Hello everyone!
So over the past few weeks I was eagerly searching for an avenue to make my début at imitating the recently favoured trend of bold and dramatic eyebrows. As you will see below, I have unruly eyebrows, predominantly because I'm too scared to wax the top off in case I end up looking perpetually inexpressive afterwards. But what sparked this new-found determination to be "in with the times" was when I began to notice in photographs, particularly when taken with the flash on, that my eyebrows were grey. This was unsettling to say the least and was what motivated my search for a holy grail eyebrow item that could fill in the few gaps while concurrently not making the brows look overly fabricated and stencilled. (Only because they're already full and shapely - I am in no way disparaging anyone who prefers to draw their brows on afresh.)
Rating: ★★★★☆
So over the past few weeks I was eagerly searching for an avenue to make my début at imitating the recently favoured trend of bold and dramatic eyebrows. As you will see below, I have unruly eyebrows, predominantly because I'm too scared to wax the top off in case I end up looking perpetually inexpressive afterwards. But what sparked this new-found determination to be "in with the times" was when I began to notice in photographs, particularly when taken with the flash on, that my eyebrows were grey. This was unsettling to say the least and was what motivated my search for a holy grail eyebrow item that could fill in the few gaps while concurrently not making the brows look overly fabricated and stencilled. (Only because they're already full and shapely - I am in no way disparaging anyone who prefers to draw their brows on afresh.)
I bought the Maybelline Eye Studio Master Shape Brow Pencil in the colour "Deep Brown" which is the darkest available. I purchased it for around $9 from National Pharmacies as I'm a member, but I believe it's around $11 - $12 from Priceline and currently on sale for just over $5 from Chemist Warehouse.
Review:
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Maybelline Master Shape By Eyestudio Brow Pencil in Deep Brown
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The item is easy to apply, pigmented, and comes with a complimentary soft grooming brush on the other side of the pencil to brush the eye brows beforehand, and can also be used to blend out the pencil after it's applied to the eyebrows if it appears too harsh etc.
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| Swatch of the Maybelline Master Shape by Eyestudio Brow Pencil in the colour Deep Brown |
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| Before application |
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| After application |
As you can see the difference isn't monumental but then again it neatens everything up and fills in the few gaps I had in the brow perfectly.
Pros:
- Easy to apply
- Comes with a grooming brush
- Affordable
- Pigmented
- Stays on for a long time (though the products' longevity can be extended by applying a brow gel)
- Great for minor improvements
Cons:
- Not the greatest item for people who want to re-shape their brows completely. In that case I'd recommend researching "Anastasia Beverly Hills"- my beautician recommends their products highly.
- Can be clumpy - but the brush helps blend them out
- Pencil gets blunt often
Rating: ★★★★☆
4/5 stars.
I'm not giving it 5 stars only because the pencil gets blunt incredibly quickly and the product can be clumpy. Otherwise it's exactly what I was looking for so definitely dig out a couple dollars and buy this at your next opportunity if it seems fitting for you!
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