There is absolute good cause as to why this pencil is so highly raved about. I don't know why it's so much better than just normal pencils but it really is.
I bought this from Beautylish, ages ago actually. I had an ELF pencil that just kept going and going. I've been eagerly waiting to use this one so I wa very glad when I finally used up my other one.
The packaging is pretty standard for an eyebrow pencil. It is long and thin and has a cap on each end. One side is the spoolie and one side is the pencil. I love the spoolie, I kind of thought that a spoolie is a spoolie but this one easily brushes out your brow hairs plus blends out well too without feeling scratchy. I have the shade dark brown and it's a perfect shade match for me. Nice and dark but not too dark and a good cool tone. The pencil on this is retractable so you don't have to worry about sharpening and because the tip is so thin, it kind of stays in a point anyway. I find this easily fills in my brows and just keeps them looking so good. It must be some combination of a good formula and a thin tip that makes my brows look way better than usual. I really dont know but it works and I'm loving it. I find the colour lasts all day although I do set it with brow gel too.
I can't really think of anything bad about this. Maybe my tiniest gripe would be that I wish one of the caps was clear. I always end up opening the side that I don't want first. This is a bit more expensive also but I don't think it's totally unreasonable.
I'll definitely buy this again, I have the billion dollar pencil to use after this which I also enjoy but I think the Anastasia is the winner for me.
I got this as part of my makeup swap it was my request bc the price here is arrrgh.
It comes in a box with gold detailed writing. The pencil itself is a retractable dual ended pencil with lids on both ends. A spooley at one end & the retractable pencil the other end. The pencil has gold embossed writing on the exterior. Contents a dual ended pencil as stated with lids a spooled to one end & a thin retractable 0encil the other end. The spooley is very nice to use not soft it's coarse & define. The pencil is very fine&thin; & very pigmented. Effects: The spooley defines the bird hairs& brushes them out adequately to be able to in with product afterward. It gets the hairs going th direction they should be going. The pencil is so so thin yet pigmented & it's soft to the skin it feels weightless & undetected however it's apparent once looking at your brows. It's good to fill in aswell as to give the brows definition & the outlines for guidance of brow fleek. It doesn't seem to be waxy however I haven't swatched it the brows don't seem to feel tacky or waxy. I like this product & would need to perfect use of it. Its my third brow pencil & what I can tell which is beneficial from ABH is the spooley, the thin pencil & the lightweight texture of the product. Yet it's pigmented colour.
Tips: Go in after use with a spooley then a pomade lastly a brow gel to set the brow fleekness