner friendly! Foundation and brows Get your foundation and brows sorted first then build on the base to create each of the different looks. Foundation tips: Choose a full coverage and long wearing foundation and concealer for a flawless Halloween makeup look that lasts until dawn. These aren’t ‘every day’ looks so don’t be afraid to really build your concealer and foundation until you’ve got that perfect base. Brows: Like the foundation, you want brows that won’t budge. We love PONi Main Stain Brow Creme for waterproof, ultra long-wearing brow makeup you can build into an arch bold enough for your halloween look. Lip prep: Prep your pout by exfoliating gently and hydrating with a moisturising balm. Some of these looks call for powder on your lips and you don’t want a dry, flaky looking pout. CAT HALLOWEEN MAKEUP Inspired by Halloween Cat Makeup Tutorial | Mommy & Me Last Minute Costume Idea | Angela Lanter This fun feline look is super easy to recreate. A cat Halloween makeup look is ideal to put together at the last-minute. Eyes Sweep a pinky-bronze shadow across the lids and take the colour towards the brow. On the lower lid, go in with a darker shade. Next, fill in your upper and lower waterline with a dark pencil - black and grey hues are perfect. Along the lower lashline, blend the pencil down below the water line and extend out to create an almond shape. Now, choose a deep black liquid liner to create the cat eye. Starting from the inner eye, take the line along the bottom lash line and extend out all the way past the outer corner of the eye to create a wing. Then, repeat along the top lash line - joining the wing tips. The result should be an elongated line around the entire eye to give the cat eye effect. Finish the eye with lashings of mascara or false lashes. Nose Take your black / dark eyeliner pencil and draw a small black ‘nose’ shape on your nose. Lips Using the same eyeliner pencil - or a matching lipstick - fill in your top lip only. Swap to a liquid eyeliner (for a thin, precisie line) and extend the lines of your lips out further to create a feline top lip. Next, with the liquid liner draw a straight line to connect your cat nose with your top lip. Finish your lips with a coat of pink lip colour along the bottom lip. Whiskers Using the liquid liner, place three little dots above your upper lip and add your whisker lines. Throw on a cat-eared headband and your black kitty cat transformation is complete! We love Pegasus Liquid Eyeliner for this look. BUTTERFLY MAKEUP Inspired by Snapchat Butterfly Filter Makeup Tutorial & DIY! // MyPaleSkin Become your favourite butterfly Insta filter this Halloween with pretty butterfly makeup. Eyes With a fluffy eyeshadow brush, take a light golden eyeshadow shade all over the lid and into the crease. Next, using a darker contour shade, gently roll it into the deepest part of the crease for definition. With an angled eyeliner brush, using the same darker shade, apply it as eyeliner along the upper lash line. Add false lashes if you like and/or finish with black mascara. We love: The White Knight Tubular Mascara Highlighter Using a champagne coloured highlighter, apply it along the highest points of your cheeks, a dusting along your Cupid’s bow, under your brows, and the corners of your eyes. Dust a little over the eyelids too - you want a gorgeous, shimmery look all over. We love: Unicorn Champagne Highlighter Lips Create a subtle lip using a liner and lipstick in nude shades. The idea is to create a light lip colour and then finish with a gloss. Beautiful butterflies You can grab yourself a pack of decorative butterflies, like these ones, in any colour you like. If you’re feeling crafty, add glitter to the butterflies to really turn up the pretty in this look. Glue your butterflies onto hairpins (wait for it to dry completely!) and fix them in the crown area of your hair. You can take this look to the next level by sticking butterflies on your cheeks or near the outer corner of your eyes using a skin-safe glue. Glitter ‘trail’ The final step in your pretty butterfly makeup is placing a gorgeous sparkly trail of glitter along your forehead and reaching into your hair. Using a liquid concealer place a trail of dots where you’d like the glitter to go. Finally, apply a skin-safe, eco-friendly biodegradable glitter to each of the concealer dots. EASY DAY OF THE DEAD MAKEUP Inspired by Easy Sugar Skull Halloween Makeup Tutorial | Windsor A glam Day Of The Dead look is super popular for easy Halloween makeup; we’re loving the gems. Eyes You want to create a dark, smokey eye for this look. Once you’re done, get your fluffy eyeshadow