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Review: Maybelline Build-a-Brow Brow Pen - Ash Brown and Black Brown

I was so excited to see Maybelline come out with their own version of brow pen. My favorite was NYX Lift & Snatch! Brow Pen, but now Maybelline Build-a-Brow has definitely become my new favorite brow pen. Maybelline did a great job with this one. 


How-to: Soap Brows

Soap brows aren't anything new. I believe it is a method that has been used in the past as well, but it's gotten a bit more popular in the past few years. Many makeup artist that I follow swear by this method and this kind of brows are almost signature for their aesthetic. I have been avoiding them for a long time, but since trying it out and making it adjust to my style, I have grown to really like it.


Review: Catrice LE Genderless Peel-Off Brow Tint - C01 Mudstone

I've spoken about sheet mask from Essence Genderless LE and Catrice also has the same concept for their latest limited edition called Genderless. Products that are universal and can be used by men and women. In the range was also a peel-off brow tint and I immediately got curious about it. I was hoping for a waterproof or at least very long lasting tint, but this is more of a one day effect.

Review: Holika Holika Wonder Drawing Skinny Eyebrow - 02 Dark Brown

I have been on a search for a brow product that would offer me something precise with which I could draw on individual brows. So far, Holika Holika Skinny Eyebrow turned out to be a good choice. It was extremely hard to find super slim brow pencil in our drugstores. Thankfully, Catrice recently came out with Slim'matic Ultra Precise Brow Pencil. I also both that one in two colors, so expect a review soon and comparison with Holika Holika.


The packaging is a slim plastic pencil form in the color that it's inside. Mine is 02 Dark Brown. There are two sides, one with a spoolie and one with an actual pen. They both close really securely, but also not too tight. I also like the fact that both sides have different length of caps and only fit on one side, so you can't get confused or ruin the product by putting it on the wrong side.

In it is only 0.05 grams of product and it costs 7.98$ on Jolse. Looking back at it, I must have been crazy to justify this price for such a small amount of product. The pencil is so thin that you can't expect a lot of product, but there could still be more in it.



Spoolie is quite basic and not too hard, but definitely not soft to the touch. I find that it brushes my brows well. It's also not too long.


Pencil side is really small and slim. I would say it's around 1-2 mm wide. It comes with a straight cut tip, but with use usually gets rounded. You can definitely draw on hair like strokes with great precision


Shade 02 Dark Brown is what I would describe as a medium brown, but it has an obvious yellow undertone. It actually suits my hair color well, because I usually color my hair in medium warm brown that has golden sheen to it. So for that, it suits me, but I would still prefer a more natural grey toned brown as it would be more like my natural brow color. I've noticed that most Korean brow products have yellow undertone and this might be a turn off for all of you looking for something natural, more grey based.


I compared it to my favorite brow pencil - Catrice Eye Brow Stylist in 020 Date With Ash-ton. Catrice is a lot more grey based, even though it still has some warmth to it. They are both a medium brown, but Holika Holika is actually really pigmented and can quickly look darker if you apply more.


The texture of pencil is medium hard. It allows you to draw on hair like strokes. Depending on how much pressure you put on, that's how dark it will be. You can also make it lighter by using light hand when drawing. It doesn't feel greasy or waxy in any way. 

It has a matte finish and good pigmentation. It's also really long lasting. On my brows it stays through the whole day without any touch ups. 


I wanted to compare size of its slim pencil to my other pencils. Essence LE Lights of Orient Eyebrow Shaper in 01 Sunkissed Beauty is the largest pencil, but it's in fact a normal eyeliner pencil size. Next to it is Trend It Up Ultra Slim Kajal in 020 which is as small as Holika Holika pencil. 


Here are more photos of how spoolie and pencil look on the brows to give you an idea how big they actually are.



On my left side is my natural brow. As you can see, my natural brows are very grey toned. I also have a few gaps which I want to fill in with a color that would be dark enough, but would allow me to apply it in short strokes instead of filling it all in like a coloring book.

On my right side I lightly applied Holika Holika pencil. My brows looks more defined with it, slightly darker, definitely warmer and fuller. But it still doesn't look like an Instagram brow which I really dislike. 



Compared to my warm hair color, this shade of pencil doesn't look off and it actually works on me.


Holika Holika is my first skinny or slim brow pencil and I am definitely in love. I love how precise you can get with it, the fact that it has good pigmentation and that it stays on my brows through the whole day. The shade is still not what I'm looking for. I want something that is more greyish and closer to my natural brow color. Because this one is so warm toned I have to fill in my entire brow otherwise it looks weird. I want something that I can just fill in the gaps and it looks exactly like my natural brows, but just a tad bit warmer and I think I found that in new Catrice brow product that I'll have a review up soon. Catrice's pencil is also cheaper, because paying that much for 0.05 grams is too much for me. 

