Not every woman can boast of beautiful eyebrows of the correct form. To make them ideal, some go to beauty salons and do tattooing or coloring, while others prefer to adjust their shape with a pencil each time they apply makeup. But finding the right long-lasting eyebrow pencil is not easy.
Criterias of choice
Most women believe that the secret of an expressive look is a correctly selected shade of a pencil. Makeup manufacturers offer two to four colors to choose from. As a rule, it is black, light and dark brown, gray. Sometimes even options for evening makeup are offered - these are mother-of-pearl pencils or cosmetic products with sparkles. There are sparkles in some products for daily makeup, but they are very small and only give a slight natural gloss. You need to navigate in the choice of shade for the color of the hair, choosing the closest tone of the pencil.
In practice, however, things are not so straightforward. The texture and saturation of the shade of a persistent eyebrow pencil is determined by the softness or hardness of the lead. Soft shades are much better shaded, while hard ones are more convenient to draw an eyebrow bend. The basis is also different: powdery or wax. The complete set of resistant eyebrow pencil can be supplemented with a brush for blending. Sharpener is attached less often.
Soft pencil
Resistant eyebrow pencils are soft and hard. A soft pencil will be easy to apply, but it stains not only the hair, but also the skin. This makes the eyebrows unnatural, too bright and too expressive. But for an evening make-up or simply for dark-skinned girls with a bright appearance, such a feature of a cosmetic product may only play into the hands.
Another negative property of a soft pencil is that it can blur from sweat or in the heat. Such a product, especially if you choose with vitamin supplements, is suitable for owners of dry skin. A soft pencil is quickly consumed and inconvenient to sharpen. It is best that he lie down before sharpening a couple of hours in the freezer.
Hard pencil
A solid, resistant eyebrow pencil dyes only the hairs, only a little color remains on the skin. This makeup looks very natural. In addition, with the help of a hard pencil you can create delicate images, give the eyebrows the necessary shape and draw contours well.
Powdery or waxy
On the basis of distinction are still powder or wax pencils. Both types of cosmetic products are equally easy to apply. But the second option is better to choose with naughty, constantly disheveled eyebrows. Using a wax-based pencil, you can give the eyebrows the desired shape, fix (8-9 hours), smooth and obedient even the most stubborn hairs, tint the eyebrows in the desired shade.
Powder pencil has a more delicate texture and fits easily. Makeup artists recommend using such cosmetic products in the cold season or for normal to dry skin. Powder pencil does not break even on oily skin and gives the most natural effect. True, it is difficult to find a persistent eyebrow pencil on a powder basis - such cosmetic products do not last long on their own.
To make the shade more saturated, apply a powder pencil on wet skin. But it can not be sharpened when the stylus is wet. If the lead is damaged, such a pencil also needs to be sharpened a little.
There are still gel and liquid pencils, but such types are not particularly common, they are difficult to find even in large cosmetics stores. Gel additionally moisturize (so suitable for owners of dry skin) and give a natural shine. Liquid also moisturize and easily apply, give a rich shade, but can leak if applied incorrectly.
Pencil hue
Determining how suitable the shade is is best in daylight, because artificial lighting can significantly distort the tone. Brunettes should choose a shade two to three tones lighter than hair, but if the hairs are black, you need to choose a pencil darker for the same two or three shades. If the hair is brown or chocolate, the black eyebrows will look ugly.
It is better for light-haired and red-haired girls to choose an ashen color, beige shades - to blondes. If the hair on the eyebrows is colorless, you should pay attention to light and warm colors. Red-brown and brown pencils are suitable for fiery red hair.
For gray hair, it is better to choose a gray or taupe eyebrow pencil.
Manufacturer
Cosmetic products from Dior, Bourjois or Givenchy are often leading in the ratings of persistent eyebrow pencils - all these are French manufacturers. In the first lines of ratings and European brands Essence ("Essence") or Rimmel ("Rimmel"). American MAC ("Mac") and MaxFactor ("MaxFactor") do not need special introduction. Good analogues of professional cosmetics can be found in the product lines of budget brands Pupa ("Pupa"), ArtDeco ("ArtDeko"), Maybelline ("Maybelin").
