Tuesday, 12 January 2016

Billion Dollar Brows Review

Happy New Year! (Yes, I know it's a bit belated.)

I hope you're all doing well and getting 2016 off to a cracking start. I have a severe case of deja vu at the moment, as just like last January, Mike and I are preparing to move house. As exciting as it is, I do wish we could just wave a magic wand and all the upheaval would be over. It's kind of frustrating to have to put everything else on hold, especially now, when I'm itching to get started on New Year goals. But it can't be helped, so please do bear with me if blog posts are a little sporadic for a while. I'll be back to normal as soon as I possibly can, and after that it will be onwards and upwards! (She says optimistically.)

Billion Dollar Brows Review

In the meantime, I want to tell you about some products I was recently sent by a company called Billion Dollar Brows. I hadn't actually heard of them before, but I think that's probably because they were a salon brand until quite recently. Now, they've branched out into mainstream retail, and their products are available from Boots. They sent me two kits - the 60 Seconds to Beautiful Brows Kit and the Best Sellers Kit.

The first thing that struck me about both kits was how much cardboard packaging there seems to be to house such small, slimline products. It all looks very nice, but somehow opening up a large box to find a couple of little pencils inside gives a feeling of disappointment, which is a shame, because there's nothing disappointing about the products themselves.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - 60 Seconds to Beautiful Brows Kit

Billion Dollar Brows Review - 60 Seconds to Beautiful Brows Kit

The 60 Seconds to Beautiful Brows kit contains a pot of powder in the shade Taupe - their most popular shade and said to be suitable for light to dark hair colours and skin tones, (You can buy different shades of this powder separately.) You also get an angled brush with s spoolie on the other end. I haven't actually timed myself to see if I can groom my brows with the spoolie, then define the shape and fill them in with the powder and the angled brush in 60 seconds, but it's definitely a nicely pared down approach to brow maintenance. The powder is a mid ash brown shade, with just the right amount of colour pay off for brows, so I can see how it could work for all but the very lightest of hair colours.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Best Sellers Kit

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Best Sellers Kit

The Best Sellers Kit comes with a Universal Brow Pencil, a Brow Duo Pencil (concealer and highlighter), a smudge brush (for blending the above) and a brow gel. As the name suggests, the Universal Brow Pencil is supposed to work for almost all hair colours and skin tones, from blonde to brunette. I personally love it, but I would be intrigued to see how it works on a true blonde with really fair brows, as it's quite dark and heavy. Perhaps it all depends on how you apply it.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Best Sellers Kit

My favourite item from the kit is the highlighter on the Brow Duo Pencil. The smudge brush does an excellent job of blending this under your arch and the subtle, creamy highlight adds a lovely touch of definition to your brows. I don't tend to use the concealer much, but they are always handy to have, while the brow gel is great if you have long, unruly brow hairs like me.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Brow Gel

The quality of all the products is really good - the shades are excellent and they all apply smoothly. What I personally would love to see included in a kit like this would be some sort of guidance on shaping brows, so that you could maybe go longer between waxing or threading appointments, but that's just me being picky. These are great products and I'd definitely buy them again.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Swatches 
 From left: Universal Brow Pencil, concealer, highlighter, brow powder in Taupe

Finally, here's a nice photo of my eyebrows for you! I've used the powder and angled brush to define the shape, filled them in with the Universal Brow Pencil, highlighted the arch and set them with the gel. I haven't had a brow appointment for months, but I think the combination of powder and highlighter really helps to cheat that sharp line you get from a brow wax.

Billion Dollar Brows Review - Eyebrows

If you like the look of these products, Billion Dollar Brows is offering my UK readers a chance to win the Best Sellers Kit so that you can try them for yourselves. Enter here!


Have you tried anything from Billion Dollar Brows?

Kate x

*This post was sponsored by Billion Dollar Brows, but all opinions, as always, are my own
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31 comments

  1. This kit looks really great! Iv been thinking for a while I would change my brow routine I might have to invest!x

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    1. Hope you like it if you do give it a try! X

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  2. This looks SO good! I love how it comes with the highlighter and concealer, too!

    Jodie @ Jodetopia x

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    1. Yes that's a really nice touch I thought. X

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  3. Too bad it is UK only, I am in need of something to up my brow game.

    Linda, Libra, Loca: Beauty, Baby and Backpacking

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  4. I've seen these when I've been having a browse on Boots but hadn't seen any reviews! Both kits look great! Slightly obsessed with brow products!

    Danielle's Beauty Blog

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  5. Looks like some serious value for money! The kit has everything! X

    The start of my Invisalign braces journey over on hailandharmony.blogspot.ie  // BLOGLOVIN

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    1. Yes, there is definitely everything you need in the best sellers kit! X

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  6. Your brows look great Kate! I've been looking for a brow product so your post comes at the right time and... Good luck with the 'moving project'!

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  7. These sound really good! You have lovely eyebrows :) xx

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  8. Thanks for your show, and i love your post

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  9. I've never heard of this brand before, but I love ME some brow kits! This looks like a must have! xo

    McKenzie | http://therosynook.com/

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    1. It's certainly a good one McKenzie, it has everything you need! x

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  10. This is such an exciting post as I've seen a lot about this brand across social media over the past few months. I've always been intrigued by the highlighting crayon, so it was lovely to read it's your fave! :) Best of luck with the move lovely!! :)

    Style Sunrise☀

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    x

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  11. I have the BDB brow gel and I love it, so I'd love to try more from the brand - the powder looks really promising xx

    Gemma ♥ | Miss Makeup Magpie

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    1. Yes, all the products are a really nice quality, as you would expect from a salon brand. x

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  12. I have moved too many times and know what it feels like. But once it is done it feels so good. I just recently purchased the Anastasia brow kit but this one look so very appealing. It makes your brows look gorgeous. ) Michele xx

    www.chicuturnonglitz.blogspot.com

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  13. Such a great post :)
    Thanks for sharing!
    xx Katha
    showthestyle.blogspot.com

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  14. I have read really great reviews on this kit but the price is a touch steep for me. I don't spend much on my brow products so I stick to drugstore brands. Great giveaway and good luck everyone!

    Shireen | Reflection of Sanity

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  15. I never tried anything from this brand but will definitely look into it! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!
    Come and check out my new post.

    Clarissa
    blondeleve.blogspot.com

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  16. I love BDB and use it form time to time. Great review. I've been using Anastasia Beverly Hills brow pomade recently and love that at the moment. x/Madison
    FT Kitchen

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  17. Loving this kit!
    Dora www.bangsbang.com

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  18. Saw this brow set on another blog and it looks great, although a bit pricey. I'd love the small kit, with the powder and double ended brush. x

    Renata | Speaking Beauty UK - Eyelash Enhancer GIVEAWAY

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  19. This kit looks so good! And your eyebrows look amazing :)

    Hana | www.hanarosella.blogspot.co.uk ♥

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