Review: Freedom Makeup Brow Pomade - Caramel Brown

Hey Beauties!

This is a long overdue review of Freedom Makeup Brow Pomade in Caramel Brown. When I got this, I had darker hair color and the shade didn't really suit me than, but now that my hair is lighter again, it's perfect. Freedom Makeup is know for copying other brands and this to me looks like their take on Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade. It's one of the products that has actually impressed me and I didn't expect much out of it in the beginning.


It comes in a glass pot with plastic shiny black top. The glass bottle is actually heavy looking and very sturdy. It also has a cardboard box packaging over it. In it is 2.5 grams of product and it costs 6.95€ (on licila.si).



Product is creamy and matte looking. It actually reminds me a bit of Maybelline 24hr Tattoos, but those get very dry after a while and are even a bit drier than this one in general. 

It gives you enough play time to apply it and then after a while it dries and doesn't move. I'd say that staying power is impressive. This won't move around if you touch it, just don't rub it. I love that it looks matte and doesn't give any shine, because that would just look weird.


I have it in the shade Caramel Brown, which looked scarily warm in the packaging. It's actually like a muddy medium warm brown shade. If you apply it lightly, it can have quite a lot of warm undertone. However, if you apply it heavily or layer it, it becomes more greyish, but with a still warm undertone. 

This color would be good for all of you with warm hair color from warmer reds to medium browns. It's a medium brown, not too dark, but also not too light which I really like. It works on my face, when I have my usually warmer lighter hair color or when I have copper hair, but when I have darker brown hair, it just looks off, because it looks too warm. 


I compared it to my favorite eyebrow pencil Catrice Eye Brow Stylist 020 Date With Ash-Ton. They have similar tone of brown, that kind of medium brown. Catrice has a bit more yellowish undertone on my skin tone, while Freedom has a bit more orange or redish undertone. They are pretty similar. 

As you can also see below, once I blend it out, it looks a lot lighter and warmer, so it all depends on how much you apply on and if you layer it or not. 


Here are my natural brows which have a very prominent grey undertone. The second photo from left is when I apply caramel Brown lightly. You can achieve a very natural look with it. You can also apply it heavily, as shown in the last photo from right, and then it looks darker and fuller.


I could swear that  this shade looked a lot more warm in the beginning, but I feel like it has become darker. It might also be the fact that I have a bit more tan and lighter hair now. As you can see on my lower photos it doesn't look too warm at all. 

As far as application goes, I would say go in very lightly. Small amount on the brush is enough for you to fill in any gaps or make brows look fuller in general. I always take a bit off of my brush, because it can look too dark otherwise. 

After continuous use top layer can become hard and drier. You might need to swirl it a bit before the use, but there's so much product inside and you need very little of it, so it's not a big problem for me. 



I am impressed by how well this stays on. It doesn't move for the whole day and it can look very natural, if you use a light hand. This also fills in any tiny gaps and almost clings to the skin, so it's perfect for you, if you have tiny gaps or unevenly filled brows. They have a wide range of shades. Caramel Brown is perfect for medium brown hair or for those with warmer, redish hair colors, because it has a bit of warm undertone, but still doesn't look too warm. Formula is creamy enough and matte. Top layer is prone to drying out, but there's so much product inside that it will still last you a really long time. 

*Product was sent to me. 

Review: Farmasi Eye Brow Pencil in 01

Hey Beauties!

Recently I've been introduced to a new brand Farmasi, which decided that wanted to give beauty bloggers an opportunity to test some of their products. Their concept is similar to brands like Avon and Oriflame. They are Turkish based brand and offer 2000 products from makeup to skincare, body care, perfumes and more. They sell their products in 120 countries on 5 continents. 

Their production is up to the highest eco standards, they claim that the products don't contain any allergic ingredients, products also don't contain any animal based ingredients and they don't test on animals.


First product that I'll be reviewing is one that I've been using the most and really like it. It's their Eye Brow Pencil in shade 01. It comes in a classic pencil form with three different shades (light brown, dark brown and grey black). The design is matte black and it has the shade of the pencil in the bottom. It's one of those pencils that you need to sharp.
The price is 3.50€, but Farmasi members can get it for 2.80€. It doesn't say how much product it contains, but it seems to me like a regular eye brow pencil size.

01 is the lightest shade. It's grey based a bit warm toned light brown. It looks a lot more grey in the pencil. I personally love grey based brow products, because my natural brows have a lot of grey in it. This is also a grey based brown, but it's also a bit warm toned, which goes great with my warm hair color. I will say this might be too dark for someone who has blond hair and brows for that matter. 

I like the fact that the pencil is more on the hard side, but it's also nicely pigmented. You can easily get the color on the brows and it stays on me for the whole day


Here are the ingredients. 



