BEST GEL BASED BROW PRODUCTS

Brows, brows, brows! They frame your face, can transform any look and (along with contouring and highlighting) can even change the shape of your face... The general rule tends to be: the bigger your eyebrows, the slimmer your face looks and vice versa... 

A few years ago, I completely neglected filling in my brows, but now, I consider it the most pivotal part of my entire makeup routine. Over the years, I've had a lot of brow disasters, but after trying hundreds of products on the market, I now feel like I'm in a very good position to talk about some of my favourites! 

I'm going to do a series of brow posts. This one is going to be about my personal favourite kind of brow product- creamy and gel-based pomades!

Firstly, I want to talk about the Anastasia Beverly Hills, Dipbrow Pomade (£15). This product is considered the mother of all brow products and has been a bestseller for years... Despite having unbelievably high expectations, the Dipbrow definitely didn't disappoint!

16-year-old Rikki thought this was very pricey and was reluctant to pay £15 on a brow product of this size, but fast forwarding to 19-year-old Rikki, I am very happy I took the splurge and think the pomade is worth every single penny... I want to mention that the size of the product is extremely deceptive. I purchased this over 3 years ago (in the shade Dark Brown) and I've only just reached pan, which really goes to show that a little goes a long way. Not only is the product long wearing and long lasting, but you can tone it down for a natural look or build it up for a more dramatic and bold look. The consistency is creamy, light and bouncy, it smoothly glides on the skin! Oh, and did I mention that the queen of reality TV, Kim Kardashian, is a huge fan of it... What's not to love?

More recently, I went to the John Lewis in Bristol and added £84.50 worth of Benefit brow products to my collection. 

My personal favourite was the Benefit, Ka-BROW (£20), yet another pomade. It's similar to Dipbrow but is much dryer in consistency, and it's a lot less easy to move and transfer than the previous product. Saying that, it is very pigmented and long wearing. I got this in shade 6, which is the darkest colour you can get. It's waterproof and already comes with an eyebrow brush (although I prefer to buy them separately). My eyebrows literally last the entire day and night if I combine these two amazing products together! 

It's important to remember that with gel based products, you need an eyebrow brush! I don't have any specific one's that I would recommend, but my two personal favourites are pictured above... The black one is the Sigma, Brow and Lash E80 Brush ($12) and the beaded one (believe it or not) is the Claire's Accessories, Bling Makeup Brush Set, (£7)- no hate please, it was an absolute bargain and by far the best eyebrow brush I own! I would always suggest buying an eyebrow brush which is angled and similar to that of an eyeliner brush. This way, you can get sharper edges and a much more defined finish look.

Rikki x