NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil, Black

And I love it!! I have been using Covergirl Brow & Eye Makers in Midnight Brown for YEARS and have been primarily content but occasionally frustrated beyond words with them. The color is near perfect and the product typically goes on smoothly and easily though every now and then it seems like I get a couple of bum pencils that want to go on either blotchy and too thick or unevenly and way too lightly. It also seems that out of every maybe 8-10 purchases of the Covergirl product, I will get a pack of 2 pencils in which one if not both of them are IMPOSSIBLE to sharpen without constantly breaking. I have used ENTIRE pencils in one sitting because I could not, not matter what I did, what sharpener I used, how slowly or gently I tried sharpening it, get anywhere near a fine point on the pencil without the pigment breaking completely off. I understand that the Covergirl Brow and Eye Makers are not exactly top of the line eyebrow pencils, they sell for under $10, usually quite a bit under, and are widely available at pretty much every drugstore, grocery store, and discount store in the free world. However, Covergirl has been around for awhile and is a well-known brand with a great reputation, and I feel like they totally ripped me off hundreds of times over, especially when it comes to the eyebrow pencils and eyeliners I have purchased from them over the years. I love their Simply Powder compacts and though I have tried more expensive, "better" compacts, I keep coming back to Simply Powder because it is an awesome product that works great for me and is also extremely affordable. I don't know what their deal with eye pencils is and I no longer care, the NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil 05 Dark Brown has permanently taken my eyebrow pencil business away from Covergirl forever. This pencil does not need sharpening and although it does not self-sharpen to an extremely fine tip, the "wedge" shape of the pigment makes it easy to draw either a wider or a much more narrow line by simply changing the angle at which you're drawing so that you are using the thin part of the wedge instead of the thicker part. The thinnest part is still a tad too thick for the ends of my brows but is easily adjusted to a much finer point with the gentle aid of a very sharp "exacto" knife, the kind I typically use for craft projects in which I cut small chunks of fimo clay off the "log" it comes packaged as, or need to make nonlinear cuts in paper. This eyebrow pencil covers easily and does not easily clump or smear. There is also a stiff little brush on the end that comes in really handy for blending the product once it has been applied and for straightening out any clumped up brow hairs on the rare occasions they get clumped up with pigment. I LOVE this eyebrow pencil! I have been trying different brow pencils for awhile now in hopes of finding an affordable replacement for the disappointing Covergirl Brow & Eye Makers I've been using for so long, and it looks like the NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil is it. It's the perfect color, the price is certainly right, and the issues with breakage and getting a fine enough point that I was having with the Covergirl product will not be a problem with the NYX pencil. I only received my pencil about 2 weeks ago so I cannot yet say how long the pencil lasts. I have been using it at least 6 days a week and it is fine so far, no indication yet that it is about to "run out." As soon as I figure out the approximate life span of the product I will update. The seller also did pretty good, I received my brow pencil one day after they latest they estimated I would receive it. It was packaged a little sloppily but no worse for wear, my brow pencil was still in the manufacturer's packaging and obviously new and unused. When I opened it, I found it to be in perfect condition. I would definitely give the seller another chance but might be wary of purchasing anything very fragile from them based upon the sloppy packaging on this item. One day late is no big deal to me, especially considering that the shipping was free. All in all they did a good job and I am happy with them and VERY happy with my eyebrow pencil :)

I have always used the little wax/powder combo kit from N.Y.C. for my eyebrows, and it worked alright, but I tend to have a heavy hand and my brows usually looked too dark... even though my eyebrows are actually black, they just looked kind of fake if I wasn't super careful. Who has the time in the morning to dedicate to that? I just received this yesterday, and used it this morning... wow. I will never go back to the wax/powder kit. You have so much control using the pencil. I purchased this NYX pencil in dark brown. I have very sparse brows. They look good using this. My hair is dark brown, so it really looks natural on me. You can't really distinguish the difference between the pencil and my real eyebrow hairs (brown vs. black). You can really use a heavy hand with this, and it takes a while to darken. Not very waxy either, but it doesn't distribute a lot of color either. The wax also helps my eyebrows keep their shape. It just gives you a lot of control. Maybe I'm being too detailed, but I had never used an eyebrow pencil before this, so I'm amazed at how much simpler my makeup routine (and some confidence) could have been for the last few years if I had used something like this. And it's so affordable, and sharpens itself, which is a huge plus to me. The tip is thick; not thin or sharp. As I think I remember one reviewer stating, it's like coloring with a crayon. It gives you the ability to really control how dark or light you want your brows to look; gives you lots of control. I almost spent $15 on the MAC eyebrow pencil, but I'm glad now that I didn't. Maybe the MAC pencil would be better, but this gets the job done for 1/3 of the price. I'm very happy with it. I should also mention that I have extremely oily skin, and it has held up for over 9 hours now, so I'm confident that it will hold up all day without a problem. The wax kit I was using would sometimes get sort of goopy as my skin got oily throughout the day. This is holding up very well. Definitely worth the purchase!

Love it! It came VERY early, and the product is long lasting (and in my opinion has a nice scent to it). Very satisfied with it :)

Looovve it 😍. Excellent eyebrow pencil. I purchased dark brown shade and it suits me really well. Pls know that dark brown shade is not black so if u are looking for black brow pencil then this shade is not for u. Best part is that u don't need to sharpen it and the brow stick can be twisted out and twisted back in just like a lipstick. Also it comes with a cap. What else one needs in a brow pencil😄. Go ahead and buy it ladies👌🏻👍🏻

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Dieser Stift hat eine ganz tolle Farbe, genau passend zu meinen naturblonden Haaren. Er ist nicht zu dunkel und trifft die Farbe meiner Augenbrauen perfekt. Kaufe ich ganz bestimmt wieder, auch wenn die Bestellung ein wenig gedauert hat, da die Sachen aus USA kommen, aber wenn man das weiß, ist alles okay.

Colour is awful - too red.