I never thought a brow powder would be as good as a pencil and I did not think it would last very long being powder based. How wrong was I? I am not one to use much make up, if any at all because I am not really into makeup...rather, choosing to sleep in for another 15 mins than spend time doing my face, and besides, I go to the gym most days and find it too much trouble to to reapply in my limited lunch hour. So, I mostly go ‘au naturale’ and only do my brows. Even though I have dark hair, my brows are very fine and also very sparse, and you can hardly see them. I have been experimenting with different brow pencils but have yet to find one that will stay on long enough during my lunch hour in the gym and then the rest of the afternoon at work without paying an exhorbitant price....until I tried this product. This looks like an eyeshadow, comes in a round silver container with a see through lid that twists off. At first I was quite sceptical about using it but it was recommended by the beautician at the Mecca store and I sampled it there. I was really impressed with how easily it was to apply and the look was stunning....looked really natural and the powder was so easy to apply, you brush it on just like eye shadow. It was amazing and it stays on for much longer than I thought it would. It’s not sweat resistant but it’s just as good as a brow pencil I have used that proclaims to be. I find if I just pat my face around that area without touching my brows, I don’t have to reapply after the gym and jt lasts til the end of the day. My brows are not symmetrical so they need a bit of artistry applied to them. I first outlined my brows with a brow pencil to make them look even as I have a higher arch on one side than the other and a lower arch on the opposite side to that. Then I used a brow brush that has a slanted brush at one end to apply the powder by using light brush strokes. After this I finished off using the spoolie at the other end of my brow brush to blend it all in. The shade of the powder I got was taupe which looked too light for my dark brows ( I have black hair) but was just perfect when applied, giving a very polished natural look. The powder pigment blended well into my brows giving them a really slick and tidy look.
The only thing I don’t like about this product is that it doesn’t come with a brow brush. If you don’t already have one of these, the outlay seems quite expensive but it lasts a long time snd given how quickly I get through brow pencils, it’s not too bad when you take that into account.
While living in Asia, I had my brows tattooed, and they faded something terrible, I have been using BRB since - one container has lasted over 2 years, and I use it everyday, doesn't look like running out.
Tips: I have dark Grey hair (dyed) so use a mix of Brown (Taupe) and Grey (Raven) BRB gives me a great natural colour I love it.