brush and take a highlighter / silver-coloured shadow into the corner of the eyes. Gems Our favourite part of this easy day of the dead makeup look? The gorgeous gems around the eyes and forehead. Opt for a pair of tweezers to place them for an easier application - it can be tricky with your fingers - and focus on your forehead and under-eye area. Use a skin-safe glue! Gems are super easy to find online so pick your favourite colour and match them with a flowered headband. Lips Keep the focus of the lips dark with day of the dead makeup. Apply a nude base lipstick first and then grab a black eyeshadow and dab it into the centre of the lips. Blend out with your finger. Using a liquid liner, draw a line out from each corner of the mouth to your cheek area and add short vertical ‘stitch’ lines along each one. Then add more stitch lines to the upper and lower lips. Nose With a black liquid liner, outline a shape similar to a ‘teardrop’ on your nose then go ahead and fill it in. Highlighting and contouring Highlighting and contouring your lil’ Halloween heart out are the last steps in recreating this easy day of the dead makeup look. Go dark with your contour shade and using a flat kabuki brush, create a bold contour around your cheekbones and temple. Finally, load your brush with highlighter and highlight your cheekbones, brow, nose and chin. SPIDERWEB MAKEUP Inspired by Easy Last Minute HALLOWEEN Makeup Tutorial | SPIDER WEB Get ready to spin a web with this easy eye catching look. Eyes A smokey, metallic eye sets the stage for your spiderweb makeup. Take your fluffy eyeshadow brush, load it with black eyeshadow and create a smokey wing for both eyes using the ‘tape’ trick here. Then use a silver-hued shadow to cover the lids. Once you’re done, take a fluffy eyeshadow brush and take a highlighter into the corner of the eyes. Next, take a liquid liner and liner the top lash lines, extending out with a flick to follow the wing shape. Curl lashes and coat with mascara. Contouring and highlighter Load your kabuki brush with a deeply pigmented contour colour and take it along your jawline, cheekbones, and down the side of your nose. Finish off with a highlighter along your cheeks - a shimmery highlighter teams perfectly with the metallic eye. Lips Go to the dark side with your lip colour. Think lipsticks hues like deep plum, indigo, dark berry, or almost black shades. The eye spider web Grab your Pegasus Liquid Eyeliner. Starting from the outer corner of your eye, draw 4 or 5 lines extending out then link them all together in a webby way. You don’t have to be super precise but if you make any mistakes, dab a cotton pad with micellar water to correct. There you have it, how to do easy Halloween makeup for 4 fun looks. Dead simple. Happy Halloween beauties! 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The Best Mascara For Length And Volume
Why We Think Our White Knight Mascara is The Best Mascara! “This is the GOD of mascara. Absolutely perfect, by far the best thing I’ve ever put on my lashes! You won’t regret buying. AMAZING!” - Hayley With a list of 5-star reviews almost as long as your lashes will be The White Knight is our universally adored tubular mascara. The best mascara for length and volume you’ll ever get your hands on, the unique two-step application creates the lush, lengthy lashes of your dreams. “I LIVE FOR THIS MASCARA. It’s so amazing to use a mascara that easily comes off and doesn’t irritate your eyes or smudge. Easy to create a voluminous look or light and fluttery with each brush. 1000/10!” - Tay A TWO-STEP APPLICATION MASCARA The White Knight’s clever two-step application is the reason it’s earnt the rep as best mascara for length and volume. The mascara can be used in two ‘modes’. One is designed to achieve length and the other designed for volume. The volumising mode delivers more product for lush volumising action. Switching to lengthening mode removes excess product and lets you use the brush right to the tips of the lashes for length and separation. Don’t worry about things getting messy - the excess product stays inside the tube so there is no wastage! You can unscrew the brush in Length mode (at the top of the tube) or unscrew it further down the tube for Volume mode. Check out our little Insta reel for how the brush works! THE WHITE KNIGHT FORMULA Cruelty-free formula We believe in amazing lashes AND caring about our sweet animal friends! The White Knight formula is cruelty-free so it hasn’t been tested on any animals during any stage of the manufacturing process. Volumising “tubing” formula If you haven’t used a tubular mascara before, you’re in for a