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Rant & Rave: Brow Gel
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Brow Gel
When they actually hold without getting super-crunchy, so love them. Nothing to rant about except the crunchy ones!
— Christine
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I am ashamed to admit that I have never even tried one out yet! LoL!
However, as I have gotten older, my brows do seem to need a bit of extra taming. So I may check one one. Any rec’s on non-crunchy, preferably colorless ones?
Loreal’s Brow Stylist Plumper in the clear formula is pretty good. Not really crunchy, and holds decently. The packaging is nice too: black and gold.
Same here, nothing but love for brow gels as long as they don’t get all hard.
I hate when they flake off! I don’t even care if they’re crunchy as long as they stay on my eyebrows.
My favorite is the Anastasia clear gel, which I get during Ulta’s 21 days of beauty sale. NYX’s brow freak is okay, but I definitely prefer the Anastasia. Essence’s is the worst. I’m still mad about how dumb that packaging is.
I go to the gym after work and brow gel gets all over my forehead if I even lightly pat my forehead with a towel. I love the way it looks but I have decided not to wear it on gym days anymore.
I usually use a clear one to keep my Sasquatch brows in place after using a brow powder, and I love how a great brow gel can keep any amount of craziness under control! Lately my brows have been in great shape and I don’t actually need to fill them in, so I’ve been using a tinted brow gel to match my brow color to my hair color, and using a tinted brow gel solo gives such a great, naturally defined look, if anyone is interested in defining their brows but doesn’t want to look like they’ve “painted on” their brows.
I really like NYX’s Eyebrow Gel.
I’m not a fan of the ones that are too thick or the ones that dispense too much product on the wand. I can see why some people would like something that would bulk up their brows if they have sparse eyebrows but I don’t! The only thing I use to keep my brows in place is the Clarins Double Fix’ Mascara. It’s not too thick and I use it sparingly. In general though I just stick with my beloved Anastasia Beverley Hills Brow Wiz in Ebony and I skip the gel.
I don’t really use them much. My biggest complaint is most of them have brushes that are huge, and near impossible to use without making a mess. On the plus side, they can really help change the color of brows to match dyed hair colors.
I haven’t used one yet, but I’m planning on picking up the Anastasia one to go with my Brow Wiz. My brows are pretty even and I keep them threaded and trimmed so I don’t really need to keep them in place, but I feel like it’s the kind of product that’s good to have on hand for certain occasions.
I really hate it when the tinted ones have ginormous wands. I’m not really interested in smearing tinted gel on my forehead and the browbone I just highlighted. Why don’t more companies package their brow gels with precise applicators?
Rant: most of the brow gel colors are too warm. I am warm toned, but also have rosacea, so I’m careful about red tones in color cosmetics.
Rave: Anastasia brow gel in Granite is my holy grail brow gel. It is a cool taupe, camouflages the few grey hairs that are sneaking in, and keeps everything neatly in place all day. I use it sparingly…a tube lasts me the better part of a year.
i love the way it stays on but it certainly does not last a 13 hour shift.
Ah the old “Hold vs Crunchy” battle. I’m sure that’s the rant/rave of all of us!
Brow gels are great, they have been such an amazing discovery for me!
I use brow gel every day, ABH is my favourite, the clear one. I didn’t like the dark brown I tried. Only rave from me.
Rave – Convenience and ease of application
Rant – Grey coverage and finding the correct matching shade.