I actually compared it to my favorite eye brow pencil, which is Catrice Eye Brow Stylist in 020 Date With Ash-ton. This was my favorite pencil until now. In comparison to Farmasi, Catrice is darker and more grey than Farmasi. Farmasi has a bit more of that warm brown tone to it, which actually goes really nice with my hair color. If you have cooler hair and skin tone, you might like Catrice better, but I prefer Farmasi shade. In terms of formula, they are both very similar, semi hard, good pigmentation and long lasting color. 


On the left side is Catrice and on the right side is Farmasi eye brow pencil. 


On the left side is my natural brow without any product and on the right side I used Farmasi eye brow pencil. As you can see the warm undertone is barely noticeable on the brows. You can see the difference when you compare it to other brow pencils.





If you have fairly light brows and warm skin tone or hair, this is the perfect color for you. I also think the price is really good as it's the product. It's pigmented and long lasting. This has become my everyday product and I absolutely love the shade of it. If it had spooly on the other hand it would be perfect.

I also reviewed some of the other Farmasi products: Eyebrow Styling Powder, Shine Rush 2 in 1 and Kajal Secret Eyeliner Pen.



Pred kratkim sem bila seznanjena z novo blagovno znamko Farmasi, ki se je odločila, da bo dala lepotnim blogerjem priložnost testiranja njihovih izdelkov. Njihov koncept je podoben znamkam kot so Avon in Oriflame. So turška znamka, ki ponuja 200 izdelkov od  ličil do nege kože, telesa, parfumov in še veliko več. Svoje izdelke prodajajo v 120 državah na petih kontinentih.

Njihova proizvodnja dosega najvišje eko standarde, trdijo da njihovi izdelki ne vsebujejo alergijskih sestavin, da izdelki ne vsebujejo sestavin živalskega izvora in ne testirajo na živalih.

Prvi izdelek, ki ga bom ocenjevala je izdelek, ki ga veliko uporabljam in mi je zelo všeč. To je Farmasi svinčnik za obrvi v odtenku 01. Gre za klasičen svinčnik, ki je na voljo v treh odtenkih (svetlo rjav, temno rjav in sivkasto črn). Dizajn svinčnika je mat črn in na koncu svinčnika je odtenek, ki je v svinčniku. Gre za svinčnik, ki ga je potrebno ošiliti.

Cena je 3.50€, ampak Farmasi člani ga lahko dobijo za 2.80€. Nikjer ne piše koliko izdelka vsebuje, ampak meni izgleda kot velikost drugih navadnih svinčnikov.

01 je najsvetlejši odtenek. Je toplo svetlo rjav odtenek s sivim podtonom. V svinčniku izgleda veliko bolj siv. Jaz osebno imam rada izdelek za obrvi, ki imajo siv podton, ker imajo moje naravne obrvi tudi veliko sivega odtenka. Tudi ta svinčnik je s sivim podtonom, vendar je tudi precej topel odtenek, kar se odlično ujema z mojo barvo las. Moram povedati, da bo odtenek verjetno pretemen za nekoga z blond lasmi in zelo svetlimi obrvmi.

Všeč mi je da je svinčnik bolj trd, ampak dobro pigmentiran. Nanašanje barve na obrvi je preprosto in barva ostane na meni cel dan.

Tukaj so sestavine.

Primerjala sem ga z mojim najljubšim svinčnikom za obrvi, z Catrice Eye Brow Stylist v odtenku 020 Date With Ash-ton. To je bil moj najljubši svinčnik za obrvi do zdaj. V primerjavi s Farmasi je Catrice bolj siv. Farmasi ima bolj viden topel rjav podton, ki se odlično ujema z mojo barvo las. Če imate hladen podton v laseh in koži, vam bo verjetno bolj všeč Catrice, ampak meni je bolj všeč Farmasi odtenek. Glede formule sta si oba svinčnika zelo podobna, srednje trda, dobro pigmentirana in dobro obstojna.

Na levi strani je Catrice, na desni pa Farmasi svinčnik za obrvi.

Na levi strani je moja naravna obrv brez kakršnega koli izdelka, na desni strani pa sem uporabila Farmasi svinčnik za obrvi. Kot vidite ta topel podton sploh ni zelo viden na obrveh. Razlika je bolj opazna pri primerjavi z drugimi odtenki svinčnikov.

Če imate precej svetlo rjave obrvi in topel podton kože, potem je to perfekten odtenek za vas. Tudi cena se mi zdi precej dobra. Izdelek je pigmentiran in dobro obstojen. To je postal moj izdelek za vsakodnevno uporabo in odtenek je čisto po mojem okusu. Če bi imel svinčnik na drugistrani še krtačko za česanje obrvi, bi bil perfekten.

Več o njem in podjetju si lahko preberete tukaj. Ocenila sem tudi nekaj drugih Farmasi izdelkov: Eyebrow Styling PowderShine Rush 2 in 1 in Kajal Secret Eyeliner Pen.