Easy Peasy Brows

Now usually I'm a full brow kinda girl. I love nothing more than Cara Delevingne style brows drawn on thickly with my Anastasia Dip Brow Pomade. My brows are quite blonde and sparse, so filling them in quite thickly is something I need to do so people can see that they actually do exist. Being in third year of uni, I often spend a lot of my time in the library so don't tend to bother with makeup (because who cares what you look like 12 hours into an essay) but my brows are something I do still like having done. My usual brow is a little too much when I'm not wearing any other makeup so I like to reach for something a little more natural looking in the form of some brow mascara.

With the summer months approaching too, the only makeup I tend to wear on a really hot day is some brow mascara, because everything else tends to melt off or smudge in the heat or in the pool. I was in Wilkinson's the other day picking up some bleach (g-l-a-m-o-r-o-u-s yeh) when I passed an Essence counter. Essence is a brand I'd never tried before but one I always hear good things about so I figured it was time I had a look. 

The thing that caught my eye the most was their Make Me Brow Eyebrow Mascara, priced at just £2.50, which bares a striking resemblance to Benefit's Gimme Brow Mascara. I've wanted to try the Benefit one for years but just couldn't afford it at a pricey £18.50. So I picked it up in the colour 02 Browny Brows and off I went. 

The first thing I really love about this is just how TINY the brush is! It's so small! This makes it super easy to coat each brow hair, and means you don't end up getting any product on the surrounding area, which is what happens when I use my Maybelline Brow Drama which has a much bigger brush. The colour is also a pretty good match for me but there's a lighter version called 'Blondy Brows' for anyone out there a little lighter. 

  

I tried this out on a typical 'no makeup' day at the library so please do excuse the freckles and undereye circles in the above photo! Below are my before & after photos:

So on the left we have the before photo, and on the right we have the same brow after one quick coat of Make Me Brow. I'm so impressed with how well it works! I honestly wasn't expecting a huge amount for £2.50 but I'm seriously impressed. Not only are my brows less sparse and a darker colour, they're also a better, more defined shape whilst still looking really natural! It didn't feel like I was wearing anything either, some brow mascaras have a tendency to make your brows a little crunchy but this felt really nice on. The best thing was is that it wasn't obvious I was wearing any brow product so my "makeup free" day still looked "makeup free". Result! This is definitely something I'll be taking with me on holiday this summer for ultra 'on fleek' brows by the pool.  

Have you tried anything from Essence before? Next on my hitlist are the some of the nail polishes (which I've heard amazing things about), some of the 'All About' palettes and the Lash Princess Mascaras. What are you eyeing up?

Laura x