I can't get enough of this pencil. I feel like I ever since I started using this which has only been the last two months or so, it's just amped up my eyebrow game. And I owe it all to the amazing spoolie! Truthfully, I rarely actually use the pencil itself (my friend gifted it to me, but in the shade "Granite" so it's quite dark for my natural hairs), although I do use it very lightly if need be and it does a reasonable job. It's definitely not as pigmented, but I think that's a good thing as it's always better to feather brows on rather than have sharpie looking caterpillars.
Right now I'm currently using my Australis eyebrow pencil in dark brown while I use this spoolie to brush my hairs and distribute the product evenly. I'm positive if my friend had given me a shade much closer to my natural hairs, I wouldn't ever think about touching other products to use for my brows! I highly recommend this product, even if it's just for the spoolie.
I have the shade medium brown which is the perfect shade for me. The retractable pencil is super handy (can never find a sharpener when I need one!) and until I broke it off the spoolie on the end was super handy. This has great longevity on my brows, and followed up with a brow gel is my perfect combo. Have had mine for probably 18 months and am still going!