Benefit Gimme Brow

I haven't been posting much because I've been trying to do a no buy and don't have a lot to write about! But I got an email from Sephora saying I was only $25 away from becoming a VIB so I had to make a purchase. I'm surprised I haven't gotten to VIB sooner but I find I don't actually spend that much at Sephora. It's just a few staples and most other things I get from MAC or the drugstore.

Anyways, I thought I would get Gimme Brow for those days I don't feel like penciling in my brows. I do my brows on days I do a full face but just day to day and work days I don't do anything. If filling in my brows would be as easy as just brushing them out then maybe I would do them more. It claims to have fibers that adhere to the hair and skin to create the illusion of thicker brows. It's C$26 for a little 3g tube (like a sample sized mascara).

I got the lighter colour, light/medium. It only comes in 2 colours which is unfortunate because I feel that's not very universal. I find the light colour is even a little dark for me. I usually use the ash blonde Brow Wiz from Anastasia and this by comparison is darker. I bet a lot of fair people will find the light colour too dark. But it is still wearable for me and I really like how it looks. The tone is right in that it is an ashy/taupe colour as I find a lot of brow products are too warm.

This product also doubles as your brow gel. I have worn it by itself and in combination with the brow wiz as a brow gel. I don't wear brow gel ever so I'm not really used to having a gel in my brows but that feeling of having product in your brows does pass. Once it dries I don't really notice it. They don't feel or look crunchy but they do stay in place. I don't have very unruly brows so I can't really talk on the holding power but it does keep mine in place.

I don't know if this will be like mascara that starts off wet but dries up a bit with time because I find it quite wet right now. I have to be very careful putting it on because it some how ends up on the brow bone and above the brow. But if you use small strokes it's pretty easy to use. You can't carve out a nice shape like you could with a pencil, it's more just for filling it the natural shape of your brows. The brush is tiny, but still not precise enough for shaping. I hold it perpendicular for the arch and tail but still find it a bit tricky to fill them in without colouring outside the lines.

I don't really notice the whole fiber thing. I think that's just a marketing scheme. The brows just look thicker because they're coloured in, not because there's added fibers. The product does adhere to the skin, though, and not just the hair so it does give a more natural, full look. Up close it just looks like a pencil would.

This product is definitely not replacing my Anastasia brow wiz, but will use this in conjunction as a brow gel or on lazy days when I can just quickly brush them out to add some definition. I like this product but I don't think its necessary. If you are content filling in your brows I'd stick with your method. If your looking to save time in the morning and cut some corners, this is a very handle little product and would definitely recommend it.

Have you tried this product? Do you like it? Let me know.