I'm always on the hunt for the perfect brow.  Call it an obsession of mine.  I keep buying the latest and greatest of brow products with the hope of finding my HG.  I've tried DiorShow, ABH, Make Up Forever, NYX, Benefit and now Urban Decay's Brow Blade!

Urban Decay
Brow Blade Review

INFO SHEET

Brand:  Urban Decay
Product:  Brow Blade
Shade:  Dark Drapes
Color Payoff:  Highly Pigmented
Price:  $26.00
Where to Buy:  Amazon, Nordstrom

Urban Decay's Brow Blade boasts that it "creates flawless, defined brows without the permanence of microblading." Microblading has always interested me, but due to my combo-oily skin I decided that it would not be a good investment.  When I swatched Brow Blade on my hand at the store, I was very impressed with the precision of the brush.  I just had to have it.

SWATCH

Urban Decay Brow Blade - Dark Drapes Swatch

One end of Brow Blade has a Waterproof Pencil and the other End is the Ink Stain Brush.

I chose the Dark Drapes shade because my brow hairs are black.  I do prefer to go slightly lighter but all of the other color options seemed to be too warm.  I would like to have a dark ashy brown, but not this dark if that makes sense.  One thing that I did like about this product is that it is dual ended.  This really sets it apart from the competition (as far as precision pencils are concerned) because you get more product.  For example, both the DiorShow Brow Styler Pencil and Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz contains 0.003oz of product whereas Urban Decay's Brow Blade contains 0.01oz.  This means Urban Decay's Brow Blade contains 30% more product at a mid-range price point.  

BEFORE AND AFTER

Brow Blade seems to break down after a few hours on combo-oily skin.

The Ink Stain portion of Brow Blade has a brush tipped applicator as opposed to a felt tipped applicator.  This allows for very fine lines to be drawn.  It is great for filling in the beginning and ends of the brow.  The downside to this is that the brush is very flexible so it is hard to control.  It takes some practice to be able to produce precise lines similar to microblading.  I found that the Ink Stain formula can also feather so not all of the lines will be as fine.  However, from a distance this is not very noticeable.  I used the Waterproof Pencil side to address the larger patchy areas of my brows.  To me this was just as good, if not better than my DiorShow pencil.

After running some errands for a few hours I returned home and took another photo.  The day photoed was not one of my oiliest of days but you can see that the product still feathered and faded.

I continued to use the product throughout the week and found that it can fade significantly due to sweat.  It is summer here with the temperature rising to about 106° Fahrenheit.  I don't sweat a lot, but when I got home I saw that the areas where Brow Blade was used was much lighter than the rest of my brow due to feathering.  So if you have skin that can get a bit oily or sweaty then product might not perform very well.

FINAL THOUGHTS

I like the product but I feel that people with dry to normal skin will love it.  For my combo-oily skin, it did not feather to a terrible degree so repurchasing will depend on the shelf life.  I heard that the tip can dry out pretty quickly and I will update this post as soon as it does so.

As for the oily skinned folk - the precise lines will just not be as crisp as the day goes on and it will feather and fade.  Therefore, if you are looking to redraw large patches of missing eyebrow one hair at a time you may be disappointed. You might be better off using Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow (since you get a lot) with a fine brush and setting it with the Jamsu Diving Method.

I do like the direction that brow products are moving in order to attain a more refined look and am looking forward to seeing how the brow pen formulas evolve over time.  If Urban Decay can come up with a more robust formula for oily skinned ones then I would be all over it!  Otherwise, I am on the fence.

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