I trialled the Taupe shade of this brow product. It's one of the lightest of the shades available for brunettes I believe. It was more of a brown/grey type of shade, which worked well for my hair/skin tone.
The product itself is a cream formulation, rather than powder and comes with an dual-end applicator - a brush on one end and a spoolie on the other. The applicator is a good size for handling. The small jar of brow colour is generous given you don't need a lot to define and fill the brows. It's a nice glass jar as well, making it easy to handle and feeling a little luxurious.
For use, I went a little heavy handed on the brush the first time and found my brows to be very dark, so I recommend very lightly dipping the brush in the product to start, and build on it from there. I used the brush to outline the brow. The angle brush with product makes defining the brow shape quite easy, and the line is nice and tidy, even for an amateur like me. I felt confident sculpting my brows from first use. You can then fill the brow with more product using the brush. The product itself being creamy meant that some of my rebellious brow hairs were tamed and in line with the others - which I really liked. The spoolie is the final step and I just brush my brows to blend and soften my application a little. The product definitely leaves you with defined brows. I'm not sure to me they felt that natural though - but they did look fabulous. With more use I've ended up filling my brows with the spoolie rather than using the brush and added any more product, and that for me, felt like a more natural look. With more confidence I did switch to my own brow brush as I felt it was better at defining my shape, and I was used to using it - but there's nothing wrong with the one provided either.
The best bit with this product is that the cream doesn't smudge or wear off through the day. By the end of the day my brows looked the same as they did first thing. Love it!
Removal - like the lip ink, the 'stay-put' type products seem remove well with micellar water and a cotton wipe, so I tend to remove my brow product same time as eye makeup and lippy and then cleanse all over. It's relatively easy to remove with this regime.
All in all I like the product. I think for me, it took a little while to master a look that I felt comfortable with, but that's the great thing about the product - it's buildable, so you can start light, and build on it from there. There's a lot of product when you consider how much you use when applying, so I do wonder if it dries out over time. Time will tell.
All in all another great Maybelline product
The formula of the pomade is very smooth and creamy and the product applies really easily. It is not a super dry formula, but it does dry down to a powder-like finish when applied to the eyebrows.
It is super easy to apply and blends nicely. The product stayed on my eyebrows all day without smudging. I even wore it on a cardio day once and it did not budge or smear and it still comes off relatively easily when I use my oil cleanser at the end of the day.
I received the colour 01 Taupe which looked a lot lighter in the pot, but to my surprise it applied much darker on my brows. My brows are naturally quite dark and full, but this shade was a perfect match to fill in my sparse areas without making my eyebrows look too heavy and dark.
The pomade also comes with a dual-ended angled eyebrow brush and eyebrow spoolie. The bristles of the angled brush is quite stiff and I wished it was a bit thinner for more precision, especially when filling in the tail of the brow. I liked the spoolie end though, as it is slightly bigger than the average spoolie and blends the product nicely to soften the front of the eyebrow.
Tips: Only a little bit of product is needed to cover the eyebrow and because of the formula, it is buildable and blends really well to make the eyebrows look more natural.