Damone Roberts
Eyebrow GuruDamone Roberts has undoubtedly raised more than a few eyebrows, in the best way possible. Beginning as a makeup artist, Damone turned a passion for “the most important part of the face” (the eyebrows, of course) into a full-blown beauty brand that now includes not just the range of tools needed to sculpt the perfect arch, but also less expected items such as candles (Damone’s favorite scent: the new “Cassandra”). Never one to settle for just his current level of success, Damone recently signed on to be the well-browed face of TheLookBag.com, a member-based site that allows women to try out a selection of beauty products before deciding to purchase them. Alan Mruvka, creator of E! Entertainment Network and founder of the Look Bag, enlisted Damone to represent the concept and is incorporating Damone Roberts products—such as brow highlighters and gels—into the bag’s beauty bevy.
STOCK UP WITH DAMONE’S HELP AT THELOOKBAG.COM
BEAUTY MUST-HAVES >> scent: FLOWERBOMB BY VIKTOR & ROLF // face wash: SUKI SOAP //moisturizer: INNOVATIVE SKINCARE TREATMENT SUNSCREEN IN PERFECT TINT and CETAPHIL MOISTURIZING CREAM // shaving cream: NIVEA SENSITIVE SKIN SHAVING GEL // obsessed with: DAMONE ROBERTS CLEAR BROW GEL // never leave home without: COVER GIRL PRESSED POWDER
Q: Where did you first learn how to do brows?
A: My art professor at Rutgers University taught me about opening the eyes and balancing the face.
Q: What is the biggest mistake you see women making when it comes to their brows?
A: Over tweezing in the arch and between the brows.
Q: You’ve shaped the brows of some major A-listers, from Madonna to Beyonce to Megan Fox. Is there a celebrity you haven’t yet worked with that you would love to get the chance to?
A: Diana Ross!
Q. Would you say she is your beauty icon?
A: Yes! She always has been and always will be fabulous!
Q: Between your namesake brand of products, the Look Bag, and actually doing eyebrows, you don’t get a lot of down time. What is your perfect paradise?
A: A day alone with nothing to do—a truly rare occasion.
Q: Perfect time to kick back with a good book. What are you currently reading?
A: Raising Eyebrows by Dal Lamagna, the founder of Tweezerman.
Q: Wow! Eyebrows truly are a passion for you. What is it that you are always searching for?
A: “Better.”