Maybelline Brow Satin Review

When I saw this on TV, I got pretty excited because I am a sucker for products that are a two-step process, I don't know why but they just really appeal to me.

I have the darkest shade this comes in, and the packaging is really sleek and simple. It comes in a plastic casing, with a dark lid on each side so you can't tell which end is which is a bit of a pain. But what really bugs me with this product is the fact that one lid twists off and one lid pops off so I’ll be yanking at my lid, and it does nothing because it’s the screw off one. I find it so confusing. I wish they were the same (in regards to twisting/popping off) but I assume they are different to distinguish which end is which but I don't think it does that well.

One end has a pencil which I really like. The size is something I'm used to working with so I found it easy to create the look I wanted with small strokes as well as more defined lines.

The other end has a white sponge tip and you simply push down on the tip to release the powder. I found I had to push down a few times for the powder to start coming out but that was only the first time. I do find the click-type dispenser a bit gimmicky, but I don't know how else they could design it. I think this end is a good idea because it smooths out harsh lines and fills in other gaps which are perfect.

Overall, I really like this product and it is my favourite brow product from Maybelline. It gives my brows a filled out look, and can be quite natural depending on how you blend and fill your brows out.

When BR offered to send me brow products I was all over it like... Cara Delevigne on brows. Although I feel far too old to be saying brows on fleek I still like to search for that product to bring me closer to perfection. Or at least closer to being OK. My brows although having nice shape are quite light in colour so I like to have something that adds a bit of colour and hold to my brows. I can't claim the success of the shape of my brows to myself though as I'm far too lazy and get them waxed every 5 - 6 weeks. I snapped this product up in the shade dark blonde, which I really like.

This brow product is so different from anything else that I have tried. At one end is a retractable gel type pencil (not as creamy as the Brow Precise) and at the other a wee sponge with powder on it. The powder is in the lid so each time you put the lid on more product gets dispensed onto the sponge. To be honest I had to go onto Youtube to figure out how to use it. Maybelline have some great videos on there with how to use it. So the idea is that you first use the pencil part to lightly fill in your brows then put the powder on top and it sticks to the penciled in parts. I found it weird to have a brow pencil without a spoolie included, but a pencil only has two ends I suppose!

I found this a bit strange to use but it did create a nice natural look. The pencil is nice and small so makes for easy application of small strokes. My one big problem with this product was I got a wee bit of fall out with the powder end and as it was so pigmented that even if I tiny bit dropped onto your face it is quite hard to flick off without ending up with a line of colour across my face (especially when I do my brows after doing the rest of my face makeup). I also found that the sponge didn't make for a particularly accurate way of applying the powder either. It meant I had to clean up a wee bit around the edges. I did like it though and I think it makes for a easy and natural looking way of filling in your brows if you had sparse parts. For me though I found the two steps too much work just to add colour as I felt they still weren't set in place. I would much rather use just a creamy pencil, or a brow powder by itself.

Interesting product to try out, but it won't be one that gets added to my everyday routine. I do think this could be great for those that are filling in some more sparse parts though.

I love filling in my light blonde eyebrows and this product combination is perfect for that. I also have sensitive skin and had no issues with irritation. The product is easy to use and quick to apply. I had it in the shade dark blonde. The pencil is a nice balance between creamy and waxy to get the right amount of product onto the brow with precision. The pencil is a little wider than other pencils I have used which makes it difficult to get the fine tip at the end of the brow. The powder applicator applys a small amount of product each time, which is just enough to fill in the gaps on each brow. I found that just using the pencil and powder did not last all day at work on my eyebrows and my blonde brows began to show through therefore if you have lighter eyebrows like me I would recommend using a tinted brow gel to set the hairs in place. It would also be good if it came in blonde as I felt the dark blonde was slightly too dark for everyday wear but great for a bold brow and made my blonde eyebrows show up over the colour when the product was used alone. I would definitely repurchase as for $16.99 from Farmers it is a reasonable price for both a pencil and powder and is cheaper than other products which only come with a pencil and spoolie.

So far I have been loving this product but there are a few things I don't like. Starting off with the good, I was a bit worried that the dark brown wouldn't match my black hairs and that the brown would stand out around the hairs but the dark brown works perfectly and the colour of the powder actually warmed up the colour of my brows. I was glad that the texture was not waxy and it went on smooth and was easy to blend in with a spooly. The powder was also easy to apply and dispensed the perfect amount.

I usually have a hard time filling in my left brow as the top part is thinner and has less hairs than the right brow. With the other pencils and powders that I have used, I found it hard to get the left brow to look fuller and natural in that part and it is easy to tell that there is product trying to fill the gaps. I was sure I would have the same problem with the brow satin and this was the case when I used the pencil side. This made me a little disappointed, however, when I applied the powder over top, it actually made it look fuller and for the first time I was able to get it to match the opposite brow.

Overall the brow satin is a great product, that for me left a natural looking set of brows which I love!

Some of the things that I didn't like about the brow satin was that I found the pencil a bit big to hold and the actual pencil product was a bit thick and made it hard to get a thin line. When I first tried to apply the powder, it had a bit of fallout onto my cheeks but that was the only time and doesn't seem to do it now. Also I some how managed to smudge my brow which hasn't happened to me before so maybe this is from the product being quite creamy.

Other than these little issues, I would definitely think about buying this product again :)

I've been using this pencil every day for over a week now, and I'm still undecided as to whether I like it...

At first glance this looks like any other wind up brow pencil or eyeliner, but on the other end it has a sponge applicator that dabs into a small pot of powder concealed in the lid. It's a very clever design.

