Hello Lovelies,
One product I have been loving lately after a recent rediscovery is Benefits Brow Zing. I used to use this product years ago but for a while I moved around brands until earlier this year I returned.
With a duo of tinted brow wax and a powder in a complimentary shade, as well as 2 brushes and a pair of tweezers, for £22.50 you have everything you could need to tame your brows in one small compact place. The added bonus is the robust yet sleek black packaging and a great sized compact / travel sized non distorted mirror. This is a HUGE issue for me. I hate cheap distorted mirrors. You might as well not include one if its pants but this is great for the detail you need to see for your precious brows!
I have the Brow-zings in both light & medium*. While the medium is a great dark colour for my skin tone and hair colour, I find the reddy undertones a little too much for me so when I got the chance to try out the light, I realised it’s a much better colour for me as the undertones run to an ashy colour.
A lot of people never know whether to go for wax or powder first. Personally, I generally use the powder alone for every day use but for a long lasting or stronger brow look, I always wax first then powder to set.
At a recent Benefit event, we were shown a great tip, apparently Gok Wans favourite way to wear the product is a little bit of wax & powder mixed together and applied at the same time. I have given this a try but on my super fair brows, I find it a little overpowering for day time but love it for night.
The only thing I miss about the medium set is the depth of colour of the powder. The light is a great ashy tone but takes a lot of building up to get a noticeable colour (I think) whereas the medium was darker. Nothing to do with the product, just my own personal preferences!
I haven’t tried this but ELF have a similar thing (powder and wax) that I used. I also have really sparse and light brows- I’d go out without foundation (if I HAD to) but never without my brows!
I quite liked the ELF palette but I just prefer pencil in general. I found the wax and powder not quite strong enough a colour and it just slipped off after a while, so I’m not sure I’d sell out the extra for benefits version personally, although it’s pretty sweet that it comes with tweezers too! xx
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