Operating like a standard pencil, this product was easy to grip and swipe across my brow, getting under the arch and along the tail. The texture was smooth, not overly creamy or grainy, and the pencil seemed sturdy, like it wouldn’t break with extended use. UK mainland only. Surcharges apply to the following locations The Channel Islands & Isles of Scilly We tested 38 eyebrow pencils from the most popular makeup brands to compare the texture, usability, pigment, and performance of each. After fluffing, tinting, and prepping our brows using these beauty products, we created a list of the five best eyebrow pencils for beautiful arches.

I would definitely recommend this one, especially considering the price,” said our tester. It earned a high score in all of our tests, and we think this is a solid eyebrow pencil for someone with a lower budget. And it’ll save you from creasing your brows because you won’t be frowning at the price! Eyebrow pencils are great for drawing a specific brow shape or sketching in individual "hairs" onto sparse brows. Madison Yauger is a PEOPLE commerce writer covering beauty, home, travel, and other lifestyle topics. Her work has appeared in Food & Wine, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Health, and more. To choose the top five eyebrow pencils, she compared texture, feel, pigment, shade range, ease of application, and our testers' insights (She was one!). We also consulted celebrity eyebrow specialist Joey Healy on the best way to use a brow pencil.

Though there are only six shades (some variety couldn’t hurt!), the low price and high quality make this eyebrow pencil a great value. Brush on a hint of this tint, and your brows will achieve the no-makeup makeup look with an effortlessly natural appearance. If eyes are the windows to the soul, eyebrows are the window dressings: Full, well-shaped arches can instantly make your eyes look defined and face more polished, with or without other makeup. Not born with perfectly lush brows? No problem. There are myriad types of eyebrow products on the market to enhance what you have: Kylie delivered with this “kybrow” pencil and frankly, I was impressed. As the tester for this pencil, I was a little nervous because the pigment is fairly light, and my eyebrows, alas, are not. However, the color surprised me with how buildable it is, allowing me to darken the hair strokes by making several passes, and still retaining a natural look.

The saturated pigment of this pencil makes it a great tool for the ombré style brow. Healy says you can create an ombré look “by blending more in the front and less on the end,” — creating a light to dark look from the center of your eyebrow to the tail. Eyebrow gels help tame and shape brow hairs, and come in versions that are clear or tinted. Some also contain fibers to mimic the look of brow hair. Eyebrow tints are longwear liquids that temporarily color brows and are often waterproof or water-resistant. AB, DD8, DD11, IV, KW1 KW14, PA21 PA40, PH17, PH26, PH30, PH35, PH37,PH39, PH41, PH49, PH50, KW15, KW16, KW17, ZE, HS, PA20, PA41, PA49, PA60, PA75, PA77, PA78, KA27, KA28, PH42, PH44, IV40 You may not be an Italian heiress, but that doesn’t mean you can’t channel Lady Gaga’s eyebrows from House of Gucci. This Gucci powder eyebrow pencil creates an Oscar-worthy brow perfect for a full glam look. Its creamy texture glides across the brow, and feels lightweight on the skin. The pigment is dark, and perfect for outlining and filling in gaps in the brows.

But if you don’t have naturally slim brows, she says to be cautious of deliberately removing hairs for the sake of it. During a day of glam in our Manhattan lab, 10 beauty testers (including this writer!) got to work on our brows with 38 of the best eyebrow pencils on the market (designer! celebrity lines! drugstore!). We tried them all, testing for texture and feel, pigment, shade range, and ease of application.

Eyebrow powders are pressed powder pigments that can be brushed over brows for a softer, more natural look. We created the PEOPLE Tested seal of approval to help you find the very best products for your life. We use our unique methodology to test products in three labs across the country and with our network of home testers to determine their effectiveness, durability, ease of use, and so much more. Based on the results, we rate and recommend products so you can find the right one for your needs. Our tester had no trouble gripping the pencil and maneuvering it across her brow. Once her brows were thoroughly filled, our tester praised this pencil for not leaving any gaps. “The color I used was deep brown, and a little dark for me, but it still looked natural,” she observed. Though the small shade range (five colors!) makes it difficult to get a perfect shade match, it’s not a deal breaker. As a writer for PEOPLE, I usually live behind the computer screen, but as a lover of all things brows, I participated in the eyebrow pencil test (IRL!) as one of the testers. It was love at first swipe when I brushed the Charlotte Tilbury eyebrow pencil over my brows. As one of several testers for this batch of beauty goodies, I got a close look at this sleek rose gold pencil. I loved its smooth application, solid texture, and rich pigment (yours truly has dark brows!). But we don’t stop there: We also regularly re-review the categories in which we’ve awarded the PEOPLE Tested seal of approval — because the best product of today might not be the best of tomorrow. And by the way, companies can never buy our recommendation: Their products must earn it, fair and square.

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Power too agrees that bespoke is best. Key to the various brow services at Benefit Cosmetics is the consultation. “We talk you through the process and advise the best brow styles for your face and how to maintain them,” she says. For the last decade, full, bushy brows have been upheld as the North Star to aim for with one’s beauty look, regardless of age or face shape. Heavily influenced by millennial models and reality stars, from Cara Delevingne to the Kardashians, the brow industry boomed thanks to this flattering beauty staple. But since Gen Z's influence took hold of the beauty agenda – with their nostalgia for the Nineties and Noughties feeding collective trends – thin brows have returned to the limelight. Now, it seems we're all ready to raise our eyebrows once more.