I am always happy to see more and more micro brow pencils being put out on the market. And I’m even happier when it’s a drugstore brand because it makes it far more accessible to everyone! The Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Pencil is here to elbow its way into the crowd of all the other brow pencils before it!
And it actually delivers right up front:
- The suggested retail price in USD in $2 cheaper than the NYX Micro Brow.
- It also contains 0.005 ounces of product compared to the NYX Micro Brow which has 0.003 ounces (as does the ABH Brow Wiz, but that’s nowhere near the same price point).
- And it’s got a spoolie on the other side (but I’d say that’s pretty expected now!).
AND, amazingly enough, Maybelline has actually labelled this “Blonde” and, FOR ONCE, it’s a shade that’s actually appropriate for blondes. (Everyone else seems to go with “Taupe” and then they can’t get blamed when it’s not a colour match for your mane of hair). I also find it’s a better colour match than their BrowSatin Define + Fill Duo which I reviewed over a year ago.
As you can see from the swatch, the colour is blissfully cooler than it is warm. Nothing matches blondes worse than a warm brow colour (unless you’re actually strawberry blonde!).
On the brows, this plays out like every other micro brow pencil: beautifully! It can shape my brow and give it the chunkiness that it’s otherwise missing. The Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Pencil applied a bit softer than the NYX Micro Brow and ABH Brow Wiz, but a bit more firm than the QUO Precision Brow Pencil (which is super soft).
The only downside I’ve noticed to this pencil is that the tip has broken off on me three times now. Just a very small amount, but it’d made me realize I need to use it a bit more softly. Aside from that, I love how it applies and I think the colour tone is perfect for my hair. I kind of wonder if I’m going to end up switching to this over the NYX Micro Brow. We’ll see once I’ve finished it how I feel, but if this one is definitely cheaper than the NYX one in Canada retailers then I don’t see why I wouldn’t change over!
The Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Pencil can be purchased on ulta.com for $7.99 USD.
The product featured in this review was sent to me for consideration.
I haven’t tried this one yet, I am obsessed with the L’Oreal Brow Definer at the moment. Maybe I will give this one a go next!
What shape is the Brow Definer? I feel like I should already know this…
Ah…. just super skinny? No real shape to it haha
Gotcha. I was thinking it was one of those weird triangle shaped ones!
Nope, it is delightful! Highly recommend.
i am still using the l’oreal one and i love it! i will try this one next. The Tip of this one is different so we shal see!
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What’s the L’Oreal tip like?
It looks really nice and the colour suits you well. I purchased a brow product last week and I have been experimenting with my brows, it was my least favorite part but I think doing my brows will be one of my favorites. x
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Ugh I feel you. Brows are my least liked part of getting ready!
Perfect timing as I am running out of my eyebrow pencil! I thought of repurchasing NYX Micro Brow but will give this a try instead.
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Let me know what price tag you see associate with these. The SRP isn’t always what drugstores charge!