BROWS | Chosungah Brow Maker

I don't know if you guys have spotted this at your local Sephoras, but the bottle is kind of gross like how mascara gets when you wipe the excess off at the opening.

Pros

Gray brown is a less common color sold in the US

Neutral

Innovative concept

Colorful packaging

Brow gel seems ok to hold your brows in place

Cons

Sponge tip lacks precision

Not pigmented

Not cheap

Price

$22 at Sephora

$21 at Memebox (I think I got mine on sale for $10)

Verdict

I am not impressed by this product at all. Granted, I usually prefer pencils anyway, but I wish I had wasted my money on something else instead. $10 is ok I guess, I could always use it as brow gel or give it to someone.

Repurchase?

No

Would I recommend it?

Ehhhh.

BROWS | Battle of the Taupes

I've been on somewhat of a brow kick lately since brows are trending right now, so I tried 4 taupes

ColourPop eyebrow pencil - the texture is the creamiest of the bunch, but also seems to fade more quickly. The writing's already rubbed off, the quality of their print on packaging is definitely questionable, my liquid lipstick was the same way

Anastasia Brow Wiz - the most well known eyebrow product, I told my close friends about it and they all love it now too. The pencil is a bit harder than the ColourPop, but for brows you don't want color pigmented too fast anyway

NYX Micro brow pencil - mildly disappointed in this, it's very hard to get color and it's more red than a ash brown (as you can see in the swatch below). It tries to copy the ABH packaging but the quality is not up to par

E.L.F. brow pencil - I saw this at Target and thought, why not. Surprisingly I've been reaching for this one over the other ones (over the ABH only bc I want to save it for special occasions). I would recommend this to people who don't want to spend a lot on eyebrows, because it actually seems pretty good to me. The only thing is the pencil is thicker than the others so it may be lacking in precision if you're trying to draw on your brows. 

Personally, I just fill in the sparse areas and kind of draw on the front to make it fuller, so I don't need strong definition in a brow pencil. I'm not that great at eyebrows so I'll spare you guys the embarrassing photos of my less than groomed brows 

Color Comparison

ColourPop | Anastasia | NYX | E.L.F.

You can tell the ColourPop and NYX are a bit redder

Don't know about you guys but I like these kind of brow pencils w the spoolie that can help you blend out the color if it's too harsh. The bigger spoolie (like the E.L.F. one) is a bit more prickly, and the comb looking things are kind of hard too.

In conclusion, I would recommend the Anastasia if you can afford it, or the E.L.F. if you don't care about your eyebrows that much (:

One thing I don't like about the ColourPop is the pencil breaks even if you just twist up the teensiest bit too much

Review: E.L.F. Studio Eyebrow Treat & Tame

Closer look at "fibers"

Pros

- Keeps eyebrow hairs in place

- Not stiff-feeling

Cons

- Tame part barely adds any color
Correction: Turns out this does add color if it makes contact with your skin, but it's not even close to the color in the tube, it's more of a light brown

Value

$3 for 0.35 oz / 10 g (for both sides)

0.17 oz / 5 g on each end

Verdict

Overall: B

I've seen this on the E.L.F. website before, but passed on it since I didn't care for brows back then. A while ago I saw hollyannaeree on YT talk about liking this, so I was instantly intrigued. Sadly, this doesn't really do much to fill in my brows, but as a brow gel it isn't too bad. I actually tried taking pictures of my eye brows for this review, but there really was no difference in the color or thickness in my eyebrows (although having black hair may be a factor).

I don't think the Treat part really works either, but I use it anyway in hopes of growing hair in some sparse areas. Will update if there are actually changes.

UPDATE (1/15/12)
After using this a couple times at night, I saw some more hair growing the arch and tail of my brows, where it's usually more sparse than the inner half. I no longer have to fill in the outer half of my brows, so I will definitely repurchase this :)

Repurchase?

Yes.

My Everyday Makeup Routine

In order of application:

1. Shiseido Extra Smooth Sun Protection Cream SPF 36 

(old version, the new one is SPF 38. This actually leaves a nice matte finish for makeup, I highly recommend this! It keeps the oil at bay just like xteeener said, if you don't know who that is... You must check her out! She's the most genuine, honest makeup guru on Youtube)

2. Shiseido eyelash curler 

(fits my left eye perfectly, a little hard to maneuver on my right eye but I'll deal)

3. E.L.F. eyebrow kit in Medium or Wet n Wild eye / brow liner in Charcoal

(Gray colors are best if you have thick black hair, like me, but I've been using the E.L.F. one for the sake of using it up. The powder looks very red-toned on my brows so I prefer the wax)

4. Almay Clear Complexion concealer in Light

(not the best concealer I've used, but at least it's supposed to be good with pimples)

5. Revlon ColorStay eyeliner in Blackberry, see review and swatches here

(as I said in my review, this isn't pigmented, but it looks very natural and flattering on my brown eyes as an every day liner. I wing it out just the slightest, and it makes my lashes look perkier)

I don't apply lip products in the morning because I am going to eat breakfast, so it's pointless. Then I forget during the day, because I just forget.

These are the two lip products I have in my school bag just in case I do remember to put some lip product on:

L'Oreal HiP Shine Struck Liquid Lipcolor in Euphoric (see review and swatches here)

Maybelline Color Sensational lipstick in Pink Please (see review & swatches here)

One thing I have been wearing consistently though...

My Ed Hardy perfume. I've been wearing this whenever I go out. It might not look like I've used a lot but I spray it twice, once on my wrist (then stamp the other wrist) and once on the front of my neck, I lift my chin so it gets to the pulse points.

This is a lovely fruity floral scent, fruity at first, then floral as the day goes on. Definitely give this a sniff the next time you're at Ulta or any department store that carries this.