It's time to get Instagram-ready brows! But how? Eyebrow gels are an amazing way to fill out and comb hairs for a beautifully defined look. You'll find offerings from top brands like Maybelline, Benefit and NYX – the tough part is knowing which one to buy. So before you start adding every eyebrow gel to your basket, you might find it useful to know how you can benefit from a brow gel depending on your style and preferences.
Whether you're looking for a waterproof gel by MAC to keep your brows firm and solid throughout a busy day, or you'd like to bolden your look with Anastasia Beverly Hills' high-pigment gel, we've found the best from Amazon, eBay, John Lewis and Boots, both tinted and clear, budget drugstore and high-end, and suitable for brown, blonde, and thin brow types. You're sure to get your dream arches with our tips and tricks!
There's a wide variety of eyebrow gels on the market and it can be a little daunting trying to figure out which one is best for you. You might be scrolling the online beauty shelves and asking yourself why there are so many different types of brushes and containers. Don't worry, we're here to explain everything. Just read on to find out!
To get the best brows, you'll need to know how to apply the product you're buying. Brows are most commonly shaped and defined by spoolies, which are mascara-style brushes that latch onto each hair and help you apply quickly and easily. You'll also have the option of angled brushes and liquid brushes, depending on which works best with the formula used in your product.
Angled brushes are good for achieving sharp corners, and allow you more freedom with how you style your brows, but they can take longer as you'll need to use more product. Liquid brushes have soft tips, similar to a paintbrush, that guide the gel over the hairs to apply it in thin strokes, which can be preferable for filling in thin brows.
Because of the spoolie's ability to brush, define, and gel your brows all at the same time, we recommend that you buy a product that comes with this type of brush – or perhaps you could buy your own to use with your favourite brow product.
Eyebrow gels come in all different shapes and sizes, like bottles, pots, and even pens! We believe that the bottled gels are the superior container for a number of reasons, such as the fact that they are more hygienic, less messy and easier for beginners to get to grips with.
Pots of gel will achieve a bolder, more highly-pigmented look as you'll be able to scoop more product up and layer it as you like. However, you'll have to carry brushes with you separately, so they may not be a good handbag staple for those emergency top-ups throughout the day – unless you carry a whole makeup bag with you anyway!
If you enjoy knowing that once you apply your makeup in the morning, it's going to stay there through breakfast, lunch, dinner and even after-work drinks, you'll be pleased to know that on average, temporary eyebrow gels marketed as 'long-lasting' are likely to last a sturdy period of 24 hours.
Meanwhile, if you want to save yourself some time and effort, check out a semi-permanent gel to keep your brows looking sharp and bold for up to 3 days. This is a really great investment for people who'd like to wake up with flawless brows, and won't even be too expensive either. In fact, we have a semi-permanent product on our top ten list below, and it's under £15!
If you're a swimmer, gymmer, or you're just desperate to find a way to stop coming home with streaky makeup from the rain – or a night on the tiles – we have some good news for you, and it comes in the form of waterproof formula eyebrow gels.
Like other makeup products, waterproof brow gels will ensure that no matter how bad the weather is, or how sweaty your early-morning gym sesh got, your brows will keep you looking gorgeous for the whole day.
You also won't lose the plumped texture of your brows, and the colour shouldn't budge until you remove it with a cleanser come night time, so they're actually a good call for everyone!
In this day and age, we know so much more about animal testing than we did before, and an increasing number of brands are stepping away from this and are learning new, cruelty-free methods of product testing that doesn't bring harm to animals.
This is great news if you like to stay 'woke' with your cosmetics whilst looking fabulous at the same time, so check the brand's ethics before you buy, or consult the handy tables beneath each item in our ranking!
Now it's time for the fun bit – take a peek at these top ten products that are sure to be exactly the type of eyebrow gel you're looking for.
£18.00
Applicator Style | Angled brush |
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Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | Yes |
Volume | 0.4 ml |
£5.99
Applicator Style | Spoolie |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | No |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 5 g |
£47.00
Applicator Style | Spoolie |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | No |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 5 ml |
£18.95
Applicator Style | Brush |
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Bottle/Pot | Pot |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | No |
Cruelty-Free | Yes |
Volume | 4 g |
£18.49
Applicator Style | Spoolie |
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Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary, 24 hours |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 3 g |
£15.07
Applicator Style | Angled brush |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Pot |
Lifetime | Temporary, 24 hours |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 3 g |
£9.36
Applicator Style | Spoolie, angled brush and liquid brush |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary, long-wearing |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 3.4 ml |
£12.99
Applicator Style | Brush |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Semi-permanent, 3 days |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | 4.5 g |
£20.00
Applicator Style | Spoolie |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | No |
Volume | - |
£6.50
Applicator Style | Angled brush |
---|---|
Bottle/Pot | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary |
Waterproof | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | Yes |
Volume | 10 ml |
Image | 1 ![]() NYX | 2 MAC | 3 ![]() Maybelline | 4 ![]() L'Oreal Paris | 5 ![]() Benefit | 6 ![]() Benefit | 7 ![]() Anastasia Beverly Hills | 8 ![]() Sisley | 9 ![]() Rimmel London | 10 ![]() Urban Decay |
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Name | Eyebrow Gel | Eye Brows Big Boost Fibre Gel | Tattoo Brow Eyebrow Gel | UnbelievaBrow Long-Lasting Eyebrow Gel | Gimme ka-BROW! | Gimme Brow+ Volumising Brow Gel | Dipbrow Pomade | Phyto-Sourcils Fix Eyebrow Gel | Brow This Way Clear Eyebrow Gel | Brow Blade Makeup |
Features | Smudge-Proof, Cruelty-Free Brows That'll Last You All Day | Nourish and Define Your Brows With MAC's Intense Formula | 3 Days of Flawless Brows With 1 Application | Say Hello to Super-Defined Brows | Cute Packaging to Give You Even Cuter Brows | Feel The Benefits of Full-Looking Brows | All-in-One Gel for Full, Strong Brows | Selfie-Ready Brows in Just One Stroke | Fix And Hold Your Natural Brows With This Transparent Gel | One Product to Tint and Groom Your Eyebrows |
Price | £6.50 | £20.00 | £12.99 | £9.36 | £15.07 | £18.49 | £18.95 | £47.00 | £5.99 | £18.00 |
Applicator Style | Angled brush | Spoolie | Brush | Spoolie, angled brush and liquid brush | Angled brush | Spoolie | Brush | Spoolie | Spoolie | Angled brush |
Bottle/Pot | Bottle | Bottle | Bottle | Bottle | Pot | Bottle | Pot | Bottle | Bottle | Bottle |
Lifetime | Temporary | Temporary | Semi-permanent, 3 days | Temporary, long-wearing | Temporary, 24 hours | Temporary, 24 hours | Temporary | Temporary | Temporary | Temporary |
Waterproof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
Cruelty-Free | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes |
Volume | 10 ml | - | 4.5 g | 3.4 ml | 3 g | 3 g | 4 g | 5 ml | 5 g | 0.4 ml |
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Eyebrows frame the face and accentuate our natural features, so it's no wonder we've all become obsessed with perfecting them. A gel is just the start – check out some of our other brow and lash guides that'll open your eyes to some of the best products in the beauty world!
Now you've got the facts straight, you can head to John Lewis and fill up that basket. We know how important it is to look good and feel even better, so we hope you've found our buying guide useful and that you've found your match to add a bit of 'WOW' to those brows!
Author: Annie Speight
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