This isn't a Brow Pencil, oh no. It's a Brow Sculptor. (Insert some bumpf about the architecture of your face in a Californian drawl here, and you're on the same page as Mr Ford.)
It's a very good brow product though - despite having both Suqqu and Shu Uemura brow products in my collection, I bought this after seeing it used on a friend. The actual brow stuff is in a flat chisel shape, similar to the shape of the Shu Uemura Hard brow pencil when it's sharpened at the counter in the naginata (staff-sword) style. This shape enables you to achieve a very defined, precise brow.
I bought shade 2 Taupe - a greyish brown. It's a little darker than Shu Uemura Seal Brown, but similarly has no red tones.
There's a brush at the other end for grooming the brow hairs up before applying the pencil; this allows you to see where there are gaps that need filling more easily.
You can then unscrew the brush to reveal a sharpener hidden away in the end of the pencil to maintain the chisel shape. This is a lot safer than sharpening a Shu Hard brow pencil with a craft knife! (I use a normal pencil sharpener with my Shu Uemura - I'd sever a hand trying to sharpen it in the blade shape myself.)
My eyebrow before filling in:
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A Fabulous result! You've got me lemming now!
ReplyDeleteHmm.. I think I'll stick to my Japanese trio (Shu Uemura, RMK,Suqqu) for my brows. They have all my needs covered at the minute.
ReplyDeleteAs for the naginata sharpening style, I practiced a few times on normal pencils and can now do it myself. I was afraid I was going to ruin my pencil at first, but it's just a matter of practice!
Looks lovely, but almost identical to the No7 brown definer which I love! though the shades are probably more limited, I had no luck finding a grey-brown in the No7 collection.
ReplyDeleteI have one of these, it is a bit hard and I felt I was drawing a line and not blending it very well. Then again it could be my technique, as your brows looked really good :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Samantha - try using the end rather than the whole length of the pencil to apply - that works best for me. It is darker than my Shu - if you want a more subtle brow, I'd go for Shu.
ReplyDeleteYou could also try brushing through with the brush after applying instead of before.
I hope you can make it work for you!
Odyssey - you are brave! I bet I'd injure myself :S I do prefer the colour of the Shu a bit more.
Thanks Nia and Jamillia. :)
There's no Californian drawl. Do you mean Texan drawl since Tom Ford is from Texas?
ReplyDeleteHello Anon - well I suppose I do :D It doesn't sound very Texan to me, but my ear for accents is obviously as good as my head for Geography.
ReplyDeleteGosh - I just discovered your blog and I love it, but I really can't see much if any difference between your natural and filled in brow!
ReplyDeleteHello Murt - thank you! It's a subtle difference, and mostly on the ends as I don't like the look of a heavily filled in brows. Oddly with brows, you can probably see the difference most in context of the full face - it just finishes it off a bit.
ReplyDeleteIf you watch the video on hair washing I posted recently (or look at the still for it) you can see the filled in brow with the Tom Ford (20 December). In my W3LL face picture (01 Jan) my brows are unfilled.
I do tend to like quite subtle changes with make up :)
Desperate for advice/products to use since my eyebrows stopped growing - sooo self conscious!
ReplyDeleteNatural colour was dark brown - too thin, too thick, no day the same! HELP.
Barbara
Hello Barbara - how upsetting! Have you spoken to your doctor to see what might be causing it?
DeleteI think the best brow product for getting natural looking brows is still the Shu Uemura Hard Brow pencil - the Tom Ford is a bit more obvious. The Shu deposits less colour at once, but is better for a more subtle/delicate look. If you want something that really stays put all day, Suqqu brow pen is extremely good, and is specifically designed for sparse/non-existent ends of brows.
Make dots with the pencil where you want to start, arch and end your brows before you start pencilling them in - that way you can control the shape and make sure they are both relatively even. Then join the dots up with feathery strokes. Please let me know if a video would be helpful and I'll try to do one for you.
Ooh, I think an eyebrow vid would be *excellent*
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I'll see what I can do :)
DeleteHi Grace, I love your blog and really look forward to your posts. I have very sparse brows and Suqqu isn't available in the US. Does the Tom Ford pencil in blonde have warm tones? Do you think the Tom Ford pencil would work for almost non-existent brows? I have been using Armani's brow pencil for years but would like a lighter ashy shade. Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteHi - I can't remember for sure, but I don't think the Tom Ford Blonde was noticeably cool or very light - it was more about the depth of the Shu Uemura Seal Brown pencil. I will double check next time I'm near a counter.
DeleteAnastasia does a brow pen that might be worth a look (I haven't tried it myself.)