Oh, beauty gods, how fickle are ye! One minute you make skinny, barely-there brows en vogue, and the next minute it’s wall-to-wall wild, bushy brows.
Speaking for myself, I hope the wild, untamed feather brow stays in style a little longer…
OK, a lot longer.
’cause I love the look, and because then I can use this new Hourglass Arch Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel to its fullest potential.
Hourglass just added this new line of long-wearing (10+ hours for me) tinted brow fillers to their permanent line. They’re $28 and available in six shades — Blonde, Warm Blonde, Auburn, Soft Brunette, Warm Brunette and Dark Brunette.
I bounce back and forth between preferring the lighter Warm Brunette and darker Dark Brunette shades, depending on how intense I want my brows at any given moment, although realistically I know that $28 for a brow filler is redonkulously expensive. Still, these little cherubs save me so much time.
They’re also really easy to use — even easier than similar ones I’ve used from Tarte and MAC.
Homegirl got NO time for fussy brow gels! Give me all teh tools! Every minute saved is another minute I can sleep in. 🙂
I’m usually a brow pencil-clear brow gel combo girl, and that combo usually takes me 2-3 minutes to use (yes, I’ve timed it), but Hourglass Arch is a one-stop shop where I can fill and set my brows in 30 seconds or less. And they don’t end up looking cray when I’m done, LOL!
A few things set this apart from other products. First, the color isn’t excessively intense.
A lot of the time when I use a brow gel (other brow gels), my brows will end up looking block-y or cartoon-y, and basically over-defined and cut-out, but Arch Brow Volumizing Fiber Gel hits the intensity sweet spot. Brows look thicker and longer, and not like the fake brows in a community theater costume.
Then there are the micro fibers. They literally latch onto every brow hair, making them look longer and lusher, and they adhere to the skin, too, so if you have any bald brow spots like I do (curse you, Raul!), those areas look filled and full.
Cooler still, the micro fibers aren’t long, scary looking or obvious. Like, you know how sometimes when you use a fiber mascara, the fibers look like little caterpillars on your eyes? Arch doesn’t do that. You can’t really see a difference until you have your brows completely filled out and full.
The brush is also suuuuuuuuper key. There are short, compact bristles on one side for dense, precise application. When I really want control, like when I’m working at the end of a brow tail, I’ll use the short bristles.
Then, the other side of the brush has long, whiskery bristles for a lighter, less intense, feathery brow look, which is so popular right now. I’ll usually use that in the inner part of my brows.
If you’re curious and would like to see how well Arch can lift your brows, you can find all six shades now at Sephora, Hourglass counters, boutiques and online.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF! ?
Ugh, I want to try this buy my brows are so sparse! I have however tried mascara with these fibers in them and that did not end well LOL. Everything got in my eyes!
The price is not ideal, but I need to look into that fiber technology and wand design. I want a lighter, feathery, brow aesthetic update, lol! I usually avoid tinted brow gels because they don’t work with my brow gaps. (On the other hand, Hourglass Sculpting Pencil is a part of my arsenal and that formula is user-friendly and going strong at 1.5 years.)
Unrelated, Karen, but, um, the rest of your face looks great and radiant! Please give me a breakdown!
Thanks, Katie! Here’s a quick breakdown. Let me know if you have any questions about any of the products. 🙂
EYES:
MAC Sand Bar Pro Longwear Waterproof Colour Stick on the lids with the lightest shade from Guerlain Terracotta Brunettes Bronzer in the crease
Chanel 88 Noir Intense liner to tightline
Nudestix Night on upper lash line for winged liner
Tarte Mascara
MAC Teddy on lower water line
CHEEKS:
Guerlain Brunettes Bronzer on cheeks, outer edges of face, down the sides of nose
Hourglass Vanish Highlighting Stick in Champagne to highlight
MAC Melba Blush
LIPS:
Physicians Formula The Healthy Lip in Bare With Me on lips
FACE:
Urban Decay Urban Defense Complexion Primer (all over face)
MAC Matchmaster Concealer in 4 underneath eyes
MAC Studio Fix Fluid in NC42 mixed with Pinklight Strobe Cream for foundation
Wow, the difference is really intense, much more than I have ever achieved with a tinted brow gel. Must be the fibers.
Hi Karen! I’ve been using the Charlotte Tilbury brow gel and it’s great but it’s $22 for a teeny-tiny tube and it dries out/gets flaky pretty fast. This sounds like a better option. Can you post swatches? Thanks.
Hi Rebecca,
Sure! It’s Sat night here in Nor Cal, so I won’t be able to do them tonight, but I’ll do them on Sunday. Hope that’s OK!
Hi Rebecca,
I just put up the swatches of Warm Brown and Dark Brown. The pic is at the end of the post. 🙂
Thank you! I have a hard time matching colors sometimes because my brows are dark but not black. Dark brown looks perfect! I really appreciate your personal response.
Hi Karen,
Would you recommend this as just a brow gel. I’ve been blessed with thick but curly brows so I more just need something to tame them. Thanks!
Hi Em,
Lucky you to be so genetically blessed! I fought tooth and nail to grow every one of my last brow hairs back… How I wish I never plucked them in the first place, sigh. I blame the ’90s!
Anywho, if you’re looking for something strictly to tame those brow hairs and keep them in place, Benefit Ready Set Brow 24-Hr Setting Gel is the BEST gel out there. It is the stiffest and longest lasting and it’s not playing! I wrote about it a while back (here’s the link); I love it so much that I think it’s an unsung makeup hero. Let me know if you have any questions about it. Happy to help!
Thanks so much!
Tinted brow gels with fibers are my go-to brow products. It looks like Benefit has discontinued theirs so I’ll be looking for a replacement soon. This one looks good but the price is a bit high!
Thanks so much for this post! I love Hourglass products! They are expensive but sooo good!
I’d really like to try this one. But per milliliter it’s even more expensive than Tom Ford Fiber Brow Gel.
That is pretty spectacular! If I use a light hand NYX is okay for me but when I rush or am not in the best of health/sleep, I tend to way overdo it. I’m super tempted. I’ll need to see if they have one that is not as dark or warm.
I don’t think I’ve tried the NYX one… Sounds good though!
The hourglass is great but I also have Maybeline brow tattoo !
For $8 it’s fabulous!
This is a major solid you did for me. As a former MUA, I pride myself on a strong brow game. I’ve been testing out diff products. Having trouble finding -. 1. something that gives enough color, it still looks natural; 2. Something that can help with my seb derm in my brows; 3. Something that lasts all day. This does all that. Unreal.
Hi Lexi,
So glad you love this product! It’s a stand out!