![]() The tips of both pencils are similarly fine (Anastasia’s is a tad finer), and Almay’s does create the plush natural brow look I like, but Almay’s formula is slightly drier and consequently not as smooth. Almay Brow Defining Pencil in Brunette on the left and Anastasia Brow Wiz in Dark Brown on the right And don’t even ask what’s going on with my hair…Īfter using the Almay pencil for the past couple days, I’ve found another difference between it and Anastasia’s pencil: texture. Wearing Almay Brow Defining Pencil in Brunette in my browsĪs for the barefaced action above, what I can say? It’s Friday and I felt lazy. Now for some may-jah bare-faced action in three, two, one… Before Almay Brow Defining Pencil… Untamed, naked brows (and face, because I’m makeup-less) After Almay Brow Defining Pencil… Anastasia’s is $21, and Almay’s is $7.50. Obvs, the other major difference is price. I figured, OK, well, maybe that’s because Ulta doesn’t carry all of the colors, so I checked online from my phone.Īpparently it only comes in two colors, Brunette (which is what I’m wearing here) and Dark Blonde, whereas Anastasia Brow Wiz comes in nine. Unfortunately, I only spotted two shades on the shelf… It’s very thin, just like Anastasia Brow Wiz, and the pencil also has a brow comb on the back end, again, like Brow Wiz. The size of the tip is what first caught my eye. □ Almay Brow Defining Pencil in Brunette on the left and Anastasia Brow Wiz in Dark Brown on the right ![]() I combed the aisles for a possible Brow Wiz dupe.Īnd then I saw it - Almay’s $7.50 Brow Defining Pencil - tucked away on the bottom shelf. ![]() I completely forgot to mention this pencil in the Ulta post the other day (it was buried at the bottom of that huge bag!), which is weird because, seriously, it took me a really long time to find in the store. This one here is Almay’s $7.50 Brow Defining Pencil, which I’d hoped would be a drugstore dupe for my current eye pencil love, the $21 Brow Wiz by Anastasia Beverly Hills. $7.50 Almay Brow Defining Pencil in Brunette on the left and $21 Anastasia Brow Wiz in Dark Brown on the right I’m a woman on a mission to find respectable, affordable alternatives to her favorite department store items. ![]()
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