I was lucky enough to receive this in the shade Taupe from a friend. You can however pick this product up for AUD$19.60 from beautybay. The packaging is lovely but practical and feels quite expensive. A glass pot with a plastic lid. On the lid is a golden logo.
Taupe is a lovely darkened blonde with a hint of grey. For me this colour creates quite a dramatic brow but I quite like that for a night out. To use this I use a small angled brow brush. It has the texture of a cream eyeshadow which at first I found extremely weird when I first got it. I was expecting it to be like a thick gel like I have used in my Benefit Brow Zings kit.
I find to apply this it is best to put a light amount over your brows and then I comb it through quite thoroughly to get an even coverage of colour then brush hairs into place. I then use a cotton bud to clean up the edges. I find it incredibly easy to use too much of this product. In saying that it is easy to use too much product you still use nothing at all, I can imagine that if this didn't dry up (which I imagine it will at some stage) that it could last you years. The staying power of this is amazing! My brows are in the exact same spot at the end of the day as they are at the start when I use this. If you didn't wash your face (ew) I could imagine this staying in place for days.
For me this isn't an everyday product as I feel it needs a bit more effort to make it look perfect than using a powder or brow pencil. However it still has a time and place which for me is when I have extra time to look nice, or a day long event, or if I'm doing my makeup in the morning but have something on at night. So it has a time and place for me, but that isn't everyday.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade has received a lot of attention on the Internet over the past few months and after reading many positive comments I slipped it into my Nordstrom order. This highlights the only negative aspect to the product: it is affordable but not particularly accessible. For direct shipping you can order from the Anastasia Beverly Hills official website, BeautyBay or net-a-porter (net-a-porter have beautiful packaging) or if using a forwarding company such as Youshop, you can order from Nordstrom and add in a few other goodies. It is not available in Farmers or pharmacies within New Zealand.
Previously I had been using the E.L.F brow powder, which did the job but did not last all day. The dipbrow is not a powder or pencil, but a creamy, dense product that would perhaps be most similar to a pot lip balm consistency or gel liner. It is contained within sturdy, sleek packaging that prevents the product from drying out. have been using this product daily for 3 months and there is very little dent in the product and no drying out is visible.
I use the Real Techniques brow brush to apply this product and find it perfectly compatible. It does build up on the brush quickly so I wash this brush more often than my other makeup brushes. By starting with a small amount of product and brushing it through my brows I am left with even, defined but natural looking brows. This product allows for different preferences to be explored as more product can be added depending on the definition and darkness that you want to achieve. The formula allows for a natural line to be achieved, or precise definition, depending on how it is applied. I have noticed no smudging and the product stays in place all day with no fading. I use the Blonde shade, which looks lighter in the pot than it does on the brows and is possibly too dark for those who want a 100% natural, girl-next-door look with blonde hair. There is a good colour range available and with some internet research it should be easy to find your ideal shade.
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade is as easy to use as the E.L.F brow kit, but provides the lasting power, definition and colour selection of a pencil.
Tips: Start with a small amount of product and then build up to create an even coverage.