How are you guys?
How’s the start of your March? I
already asked you about that last time and I hope it has been all well for you.
^_^
Aside from the on going heat, I got greeted by my
disintegrating supply of my Etude House Drawing Eyebrow pencil. It still has a little to go but it already
reached it point because it’s starting to fall off from its base. It is time to buy a new refill soon.
To my much dismay, when I went to the nearest Etude House
store (SM Lanang Premiere Branch), there was no stock available. I already went there last month and the week
before but there were no stocks for it.
I also decided to buy the whole thing with the body but there was no
stock also for my preferred shade, which is shade #1 black-brown. I finally decided to buy an eyebrow pencil
for the meantime, until there are stocks.
I went to Watsons and checked out affordable and reliable
eyebrow pencils from Nichido. The
problem that I always face when buying eyebrow pencils is that I don’t know how
to sharpen them properly. I always
sharpen them too low to get right amount of lead. It becomes unpractical for me. T^T. I also checked out other stalls for other
eyebrow pencils and I came by with
Shawill Two Way Eyebrow Cake.
I believe I’ve read reviews of eyebrow cakes and kits from
other brands. I think I also read one
about Shawill. I also tried using
eyeshadow as an eyebrow filler with a slanted brush but I don’t have the
correct shade and consistency of an eyeshadow to be used. So I decided to give Shawill Two Way Eyebrow
Cake a try.
The Details
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| Shawill Two Way Eyebrow Cake |
It’s really affordable at a whooping Php 128. The price is the same as Etude House Drawing
Eyebrow Pencil.
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| It's Php 128 from Watsons (SM Lanang Premiere). I believe it has the same price for all Watsons branches. |
Packaging
The eye shadow cake is just enclosed in a fitted box and
shows the colors outright. It has the
shade number on the box and at the back of the container as well. Important details are printed on the box
only.
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| The back of the box contains the instructions how to use it and some images for you to follow. It also contains the shade number, which is 002. It has details of where it was made and the distributor. Notice the RAW MATERIALS FROM ITALY. I can attest that the product is in good quality. |
What You Get
Only the two eyebrow cakes and a free slanted brush. The brush is not angled properly and stiff
if you brush along. It’s not dense
enough to get most of the product. I
prefer to use my Marionaud slanted brush.
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| Two two shades and one free brush. |
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| The free slanted brush. |
Swatches
The shade number I have is #2. I don’t know what is shade number 1 and if
there is even a number 3. Let me know if
you know. ^_^
It only has two shades, brown and a greyish-black. You can use them as is or mix them to achieve
your desired shade. It is quite
pigmented but you need to pat the brush on the product to make the shade stronger. You can dampen your brush too to make the shade more
vivid.
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Top swatch: The mix of brown and grey-black.
Middle swatch: Grey-black shade. It's not grey and it's quite black at the same time. It is in between. Please let me know if you know the correct name for this shade, :D
Bottom swatch: Brown. |
I don’t have images of it being worn but I guarantee that it
lasts long more than six hours. I prep
my self around 7 am and work from 8 am to 5 pm.
I wore it yesterday, without even dampening my brush upon application. I got home around 9 pm and my eyebrows are still there!
In a nut shell, I like its:
- Affordability (Php 128 in Watsons!)
- Staying Power
I don’t like...
- The Parabens in it (I don’t really mind a lot but for some
this may be a real NO)
- The brush that came with it.
Shawill Two Way Eyebrow Cake is a real steal for me. It is well pigmented and can fill my brows
for a long time. I don’t have to worry
about retouching it. The thing is, I
have to get used to using this and start early prepping for the day. It can get a little tricky using the brush
and not as easy using an angled eye brow pencil like Etude House’s. Not really a big issue on that. I might repurchase if this runs out! So, I’ll update you on how long this baby
lasts on me ‘cause I need to fill my brow every time I go out of the house
hohoho. ^O^
Have you tried Shawill Two Way Eyebrow Cake? If yes, in what shade? Please share! ^O^
