The Suqqu Eyebrow pen received a massive boost in popularity after being featured by makeup artist Lisa Eldridge, to the extent that it was very difficult to find one in stock for a while. On my last trip to Selfridges London, I struck lucky and managed to buy one in 01 Moss Green (they did have 02 Brown in stock too, I deliberately chose the Moss Green).
The nib is extremely fine, giving precise lines that can be deepened/widened by applying additional pressure.
Is this really green? No, not obviously. It's a slightly khaki/ashy toned charcoal colour to my eye, which works well to give a bold, cool eyebrow colour which is much softer than a black eyebrow product. I'd recommend the brown shade for a more natural look, or for blondes. The colour is transparent, so it doesn't look blocky or obvious unless you overcook it. Unfortunately, one of its good points is also a potential negative - it dries very quickly and then doesn't budge until you remove it, so if you do accidentally overcook you have to remove the lot with makeup remover and start again. When I was getting used to the nib and the amount of pressure I need to apply, I did end up with brows that looked a bit tattooed on a couple of times.
Applied - my brows are extremely sparse at the end, and this fills them in without adding too much artificial width (I have naturally fine brows - I don't pluck other than to tidy obvious stray hairs). I find applying in short, feathery strokes works best for the most natural effect.
Suqqu Eyebrow pen costs £20, and is available in the UK from Suqqu counters in Selfridges Birmingham and London.
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This sounds great. I am such a lazy bones with my brows.
ReplyDeletethat's so cool! I have never seen anything like that!
ReplyDeletei just love Suqqu products in general - fab product!
ReplyDeleteI have a huge problem trying to get a decent match for my brows which have an annoying patch of white hairs in one, and have stayed light brown whilst my hair has gone naturally darker - I am determined to try this before the year is out and really wonder if a sludgey khaki green is my true brow colour! Thanks for this. Jan
ReplyDeleteI've not seen anything like this before, looks great! I tend to be a bit heavy handed with brow pencils (especially the softer, creamy ones), so I might give this a go. The transparent colour looks really natural. Thanks for the review and swatches!
ReplyDeleteGreat colour match, looks really natural x
ReplyDeleteWhen I was at the Suqqu counter at Isetan Tokyo getting a makeover, the MUA used this only for the ends, not for filling in the brows. She used the brow powder for filling in. It's a wonderfully natural colour for that purpose. I never thought I needed this as a brow product until I experienced it.
ReplyDeleteThat looks great and so natural. Mine are sparse at the ends and I know it can be hard to fill them in without looking *done*. I wouldn't have known you had a brow product on if you hadn't said.
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