Holy Grail Beautyy . . .

• Cruelty free YES
• Fragrance free YES
• Cheap at $4 AUD
• Matte Cream product texture
• 2 shades

This is my third brow product from Essence, you can read the other reviews here and here.

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I really hoped this would be a super cheap, super brilliant brow product but alas it is not.


The shade is too blonde, it needs to be a tad more taupe to be a feasible colour to wear. The product itself is too soft, soft like velvet unfortunately, perhaps the hint was in the name....!

If it was a little more waxy like the NYX Jumbo Pencil it would have been better but it's just too soft. Unless you have fabulous brows and need a tiny little something and your brows are pure white as well then this shade in particular will not help you.

A miss this one is, I can't think of any alternative use for this product either.

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• Cruelty free YES
• Fragrance Free YES
• Cheap $9 AUD
• Three shades available
• Spoolie attached
• Vegan Friendly YES

This is my first eyebrow pencil from DB Cosmetics.

I have previously reviewed one pair of faux mink lashes which you can read here.

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This is a pencil product with a spoolie on one end.  The colour is great perfect even.  Its the right tone for a medium to light blonde.  The problem with this pencil is it is a tad too soft.  It kept its shape for the day but I didn't feel confident with it.


The pencil has already had to be sharpened after only one use on both brows.  I might try putting it in the fridge or freezer to see if that helps matters.

If DB Cosmetics alter the wax level that would be great in the formulation.

I will not recommend this pencil.

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DB Cosmetics

• Fragrance Free YES
• Cruelty Free tba
• Four shades available - Clear, Light Brown/Blonde, Medium Brown and Black/Dark Brown
• Cheap at $9.99 AUD

This is my first product from this brand.

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I have pure white eyebrows naturally so I always use brow products, with colours in the taupe to light brown shades.  This brow mascara is in Blonde/Light Brown.  It is a tube with a mini brush just like the Benefit Gimme Brow product.  The mascara colour is good in a neutral taupe neither too cool nor too warm. 

The experience I had with this product is mixed.  I applied the mascara on top of the Rimmel Professional Eyebrow Pencil in Hazel and unfortunately this formula is too runny and too much comes out on the brush, so to avoid product clumping as much as possible on the brow you need to give it a good clean off first if you want to have a clean and even application.


The brush itself is great its a good size being small and tapered at the tip, the product stays in place but not as good as the Benefit Gimme Brow as it doesn't define as well.  It does not 'build brows'; its more of a stay in place product with colour added hence the name mascara in its product name.  It does apply well over pencil. 

If the product's tube could clean off the extra product when you pull out the wand it would solve the excess product wastage and the problem of too much product on the brow itself which would raise my rating from average to good.

I definitely recommend as a cheaper alternative to more expensive products.

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1000 Hour

• Cruelty Free YES
• Fragrance Free YES
• Cheap 
• Four shades
• Has a brush

This is my second ever product from the brand Essence.  You can read about the first product I experienced here.

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I don't usually have a good experience with Blonde specific eyebrow products because they are just too soft in their pigment it is hard to get a defined lines or areas.  Once again, it happened with this pencil.  There is another blonde shade called Blonde so I am unsure if that is even lighter or what.  There is other shades available and even though it has good reviews on the website, I cannot attest to that as I won't be purchasing the black but I may check out the brown.  The other thing was that the actual product is so hard! I run it along my hand and nothing comes off!

I checked the reviews on the Essence website and people seem to love it but I cannot see how.

I won't be able to recommend this pencil.

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Essence

•  0.02 ounces product
• Inexpensive $7.17 AUD
• Cruelty Free NO
• Fragrance Free YES
• Four shades 
• Spoolie

 
This is one of a few Maybelline eyebrow products that I have now used.  You can read it here.

Beauty Guru

The main issue with this pencil that makes it unusable, is the amount of wax in it.  It seemed promising but after a few strokes the end of the pencil was visibly bent.  Subsequent tries deliver the same result which makes it incredibly difficult to get a sharp defined hairs or shape.  The pigment is not good enough and together with the wax issue makes this product not worth it.

I do not recommend this pencil.

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Maybelline

• Three shades available 
• Very Cheap $5 AUD for 0.12 ounces
• Cruelty Free YES
• Vegan YES
• Fragrance Free YES
• Brush applicator

This is my first brow product from Essence.

Beauty Guru

When I ran out of Benefit's Gimme Brow, I bought this one to see if it were equal to the Gimme Brow.

This product is really good, the lightest shade 01 Blondy Brows wasn't available where I purchased mine but 03 Softy Brown Brows is too dark! It definitely keeps your brows in place.  The brush is a little too big which is my only other criticism that I have. 

This product in Australia is around $5 which is an absolute steal!

I would love to get a chance to purchase the Blondy Brow version so hopefully one day I will.

Definitely recommend!

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