MAYBELLINETattooStudio Waterproof Eyebrow Gel Makeup, Soft Brown, 1 Count

I have to start by saying this stuff is amazing!! 6 years ago I starting loosing my hair due to my lupus and my eyebrows were not spared. It’s been one of the most embarrassing things I’ve had to deal with. I’m always faced with having to explain to people why I don’t have brows by telling them about my illness or people just assume I shave them or over plucked them and that’s annoying and extremely embarrassing. It’s really made me so self-conscious and no matter what I always feel like everybody is staring and judging my brows. I’ve tried everything to grow them back and nothing worked so i had to settle for filling them in everyday witch brought a whole new set of problems. It’s is so time consuming and no matter how hard I try I continue to have more fails then anything. I’ve tried almost every product out there and some have been ok but they always wipe off so easy. I’m always worried about anyone touching my face because I fear they will accidentally whipe one off. I live in Florida so it gets so hot all the time and anytime I sweat I’m so afraid my brows will run. when I’m in the water or on my motorcycle Im always worried about them the most. I either have to deal with being embarrassed that I hardly have any or be worried about them being whipped off all the time. Its been very hard. I’ve wanted to get them done but I’m afraid they will mess up and I’ll be stuck with horrible up uneven eyebrows forever that can’t be fixed and have a even bigger problem. Then I found this product and took a chance but I’ll be honest that I didn’t have much faith. But Omg to my surprise this stuff is amazing!!!. I put it to the test today and rode my motorcycle to work. Usually my helmet wipes them off right away but no to my surprised they were still on. They stayed on all day even while I got sweaty and when I did a hot wet steamy spa treatment on a client and I got soaked. To top it off I rode home and they were still on when I took my helmet off again. I didn’t have to do any touch ups the entire day either. I’m hooked and a client for life. Thank you so much. Im in tears right now because I’m so happy. You definitely need to buy this product.!!!**Update**Ok so I’ve been using this product for a little while now and I love it more and more every day. I purchased a great thin brow brush that has helped me apply this so much better and I’m getting a littler better at making pretty brows everyday. One of the things I love the most about this product is that It goes on so easy and when it drys it actually looks like there is tiny fibers that look like hair. It doesn’t just look like I painted on a color like some other products. I think the a very thin brow brush is very important because it’s allows me to make thin lines that look like individual hairs. I really wish this product came with one because that would make it a lot easier. I like the one i found but I’m still trying to find a thinner one to help make them look even more natural. Besides that I absolutely love this product. It’s still stays on so well even with everything I do. I recently went to the beach ans put this to the test and went out surfing and they styled on the entire time and looked fantastic. I still get all teared up when talking about how much this has really changed my life. I know it sounds stupid but my eyebrows were a very difficult subject for me because it was a constant Visual reminder of my illness and I spent so much time worrying about weather or not mine looked horrible or I lost one. Now I can relax a little bit and finally not worry so much. Yes it still sucks that I still have to take time every morning to put my brows on BUT on top of the fact this product looks amazing it also takes a lot less time to create a great natural looking brow then any product I’ve ever tried so I’m extremely happy and I will be a permanent customer. I’m so grateful for finding this because it really changed my life.

I've been using this product for years, only bc it has very good staying power, easy to use (once ur past the practice stage) & it's much cheaper than other products out there. I haven't broke down & bought anything over $10, so keep that in mind also. I've tried another option with the screw off top & brush applicator by the same brand & it doesn't work like this gel with wand applicator. I added a pic to show the before & after of how I apply it free handed, then using a cotton swab with alcohol, I define the shape of brow to my preference. It's much easier to practice with a stencil when 1st trying to attempt a realist look. After u get the shape u desire, u can prob do better than me without having to use alcohol swab to remove the excess. Until then, experimenting is fun & application can change according to ur mood or desired look. It does have a thick consistency to it that's not completely natural looking tho, and can transfer onto other things like clothing or ur arm if ur like me & lay ur arm on ur head. That's one thing about it that has led me on another search for something better. I may end up spending more money, but it may be worth it. Noting that I have blonde hair & the color of product u see in the photo is light blonde, the lightest shade they make. It still looks like brown to me, but it's better than having a green tint like some other brands have left on my skin...yuk! Overall, it's an easy, workable solution to having little to no eyebrows & even better on the wallet for those who want to practice before buying something more expensive. It lasts for a few months using it once a day & I have added a few drops of tea tree essential oil to mine to make it less dry when it get to that point, but it will not have the staying power it did when new, of course, bc ur adding oily substance to something that's not oily. Plus, ur skin has natural oils that will cause this product to come off easier, so remember to apply to freshly cleaned face for better staying power. Hope this helps someone like me that struggles with eyebrow dilemma.

I’m so happy to find a drugstore eyebrow product that is actually long wearing and not too time consuming to apply! I have very sparse brows so I’ve tried every product under the sun that claims to be waterproof or long lasting. So far anything that lives up to those claims are either expensive or too time consuming to apply. This however is neither of those things! I’d compare this to wunderbrow but I like this product so much more. I found wunderbrow was a little streaky for me and didn’t do well on parts of my eyebrows that were extremely sparse. This filled in the sparse areas perfect. Only draw back for me is the applicator is a bit too bulky for the areas I like to define more and it laid down a bit too much product if I wasn’t careful. Instead I used a small dense angled brow brush to apply small amounts of the product, and brushed through with the spoolie that comes with it and was able to get a clean, defined natural look that didn’t take too long. Once it dries down it DOES NOT budge which is the #1 thing I look for in a brow product. Thank you maybelline for creating an affordable, high quality product!*update - I think possibly issues with this product not being budge or waterproof might just be the way it’s applied. I’ve been using this consistently and usually go with a very light hand and do more of a brushed out wash for a natural look and the thin layer seems to stay put quite well. Using it more with a heavy hand and kind of layering it seems to be when it doesn’t last as long in my experience