This brand-new high-street eyebrow pen, which promises 48 hours of wear and appears to have doubled the number of brow hairs, has been put to the test by beauty editor Laura Mulley.
Even if I’m not wearing any other makeup, and even if it’s just a quick brush through with a spoolie, doing my brows each morning is non-negotiable as someone with fairly unruly eyebrow hairs. Although I have my favorites, I’m always willing to try new ones, like this brand-new high-street brow pen.
You might have noticed Kendall Jenner’s perfectly defined arches in the brand ambassador’s new Faux Brow Tint Pen’s recent launch from L’Oréal Paris (you might have seen the ads). This unusual-shaped felt tip pen has two prongs that make it easier to draw on hair quickly and offers long, water-resistant wear that is smudge-proof.
It’s typically available for £11.99 (always good value, I think), but today only offers it for £10 at Boots as part of this week’s Boots £10 Tuesday sale. What I thought of it, in this image…
Here is what I’ll be buying after taking a first look inside Sephora’s newest UK location.
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My eyebrows are fairly thick, but they do have gaps. I usually fill them in with a brow pen or pencil before applying a gel to hold them in place because of regular use of brow serums like this one.
You can draw on more stggered, natural-looking hair-like strokes with these three or four-pronged brow pens because they both have very long and fine nibs, which allows you to draw more slowly and naturally with a natural-looking, hair-like style. No dragging or splodging is achieved by the felt tip’s extremely flexible, super-thin, smooth, even line of ink that is extremely easy to produce.
I’ve previously found some brow pens to be so subtle that they can’t be seen or need to be repeated for the lines to be obvious. However, Faux Brow is quick and easy to use and leaves my brows looking fuller and thicker.
This pen held up perfectly throughout the entire day without smudging, even though I didn’t test the two-day-wear claim (we should all be thoroughly cleaning our faces at the end of the day).
To give a little more of a contrast to my actual brow hairs, I would probably choose the dark blonde shade over this light brunette if I were to buy it again, which I absolutely would.
To prevent smudging, I applied a light coat of my go-to REFY Brow Sculpt to the hairs to secure them (if you’re using brow gel, wait until the ink is dry completely first to prevent it smudging).
The price of the NYX Professional Makeup Lift and Snatch Brow Tint Pen, which is currently reduced from £11.99 to £9.99, is another brow pen I’ve tried and really like.
Source: Mirror
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