We also tried L'Oréal's Brow Stylist Definer, which has a nice consistency, a retractable precision tip, and a built-in spoolie. Though we appreciate the affordable price, the intense pigment made it a little hard to create natural-looking strokes, and we wish it came in a few more dark shades.

The dual-ended design has an attached spoolie to help with blending, fluffing, and shaping. It's also refillable—kind of like a mechanical pencil—so you can cut down on your waste. Available in eight true-to-tone shades that promise 16 hours of waterproof wear, we really have no complaints about this product. Get the right pencil and you won’t need to get your brows microbladed, or trouble yourself with new treatments like brow lamination. From elongating and fluffing up to defining the shape of your brows, these pencil, wax, gloss, gel and powder formulas can do it all. How we tested the best eyebrow pencils While pencils for eyebrow mapping come in a variety of colors, the most popular options are white and brown.If eyes are the windows to the soul, eyebrows are the window dressings: Full, well-shaped arches can instantly make your eyes look defined and face more polished, with or without other makeup. Not born with perfectly lush brows? No problem. There are myriad types of eyebrow products on the market to enhance what you have: When our eyebrows look good, we usually don’t notice them. What we do notice is that the whole face looks lifted. But if the brows are bad, we absolutely will notice them.

Mapping pencils come in a variety of colors and sizes, as well as in the form of gel pens and markers, so you can explore the options until you find the right one for you. For the best results, start by using a spoolie to groom your brows into place. Then, starting at the arches and working your way to the tails of your brows, use your pencil to fill in any thin or sparse areas, drawing short, light strokes in the direction of your hair growth. Once you've filled in any gaps, take your spoolie again and use it to fully blend out the pigment so it looks more natural. You can leave your brows as is, or, if you want to create a more lifted effect, apply some highlighter just under your brow arch. You can also add more staying power by setting your newly-defined arches with a brow gel. Eyebrow tints are longwear liquids that temporarily color brows and are often waterproof or water-resistant. The good news is that we don’t have to tweeze as often. But here are a couple of tips when we do need to tweeze. The formula has a matte finish, so it looks natural and blends in with your real hairs. Boasting a thin, angled tip, this pencil is perfect for precision application. You can use it to fill in sparse brows or create a structured shape. Our tester said the creamy texture goes on smoothly without dragging, and the sturdy point resists breaking and smooshing.Our beauty editors took their time researching the best brow pencils on the market and selected nearly 40 to try in The Lab, our Manhattan product-testing facility. Our testers inspected various design aspects, including the shape, tip, size, sharpening requirements, and notable features.