Best Eyebrow Products & How to fill in your eyebrows using pencil & gel

Hi guys !

This post is gonna be all about the BROWS !

Eyebrows have been one of the biggest trends in make up lately and I know that not many of us have been as blessed as Cara Delevingne, but the make up industry has us spoiled with many fantastic products that can transform the thinnest and smallest eyebrows into bold and defined brows.

Personally, I am obsessed with having super defined and neat brows as I think that they are one of the most important features and the shape of the eyebrows can really enhance your appearance and frame the face.

Over the last few years I have tried tons of eyebrow pencils, setting gels, powders and markers and there's still many, many more that I want to try ( I have my eyes on the Anastasia Beverly Hills range & the new Benefit brow shaping products :) ) but I decided to share some of my absolute favourite products that I have been buying over and over again ! 

Ps. All these products are mainly for Blondes, but they are also all available in different shades, for redheads and brunettes :)

#1 Powders 

One of my all time favourite powders for filling in my brows is MAC "Omega" eyeshadow,

It is the perfect Blonde shade, it is a taupe/light ash shade, there's no yellow undertones to it and it suits every blonde hair colour and would also suit redheads. 

My second fave is the Essence Brow Designer Duo ( sorry I can't tell what the shade is as it rubbed off the packaging :( )

I love that it has the light and darker shade as I like using the light shade all over the brow and use the dark shade on the end of the brow for more definition and for a soft, gradient effect.

The pigmentation of the powders is brilliant and the shadows are very nice and soft, so you only need to use a little bit, the Essence Brow Duo is also super affordable as it only costs a few Euros & it comes in 3 different shades, there's a lighter blonde duo as well as a darker one for brunettes ( my one is a taupe/light brown duo ), there are also brow stencils included and a small slanted brush to help with filling in the brows on the go.

I love using powders for a very soft and natural finish and they are very easy to use and help to fill in all the gaps if you have thin, sparse brows.

#Pencils

I've tried literally about 30 different eyebrow pencils, yet these are the ones that I keep coming back to.

My all-time favourite have to be the Essence Brow Designer pencils, My favourite shade is 04 Blonde. It is the darker, blonde shade. 

I've tried MAC, Dior, Maybelline, Rimmel and many other high-end & high-street brow pencils, but NONE of them compare to this pencil which costs less than €2 !

The Essence eyebrow pencils are soft enoughthat you don't have to put too much pressure on it to create a sharp and defined brow and hard enough not to have the product crumble down your face as some of the pencils have done on me many times before !
There's no waxy texture, just pure perfection. I don't think I will ever say enough good about this eyebrow pencil as no words could describe my love for it !

I will CRY if it ever gets discontinued :(

It used to come in 4 shades, blonde, 2 brown shades and a black colour, but they have recently come out with the lighter shade called 05 Soft blonde, which is lighter than my 04 Blonde,

I thought I'd like the lighter shade more, but I really do just love the 04 Blonde ! 

Another really good pencil, that I have re-purchased is by No7 and it is one of their Beautiful Eyebrow Pencils. I was very sceptical at first, as I am not mad about the No7 range , but I was very impressed with it, I have first purchased it with one of the Promo Vouchers that are handed out in Boots sometimes, that entitle you to a few €€s off the No7 purchase, but I have since bought this pencil for the full price, since I really liked it ! It is more on the yellow side of the Blonde, but it really looks nice, the texture is very similar to the Essence pencils, but it does have a slight waxy feel to it, it has the spoolie brush on the other end which comes handy to brush the brows through while filling them in. 

 And last one of my fave pencils has to be this Retractable Eyebrow pencil from MAC in "Fling"

I don't have one of these on hand at the moment as I simply find it too expensive ( around €18 for 0.09g of product ! ) but I do love this pencil.

It is self-sharpening, retractable pencil and what I loved about it was the very small tip of the pencil. It allowed for a full control and made it very easy to fill in every single gap in my eyebrows.

It was super easy to get a defined brow in seconds.

The downside of the product was definitely the price and many times I have twisted too much of the pencil out and it does not twist back in, which sometimes the product would break off and go into waste and in that was it also didn't last me for too long, which for the price, was heartbreaking.

I did re-purchase it a few times thought and I always enjoyed using it & the finish was always satisfying !

#Brow Sets

 After filling in the brows it is very important to set them with a good eyebrow gel to keep the brow hairs in place. 

Eyebrow gels come in a clear form as well as tinted.

I personally prefer the tinted ones as I find that they make sure that there are no nasty, little gaps hidden between my brow hairs.

