This is the conversation that occured a few weeks ago when I bought the Clarins Eyebrow Kit at Boots.
“Hi I’d like buy your Eyebrow Kit.”
“The what?”
“The Eyebrow Kit”
“Oh. That’s what I thought you said.”
“Really?”
“Yeah but no one every asks for it so I was surprised. No one. Ever. Asks for it. Ever. Haven’t sold one for years.”
“I see.”
“I’ll have to search for it”
“Right”
Yes, I was perplexed but I wanted my damn Boots points.
So, with that confidence in mind I present you my aged Clarins Eyebrow Palette:
This palette is supposed to pretty much have everything you need for fabulous eye brows:
It’s a pretty big kit. I would use this daily and I would take it on holiday or for a weekend but I would never ever carry this with me day to day – I’m not that dedicated to brows (I prefer a Brow Ink and Gel to carry round).
In the palette is 3 brow powders, black, brown and blonde. The three shades should cover nearly all skintones or you can mix them together or graduate the colours. There’s also a brow wax, a base for the eyelids and a spoolie, applicator and tweezers.
Missing anything? If I was really fussy, scissors.
I piece of plastic on top of the palette makes everything easy to follow. There’s also a huge mirror:
Here is the palette:
It’s pretty neutral and will work for most skintones.
The brow powder is a hard texture and not too pigmented – this is a good thing for a brow powder imo because it just keeps things natural and makes it harder to mess up!
The powder:
Before (please excuse the lashes and hair band!):
After – I used the wax, the powder over my eyelid, and the medium and light brow powders near the front of the brow and the dark near the ends. I trimmed longer brows too. I blended in the powder – I am really happy with the result!
So despite my (and the sales assistants!) doubts, I have to say this is a great eyebrow kit. The powders are just the right texture and I like the wax and base eyeshadow too. The spoolie is nice and firm, good for blending, and the applicator brush is ok and the tweezers are pretty rubbish – they don’t get small hairs but it’s better than nothing.
The palette is a little MASSIVE – I have other palettes with brow powders and wax that are far more compact, but still, it’s a good one to use at home.
I paid , but you can buy it anywhere where there is a Clarins counter.
Do you use a brow kit?
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I’ve never used a Brow Kit, I just prefer a random clear mascara usually Miss Sporty’s one and my Rimmel Brow Pencil in Hazel.
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Hi Vapiress
That sounds like a cheep and clever solution x
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Your brows look really good.
GOSH have just come out with a brow kit and it’s pretty good.
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Thanks Naz
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I use smashbox cause the colours are really light for my blonde brows!
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I do prefer lighter colours too! For brows
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whaaaaaaa?? No one ever asks for it? Nutso, this is a great little bit of kit!
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Hi, I’m so glad I found your post! I need help! I accidentally singed off half of my eyebrow at New Years and need something to mask the baldness while the hairs grow back.
I found the colours in this kit to be perfect. I think I have similar colouring to you. I have jet-black hair and mixing the black and brown powders gave me a natural look. All of the the other products I’ve tried have come out too dark/harsh/black or else have a reddish undertone.
Unfortunately, I’m having a lot of trouble with the wax. It balls up when I load my brush and also balls up when I try to apply it. When I went to Sephora, the consultant introduced me to the Smashbox Brow Tech wax, which has a delicious, easy-to-use texture.
Because of the money factor, I’d rather not buy the Smashbox wax. Do you think you can give me some application tips for the Clarins wax?
Please help!
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ps. I want to add that I am a complete makeup newbie.
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