Product Watch: Brow Fillers
We expected the price of this one to include a brush but a separately sold BDB brow brush costs just as much as the powder. Moving on, this is a very easy product with which to define and fill brows to a natural appearance. The mineral oil-based formula goes on smooth and clean with a standard eyeliner brush.
This is another product with a price that should cover an applicator but does not. However, the cream works so well as a brow shader, contouring eye-shadow and eyeliner that it is still value for money, especially as those considering it are probably makeup savvy enough to have their own brushes. Top marks for the broad shade range, too.
Everyone’s favourite brand for budget falsies can hold its own in the brow department. Brow Ink is the highlight of a 10-piece collection (and you thought four products for your lips was excessive), that gives great results for its price range. The double-ended pen draws precise arches with the narrow tip and hides major pluck ups with the broader, employing hair-coordinating ink wherever it skims.
Lancôme Le Sourcil Pro, €21.50
This double-ended pencil is a brow-liner and highlighter. Given the many ways highlighter can be used to help shape the face (temples, brow arches, bridge of nose, chin), a high-quality cream option on the end of a brow definer is very handy. The tips don’t drag and the colours from both ends are easily blended. While the four shade options for brows look natural, the fairest highlighter is quite pink.
Concealer
This super-creamy stick concealer camouflages under-eye circles well. The texture feels too emollient for blemish-prone skin and even normal skin types may need regular touch-ups. The darkest shade is quite orange but the other shades look natural. I like that the formula offers sun protection.
Smashbox’s latest concealer offers colour correction and long-lasting coverage with a matte finish. The shade range is broad and very natural. While the liquid-cream formula is gentle on skin, very dry types may like to use a hydrating primer first as oil-controlling ingredients can highlight dehydration over the course of a day.
This concealer is the best of a great bunch this week because Clinique added so many great skincare ingredients to the formula. The creamy liquid gives full coverage without caking or creasing as the day progresses.
Makeup is one of our favourites and this concealer creates a similarly perfect, radiant finish. The texture is heavier, of course, as it is meant to keep blemishes and pigmentation under wraps for several hours. This is particularly good around tired eyes.
Eye Serum
This serum contains a nice mix of plant-based anti-irritants. It feels soothing and will hydrate and possibly plump the eye area for a time. It will not clear dark circles or diminish the age-related pouching that can make eyes look tired. These problems are often genetic or the results of sun damage, so best fended off with an anti- oxidant moisturiser containing broad-spectrum UV protection.
This is very expensive for such a small part of one’s skincare regime. Price aside, it is a good product. The silky gel contains the brand’s signature algae extract buttressed by several other antioxidants that support collagen development. It may help to smooth your eyes if they are puffy because of irritation, rather than age.
This is a good, if pricey, water-based moisturiser for all skin types. While the formula feels soothing and has a temporary plumping effect on the eye area, it cannot “lift, replenish and de-puff,” as the label promises.
Regenerist is the best of Olay’s product lines and this eye serum is a gem. At the heart of the formula is niacinamide, a superstar skin-repairing ingredient and antioxidant. Olay boosts its powers with additional moisturisers, soothing extracts and a complete lack of potential irritants like fragrance and/or alcohol. The lightweight texture is a great base for makeup and added light-reflecting pigments temporarily brighten the eye area.
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