7 best eyebrow pens for feathery, natural-looking brows

Having been avid users of the brand’s boy brow product for many years, it wasn’t a huge surprise to us that we truly loved Glossier’s brow flick. The nib is ultra-thin, meaning you have complete control over how much product you want to use – the lighter you press, the more subtle the colour.

Regardless of the pressure you apply, the result is natural, creating hair-like strokes, which means there’s no chance of a blocky finish. The product claims to be smudge-resistant, and we can confirm it is. Once it’s on and dries down, this product stays put. It comes in three shades – brown, blonde and black – which are subtle enough to suit a whole range of colours within each category.

The product glided on smoothly and didn’t dry out in the way that you may sometimes get with liquid eyeliners, which made us think it’s here for the long haul.

The Revolution hairstroke brow pen is just £6. Yes, you read that right, £6. That means you can get enviable brows for less than the cost of a pint in London.

The colour selection is limited, to say the least, with only dark brown, medium brown and light brown on offer, but the pen itself is easy to use, with a tapered nib, to help create hair-like strokes.

The point itself is less flexible than others we’ve tried, which makes for a slightly bolder line, but it is advertised as creating the illusion of an at-home microbladed brow, which it certainly does.

The product isn’t too dark or false-looking, and we were able to create a feathery, natural finish that perfectly complemented a fuller make-up look.

More than anything, we love that Revolution is still producing high-quality make-up products, such as this brow pen, for incredibly accessible prices, so, if you’re thinking about building up a make-up kit, we’d recommend giving the brand a go.

Like Glossier, Anastasia Beverly Hills is also famous for another brow product: brow wiz. Its pen offering is just as good, though, as it has a flexible tip that has been designed to create micro-strokes for the most natural finish, while allowing for the colour to be built up for a bolder brow, too.

We love how natural the end result is – the pen didn’t catch as we flicked it through the hairs and there weren’t any blobs where we touched the pen to skin. It comes in a good range of shades, with a variety of cool to warm undertones, meaning finding one to suit you should be fairly straightforward – although, those with ginger or strawberry blonde hair may have a little less luck, as the shades focus on browns and blondes.

Red heads, rejoice – Nyx has a shade just for you. As Dominic Skinner explained, choosing the right colour is imperative for good-looking, natural brows, so, it’s always handy when a brand gives you a wide range of options.

This brow tint pen glides smoothly over the brows to recreate natural hair-like strokes, it also allows you to change the angle of the nib, for a thicker or thinner line, depending on your style. We found it stays put all day without a hitch, and includes shades from blonde to black.

We loved the flexibility of the nib, which made creating our look easy and didn’t have us wishing we could blend out the colour like we might with a brow pencil or pomade.

With the only dual-ended option in this edit, Mac took your average brow pen and said: we can do a little bit more, and better.

One side has a liquid brow liner, to sketch out the shape and create natural, hair-like strokes, whereas the other side holds a tinted powder to shade and set for even longer-lasting wear. The day our reviewer tested this brow pen, she went to the gym, travelled on the London Underground (twice, in 30C heat) and walked around central London for quite some time and, despite the fairly constant sweat, if there was one part of her make-up that stayed put, it was her brows. The waterproof element works.

The colours are a little stingy, but this brow pen lasts and gives an extra something the other brow pens don’t, which, in our opinion, justifies its slightly higher price tag.

The nib design for Ciaté London’s microblade brow pen is pretty cool. Unlike most other brow pens, it doesn’t have just one felt-tip-like nib but rather four mini ones, which create hair-like strokes all at the same time. The lines are so fine and subtle, they look completely natural.

Our only gripe is it took a few tries to fill the gaps in the brow, because the colour and lines are so subtle. Otherwise, the formula was smooth, it didn’t catch, and it did give the promised microblade effect.

This waterproof eyebrow pen lived up to its “all day” claim – it lasted through sweat, rain and some very stuffy journeys on the London Underground. The product did not move.

Apart from its staying power, it’s the blonde offering that we really love when it comes to this pen. Out of the colours available, we think the colour “light brow” is one for blondies to get to know. It’s got a golden tint that makes very fair hairs visible, while still looking natural. We did find the nib got a little bit caught as we were using it but, overall, the formula was smooth and the pen itself easy to use.