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Best Eyebrow Pencil: These Are Our Favorites

With an eyebrow pencil, you can achieve especially precise hair-like strokes. It’s particularly useful if your eyebrows are naturally thin, uneven, or light in color. We carried out an extensive eyebrow pencil test and are happy to share our favorites with you:

Eyebrow Pencil Winner: Alcina Perfect Eyebrow Styler

The Alcina Perfect Eyebrow Styler is a true all-rounder. The pencil is both a styler and a highlighter in one. The dark side of the pencil is used to define and correct the brow, while the light side highlights the brow arch—making your eyes appear larger and more radiant.

RefectoCil Full Brow Liner

This product fills in the brows visually and shapes them beautifully: RefectoCil Full Brow Liner – the perfect complement to RefectoCil lash and brow tints, such as the popular shade Natural Brown.

Eyebrow Pencil with Brush: Fleeky Brow Micropen

Eyebrow pencils with an integrated brush allow for optimal blending. The Fleeky Brow Micropen is one such pencil. For a perfectly defined brow look, it’s best to buy the Fleeky Brow Set, which includes the Micropen, Brow Fix for setting the hairs, and Brow Pomade for filling in any gaps.

Fleeky Brow Micropen
Fleeky Brow Micropen
Fleeky Brow Micropen

From Black to Blonde: Which Color Suits Me?

Eyebrow pencils should be one shade lighter than your brow hairs to naturally mimic the shadows between them. The eyebrow color should always match your hair color. As a rule of thumb, eyebrows should be no more than two shades darker than your hair.

Grey Eyebrow Pencil

If the hair on your head has already turned grey, any gaps in the eyebrows should also be filled with a grey eyebrow pencil.

Blonde Eyebrow Pencil

For light blonde hair, black eyebrows can appear too harsh and unnatural. In this case, the eyebrow pencil should be blonde or light brown.

Black Eyebrow Pencil

For dark brown or black hair, the eyebrow pencil should be black. Dark eyebrows make your look more elegant—but if they’re too dark, the color may appear artificial.

Are you tired of having to fill in your eyebrows every single day? Then why not try RefectoCil’s lash and brow tint.

How to Use an Eyebrow Pencil: Step-by-Step

Before you start filling in your eyebrows, you should first define the frame using the following method:

  • The beginning of the eyebrows is determined by placing the pencil along the side of your nose and measuring straight up toward your brow. With a white eyebrow pencil such as the Stagecolor Liner Stick White, you can draw a small line to mark the inner edge.
  • The highest point of the eyebrows can be found by holding the pencil diagonally from the side of the nose, passing along the outer edge of the pupil up to the brow.
  • The outer edge is defined by holding the pencil diagonally from the side of the nose, passing the outer corner of the eye. Where the pencil crosses the brow, that’s where your eyebrow should end.

Before styling your eyebrows with an eyebrow pencil, they should first be tweezed into shape. You can find detailed step-by-step instructions for perfectly shaped brows in our blog on how to tweeze your eyebrows.

How to Use an Eyebrow Pencil:

  • Brush the eyebrow hairs so that they naturally grow in one direction.
  • Outline the contours of the eyebrows with the pencil.
  • Fill in and define individual hairs using the eyebrow pencil.
  • Comb through the brows.
  • Optionally, fix the styled eyebrows with an eyebrow gel.
  • Use a concealer or highlighter to cover up pimples or red spots around the eyebrows.
andmetics professional Brow Mascara

Eyebrow Pencil, Powder, Gel, or Mascara: Which Is Better?

In addition to the classic eyebrow pencil, brow makeup also comes in gel, mascara, or powder form. The main advantage of an eyebrow pencil is that it allows you to draw fine, precise hair-like strokes. However, the other products have their own benefits as well:

  • Eyebrow gel, such as the Stagecolor Brow Styling Gel, is particularly good for fixing the brows and quickly achieving a beautiful shape.
  • Eyebrow mascara, like the andmetics professional Brow Mascara, is popular because it tints, defines, fills, and shapes the eyebrows.
  • Eyebrow powder, such as the Alcina Perfect Eyebrow Powder, is best suited for thin and light eyebrows. Although it doesn’t allow for precise hair strokes, it provides a smooth base underneath the brow hairs.

Buy Great Eyebrow Pencils at BellAffair

With the right eyebrow pencil, you can achieve a big impact with little effort. Your eyebrows can be shaped, filled in, and beautifully defined. In our online shop BellAffair, you’ll find a variety of eyebrow pencils in all colors.