I was looking for a good eyebrow pencil with a spoolie several months ago and got the BDB Universal Brow Pencil after asking around the forums. My initial concern was really just getting a good spoolie that I can dump in my bag (and not lose) when I’m in a rush to go out. The spoolie was perfectly fine, it was enough to comb my very fine eyebrow hair. However I found the shade a bit too dark for me. I’ve really tried to work with it in so many different ways but it never comes out the way I like it to be. I have tried light strokes following my brow hair, I’ve tried just shading or outlining then shading. It either comes out really drawn (not a fan of hard drawn brows) or half shaded brows. My problem is that if I put a little amount of pressure the strokes really come out harshly, but if I don’t put enough pressure, the pencil won’t draw at all.
I have really fine brow hair but I’ve also had good experiences with brow pencils, except that the products I’ve tried before don’t have a spoolie on them. In saying that, I think it’s because of my fine brow hair that this product doesn’t work on me. More than shading the thicker side of my brows, the ends of my brows need a lot of shaping and filling and this product is not the best for it. I probably won’t buy it again and definitely can’t agree with it being a universal shade, but I can recommend it to other people with thicker/shaped brows that only need a bit of filling.
I picked this up when I went over to Australia and starting off, I do like the packaging of it, with the spoolie on one end.
I do find that the claim of 'universal' doesn't work so well for me, with my darker hair and fine brows. It seems to be too brown and whilst it worked, I have found that other brow products work better for me, so personally I won't be repurchasing.