Luxury Pencils
According to reviews, the most durable eyebrow pencil in the luxury segment is Dessin Des Sourcils by Yves Saint Laurent. The average cost is 2130 rubles. The cosmetic product is enriched with coconut oil, which allows it to easily glide over the eyebrows, giving them the desired shade. Yves Saint Laurent offers a pencil in four shades with minute sparkles. They are not visible, but give the eyebrows a natural shine and volume.
Dessin Des Sourcils is a wax pencil that gives a light shade when applied softly and is darker and more resistant to pressure. Additionally, there is a brush with which you can remove the lumps, slightly shade the tone, comb the eyebrows. Both the pencil and the brush are closed with protective caps. When applied tightly, the pencil is very resistant.
Disadvantages: when applied in several dense layers, lumps may appear, in addition, the pencil is not very economical. With daily use, it will last for four to five months.
Another good product from luxury cosmetics is a Japanese pencil for 2,700 rubles. Resistant eyebrow pencil Long wear brow is a mechanical flat stylus. There is also a brush in the configuration, and quite unusual, like for pencils. The tone lays evenly and well, softly shades, the color is very persistent.
Average price category
A tool quite popular in the middle price category is a persistent eyebrow pencil from Sephora (375 rubles). The pencil is convenient to use, it is easily applied to the skin. The wax structure makes the product really very persistent, it does not spread. It shades well, does not fade during the day.
Reviews of the persistent eyebrow pencil highlight another product - ArtDeco Eye Brow Pencil with a creamy, slightly oily texture. The lead contains palm kernel extract, which allows it to easily glide over the eyebrows and thoroughly stain. There are six shades, three of them mother-of-pearl, suitable for evening makeup, three are matte, for everyday, natural make-up.
Maybeline's Brow Drama is another decent cosmetic product. The manufacturer offers a mechanical pencil with good pigmentation (but still brand makeup artists advise using it in two layers) and high durability. The texture is unusual, very soft, with a satin finish. Resistant eyebrow pencil (photo below) does not leave lumps even when layering, does not float on heat or oily skin, but is very quickly consumed. And the amount of funds is small. Cost - 470 rubles.
Budget cosmetics
Among the products of budget brands, the most persistent eyebrow pencil is the Belita-Viteks Belarussian customer reviews, professional makeup artists and cosmetologists. Even the manufacturer calls the product "pencil-tattoo." The texture is quite hard and very dry, but the hue is quite saturated. The color lasts for a long time and does not blur even on oily skin. A brush is attached to the cap to blend the tone if necessary.
The pencil is cheap and economical. It is long enough even with daily application in several layers. The average cost is 160 rubles. The formation of lumps with strong pressure can be considered a small drawback. In addition, the manufacturer offers only two shades, both dark and not suitable for blondes.
A good and budget (180 rubles) pencil is in the "Rimmel" line. Professional Eyebrow Pencil does not spread, but does not scratch the skin, like some hard and cheap products. A rich shade and lasting result - perhaps this is enough for such a price. For 100-150 rubles you can still buy El Corazon Russian-Italian production. The pencil is waterproof, holds well and does not spread. It is distinguished from other budget products by a rich palette - as many as 11 shades close to natural.
The budget choice is the American KIKI Browliner. The pencil is waterproof, lasts a long time and does not spread. When applied in several layers, lumps can form that are easily cleaned with a brush (not included). The product is economical - the pencil has a long lead, which is consumed for a long time.
A very popular cosmetic product is Vivienne Sabo Coup De Genie. Presented in four shades close to natural. Enriched with shea butter, palm and vitamins. The texture is soft, allows you to change the color intensity by pressing force. True, softness is the reason for uneconomical consumption.
Alternatives
Not all women can deftly with a pencil, and even the best products are sometimes not suitable. To correct eyebrows, you can use shadows, mascara, gel, wax. Mascara is not very suitable for shaping, it is often used for brightness. Shadows are the best option. It is very convenient to apply them with a special brush, the shade is natural, the eyebrows will look harmonious. True, not everyone is comfortable using friable shadows. Then fit compact or in the form of a cream. But gel and wax are used only to give the eyebrows the necessary shape, and not for color.