Eyebrow pencil for a (fake) redhead

Princess_Jane

Any recommendations?

Just had my hair dyed a brighter shade of red - blue eyes, very pale and pale brows - and now I need a brow liner to complement.

I've heard Avon Glimmersticks are good.

Trying to resist my MAC/eBay habit, but some of shades do look nice..

jenniewb

I have naturally dark blonde hair but dye my hair bright red, I have the same issue! In the end I decided to dye my eye brows as I was having to apply a colour every day and it was a pain (eyelure is great) but if your set on using a brow pencil I'd recommend Boots No.7 which have a really good shade, I have not found a cheaper brand to match. Failing that benefit have some good kits but they are on the pricier side.

ali-t

Avon glimmersticks in blonde are the best for me, natural redhead with fair brows. I think Avon has stopped making the glimmersticks I am also totally converted now to the elf brow kit in light/fair/blonde or something like that and even better only costs around £3. It is a taupe powder and a brown wax so you can make it as dark as you require. The body shop also do an ok blonde brow pencil that is a light brown without red tones.

I find that too many of the pencils have really red undertones that look awful on my skin. I need to have a true brown or grey/taupe undertone to it. I have found that price is no indication of effectiveness and often the cheaper pencils give better colour.

Amanita_2

As a fake redhead myself - I use MAC ( sorry!)

glowgirl_2

I would uggest tinting your eyebrows or Collection 2000 eyebrow pencil in Blonde, a taupe colour with no red tones and the colour can be controlled with pressure and of course its very :money:

Shoe_Gal

I am a 'real' redhead who has been converted to tinting! Otherwise I'm another one who recommends Avon

VioletBaudelaire

I'm also a natural blonde who dyes her hair red (with henna)
I use Blinc eyebrow mousse in auburn.

Princess_Jane

Thanks everyone.

I'm going to try a blonde glimmerstick from Avon, despite being a massive MAC fan (£££).

I already dye my brows a little darker at home, as they are practically see-through, but I think my hairdresser would faint if I asked him the colour them the same shade as my hair.

ali-t

Princess_Jane wrote: »

I already dye my brows a little darker at home, as they are practically see-through, but I think my hairdresser would faint if I asked him the colour them the same shade as my hair.

If your hair is dyed bright red, it won't just be your hairdresser that would faint. I have a vision of you walking around with pillar box red brows :eek:

If you already dye them can you not just leave the dye on longer for a darker tint. I get mine tinted and it is pretty much just wipe on and wipe off for a mid brown colour and left longer for darker.

Princess_Jane

It doesn't seem to last five minutes, as they're naturally really thin and fine.

I wear quite a lot of eye makeup and find a bit of powder or pencil on the brows finishes the 'look' off.