The Drugstore Dupe Files: $7.50 Almay Brow Defining Pencil Versus $21 Anastasia Brow Wiz - Makeup and Beauty Blog
It would probably be a fool'south errand at this point in my life to try to become an Olympic sprinter…
I'1000 barely v'2″ tall, I'yard in questionable physical condition, and one of my legs is shorter than the other.
The Olympic sprinting thing? Not the about realistic goal for me, merely I practice have other aspirations, like finding drugstore dupes of my favorite department store/loftier-finish makeup.
Now THAT's something I tin exercise. 🙂
It'due south not gonna be easy, for sure. Sometimes (but not e'er) with makeup, I do think that you get what you lot pay for.
So I'm on a mission. I'm a woman on a mission to observe respectable, affordable alternatives to her favorite department store items.
This one here is Almay'southward $7.l Brow Defining Pencil, which I'd hoped would be a drugstore dupe for my current centre pencil love, the $21 Brow Wiz by Anastasia Beverly Hills.
I completely forgot to mention this pencil in the Ulta post the other 24-hour interval (it was buried at the bottom of that huge purse!), which is weird because, seriously, it took me a really long time to discover in the shop. I combed the aisles for a possible Brow Wiz dupe.
Then I saw it — Almay's $7.50 Forehead Defining Pencil — tucked away on the bottom shelf.
"Aha!" I exclaimed…to myself. 🙂
The size of the tip is what kickoff caught my middle. It'due south very thin, just like Anastasia Forehead Wiz, and the pencil also has a brow rummage on the back end, once more, similar Forehead Wiz.
Unfortunately, I just spotted 2 shades on the shelf…
I figured, OK, well, mayhap that's because Ulta doesn't carry all of the colors, then I checked online from my phone.
Patently it simply comes in two colors, Brunette (which is what I'chiliad wearing here) and Dark Blonde, whereas Anastasia Brow Wiz comes in 9.
Obvs, the other major difference is price. Anastasia's is $21, and Almay's is $vii.50.
WOWZA!
At present for some may-jah arrant action in 3, two, one…
Before Almay Brow Defining Pencil…
Later Almay Brow Defining Pencil…
As for the barefaced activeness to a higher place, what I tin say? It'southward Fri and I felt lazy. And don't fifty-fifty ask what's going on with my hair…
After using the Almay pencil for the past couple days, I've constitute some other difference between information technology and Anastasia's pencil: texture.
The tips of both pencils are similarly fine (Anastasia'due south is a tad effectively), and Almay'southward does create the plush natural forehead expect I like, but Almay'due south formula is slightly drier and consequently not as smooth.
I mean, it's not a huge bargain… It's not like the pencil's painfully difficult to apply, but Anastsia'south definitely does skim along my skin and brows more than easily.
Withal, I call up Almay'south Forehead Defining Pencil is a decent Anastasia Brow Wiz dupe — if 1 of the two available shades works for you.
Almay Brunette is slightly warmer and redder than the Anastasia shade I normally vesture (Night Chocolate-brown), and I remember it's most noticeable in pics when I use a flash.
Of grade, that could simply be me…
For the most part, I'one thousand happy with Brunette. If you're looking for a brow pencil for day-to-day clothing (and less for pics), information technology'due south a nifty bargain.
Oh! — earlier I forget, the Almay Pencil'southward twisty thing-a-ma-bobber takes Hulk-like strength to plow. Either that, or I demand to incorporate more push-ups into my workouts.
For now, this is a pretty good dupe for my favorite forehead pencil, and a more than-than-capable drugstore pick.
For my next drugstore dupe mission? Finding something similar to MAC Strobe Cream.
Is it possible? Time will tell… 🙂
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. TGIF!
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