Nad's Facial Wand Eyebrow Shaper

I’ve been waxing my brows at home for a while now, I had purchased some wax strips for the ever darkening top lip, and as my brows needed plucking, thought I’d give them a go. Once I got the hang of strips, I thought there’s got to be an easier way, so did a bit of research and found this wand. It didn’t have terribly good reviews here, but I had won a voucher for a pharmacy, So technically it didn’t cost me.

I rolled it in my hands to warm it a little, even though the wax was “ready to use straight from the box”,it is winter and the bathroom can quickly bring the temperature of products like wax to less than ideal. I was quite surprised to find the wax was at a great consistency.

The wand made it very easy to apply the wax in the right area (always a worry when I use pre-waxed strips, that I won’t see myself accidentally placing the wax part over my brow and rip it off without realising!). I placed a strip over the wax, but it virtually lifted no hair from the skin. I tried several applications, re-read the instructions, even tried the other brow, but virtually no hair removal.

The skin around One of my brows was left quite red and swollen, I realise now I should have done a patch test and given it was around my eye area, will definitely do this next time I use a product like this around the eyes. I applied an after wax oil treatment (that came from a similar brand with other wax products I use) and over the following days got worse and definitely put me off giving the product a second chance. No one commented on my swollen/darkened skin, but I felt like it was screaming out at people - I would not liked to have put makeup over it that week.

I gave the wand to a friend to try, she hasn’t braved it yet! I won’t be using this product again, back to the pre-waxed strips that I know work for me.

I absolutely love the Nad’s Facial Wand Eyebrow Shaper and have been using it for years to achieve a great brow wax at home. I love that I am able to take the time to shape my brows in the way that I like. The wand allows for precision and control and I like to use a few thin and even layers of the wax to ensure all the eyebrow hairs are coated before removing with the cotton strips. I like that the wax is water soluble so that any mistakes can be easily fixed by rinsing with water. Such a good value for money product! I will continue to repurchase.

I thought this would be easy. Silly me! A runny wax and had to to make a couple of attempts to actually wax anything. In the end I gave up. Maybe it's just me and lack of skill? But I won't buy this again.

The gel wax is amazing at removing unwanted hair, but the gel comes out at the side, and it makes it hard to apply and shape the brows. I’m left with uneven eyebrows now, and have to wait for it to grow back.