People with thick and full brows can easily get away with using just the Brow sets rather than filling their brows with powders or pencils etc.

 My favourite brow sets have definitely to be the MAC brow sets. I find that these are the only ones that really keep my brow hairs from dancing around my face all day.

For a few years I have been using the "Beguille" one which has a regular mascara wand (smaller than the actual mascaras though ), but with the recent MAC's collection that was all about the eyebrows, I have discovered the Prolongwear waterproof brow set in "Emphatically Blonde". Straight away I have fallen in love with the teeny tiny brush that allows for a full control when setting the brows. The shade is also lighter than "Beguille" making it more suitable for lighter blondes ( I found Beguille more suitable for Ash toned blondes or dark blondes ).

I'd recommend everyone to invest in one of these as they might be a bit pricey but they will last you for monts if not years as you only need to use a little of the product at the time & trust me, a good brow set will change your life ;) 

  

As well as trying some high-end brow sets I have tried many affordable, drugstore ones and these have to be my faves.

Catrice Lash Brow designer

This is a regular, clear brow gel mascara and it really helps to keep the brow hairs in place.

Essence Guerilla Gardening Eyebrow Mascara

I really love this one in particular as it is tinted and also has tiny fibres added to the formulation making it super easy if you're in a hurry. The little fibres coat your natural brow hairs giving the effect of a thicker, fuller brow. I sometimes wear this on its own if I am in a hurry ass it adds colour and definition to my brows without having to spend time filling in my brows, just one or two brushes through my brows and I am ready to go ! Unfortunately I think this was a limited edition product so it is not available on the regular Essence stands, but you might be able to get it off Ebay or Amazon if you're interested in trying it out :)

Maybelline Brow Drama Sculpting Brow Mascara

This is also one of my faves, specifically for the brush that it comes with.

The round, ball shaped tip of the brush is brilliant for sculpting out the brows and really setting them in place, it is tinted which is also a bonus.

#Gels

My favourite gel products have to be the MAC Fluidline in "Dirty Blonde" which is the same formula as their fluidline gel liners, but made specifinally to be used on the eyebrows.

I've only started using it recently as I never got the chance to get my hands on them before ( These brow fluidlines are limited edition and the Dirty Blonde shade was always sold out before I even knew they came out :( ) 

I've been using it like everyday since I got it and I AM IN LOVE !

I use it with my MAC 266 small angled brush and the gel formula is waterproof and smudge proof.

It is highly pigmented so a little bit goes a long way.

I love the finish of it as the gel formula allows for a very defined, sharp, clean finish and the brows stay on all day ( I find that the eyebrow pencils tend to fade off a little bit as the day goes by ) !

It is definitely my favourite eyebrow product and I have my eyes on the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrows too as they're supposed to be just as good !

The next eyebrow gel product is the MAKE UP FOREVER Aqua Brow.

It is a waterproof Eyebrow Corrector which comes in a tube.

Mine is in a shade #15 and I find that it is the exact same texture and colour as the MAC "Dirty Blonde" except for, it comes in a tube rather than a pot.

I don't use it as much as I probably should as I find it drying very quickly as I apply it to the eyebrows which gives me a lot less control than I gel with the MAC brow gel,

but the formula is definitely waterproof.

It has lasted through many sweaty workouts in the gym and didn't come off in the shower until i cleaned it off with a make up remover !
I also use this with the MAC 266 brush.

Both of these are just as good, but for some reason I love the MAC Fluidline a bit more and it is a part of my daily eyebrow routine. <3

#Other Brow Accessories

These guys help me to "clean up" and define my brows.

Catrice Eyebrow Lifter

This is a pale pink coloured pencil whichI really like toapply underneath the brow as the brow bone highlight. It also helps to clean up the edges underneath the brows.

I also like to apply it onto the lower waterline which helps to brighten up the eyes.

Catrice Camouflage Cream Concealer

 This is my favourite concealer for cleaning up the brows. It's super creamy and quite thick and really helps to define and correct the brows.

It is a perfect dupe for the MAC Studio Finish concealer & it also works great on covering up the blemishes.

I also wanted to share my pictorials on how I fill in my eyebrows using pencil & gel:

#Pencil

In this tutorial I've used the Wet'n'wild eyebrow pencil in Taupe, Catrice Eyebrow Pencil & Catrice Cream Camouflage Concealer.

#Gel

In this pictorial I've used my MAC fluidline brow gel in Dirty Blonde, MAC Brow set in Emphatically Blonde & Catrice Cream Camouflage Concealer.

Hope you guys enjoyed this post !

Let me know what you favourite Eyebrow Products are ?!

A. x