It's been almost a whole YEAR since I've posted a product review! Wow!
Alright...I'm going to cut to the chase! I freaking LOVE this product! Maybelline's Master Shape Brow Pencil rocks my socks!
I'm a bit of a make up addict...or geek or whatever. I love watching tutorials and teaching myself new methods and application techniques. You can have the most skillfully made up face and undo it all by not taking care of your brows.
The Master Shape Pencil is really the best brow pencil I've ever tried. I've tried lots of drugstore brow pencils. Most of them lack any fluidity of stroke. Typically I've had to push quite hard to dispense any of
the color onto my skin. This kind of defeats the purpose of a artfully designed brow. It's pretty obvious when it's taking too much effort to color the skin between the hairs. I also found it difficult to find a shade that blended well with the hairs of my brow and skin tone.
On a whim I purchased the Maybelline product and gave it a try. The pencil comes pre-presharpened with a fine brow brush on the other end. I have dark hair, so I chose the Deep Brown pencil. There are multiple colors to choose from.
This product flows easily from the tip with minimal effort allowing the user to draw in quick short strokes to get the desired effect. The product has a waxy quality that helps the hairs to stay in place. Once you've applied the product blending is easy with the fine stiff brush on the end of the stick. The product stays all day but is easily removed with your skin care routine.
The only difficulty I experienced with the use of this pencil is that it is made of plastic. I was very confused as to how I was supposed to advance the pencil product so I Googled it and found I wasn't alone. You are to sharpen the plastic with your eyepencil sharpener. My old one wasn't cutting it so I purchased a new one, also made my Maybelline New York. It's a double one with a large and small opening. It sharpens easily now with my new sharpener and I could NOT be happier with this product.
My face finally looks "done" when I'm finished with my routine...the brows have it! Really they do!
This product is widely available at grocery stores and drug stores or wherever Maybelline is sold.
Despite the sharpening dilemma I give this product 5 Stars!
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