Waterproof eyebrow pencil

It is very important to choose the right decorative cosmetics - it must be resistant, and for some situations, waterproof. This applies to a separate degree to the eyes - after all, it is very important that at the sea or in the pool, makeup tragically does not “stack” from the face.

Eyebrow pencil is in almost every woman's cosmetic bag. Properly shaped eyebrows allow the face to play with completely different colors, help shape the look, complete the image. It's really a versatile item. Perfectly matched, it will accompany you both in everyday life and at a festive event. It is very important that it lasts all day and does not disappear from the face due to an awkward movement of the hand or was not washed away by unexpected rain. That is why it is very important to buy moisture-resistant products.

This water resistance is provided by the silicone in the composition, due to which the pigment adheres tightly to the skin and hairs. Washing off such a pencil is more difficult than usual - you need to use micellar water or hydrophilic oil marked "for waterproof products."

Pencils are divided, of course, by color, as well as by appearance - into mechanical and ordinary.

Mechanical do not require sharpening. The stylus extends to the desired distance.The tip of such is not sharp enough, but it is still possible to draw clear lines diagonally, with the corner of a pencil (unless it has a rounded shape).

Regular pencils are sharpened, which allows you to make the lead sharp enough to draw the tip and fill in the eyebrow. Among the shortcomings, one can single out the fact that such a pencil breaks easily, and with strong pressure it can leave dirty marks or pieces of the product on the eyebrows.

Also, the pencil can be matte - this is ideal for everyday makeup, as well as with a light shimmer or reflective particles. They may also differ in texture.

• Powder pencils with a soft core. They are extraordinarily long-lasting, pigmented and do not smudge, most often found in ashy tones without redness. Ideal for summer or for those with oily skin types. The effect of the pencil is natural and soft, the coverage is similar to eyebrow shadows.
• Wax. Ideal for owners of naughty and protruding hairs. Quite resistant due to the beeswax and vitamin E included in the composition. Often they do not have a shade and are sold in colorless sticks and replace eyebrow gel. Visually make them thicker and give volume, add durability.

First of all, when choosing an eyebrow product, you need to consider color. The right shade of eyebrow pencil will help to emphasize the eyes, give expression to the look and shade the hair.

1. Pencil color for brunettes should be one or two shades lighter than the color of the hair.Gray-brown or dark brown shades are suitable, it is better to replace pure black with graphite gray. If your color type is warm - autumn or spring, hair has a red, red or yellow undertone, then you should pay attention to warm shades - reddish brown, chestnut. If the cold is summer or winter, then discard the red shades and think of ashy, grayish and neutral and dark browns. Black desaturated is suitable only for swarthy brunettes with an oriental appearance.
2. Pencil color for blondes should be, on the contrary, one or two shades darker than the color of the hair. In no case do not take black shades. Ash-brown pencils are ideal for ash blondes of the summer color type, but by no means reddish. You can pay attention to medium brown desaturated tones. In the case of ombre - dark roots and a lighter length, the color of the pencil is matched to the color of the roots. Beige and beige-gray tones are suitable for wheat curls.
3. For redheads, blond and light are ideal., as well as neutral and medium brown shades, chestnut. If your shade is closer to red, you can carefully look at the ash-brown saturated tones. If the hair color is naturally red, choose a tone-on-tone or medium blond color of the same undertone as the hair. Dark gray and black shades will not work here.

Light shades are suitable for green and blue eyes, and brown for brown. When it comes to the quality of the product, you need to remember that the texture of the pencil should be dry. It should not get wet, disintegrate or leave behind crumbs / particles of pigment. Soft and greasy are also not suitable, as they do not have waterproof characteristics. It is undesirable for ladies who have done eyebrow tattooing to use a pencil.Also, when choosing, the rating of funds and reviews of other customers will help you.

Finding your perfect waterproof pencil is half the battle. You need to learn how to use it correctly. Everything is important here - it forms the sharpening of the stylus to the pressing force, because sometimes the line can turn out dirty, smeared or too saturated.

