Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Review: ELF Studio Eyebrow Kit & Eyebrow Treat & Tame + Swatches & Photos!

I have a couple more reviews of ELF Studio products for you tonight!

Considering I haven't tried any ELF makeup prior to my recent order, I really had no idea what to purchase. So I basically purchased items that had the highest ratings. The "Eyebrow Kit" is rated 4.5/5 stars based on 300+ ratings and the "Eyebrow Treat & Tame" is rated 4/5 stars based on 100+ reviews. I love experimenting with new brow products, so I thought I'd give them a try.

I purchased the Eyebrow Kit in the shade "Medium" and the Treat & Tame in the shades Medium and Dark.

ELF Studio Eyebrow Kit contains a colored wax on one side and a brow powder on the other side as well as a small double sided taklon brush that has a rounded side for filling in and an angled side for defining. The kit comes in four (4) different shades. Light, Medium, Dark and Ash. All shades can be viewed here. In the shade Medium, the wax is dark brown and the powder is a chestnut brown. Luckily, it matched my brows very good. The consistency of the wax is not thick or cakey like other brow waxes I have tried in the past. It has just the right amount of pigment.. It applies very lightly and natural & is not at all harsh or overpowering. The brow powder is also very nice. Again, it is not too pigmented and harsh. The two work great together. I have used the brush and it works fine, but for my personal preference, I like to use a full sized brush. I used Coastal Scents Divine Taklon liner brush. I really liked the outcome.
ELF Studio Treat & Tame is a double sided tube that contains a vitamin infused gel that is formulated to "stimulate" hair follicles to re-grow & thicken your brows and the other side is a tinted brow mascara that is infused with fibers so it will grip to your brows and keep them in place. So you've got your treat and your tame. The Treat & Tame comes in four (4) different shades. Light, Medium, Dark and Ash. You can view all of the shades here. As mentioned before, I purchased Medium and Dark. I purchased both because I couldn't find any swatches of the shades to see what they really look like. I was pleased to see that neither shades have any reddish/orange tints to them. The dark brown is like a milk chocolate brown and the medium is simply a shade lighter. I was hoping this was going to be something like MAC's Brow Set.. and I am pleased to say that it is somewhat similar. MAC's Brow Set is much more thick and pigmented though. I always have to wipe off the applicator to make sure I don't apply too much. With the Treat & Tame, it's somewhere in between. It's not tinted for no reason ( like Revlon's Brow Fantasy has a tinted mascara on one side and a pencil on the other.. and the mascara adds absolutely no color to the brows. It may as well be clear). It's pigmented enough to tint my brows to match my brow powder. This gives a better overall, natural look to my brows. Another product I am very pleased with. I haven't actually used the Treat side, and I'm not sure if I will.. but I may just to see if it does anything. 

I used Dark in this photo and it's what I have been using. It matches my hair very well.

Overall, these products worked great for me.. and you can't beat the $3 price tag!

As always, I hope this post was useful for you! And, if any of you have tried these products.. post your thoughts in the comments! :)

Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with ELF. I was not paid or compensated in any way for this review. I paid for this product myself and as always, my reviews are honest and are based on my personal experience in using the product.

15 comments:

  1. It looks like a great product. I use just the MAC browpencil in Fling, but your eyebrows looks so great and nice in shape that I think I have not the best.
    I try ELF. Thanks for posting!

    xxx Sandra

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  2. I love love love the elf eyebrow kit!! It's such nice quality, it's the one I use. Great post=)
    xo

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  3. wow this looks great but my eyebrows are so dark and black ... such a hard time buying eyebrow gels... clear gets all flaky after a while and it shows up on my brows as if i had put gel in them... is the ash super dark? thanks!

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  4. Gosh I love your reviews hun! So informative! I've been thinking about getting the kit, especially because my eyebrows currently have some annoying gaps where the hairs not growing! But my eyebrow colour is really dark, almost black? So not sure if even the Dark shade will be the right match. But like ya said, with an amazing price tag like that I guess there's no harm in trying!

    Aysh xoxo

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  5. I love this post. I am so rubbish with eyebrows and now i have a few ideas how to actually do mine (i have patchy eyebrows) xx

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  6. It's looks sooo pretty! Thanks for the review I really want to give it a try! :)

    ~X~

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  7. nice! i may have to purchase these products. i'm always looking for something inexpensive to help fill in and define my brows.

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  8. Love elf product I have the eyebrow kit and I really love it !!!

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  9. I love both of these products. I use the brow gel everyday!

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  10. Great review. thank you :) x



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  11. Lovely review! I don't know how to use an eyebrow kit, now I learned from you! Thanks a lot!

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  12. I was pinning away for such type of blogs, thanks for posting this for us.orogold cosmetics

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