September Product of the Month
4:56:00 PMBenefit Brow Products
When it came to choosing September's product of the month, it was a little tough since I've purchased so many products this month. I've had about 5 or 6 hauls this month, so A LOT of product to choose from. If you didn't know, Benefit Cosmetics recently released a line of brow products, some new and some "oldie but goodie" products in fancy new packaging (which I love). Benefit designed their packaging for this line after magic wands. It features beautiful chrome packaging that does in fact look magic
magical.
1. Gimme Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel
2. Goof Proof Brow Pencil
3. ka-BROW Cream-gel Eyebrow Color
4. Precisely My Brow Pencil
5. Ready, Set, Brow 24 Hour brow setting gel
6. Brow-ZIngs Tame and Shape kit
7. High Brow Glow Luminous highlight and lift pencil
8. BROWVO Brow Primer
9. 3D Browtones Highlight Instant Color Highlights
My favorites this month are the Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil in shade 5, the ka-BROW cream-gel eyebrow color in shade 5, and the Gimme Brow Volumizing Brow Gel in shade 5,
Goof Proof Eyebrow Pencil in Shade 5 $24
As someone who has a love/love relationship with eyebrow pencils, this was the product I was most excited to try from the launch. This pencil has a unique teardrop shaped tip on one end and a spoolie on the other.
Pros
1. Convenient packaging that features a spoolie on one end
2. Teardrop shaped tip allows you to outline brows, fill in, and draws hairs all with one pencil.
3. Pencil itself is creamy making it easy to apply and easy to clean up any mistakes
4. Great shade range (shades including a shade for my redhead beauties, and a warm and cool dark option)
5. Ergonomic triangular packaging makes the pencil super easy to hold and use
6. Nice amount of product
Other favorite brow pencils
ABH brow wiz .003 oz
ABH brow definer .007 oz
Ub brow beater .001 oz
Goof-Proof Pencil
.01 oz
Cons
1. Not my biggest gripe, but people have complained about it so I'll mention it. Both ends of this pencil have the same exact cap. I personally could care less, but the other brow pencil from this launch has a pointy cap on one end so you know which side is the pencil and which side is the spoolie.
2. When teardrop tip wears down it loses it functionality. The pencil still preforms beautifully but the tip shape is no longer a pro.
3. It's creamy! I know i just put this as a pro but it can be a con as well depending on your skin type. I get very oily around my eyebrow area so the pencil tends to wear off in the front if I do not set them with brow gel. Also its softness makes it a littler easier to make mistakes, so definitely not "goof-proof"
ka-BROW! Cream-Gel Eyebrow Color with Brush in Shade 5 $24
I was going to repurchase my ABH Dipbrow Brow pomade and decided to give this a go instead. It contains .01oz of Benefit's cream-gel color, and comes with a mini eyebrow brush that conveniently attaches to the top.
Pros
1. It's an all-in-one kit, it comes with a brush in case you don't have one. You can use the brush by itself, or you can flip the brush and and attach it to the top for better control. when you're done just flip the brush back and put it back into the top.
2. I love the formula of this brow gel. It's easy to pick up, and glides on smooth, and is easy to build up for natural to dramatic Instagram eyebrows.
Cons
1. The jar itself is pretty small, so its a little more difficult to use a larger brush than what comes with the product
2. The brush is small, this allows for more precise application but it takes longer to apply than normal.
3. While the attaching the brush to the top is a cool idea, the shape of the top makes it a little awkward to use that way
4. This formula claims to be waterproof and wear for 12 hours...it's...not. It's pretty much the same as the Goof-Proof Pencil when it comes to that. Its super creamy and wears off when introduced to oil, if not set with a gel.
Gimme Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel in Shade 5 $24
I was never really a huge fan of anything besides clear brow gel, but my eyebrows have been super thin lately so I felt like I needed some extra volume in my life, so I bought this eyebrow gel. This isn't a new product, it's one of the "oldie but goodie" products in fancy new packaging that I mentioned earlier, and they have added a new shade as well. So let's talk about it.
Pros
1. The super small brush makes it perfect for brows, especially thin brows. I hate brow gels that have huge mascara sized wands. Things tend to get a little messy.
2. The wider range of shades makes it easier to get a natural looking brow
3. The formula really does extend the life of whatever brow products I use underneath
4. It makes my brows look hairy. Since my brows are so thin, it's so easy for my brows to look "drawn on", no matter how much time I spend drawing in thin baby hairs. But this product literally takes my brows from "drawn on" to "on fleek". How did I live without this ??
Cons
1. I use the darkest shade of the brow gel and it runs gray with can be super noticeable if it gets on your skin.
2. Clean up is nonexistent. If you mess up your brows with this product, grab some makeup remover and prepare to begin those brows again.
3. It will only grab onto existing hair, but wont create new hairs
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