1. Clean your eyebrows of dirt and the remnants of the previous make-up. For example, go for a cleansing toner or make-up remover pad.
2. First of all, decide on the shape of the eyebrow. You can do this like this: put a pencil on the edge of the nostril perpendicular to the chin. The tip of the pencil will point to the beginning of the eyebrow. Rotate it 45 degrees so that the stylus passes as if through the outer edge of the pupil. This will be the highest point of the eyebrow. Bring the pencil to the outer corner of the eye - here the tip. The tip should not be lower than the base, otherwise the look will be overweight.
3. Pluck out excess hair pay attention to the bridge of the nose and the tip of the eyebrow - it should be neat.
4. Comb your eyebrows with a special brush. Sometimes it comes with a pencil, sometimes you need to buy it separately.
5. Comb your eyebrows up. Trim prominent hairs.
6. Comb your eyebrows down. Trim them the same way.
7. Now comb your eyebrows in shape and pick up a pencil.
8. Draw one thin and fuzzy line according to the shape of the eyebrow from above, then the same from below, as if outlining the eyebrows with a light stroke. Connect at the end.
9. Gentle short strokes start filling in the eyebrow, filling in the voids. Pay special attention to the tip, but do not overdo it with the beginning of the eyebrow.Do not press on the pencil, the strokes should be parallel to each other and neat.
10. Comb your hair again along the way, shading the pencil.
11. Set makeup with colorless or pigmented gel. This will give the makeup durability and extra shine or pigment.

See the following video for a master class on eyebrow shaping.

• Any pencil can be made waterproof with a brow primer. "Nyx Proof It! Waterproof Eyebrow Primer". It is like a gel and helps in styling the eyebrows, prolongs the durability of makeup and does not allow even the most unstable pencil to "escape". This is the so-called cosmetic glue, colorless and liquid in texture. It is applied before the decorative agent - the pencil can be applied only after two minutes, when the primer is completely fixed.
• Firm art deco there are several eyebrow pencils from the line Eye Brow Pencil, which differ in color - the palette is really quite wide and is presented in six shades. There are tools both matte and with a light mother-of-pearl. It is easy to sharpen, besides, the manufacturer also sells a sharpener. The stylus is creamy and easy to blend. They cost around three hundred rubles.

• Fairly well-known brand Mary Kay launches a wooden eyebrow pencil. It does not abound with a palette of colors - there are only three of them (blond, which is a little red, brunette, which is actually dark brown without unnecessary pigments and grayish graphite), but the quality of the shades exceeds their quantity. The texture is powdery, the lead is hard. The tool is very economical, does not crumble and does not break, and such quality costs, respectively - about five hundred rubles.
• EL Corazon introduces another waterproof pencil that comes in 13 different shades. It is easy to apply, inexpensive (about one hundred and fifty rubles), easy to extinguish and sharpen, economical and easy to use. It comes with a brush, thanks to which you can perfectly comb and comb your eyebrows in the right direction, shade the pigment.

• Eyebrow pencil "Pupa Eye Brow Pencil" also equipped with an additional brush for shading and combing hairs. The shades are natural, without impurities of red and yellow. This pencil is in almost every store and has a classic palette - for blondes, brown-haired women, brunettes and redheads. It is easy to apply, has a moderately hard wide shaft and sharpens even with the simplest sharpener. It costs within three hundred rubles.
• Firm Sephora calls his pencil resistant, and for good reason - he will survive wet weather, and the sea, and the pool, and the touch of his fingers. It costs about four hundred rubles and is easily extinguished, has its own brush on the lid. The texture is waxy, the pencil is quite oily and fixes even the most naughty hairs well, by pressing you can adjust both the color saturation and the line width (you can draw both graphic eyebrows and natural-natural ones). The line has three colors - "Light", "Medium" and "Deep".

• From a well-known company Lumene there is also an eyebrow pencil, it is called Blueberry Eyebrow Pencil. It belongs to the mass market segment, as it costs only three hundred rubles. The texture is waxy, the product is really moisture resistant. The kit comes with a brush.It will add volume to even the rarest eyebrows, and carefully paint over the most colorless eyebrows with the right shade - by the way, there are quite a large number of them in the line, the range of tones is wide.
• Divage "Pastel" - a wax pencil that effectively fixes and stains the eyebrows. It comes with a brush, which is located on the cap. It will give them a visual volume and costs only two hundred rubles.