It can be difficult to find the perfect pencil if you’re fair of hair – and brow. Our testers take on eyebrow pencils for blondes, and a trio of liquid eyeliners
- Blink Cinnamon Spice Brow Definer, £15 (www.blinkbrowbar.com)
This definer is smooth and easy to apply – less harsh than using a proper pencil, but the nib is very thin, so you have to spend a little while longer applying it. It doesn’t wear off throughout the day and, for blondes like me, the colour is just right.
3/5
- Burberry Effortless Eyebrow Definer in Ash Brown, £22.50 (www.burberry.com)
This pencil lives up to its name – effortless. With a slanted tip it glides on beautifully, the colour is natural and you can get a good arch on the brow thanks to the angle of the pencil. Long-wearing, you can build up colour for extra definition and the brush levels out any heavy-handedness.
5/5
- Soap & Glory Archery 2-in-1 Brow Filling Pencil & Brush in Blondshell, £8, (www.boots.com)
This pencil comes with a capped brush at one end, which was handy for combing through my brows before applying the colour. The twist-up pencil is very fine so it’s easy to fill in the gaps between the brow hairs, and the colour is perfect for me, a bottle blonde with natural eyebrows!
4/5
- Yves Saint Laurent Eyeliner Baby Doll in Gris Vinyle, £25 (www.yslbeauty.co.uk)
There’s a subtle shimmer to this charcoal grey liner when you apply along the lash line. The wand is quite long and thin, so you need to be careful and precise, but it defines well, dries quickly (so no messy liquid on the crease of the lid), and rinses off easily with make-up remover.
5/5
- Soap & Glory Supercat Fat Jumbo Carbon Black Ink Eyeliner, £7, Boots
This eyeliner may look a little chunky, with its angled edge designed to achieve that Sixties flick, but if you don’t want to your lids too heavily lined, it’s easy to use the edge of the liner close to the lashes for a more subtle outline. It has good staying power too, lasting all day.
4/5
- Burberry Effortless Liquid Eyeliner in Jet Black, £23 (www.burberry.com)
I’ve wanted to master the Alexa Chung flick for ages but could never manage with soft eyeliner brushes. This sharp felt-tip liner was far easier and way more precise. With a bit of practise (hint: YouTube tutorials), and a few coats to build up the colour, I had cat-eyes to be proud of.
3/5