I'm definitely pleasantly surprised by this product - I only recently started actually paying attention to my brows (now it's one of the central parts of my daily makeup routine!), and so was curious to see how a mascara-like coloured brow gel would go. I am a natural blonde, but my eyebrows have always been darker, and so I decided to see if using the blonde shade would lighten them to give a better match to my hair.
For starters, the application is very easy - just brush along the brows to instantly tame them! It does leave them rather crunchy, but then at least I know they will stay in place! The colour of the gel did help lighten my brows, and I found the colour to be slightly lighter than the blonde L'Oreal Paris Superliner Brow Artist, which I also use.
Strangely, I did not notice a huge difference in the 'plumpness' of my brows - I have reasonably thick brows so this actually is not a huge issue for me, but I am curious as to how this works on sparse hair, as for me it leaves a very tell-tale colour on the skin rather than creating the illusion of hair.
At this stage, I will continue to use a brow pencil or the ELF brow kit to fill in the gaps, but am a fan of how well this keeps my brows in place over the day - no unruly caterpillars here for me!
I was lucky enough to receive this product from BR to trial, and I am happy to report I have been using it every day since it arrived! I have the dark brunette version.
The product comes in a simple black tube, with a brown lid and gold writing. The packaging is nothing special really, and it’s about the size of a standard mascara tube. The wand is about 1cm long which might be good for thicker brows but personally I’d prefer it to be a bit smaller. The gel is I would say a dark brown colour which looks very natural on my brows.
I have been using this gel on its own most days, and it adds volume to your existing brows while making them slightly darker aswell. The fibres in the gel stick to even your smallest brow hairs to give the appearance of fuller brows. This gel is a great everyday option for giving your brows a bit more definition while still looking natural. It holds my brows in place all day, without feeling sticky or thick and the gel dries quickly, but not too quick that you need to rush which is great. If you prefer to have more defined brows this also works great over filled in eyebrows just to give a bit more oomph and to hold brows in place.
The only thing I didn’t like is the size of the brush, It’s a bit too wide for my brows and this can make it a bit messy if you’re not careful, so I normally have to clean up a few spots around the edge of my brows. I will definitely continue using this product though, as it’s easy to get a bit more definition without spending the time it would normally take me to fill them in.
Tips: Take your time when applying, as a little goes a long way and the the brush is quite big so it can be messy.