Glo Skin Beauty Precise Micro Browliner - Raven

An eyebrow pencil with an ultra-fine tip that lets you draw hair by hair, rather than just filling in your brow.

Why it works

A natural-looking eyebrow isn't made of one solid block of color, but of individual hairs with space in between. That’s why a regular pencil often looks heavy: the tip is too broad for the fine strokes you actually need. This liner has an ultra-fine tip that allows you to create short, hair-thin strokes that look like real hairs—similar to the effect of microblading, but washable.

The formula is wax-based, with mineral pigments and antioxidants. The wax ensures 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 need to sharpen it and it always remains perfectly fine. On the other end is a spoolie, a brush to blend everything afterwards, and this brush is actually the most important part.

About this shade

Raven is the deepest shade in the range, a black-brown. It is intended for black or very dark hair; it can easily look too harsh on lighter hair.

For whom

For anyone with gaps in their eyebrows, whether from past over-plucking or simply the passage of time. Eyebrows tend to get thinner and lighter with age, usually starting at the outer ends. Even if your eyebrows are generally thick enough, this tool is better for filling in the tail than a wide pencil.

How to use it

Apply short strokes in the direction of your hair growth, focusing especially on sparse areas; there is little point in drawing over existing hairs. Do not start at the front: the head of your eyebrow is naturally the lightest and becomes heavy-looking very quickly. Build it up in layers until you reach the desired shape, then brush through everything with the spoolie on the other end. This final step softens any strokes that turned out too dark, and it is what makes the difference between a drawn-on look and a natural one.

A final tip from me

The skin under your eyebrow is part of the eye area and is thinner than you might think, so don't press hard: let the tip do the work and just add an extra stroke instead. What I see most often in the salon is that people choose a shade that is too dark. 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 debating between two shades, choose the lighter one: you can always touch up a shade that is too light, but you can’t fix one that is too dark.

And don’t try to "fix" one eyebrow by over-drawing the other to match it. Eyebrows are sisters, not twins—it really is true.

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