Thanks for sharing your bad brow stories with me yesterday! It just goes to show that bad brows can happen to anyone but it’s also a relief to know that however wonky the brows were before, hair does grow back albeit very, veeeeeeerry slowly. 😛
When I went to the Benefit Brow Bar at Chadstone to let their magic hands fix my brows, the brow therapist showed me a new brow product they had and that was the Benefit Gimme Brow Brow-Volumizing Fiber Gel. After grooming and shaping my brows, she used the Gimme Brow on the hole-y areas of my eyebrows. It looked pretty good so I decided to buy a tube to try it out myself.
The Gimme Brow is what I’d call a mascara for the eyebrows. It’s tinted so unlike clear brow gels that just sets the brows in place, it also gives it a bit of colour which is useful in filling in the sparse areas. It even contains tiny fibres to add natural volume to the brows. My brows are naturally thick so technically I don’t need more volume but what I like about it is that those tiny fibres also cover any “holes” in the brows that may have resulted from overzealous tweezing.
I find myself reaching for the Gimme Brow a lot more than my eyebrow pencils these days because it makes my brows look tidy yet natural. Pencils tend to make the brows look stiff and more structured. On days that I don’t need very defined brows, the Gimme Brow is a quick and easy alternative.
Before Gimme Brow
I’ve been given brows!
The only problem I have with the Gimme Brow is that it tends to come out pretty clumpy. These clumps make the brows look too dark and if you’re not careful, it sort of looks like a bird’s just pooed on your brows. It’s an easy fix; simply use a clean mascara spoolie and/or cotton bud to remove the clumps and tidy the area. The brow gel also comes in a small brush and tube, which is ideal for travelling or your purse.
Benefit’s Gimme Brow Brow-Volumizing Fiber Gel retails at AU$32.00 for 3.0g and is available at Benefit cosmetics counters nationwide.
What I like about it: Gives natural volume to the brows and sets it in place.
What I do not like about it: Gets a bit clumpy upon application if you’re not careful. Still, it’s a problem easily fixed.
Have you tried Benefit’s Gimme Brow? Are there any other brow gels you’re a fan of?
Been considering this for awhile as I’ve got really sparse eyebrows and regularly fill it in with brow pencil.
Does it smudge or flake throughout the day (haha thinking along the lines of mascara)?
How long is the wear?
I’ve not experienced any smudging of flaking throughout the day. It does remove quite easily though so don’t go, er, rubbing your brows 😛 I’ve had this on for 10 hours and most of it is still in there (some rubbed off the “tail” ends).
I saw this in Sephora and it does look interesting. Do you know if it only comes in brown or does it have a few other choice of colours and between this and Shu Uemera Hard 9 pencil, which would your recommend?
It comes in only 2 shades, this dark brown and a lighter one. I’ve not tried Shu Uemura’s hard pencil, only the retractable eyebrow pencil. If you have pretty good brows and just want a bit of tint to cover up any holes, or maybe just to keep the hair in place, I recommend the Gimme Brow. However, if you have thin and sparse brows then I’m not sure if this will be enough. You might want a pencil to define it further which the Gimme Brow will not give you.
I’ve also been intrigued by this, but not enough, given the price tag – I always end up going back to Smashbox Brow Tech To Go (currently in Brunette as I’ve dyed my hair dark brown/red, but usually am peroxide white and use the taupe then) when feeling less like using the full on brush and powder combo, I highly recommend it 😀
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I’ve heard very good things about that Smashbox Brow Tech To Go! Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check it out asap! 😀
I never try the Benefit Gimme Brow before. It looked promising. Probably I will just drop by Sephora and have a look!
I find myself liking it more and more after each use!
I don’t mind it. Bought the light-medium while I was at Sephora because they didn’t have the medium-deep then. Easy enough to use, but yeah, I still fill my brows with the brow pencil and then top it up with the Gimme Brow. Just bought the medium-deep recently and about to try that one out SOON!!
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Use it! I like it for lazy days. 😛
Hi Tine
I noticed you used the dark one, do you think the light medium shade will look ok for Chinese? Thanks in advance! 🙂
Hi Esther,
I use the darker one as my brows are quite dark. The lighter shade won’t work for me at all. I’ve seen brunettes or even blondes use the lighter shade. If you have very sparse brows, I think it’s okay to use the lighter shade. You don’t want a sudden BAM! Look at my very dark brows! But if you have an okay amount of brows to begin with, I think you’ll be all right going for the darker one.