Review: Eylure Shape & Shade Brow Pencil & Tamer Medium to Light Blonde

Eyebrows are insanely important to me. You’d be surprised at how much difference the shape and shade of your eyebrows can make to your whole face.

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Okay, a tad extreme – but you see my point?

Whenever I get my brows threaded (post here) I’m always shocked at how much wider my eyes look, and how much brighter my whole face looks. But whilst my brows are thick, they’re slightly sparse in places so I fill them in with a pencil everyday. My go-to pencil is the Sleek Eyebrow Pencil in Brown but I’ve recently been trying the Eylure Shape & Shade Pencil & Tamer*.

I love the built in spoolie at the end, it’s so convenient and saves a bit of time searching through my makeup to find one!

I personally don’t think brows should be filled in black, so I use dark browns. The colour itself is perfect for me but is marketed towards medium brunette to dark blonde but I’d say that it could be slightly on the dark side.

The pencil is a lot softer than its Sleek counterpart so I use a gentle hand. It’s also not as waxy so it’s not great for holding brows in place.

I find my brows are quite full in the middle and sparse at the ends, so it’s the ends that I really concentrate on.

The left is just my natural brow and the right is my brow filled in with the pencil.

I personally like the result. It’s very natural without making my eyebrows look like they’re two massive slugs sitting on my face.

I get a great wear out of it, although I do find that my brows don’t look as sharp at the end of the day but this could be down to my oily skin.

Bottom line: I love the convenience of the duo but the pencil isn’t the best and it’s a bit too soft for my liking. I’d be more likely to use this in my makeup bag while as a touch-up while I’m out and about, as opposed to when I apply my makeup in the mornings.

Eylure Shape & Shade Pencil & Tamer comes in three shades and is available from Boots and Amazon, prices start at £5.11.

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