If you've been a reader for a while, you'll have picked up on the fact that I'm OBSESSED with eyebrows! I'm a die-hard petitioner for well groomed, well shaped eyebrows - my heart skips a beat when my eyes settle on some perfect 'brows. Having never tried an eyebrow pen before, curiosity got the better of me and soon enough Stargazers slid through the letter box along with the corrector pen.
My first impression was that they look exactly like marker pens - there's nothing girly or...make-uppy about them. These wouldn't look out of place in a mechanic's tool box or something equally manly, y'know? Still, they're practical and I like practical in terms of packaging! The slanted angle of the eyebrow pen makes drawing on those arches a doddle, whereas the pointed tip of the corrector makes erasing mistakes equally simple.
Shade 2 is a medium brown, which blends in easily with my dark eyebrows. It can be layered for a darker finish if you have any bare patches which need a little more definition. The pen can be twisted and tilted easily to get a different strength of line, meaning that whether you have thick or thin eyebrows, you can get a perfect arch. As for the corrector - while the idea's good, the product lacks a little. While it does remove the eyeliner pen, it turns the edges of it red and smears it around, meaning then you have to tidy up carefully with a decent concealer.
I'm wearing the Stargazer eyebrow pen in these pictures and I love how my eyebrows look! Bold, dark and defined - exactly what I want! It also lasts really, really well without smudging or fading and doesn't run or smear in the rain. However...the pen itself hasn't lasted as well :'( I've been using it for just over a week and already it's considerably drier. For the last few days I've been going over the pen with my old, trusty eyeshadow (MUA Shade 19) to even them out, but I'll definitely be looking into other eyebrow pens in future.
Stargazer eyebrow pens are available in two shades - 1 (black/ charcoal) and 2 (dark brown) for £4. Available from the
Stargazer site, larger New Look stores and a variety of costume/ party/ alternative stores.
* Products sent for review purposes. Opinions 100% honest and my own - as always.
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