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The Revamped MAC Eye Brows Styler Stands Up to Sweat

June 6th, 2018 by Karen 9 Comments

mac eye brows styler
MAC revamped the Eye Brows Styler pencils, and they’re GOOD ($18 each, available in eight shades).

It cooled down quite a bit here since last weekend. At least 20 degrees. Last weekend it was freakin’ ? hot. Like, the type of hot that makes you feel like your thighs are going to spontaneously combust into beef jerky slabs when you climb into your car.

To beat the heat, I left the house to get my errands done early on Saturday morning, but I was still sweating like a nervous teenager on a first dance. I was really surprised when I got home to find that my brows were still doing their thing. HELLO! — it’s the little things, ya know? Like not sweatin’ your face off while you’re buying watermelon and strawberries.

Thanks, MAC Eye Brows Styler pencil!

MAC revamped it recently, and I’ve been using the new version. I like it! Did you ever use the old one? I used it once or twice, and I can’t remember why I didn’t use it on the regular.

This new version is cool. Granted, I don’t remember how I felt about the previous one, but this one doesn’t budge at all.

“Self-propelling, self-sharpening, brow-defining – and now with an updated water-resistant formula and added spoolie. Offers grooming alongside extreme colour precision in one dynamic microfine pencil that emulates fine hair-like strokes on brows for a perfected look. Confidently adds what you need: shape, colour and/or density. Like a pen, creates its own just-right point for striking arches. Easy to tote around — no sharpener needed.”

— MAC website

The old one didn’t have a spoolie, but this one does, and I like it because it means that I can fill in my brows without having to grab a separate brow comb.

Also, the tip of the pencil is thinner than it was in the old version, and it’s crazy precise. I can draw individual tiny brow hairs without really thinking about it. By comparison, it’s more precise than MAC Brow Sculpt, which I also like.

Overall, I like the defined look and overall shape of my brows when I use this (they’re sharp, but not Insta-sharp, although you could easily do that too if you wanted).

mac brows styler stud
Stud in my brows, along with a bit of MAC Clear Brow Gel

MAC EYE BROWS STYLER
Available in eight shades, $18 each

  • Brunette, a gray brown
  • Stylized, a brown
  • Tapered, a reddish brown
  • Fling, a light taupe ash blonde
  • Lingering, a soft taupe-brown
  • Spiked, a rich brunette
  • Stud, a deep rich blackened brown
  • Strut, a mid-tone bronzed brown
mac eye brows styler swatches
Swatches of all eight shades

I’m into it, but you might not be if the older formula was your ride-or-die. Many peeps on the MAC website are saying that the new formula doesn’t measure up to the previous one, but bear in mind that any time MAC revamps something in the permanent collection, some people always storm the village square with pitchforks and torches, which I totally get, because OY VEY! — I’m not feelin’ their new synthetic 224 at all…

Still, I like this brow pencil. I think it’s good and majorly sweat-proof. I wear a slightly naughty-sounding shade called Stud, which is a blackened brown.

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

The Revamped MAC Eye Brows Styler Stands Up to Sweat / Originally published June 6th, 2018

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  1. Savannah says

    June 6th, 2018 at 7:20 pm

    I went to buy the one that’s like a marker with powder on the opposite end to set and ‘fluff’ up the brows. I got the right shade but not the actual product I wanted. Ha ha. The one thing I didn’t double check before leaving. These brow pencils last forever! I bought one last April expecting my pencil to end soon, and the same one is still going strong!

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  2. LindaLibraLoca says

    June 7th, 2018 at 6:06 am

    I had the old one, but didn’t stick to it because it didn’t last too long on me. I wonder if I get more use out of those.
    LindaLibraLoca recently posted … The Ordinary „Buffet“ – Talk science to me!

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  3. sarahc says

    June 7th, 2018 at 7:56 am

    Hehe! Beef jerky slab thighs…..my car has vinyl seats so I can relate. I can’t bring myself to spend $18 on a brow pencil. Do you think it’s worth that much better than maybelline?

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  4. Rita says

    June 7th, 2018 at 10:00 am

    How do you like this compated to TF?

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    • Karen says

      June 7th, 2018 at 10:04 am

      It’s a different brow look — much more precise, as the pencil tip is thinner. It’s harder and doesn’t have as much give as TF but I kinda like that because I find the stiffer brow pencils last longer.

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  5. Kim says

    June 7th, 2018 at 10:19 am

    It’s funny you said that about beef jerky thighs. I was just commenting the other day that I must need to invest in longer shorts because I’m either burning off the backs of my thighs or having them stick to every non-cloth seat I sit on. HAHA! And truthfully, all my shorts are about mid-thigh. I think they just ride up when I sit since they’re mostly the Nike mesh kind. 🙂

    I swatched some MAC brow pencils in Bologna but don’t know if any were these. They were too waxy for me (I’m a fan of the softer pencils that you need to sharpen yourself).

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  6. Denise S says

    June 7th, 2018 at 11:46 am

    I went through several MAC Spiked eye brow pencils in the past and really liked them. Will check this new formula out. What are you using to make your hair so shiny and healthy looking Karen? Your hair looks great!

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    • Karen says

      June 7th, 2018 at 11:50 am

      Thanks for noticing, Denise! I used Oribe Gold Lust and Bumble and bumble Strong Finish Hairspray.

      P.S. I hope you like this new version of the pencil!

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      • Denise S says

        June 8th, 2018 at 1:42 pm

        Thanks for answering. I have a new bottle of Oribe Gold Lust but I was trying to be good and use the hair oil I have before opening a new one. But looking at your lustrous locks makes me want to bust it open,lol. I’ll check out that Bumble and bumble hairspray. I’m on the hunt for a good holding spray and Sephora has the mini size, yay!

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