The pencil end worked fine; it was quite a soft light pencil, which is great if you don't want harsh lines, but I found it was almost too soft and I had to use quite a lot of product before I could see any change at all. The product wore down quite quickly as well and I feel as though this would probably run out after a month or two, which is not very long compared to the products I would normally use. However, I am usually a wax and powder girl, so I enjoyed having the precision of a fine pencil nib. It's also great that it winds up, so you don't have to worry about sharpening.

The powder end was a very good idea in theory; it can set the pencil lines you have drawn and fill in any gaps, however I found that it was hard to get very much powder on the sponge.

I feel like this is a good time to say that that the pencil didn't come with any packaging or detailed instructions, just a picture of which order o use which end, so I searched YouTube and found an official Mabelline video showing how to use this product. The sponge end it in a point (imagine a very tiny half beauty blender) and the video said to use the edge of the sponge on the main part of your brow, and the point on the thin ends... again good in theory, but I found that it was only the tip that held enough product to apply to my eyebrows. When it worked, I was happy with the results, but when it didn't, I found I was simply smudging around the pen and making gaps more visible, rather then covering them up.

I was using the shade 'Dark Blonde' as I have gone from dark brown to blonde over the last 6 months, and have so far continued to use dark brown eyebrow colour. My eyebrows are a natural brown colour, but sparse enough that I thought a different coloured product could change the appearance, but I didn't actually notice too much of a difference with the dark blonde, slightly more 'subtle' but still gives a brown finish.

The longevity of the product was great, I didn't experience any smudging throughout the day and they looked as good as they did first thing in the morning when I went to wash my face at night.

A negative is that I would have to apply something else over the top to hold my eyebrows in place (like applying a small amount of hair spray) which I don't have to do with my wax and powder.

Overall this product hasn't won me over or totally put me off. I think this is a product I would throw in my handbag as a back up if I didn't have time to do my eyebrows in the morning.

I was super exited to be asked to trial this. It is literally an eyebrow kit in pencil form. On one end is a wind up gel pencil to outline your brows and the other end is a fill in powder. This seems like perfection has finally been invented for people on the run. The eyebrow kits I have used take time and preciseness. This cuts all that in half and make it far less effortless.

There is a clear lid on the gel pencil end and a brown screw top lid at the powder end. This keeps them protected from breaking or gathering dust and dirt. I chose the darkest brown that was available because it allows me to achieve the bold brows I like.

The gel pencil is very thin which allows me to get a sharp and precise line. It winds up which means that I don't have to continuously sharpen. That's a big tick already. The pencil is quite waxy feeling but it means that I only have to press lightly to get a good line. The powder is a whole other level. It's like a pump action applicator with a sponge smudger tip. You press in and out the applicator to allow the powder to come to the surface. This is where it got tricky for me and resulted in the three stars. It's very hard to apply and to get even. It doesn't look very natural nor bold. It looks just like powder in my sparse brows. It was very awkward to keep the powder at the tip constantly with having to pump it up and down. It wasn't easy to apply that side at all.

Once I got my brows to the place I wanted them I gave them a run for its money. I wore my brows done in this to town for the day and found that on a gusty day, if I don't put a staying powder on the powder blows out leaving me with a line and faint fill in. Lucky for me I took it with me to reapply should the need arise.

Verdict: I love the idea of this pencil and the gel pencil. The only thing I don't like is the powder applicator and the fact that it doesn't stay put in wind, even with a setting powder. I would buy it just to use the pencil if not anything else. Worth the money? For the pencil on it's own definitely! I love this to line my brows with.

This product is great for those wanting an easy, natural application for eyebrows, enhanced the brows with a nice soft look, would definitely recommend.

I was lucky enough to be chosen for the trial team for this product, and have been using it for a couple of weeks now until I decided to finally sit down and write this review. I was sent the dark brown colour, because my hair colour is black. The Brow Satin product itself is a double ended pencil, with a thin, soft pencil on one end, and a spongey powder on the other end. To start off, I have to say that as someone who is still trying to figure out eyebrows, this product was initially a bit difficult to use properly. There were minimal directions on the packaging, and so my first attempt to use this product ended up a disaster, as I ended up with over-dramatic brows. The shade of the pencil is much, much darker than the small amounts of powder which comes out, only after pumping it quite a bit. I realise that the pencil is intended to define the brows, and so it makes sense for it to be darker, but when the powder doesn't have much colour payoff at all, it ends up becoming a bit difficult.

However, I found that after a few trials and errors, and figuring out where to start defining your brow, and how much you need to build up the powder, my brows stood out nicely and looked quite neat. I ended up becoming more impressed with the product as time went on, and now it's one of my favourite brow products!

One end of the product's got brow product which is quite easy to use when I'm filling in my brows, and the other end's a brow pencil which makes this product pretty convenient. The pencil draws on with little pressure, different to most brow pencils where I usually have to push harder for the pigment to show. I still find that I have to use my concealer afterwards to 'block' out some of the brow products because I usually prefer a more defined brow look, but this was easy to use when I'm in a rush and just want an easy brow product (as compared to the ABH pomade).

I had really high hopes for this product but I found that the pigmentation and colour pay off just wasn't there. I found that I had to press quite hard to get the product to show up in my eyebrows and then once I added the powder I found that it made my eyebrows look quite intense and very dense looking. The only area of my brows where I felt like it worked was on my tails to make them even but that was about it. I probably won't use this product again just due to the fact it didn't achieve my desired brow style as easily as other products I already own.