I love this and use it everyday. My brows are really light compared to my hair color and this product does a perfect job of filling them in. It is kind of expensive but I use it everyday and I still haven't made a dent in it. I love the brush, it works perfect for me. It is really hard, which some people don't like, but if it was softer I would end up looking like a clown.

I love this brow powder! I got it in Charcoaled and it matches my black hair flawlessly, with a natural look. I've thick, long brows already, but shape-wise, the brows are not long enough. So i needed a brow product to fill in some gaps and extend my brow for another 1 cm. It was VERY HARD to find a product that matches my existing black, long, and thick brows. Sometimes i envy some ladies who have next-to-none brows.. they don't have to find a product to match their original brows, and draw however they want. Took 1 lippie off because staying power is so so. I've oily skin, uses a primer, and by mid day i need to re-apply. The hard bristle brush the compact comes with is good as a filler brush, but it's impossible to draw/ define a fine, pointy brow tail. I'll find a travel size, slanted brow filler/ liner brush to replace this! As some reviewers have mentioned already, it is not very pigmented. Another way to put it, it's hard to pick up colour/ product w/ a brush. So w/ a soft haired brush, i swipe it back and forth for several times to get enough powder. Don't expect this to be like a eye shadow.

I have this product in Soft Brown. My lashes and hair are very dark but this color works for me, any darker and it would be obvious that I had used brow powder.

I indicated that I would buy this again, however, it's likely that won't happen for a lonnnng time because this stuff lasts forever. I've had mine quite awhile and have only just scratched the surface.

As with all Clinique things, the pigment leaves a bit to be desired. Its powder to pigment ratio is large, but that's what I've come to expect from the brand as a whole. So if this is a problem for you, it's likely that this brow powder won't impress you.

It comes with 2 brushes and they have very stiff bristles, you do have to clean them regularly or the product will cake and build up.

Despite not having super rich pigment, this powder somehow gets the job done. It has staying power and won't come off until you remove it, which is nice.

Overall, it's a pretty decent brow powder.

I love this product so much! It's not really a powder... it's thicker and hard to really explain unless you see it. The little brush it comes with is very handy... it did take me some time to learn how to apply this correctly, but now I have it down to a science. I tap it gently on areas that need filled in, and then I draw out the outside of my eyebrows to make them a little longer. After a week or two, you should clean the brush or a lot of product will get stuck on it and it will make it harder to get a precise application.

I truly believe that those who don't like this product just haven't gotten then hang of using it correctly. It looks very natural and it will not move or fade until I take it off at night with a wipe! I've used this for a year now and at this rate, it might last me over 5 years! HG for sure

I purchased this to replace MAC's discontinued Brow Shader in Charcoal/Maple. I have to say I'm surprised this is so highly rated - it's nowhere near as good as the equivalent MAC product.


Firstly I should explain that though my brows are dark, they are sparse, and I have to do some serious filling-in. I like the full and soft look rather than pencil-thin, so I use Shu Uemura's indispensable Hard Brow Pencil in Seal first, and then finish with brow powder to soften and fill gaps.


MAC Brown Shader in Charcoal/Maple was a staple for me. The Maple was useless (a honey-coloured shimmer for highlighting the brow bone, but way to dark to use for that purpose - makeup companies need to release that sometimes pale people have dark brows!) but the Charcoal was the perfect dark, cool brown. It was highly pigmented, so you only needed a tiny amount of product on your brush, and I often swiped it on my wrist to remove the excess powder before application. Nevertheless, it worked for me.

By contrast, Clinique's Brow Shaper in Charcoaled LOOKS the same colour, but is nowhere near as pigmented. That means you need to get a lot of product on your brush, and apply a lot more product on the brow, which to me looks artificial. The powder in the compact is quite hard, so I have to swirl the brush around a lot to pick up enough product. This is the quality I expect from a dirt-cheap drugstore eyeshadow, not a Clinique brow powder.


The shadow also goes quite hard and shiny in the pan, and the surface needs to be scraped regularly to get rid of the hard, waxy surface that builds up. It doesn't apply quite as smoothly as other products either, so it can look a bit rough and flaky, rather than the smooth and soft effect you want to emulate the effect of actual brow hairs. The brush of course is useless, but I didn't expect much of it. I use Bobbi Brown's Ultra Fine Eyeliner Brush.


I'm not likely to repurchase this. It obviously works for some, but it makes filling brows a laborious process, and I don't like the finish. I may try a Bobbi Brown eye shadow in a cool medium brown shade instead.

this product comes in like a mirror box which looks really cool
! i have this product in charcoaled for my sparse asian eyebrows. XD this makes a huge difference in my face, i love this brow shaper. i might buy another one.

This is a nice product to emphasize and shape eyebrows in a natural way. Just tap in some powder to fill in sparse areas. I got the soft brown shade, and it applies lighter than I initially thought it would (so it looked natural and not overdone). The only problem is that the brush is way too course and stiff. I feel that it would damage your brows by ripping out hairs, so I just use a small, soft detail brush instead. i don't know what they were thinking when they included that awful brush. It is more harsh than a nail brush.

I have blonde hair with a medium skin tone and I have used this in soft brown for years. Every time I stray away to try the newest and best new eyebrow products that come out including Anastasias eye brow pencils/shadows I keep coming back to this. I don't know why I ever try anything else honestly. This is very light, and applies in a very natural manner. I have sparse areas that it fills in beautiful without it looking like I have penciled anything in. Very happy with this product its def my HG for brow fillers

What I love about the Clinique brow shaper is that it's not super pigmented. All the blogs and boards talk about using an eye shadow powder for brows, but with that method, I think you need some skill. If you are not particularly skilled or a bit heavy handed, this is a good product because it's hard to end up with heavy brows. I apply with my Shu Uemura 6ob brush and the results are always natural. Last thing - "Charcoaled" is a great dark charcoal gray/taupe color for Asian brows. (Personally, I've never liked to apply dark brown or black to my brows, so this color has been a great find.)

I have naturally sparse brows and I've been using this for years. It really defines my brows enough while keeping a natural look. I have it in 07 soft brown, which is a bit lighter than the color of my brows (color recommended my the Clinique person). It rates a 3 in the Cosmetics Database FYI.