Review // Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Products

MAKE UP LOVERS REJOICE! Anastasia Soare aka Anastasia Beverly Hills has finally set foot on Belgian soil with her world famous brow products. After reading about her in tons of magazines, seeing her all over TV and the Internet, us Belgians can now finally jump on the bandwagon as well. Curious on where you can find Anastasia Beverly Hills products in Belgium? Keep on reading! 

Anastasia's career was launched way back in 1990, when she had to replace a friend in a famous beauty salon in Melrose Place. With tons of clients coming back for her brow treatment, she decides to start her own business and rents a space in the salon. After opening her very own salon in 1997, gaining the 'brow guru' status and appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, her popularity skyrockets -- literally. As of then, Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, Madonna and many others, find a way to her salon. 

As if an A-list clientele wasn't enough, Anastasia also created the unique and patented Golden Ratio method: she studied bone structures, hair structures and facial proportions to create the perfect brow for everyone. She developed 5 stencils based on simple measuring points, giving you the chance to discover the perfect eyebrows for your face and structure. 

I received a couple of her best-selling products to try out: the Brow Wiz, the Perfect Brow Pencil and the Brow Powder Duo. If you're planning to order some products online, but you're in doubt about which color to choose, go to the Great Beauty bar-website and find out which color will suit you best with the 'Choose Your Shade' scheme.

INFO & PRICES:

* The Brow Powder Duo (2 x 0,8 g / 0,030 Oz) sells for € 29,90.

* The Brow Wiz (0,085 g / 0,0003 Oz) sells for € 28,90.

* The Perfect Brow Pencil (0,95 g / 0,034 Oz) sells for € 28,90.

All products are available at Planet Parfum or on the Great Beauty Bar-website.

© All images by Shark Attack - Fashion Blog
© This post contains PR samples.

The Brow Powder Duo is a small compact with a light and dark shade to do your brows with. Because the powder attaches itself between the eyebrow hairs perfectly, it doesn't smudge. The color I received is Taupe (based on the scheme), but it's available in various colors: Blonde, Taupe, Ash Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Caramel, Soft Brown, Chocolate, Ebony, Granite and Auburn.

Ingredients:

Talc, Mica, Silica, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Nylon-12, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben May contain: (+/-) Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

To me, the Perfect Brow Pencil can be used best to fill up gaps that the powder might have missed and to outline and enhance the shape of your brows. The fact that it comes with a brow brush, is an extra plus for me. The color pictures above is Taupe, but the pencil is also available in the following shades: Blonde, Taupe, Soft Brown, Medium Brown, Dark Brown, Caramel, Granite and Auburn.

Ingredients:

C10-18 Triglycerides, Mica, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol May Contain: (+/-) Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891)

The Brow Wiz is a super fine pencil, which is perfect if you like a softer and a more natural look. The fine, retractable pencil tip is perfect to draw eyebrows hair in between the real ones. I later discovered that the other side also hides an eyebrow brush -- oops. Again, I received the color Taupe, but it's also available in the following colors: Ash Blonde / Taupe, Medium Ash / Medium Brown, Brunette / Dark Brown, Caramel, Soft Brown, Ebony, Granite, Chocolate and Auburn.

Ingredients:

Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Coco-Glycerides, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Zinc Stearate, Mica, Stearic Acid, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Polyglyceryl -2 Triisostearate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol May contain: (+/-) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)

In the picture above, I used the Perfect Brown Pencil to lightly define the shape of my brow and used the Brow Powder Duo to intensify the brow and give it some more dimension. I used the light color in the beginning of my brow and a mix of both colors on the rest of it. As for the Brow Wiz: it just isn't my thing. Personally, I find the tip too sharp and hard; the other products were just easier and more fun to work with.

I didn't do anything with my left brow for the picture, so that you could see the difference. As you can see, my natural brows are irregular with gaps, without a defined shape and I basically hate them. I love the end result: my brow looks full, yet still natural. I've tried several products from different brands, but looked like a clown most of the time. However, I'm impressed by the Anastasia Beverly Hills products. The Brow Powder Duo is the one I prefer most: the light and dark color are perfect to build up the shade you want. 

What are your brow secrets?

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