Maybelline New York Express 2-In-1 Pencil and Powder Eyebrow Makeup, Deep Brown

I have sparse eyesbrows in general and I'm also still missing areas where I'm growing the tails back after shaving them off for years. This brow product really helps to make them look nice. The pencil end is shaped like a teardrop which helps with the placement. The other end has a powdery liquid/stamp thing shaped like a sphere that comes to a point, which helps fill in my brows quickly and it lets me be more precise than I expected. The color is a perfect match for my dark brown hair because both sides of the product lack that weird reddish hue that several other brow pencils have. Out of all the brow pencils I've used, this one by far helps me complete my eyebrows the fastest.

I have one each in Blonde, Medium Brown, and Deep Brown. On one end is a tapered foam powder applicator which lays down powder in a not very thin line. The powder goes on smoothly and fills in a lot of space quickly. The other end is a pencil that is not sharpenable -- you turn the applicator to move it forward. I use the pencil after laying down the powder (which is opposite of what the instructions say), since the pencil tip is small and great for filling in lighter spots and for shaping around the edges. I find that using the pencil first takes more time. I use these not just as eyebrow pencils but also as eyeliners, both right over the top lashes and right under the lower lashes. They are the best eyeliners I've ever used, especially the powder end, which goes on super smoothly. Both the Blonde and the Deep Brown are great brown colors -- neither have that reddish cast that so many brown eyeliners have. The Medium Brown is a little reddish when I apply it to my brow, so I don't use it there. However, around my eyes the red cast of the Medium Brown is neutralized for some magical reason and it makes a good medium brown eyeliner. With both the Blonde and the Medium Brown the pencil end doesn't go on the eyelid tissue easily -- there has to be some tugging to get the color on. However, the pencil end of the Deep Brown goes on very smoothly. Again, I use the powder end of the Deep Brown first (which as an eyeshadow is not that dark), then go over the outside corners with the pencil end for more depth. I use the Deep Brown more for evening wear, and the other two colors for daytime. I'm a 67 year old woman who doesn't like to spend a lot of time doing makeup, and for a long time I looked for a good basic brown eyeliner that doesn't cost over $10 (I'm not willing to spend more). All those I tried had issues of one sort or another -- one being too much red in the color, and another being that my older skin is easily irritated, so that I'd have red itchy eyes from various products. I've had no reaction when using these eyebrow duos, so for me they are hypo-allergenic. Also, the price is so reasonable, as these pencils last a good long while. Maybelline, please don't stop making these; they are my absolute favorite makeup product ever

Natural color for almost black eyebrow fill. Use it over microblading to fill when it starts to fade. Easy to apply. Beautiful tone on ivory skin. Easy to remove. My GO TO!

Easy subtle pencil to use

I love the look and very natural. Will continue to buy this brand as long as available