To define and fill in your brows, you don't have to splurge on a trip to the salon to get microblading and brow-tinting. Your local drugstore offers plenty of affordable brow grooming options — no matter what state your brows may be in. There are even amazing clear gels for those blessed with perfect arches and pencils that will fill in even the thinnest, sparest brows. To prove it, we asked professional makeup artists to share the drugstore brow grooming products they swear by. In fact, their gel, pencil, and powder picks range from $4 to $12. Want to know what they are now? Keep scrolling to find out about 13 drugstore eyebrow products professional makeup artists always keep in their kits, including one that was approved by singer Camila Cabello and picks from a self-professed brow product snob who usually reaches for high-end options from Tom Ford and Dior.
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L'Oréal Paris Brow Stylist Definer
Allan Avendaño, a Los Angeles-based makeup artist, has several drugstore brow product picks, but he calls the L'Oréal Paris Brow Stylist Definer his go-to. "It has a fine point that you can use to draw fine lines to mimic hair," he says. "The end has a brush that you can use to blend those lines in and comb brows into place."
$7 (Shop Now)
Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder
For those whose natural brows are a hard shade to match, New York City-based makeup artist Stevie Huynh suggests the Nyx Eyebrow Cake Powder. "It comes with a wax that you could use before to intensify the powder and to groom the brow to shape," he explains.
$6 (Shop Now)
Maybelline New York Brow Precise Fiber Volumizer
Thanks to fibers in the formula that cling to individual brow hairs, this Best of Beauty Winner helps thicken an elongate your natural arches. The Maybelline New York Brow Precise Fiber Volumizer is also a favorite of New York City-based makeup artist Ashleigh Ciucci because its formula has a "slight reflective quality which mimics the natural highlights in our brows." If you want a sharper tail, she has a quick tip for you. "Dip into the applicator tip with an angled brush and paint the gel on for precision," Ciucci recommends.
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Rimmel London Brow This Way Brow Styling Gel in Clear
Rimmel London Brow This Way Brow Styling Gel in Clear won a Best of Beauty Award for being like clear hair gel in a tube. It helps set arches all day long without making them feel stiff or flaky.
$4 (Shop Now)
Revlon Brow Fantasy Pencil and Gel
"For those who are all about all-in-one products, I love the Revlon Brow Fantasy Pencil and Gel," Avendaño says. On one end, you'll find a traditional brow pencil formula that fills in the gaps along your brows. Then, you can comb it before locking it into place with the brow gel on the other end.
$9 (Shop Now)
CoverGirl Easy Breezy Brow Fill + Shape + Define Powder Eyebrow Makeup
Allure's deputy digital director Sam Escobar likes to refer to the CoverGirl Easy Breezy Brow Fill + Shape + Define Powder Eyebrow Makeup as the ultimate lazy-day brow definer. The Best of Beauty Award winner is that easy to use. All you have to do is sweep the spongey applicator over your arches, and the powder fills in gaps while defining their shape.
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Joah Brow Down To Me Precision Brow Pencil
New York City-based makeup artists Vincent Oquendo and Nina Park are fans of the Joah Brow Down To Me Precision Brow Pencil, a new, super fine-tipped pencil inspired by K-beauty. "The colors it comes in are spot-on," Oquendo says. "I find it very hard to get a good ashy brow pencil with depth beyond the makeup counter, let alone the drugstore. So when I stumbled upon this pencil, I was like, 'Sign me up.'"
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Maybelline New York Brow Drama Sculpting Eyebrow Mascara
Los Angeles-based makeup artist Fiona Stiles prefers this brow mascara option from Maybelline because of its the curved spoolie. "I find it gives more control than a mini, straight one," she explains. Plus, the Maybelline New York Brow Drama Sculpting Eyebrow Mascara's formula isn't too thick or too thin, Stiles adds, and the color selection covers all the bases.
Maybelline New York makes several brow products that professional makeup artists swear by, though. If you prefer a pencil,
Carissa Ferreri, who works with Gina Rodriguez, recommends the Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer Pencil. "This mechanical pencil with its unique diamond shape allows for defined strokes of hair that look very natural," she explains. "It's perfect for subtly filling in or adding a bold, bushy brow. It’s also my favorite because it has a short round spoolie brush on the other end, which is essential when shaping brows."
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L'Oréal Paris Havana x Camila Cabello Gotta Give Liquid Brow
The L'Oréal Paris Havana x Camila Cabello Gotta Give Liquid Brow could easily be mistaken for a liquid eyeliner in your makeup bag. It has a similar formula but touts an angled applicator that helps you outline and fill in your brows. Avendaño says the unique way to fill in brows may be weird to use at first, but it's easy to get the hang of: "I like to put the product on a brow comb or spoolie brush to blend it and create a full brow," he says. "It's actually quite an easy way to do your brows."
$12 (Shop Now)
Maybelline New York Great Lash Clear Mascara for Lash and Brow
If you don't need any added color and just want to tame your arches, the Maybelline New York Great Lash Clear Mascara for Lash and Brow is a great option. "It’s invisible but helps keep the brows in place," Quinn Murphy, a makeup artists who has worked with celebrities like Lily Aldridge, Dakota Fanning, and Isla Fisher, explains. You can seal in powders or pencil with it, too. "It's a great grooming product or final touch to the brows," he adds.
$4 (Shop Now)
Nyx Micro Brow Pencil
Robin Black, founder of Beauty Is Boring, is a self-professed brow product snob who generally gravitates towards higher end picks. However, she finds the Nyx Micro Brow Pencil "surprisingly good." Reason being? "The thin tip allows for precise application," she explains. "And I love that it comes in eight shades, including deeper cool tones."
$6 (Shop Now)
Revlon ColorStay Brow Pencil
Another one of Black's drugstore exceptions to her high-brow product taste is the Revlon ColorStay Brow Pencil. "They have revamped this classic with an angled tip that makes filling in your brows easy and quick," she explains. It comes in five shades, but Black wishes it came in a medium taupe and a cool dark brown. Let's put that into the universe.
$9 (Shop Now)
Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Mascara
When Avendaño needs a basic tinted brow gel, he reaches for the Wet n Wild Ultimate Brow Mascara. "Sometimes you don’t even need to fill in your brows with a pencil," he says. "This tinted brow gel does all the work with a couple of simple swipes." He loves how it comes in three shades, which he considers to be great universal hues that suit most brow colors.
$5 (Shop Now)
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