Well, we’re well into the new year, and for my first post of 2016 I thought I’d start a fun new post series of Product Dupes. With so many products out there from high end to low end, it’s often tough to figure out what’s really worth the investment. Often times you can find dupes of just about any product for a fraction of the price. So to kick the series off I’m starting with brow pencils!
NYX Brow Pencil vs Anastasia Brow Wiz
Let’s face it, brows have been one seriously hot topic in the past couple of years, and brands are coming out with so many variations of brow products from brow powders, to gels to pencils; there are tons of brow products these days. Anastasia Beverly Hills has been one of the goto brands for pros because for a while, it was one of the only brands with a variation of colours to match different brow tones. Today, we’ll put it to the test against a possible dupe: NYX Brow Pencil vs Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz.
Similarities:
Both look aesthetically very much the same; the brow pencil portion on one end and a spooly to brush the brows on the other end.
Price:
Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz is $27 while the NYX Brow Pencil is $12.
Performance:
The Anastasia Brow Wiz is slightly more firm in texture thus allowing for softer colour strokes. The line has 9 colours to pick from, which is a great variety of shades especially for makeup artists. There is a selection of both cool and warm colours so it should be be easy to find the right fit for you.
The NYX Brow Pencil is more creamy in texture, so pigmentation is a bit more bold. I would say that you could get away with using a lighter colour than what you might normally pick due to the colour payoff. There are 8 colours to pick from, which is also a great variety of colour options; however most of the colours available are a bit warmer in tones.
So, looking at both products in detail I can honestly say the NYX Brow Pencil is an EXCELLENT dupe for the Anastasia Brow Wiz. Plus, you really can’t beat the price!
Have you tried either pencil before?
If you have any requests for dupes of products please let us know and we will be sure to hunt them down!
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Awesome review! They looked so similar when I saw that NYX launched those brow pencils but I haven’t really seen anyone compare the two. Thanks for sharing and I’ll definitely give the NYX brow pencil a shot now 🙂
I have enjoyed this eye brow dupe edition..I like know there is similar things in common and the only difference is price, texture, and available colors!
Ursula
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Im glad you liked it, yes lots of similarities so a great option thats kind to your wallet 😉
The NYX looks very similar to ABH and love reading your find of a dupe. I’ll def going to check out on NYX brow pencil.
Yes definitly try it! Thank you for reading 🙂
I actually love them both. I just don’t like always shelling out all them Anastasia coins so I use the NYX more often, so glad they came out with this passable dupe. Great comparisons
I hear you it totally adds up over time! Thanks for reading 🙂
Wow, good to know! Thanks for the review! $21 is kind of a lot, so a cheaper dupe sounds great to me! Most of the time, I’m lazy and just use tinted brow gel, but occasionally I reach for my Anastasia Perfect Brow Pencil (the one you have to sharpen).
Brow gel is a lazy girls bff lol trust me! Glad you liked the review. Feel free to ask for requests Im always searching for dupes or cool stuff to try!
Those are really similar! I usually use a powder for my brows, I feel like a pencil would be harder for me to use.
Molly and Stacie
I love using powder as well, when I first started out as a makeup artist I was afraid of pencils too lol but its all about practice and I think both of these pencils are great for a beginner the key is to be light handed and use small strokes and remember its just makeup! You can always wipe it off 🙂
Love this dupe post! If you have any dupes for some of the higher end lipsticks, I’m all ears 🙂
Awesome i will hunt some down 🙂
I can’t believe this is only your first post of the year, but what a great post it is. Thank you so much for featuring this because sometimes I grow tired of paying thirty bucks for the brow wiz, but I just have not found anything as good. I will try the NYX pencil and thanks for the tip of getting it in a lighter shade.
Its my pleasure! Trust me cosmetics are so expensive and I love saving money so if I can find something just as fantastic for a smaller price tag Im on it! 🙂 stay tuned for more dupes!
Yes!! I have heard this before and I have been looking to pick this up. It’s on my list for my next Sephora trip. Loving dupes!
Glad you love Ill be hunting down more dupes! Also NYX isnt at sephora but they have a stand alone store inside square one in mississauga as well as downtown on queen. Ive also heard that they will be making their way into shoppers sometime this year, in the meantime you can shope online as well 🙂
Love dupe posts! Wish I had seen this before I bought the Anastasia! At least I bought it during a coupon event. Next time NYX!
Oh no its ok definitly next time. I love dupes ill be on the hunt for more so if theres somethng you’re looking for let us know 🙂
Laura – this is great. I love dupe posts and I look forward to seeing more. I recently bought the NYX one and it’s so similar to the Anastasia one but when you can get two for the price of one…a dupe will always win!!!
Agreed! Price always wins haha