I have been a brush and powder kind of person ever since I started filling in my brows, but pencils just seem to adhere to the skin in sparse patches a little better, so I wanted to give them a go. I had heard so many great things about the Rimmel 'Professional Eyebrow Pencil' formulation, and while I loved the application process, there was something a little off about this product.
I rarely have a "disappointing" product because I do a lot of research before I buy anything, and I don't necessarily like to bash a product because I believe everything works differently for different people. However, while this product did work in the way I wanted, the colouring was completely off. The colour the cap displays is perfect for me, the name "dark brown" suggested to me exactly what I wanted. Even looking at the swatch, it looks fine, but on my brows it is just way, way too warm toned for my colouring. It looks red in comparison to my ashier hair, which is not a nice look.
The name "dark brown" suggested cool toned to me, even slightly warm, just not with straight up red undertones. It would work well for someone with richer, warm or even auburn hair but if you have cool toned, ashy blonde hair this is definitely not the pencil for you. I've been trying really hard to make it work, and layering my usual powder on top does mask the warmth a little. The main reason I am disappointed is that this would have been the perfect product if the colouring was right. I have been doing a little research and none of the other colours seem like they would match me either, which is such a shame.
Have you tried these pencils, and how did you find the colouring? Is there anything you think would suit medium-ashy blonde hair?