treat. The "tubing" formula encircles each lash with its own pigmented polymer tube. These water-resistant tubes don’t smudge or break but they’re super easy to remove. The clever tubing technology effortlessly adds volume and thickness, without any clumpiness as each tube grabs the individual lash and lifts. The result is a clean, wide-awake effect with gorgeous, curled length. Water-resistant for all day / all night wear Panda eyes be gone! Not only is it the best mascara for length and volume, The White Knight’s waterproof tubing formula delivers BIG TIME on its promise of all-day wear without smudging. No flakes or fall-down makes it ideal if you have sensitive eyes like so many of The White Knight fans who adore that it doesn’t cause irritation. It’s also ideal if you wear contact lenses, or have lash extensions. “I have sensitive eyes. This is the only mascara I can use. Non-clumping, long-lasting, I always receive compliments about my eyelashes whenever I wear this. So easy to remove with water, no panda eyes or irritation. Can't recommend this highly enough.” - Hayley Super easy, gentle removal No more messy tug-of-war to remove your eye makeup. Unlike stubborn waterproof mascara, The White Knight “tubes” are ridiculously easy to remove. They literally slide off using just warm water. No pulling around your delicate eye area! Plus, you’ll skip the toxins of synthetic makeup remover. No more asking “What is the best mascara?” - your quest for amazing lashes ends with The White Knight! You Might Also Like To Read Best Tips For Filling In Eyebrows 5 Everyday Makeup Essentials 5 FAQs About Growth Serum
Blush - The Ultimate Multitasking Beauty Essential
Is the ultimate beauty multitasker hiding in plain sight in your makeup stash? Toss out the rulebook - here’s how to use blush for more than your cheeks. How To Use Blush On Your Eyes Repurpose your fav cheek colour as eyeshadow. First, prep your eye area as usual - either with foundation or BB cream. Next, grab an eyeshadow brush and gently dab it into the blush product and tap off any excess. Apply as you would a regular eyeshadow blending across your lid and upwards - the higher up you take it, the more dramatic it will look. Pro tip: How to use blush on your eyes for a super pigmented look? Wetting the brush head with a makeup setting spray, rather than leaving it dry, will give you a more intense colour payoff. If you’re using a pinkish shade, don’t take it all the way to your lash line - or use eyeliner between the shade and your lashes. Eyes can take on a bit of a strange look if pink is all up there in your lash line. Your bronzer can make a multi-tasking cameo here too. Depending on the hue of the blush you’re using, applying a little bronzer to the crease of the eye will add depth and warmth. Cream blushes work just as well as cream eyeshadows too, the creamy texture adds an extra hint of dewy radiance. Not all shades of blush will be right for your eyes. Soft shimmery peaches, terracotta, and natural plum hues work beautifully. Experiment with different shades and colour intensity to discover which ones really make your eyes stand out. How To Use Blush On Your Lips With the help of a little clear lip gloss or balm your powder blush transforms into a gorgeous lip tint that perfectly complements your cheeks. Start by prepping your lips with a little light exfoliation (a clean, soft toothbrush works a treat) and then apply a clear balm or gloss to your lips. Tap a clean finger into your powder blush and gently press into your lips over the top of the balm. Using a really shimmery champagne-hued blush? Dab the powder on the centre of your lips so the colour is most concentrated there. Then, blend a little outwards. This will draw attention to the centre of your lips to really plump the appearance of your pout. Those shimmery champagne or peachy hues can also highlight your Cupid's bow. Just dab along your Cupid’s bow - either with your finger or a soft highlighter brush. Cream blush is easily interchangeable between lips and cheeks. Apply it as a subtle stain for just a hint of colour or build up to a full base colour and finish with clear gloss over the top. More lip love: 10 Easy Tips For A Fuller Pout The Cruelty-Free Blush We Can’t Live Without Now you know how to use blush for lips and eyes, make it happen with PONi Unicorn Candy Blush An innovative ombré blush with a sunset spectrum of pink hues from soft shimmery peach to bright matte pink. This silky powder vegan blush is easy to apply, lightweight and flatters all skin tones and types thanks to a palette that blends from a subtle peach glow to a cotton candy pink.
