Glo Skin Beauty Precise Micro Browliner - Cinder

An eyebrow pencil with an ultra-fine tip that lets you draw on individual hairs, rather than coloring in your entire eyebrow.

Why it works

A natural-looking eyebrow is not a single block of color, but rather individual hairs with space in between. That is why a regular pencil often looks heavy: the tip is too wide for the fine strokes you actually need. This liner has an ultra-fine tip that allows you to create short, hair-thin strokes that mimic real hairs, similar to the effect of microblading, but easily washable.

The formula is wax-based, with mineral pigments and antioxidants. The wax ensures that the strokes stay exactly where you place them; the manufacturer describes it as long-lasting and smudge-proof. The tip is retractable, so you never have to sharpen it and it always remains perfectly fine. On the other end is a spoolie—a brush used to blend everything afterward—and that brush is actually the most important part.

About this shade

Cinder is the gray shade, as the name suggests. It is interesting for graying or white hair, where a brown shade often looks too warm.

For whom

For those who have gaps in their eyebrows, whether from past over-plucking or simply due to aging. Eyebrows tend to get thinner and lighter over time, usually starting at the outer edges. Even if your eyebrows are thick enough on their own but the tail is thinning out, you can work more precisely with this than with a broad pencil.

How to use it

Make short strokes in the direction of your hair growth, focusing especially on the empty spots; drawing over existing hairs is not very useful. Do not start at the front: the head of your eyebrow is naturally the lightest and becomes too heavy very quickly. Build up in layers until you have the shape you want, then brush everything through with the spoolie on the other end. That final step softens any stroke that came out too harsh, and it is what makes the difference between drawn-on and natural.

A few tips

The skin under your eyebrow is part of the eye area and is thinner than you might think, so do not press: let the tip do the work and add an extra stroke instead of applying more pressure. What I see most often in the salon is that a shade that is too dark is chosen. Your eyebrows can almost always be a shade lighter than your hair, especially if your hair is dark, otherwise, your face will look severe. If you are doubting between two shades, choose the lighter one: you can always build up, but you cannot fix it if it is too dark.

And do not try to "fix" one eyebrow by over-drawing the other. Eyebrows are sisters, not twins, and that is truly the case.

Are you unsure which shade suits you best? Feel free to send me a message and we can look into it together.