Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Makeup colors are tricky for me. I have very fair, cool-toned skin and medium-dark ash brown hair. There is not a lot of room for tonal error when your skin is as pale as mine — it's nearly like painting onto a blank white canvas — and finding a brow product has been a challenge. I have found that nearly all brown brow products have red undertones that clash with the cool gold-to-green undertones of my naturally minky/mousy hair color. Products marketed to blondes tend to be cooler-toned, but are too light to hold up against my dark hair. Up until recently, one of my favorite brow products has been this powder in the Brunette palette — easy to use, natural looking, not too harsh or heavy against the whiteness of my face — but it is *very* red, so it's been a dab'll-do-ya situation, usually used in tandem with a cooler blonde brow pencil. When it was time to replace my nearly-empty palette, I crossed my fingers and ordered this Ash/Taupe version, despite the fact that it looked rather warm-toned in the thumbnail. Holy moly, am I glad I branched out! It's absolutely perfect with my natural hair color, and much cooler-toned than the photos led me to believe. The darker of the colors has a soft gold undertone — slightly warm, but not red — and the lighter tone is a cool brown that looks almost grey in the pan ("ash" is right!), but is absolutely *heavenly* when applied. The lighter tone is perfect for filling in where hair is sparse, and the darker tone is ideal for enhancing the shape of my brows; I tend to blend it into the inner edge and at the highest point of the arch. As with most powders, it rubs off somewhat easily, so you may need to do a midday touch-up in warmer months if you've been active, but it’s worth it. The wax, brush, and spoolie are all lovely additions to the palette, though I do find the application of the wax to be a little unweildy. It melts easily with the warmth of my finger, so I have to be careful to not get too much. I’ll usually just dab with my pinky and use the spoolie to comb it through, or use a transparent mascara to set it. Since I was so surprised by the color difference from what I saw on the listing, I’ve included a few photos of the product in natural light to give you a better idea of how it looks in person, shown next to what's left of my Brunette palette for comparison. To sum up: Highly recommended, especially for the price! I hope this helps!