Give 'Em Gel: My New Brow Essential

Browsing Around

Let’s talk about brows.

Mine are sisters, not twins.

They let me know this constantly.

I want them to be like Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield. But I’d settle for Elizabeth Olsen and Mary Kate Olsen. My brows? They’re the Robyn and Blake Lively of arches. There’s a family resemblance. But it’s faint.

Dyeing them with Just For Men mustache and beard dye every two weeks makes them look a little more uniform. So does brushing through them with an aggressive gel.

For a while, I was loving NYX Brow Gel, and it’s still a great inexpensive find. But it does tend to give me some pilling over time—a little brow ‘druff, if you will.

Then, I was deeply into Anastasia Brow Freeze, which is a phenomenal product, but you need a separate brush and that’s just too much for me right now. I need a mascara packaging scenario so I can get on with my day. You know?

Read on for my new go-to brow gel.