Maybelline Expert Wear Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde

Hey everyone!

In today's blog I am going to be reviewing the Maybelline Expert Wear Eyebrow Pencil in Blonde. I finally broke down and bought an eyebrow pencil to try because I have really light eyebrows and I thought coloring them in would give my face more definition and might make my makeup stand out more around the eyes. It looks like I don't have eyebrows and I can't wear dark eyebrows because I think it looks weird, like they don't belong. I am not very good at coloring in my eyebrows and I'm too afraid to cut them because I have never done it before. I just wanted some eyebrow definition. I'm not sure how I feel about the color of this product.

Rating:

Price: 10/10
Packaging: 8/10
Amount of product: 10/10
Longevity: 9/10
Realistic: 7/10
Pigment: 9/10
Application: 8/10
Blendability: 7/10
Overall rating: 7/10
Would I repurchase: 7/10
Total rating: 82/100=82%=B

My personal rating: 7/10=70%=C

Comments:
I think I bought this at my local Walgreens. I don't remember exactly how much I paid, but I do remember that I got it as part of a deal I think where if I bought mascara I could buy a product same or lesser in value for half price or free. The most I spent is about $2.00 or 2.50 for two eyebrow pencils because the package included 2. Walgreens website says that the package of 2 is $4.29. That's not a bad price. The packaging is red on the outside and includes 2 pencils. I'm not a fan of the plastic cap that goes on the end and I ended up losing one of the caps. I also am not a fan of shaving this pencil because I think it sharpens too thin and then it makes it more difficult for me to use. I like the pencil to be a bit on the thicker side when working with eyebrows. You get two pencils in one packaging for $4.29 which I think is pretty good. You can definitely use this product daily without running out too quickly. Even though this product is not technically advertised as waterproof or long wearing, if I had known they had those options I would have jumped on the waterproof instead, but this product does appear to have some longevity to it. Once you pencil in the eyebrows and you don't touch it in any way, I think this product lasts with even with sweating. They lasted quite a bit of time on me which no makeup does that is not specifically waterproof so I'm happy with it. I'm really weird when it comes to penciling in eyebrows. It is probably my fault, but I feel like the color either doesn't really go on or goes on darker than I want it to. There seems to be no happy medium. I also feel like the color is not an accurate representation of what I would think of blonde eyebrows... but that could just be me being picky. I feel like the color really stands out, but not necessarily in a good way... You can tell I totally penciled in my eyebrows. I would prefer a more natural look personally. It does the job for a good price though. Initially it gives off very little pigment, but the more you work with it the darker the pigment shows up. It's kind of an all or nothing type of pencil, but you can definitely build up on the pigment. I think the application of this product is on the difficult side. Once the pencil starts then it is easier to work with. It does not go on smoothly, but this eyebrow pencil on the Walgreens website says that it is long wearing/waterproof. Even though it is, you can definitely take your time applying this product without having to rush in fear of it drying quickly. The blendability of this product is not very easy. Once you can get the product on the eyebrow it is difficult to work with too in terms of trying to blend it. You can try to blend it, but I probably would not recommend doing that. Once the product is on it is pretty much on until you wipe it off. The product does wipe off easily with a little bit of pressure applied. Overall, you get what you pay for. This product is on the cheaper side and it is difficult to work with at times, but for the price and a quick brow outline it does the job. I would repurchase this product, but honestly, I would probably look at other options before coming back to this one. If I couldn't find a similar priced product that might be a bit better or easier to work with, then I would definitely come back to this product, especially for daily or regular use. For special occasions I would definitely look for a better product.

Sincerely,
Marina