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August 16, 2019

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara in Black Review

I am not blessed with very dense eyebrows and a brow product is a must-have for me to make my face look more defined. After having a great experience with brow pencils, I knew I needed to try my hands on brow mascara and something with a tint would be a dream come true. I mean, who doesn’t want to save some time in the morning especially when they’re already an hour late for office? Let’s read the review to see how the NYX Tinted Brow Mascara worked out and whether I recommend it to you.

Price: INR 600 for 6.5ml

Availability: You can buy it from Nykaa.

Period After Opening (PAO): 9 months

Product Description

No shame in wishing for a strong beautiful brow! Our foolproof tinted brow mascara helps your dream come true. It sets tames and tints brows for natural-looking wear. Our dependable formula leaves brows feeling soft while maintaining complete control.

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Black
NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Review – Black

My Thoughts on NYX Tinted Brow Mascara

The NYX brow mascara had been in my wishlist for a long time and this cruelty-free beauty is just what I needed to reduce the time I spend in doing my eyebrows.

Packaging

The NYX Tinted Brow Mascara comes in a slender tube packaging, similar to every brow mascara out there. It has a soft spoolie that is large enough to cover the entire brow area in a single motion and also coats every single hair. You have to dip the wand to get some product on the spoolie and brush your brows away. The brow tint comes in a black cardboard packaging that mentions all the product details.

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Black Packaging
Packaging

Texture

The formula is not too heavy, neither does it give me crunchy, itchy brows that you might notice with most of the brow gels. However, it’s not a super lightweight formula that would make you feel like you haven’t applied anything on the brows – it does feel slightly tacky. 

Shade

The NYX tinted brow mascara is available in 3 shades in India – Espresso Dark Brown, Brunette Brown and Black. (Originally, it comes in 5 shades but only 3 are available here) I bought the shade ‘Black’.

Don’t go by the shade name ‘Black’! It is not an unnatural dark black shade that would make your brows look horribly painted. The shade black is actually a cool-toned brown-black colour that would suit most of the dusky skin women. The colour matches my actual hair colour and gives me natural-looking brows in just 10 seconds. 

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Black Swatches
Swatch – Black

Pigmentation

One thing I was concerned about before trying tinted brow mascaras was the overly pigmented products that would just create a mess and give me painted eyebrows. Or worse, the tint barely shows up! But the NYX one is adequately pigmented and all I need is to apply two coats with the spoolie and that is enough to provide me decent coverage while making sure my brows stay in place all day.

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Before After
Before & After

How to use NYX Tinted Brow Mascara?

1. When I’m running late, all I do is brush my brows with it to make sure all the bald patches are covered in the tint. Firstly, I brush the brow hair in an upward motion and then horizontally, towards the outer area to make sure that every strand of hair is coated and the skin underneath that hair also pick up some pigment.

2. If I’m looking for drama then I fill my brows with the Colourpop precision brow pencil and then go with the brow mascara to get bolder brows.

Note: When you apply the brow mascara, give it a few seconds to dry and set.

NYX Tinted Brow Mascara Black Demo
NYX Tinted Brow Mascara – Demo

Staying Power

The brow tint keeps my brows stay in place all day with little to no fading when it comes to the tint. It is smudge-proof and sweat-proof and only comes off when I remove it with a makeup remover.

Conclusion

The NYX Tinted Brow Mascara is a must-have for people looking to up their brow game and get well-defined natural-looking brows without spending a lot of money. It’s cruelty-free, works great and the only minor downside is that it needs a few extra seconds to set.

Why You Should Buy NYX Tinted Brow Mascara?

  • Cruelty-free
  • Adequate pigmentation
  • Sleek, travel-friendly packaging
  • Lasts all day
  • Smudge-proof
  • Brows don’t feel crunchy
  • Gives fuller brows
  • Sets the eyebrows

Why You Should Avoid NYX Tinted Brow Mascara?

  • Takes a few seconds to set
  • Feels slightly tacky

By: Rifat Yaseen · In: Makeup

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Comments

  1. Harika says

    August 17, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    That’s a nice review! Now, this is on my next buy list, once I’m done with my Sugar cosmetics brow pencil. The application looks so easy peasy.

    Reply
    • Rifat Yaseen says

      August 18, 2019 at 4:50 pm

      I hope you get it soon and enjoy using it. Meanwhile, I will check Sugar brow pencil out. Is that good?

      Reply
  2. ANANYA says

    August 16, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    This looks like my Next buy when I run out of brow products.

    Reply
    • Rifat Yaseen says

      August 16, 2019 at 9:33 pm

      Get it before you forget it lol 😀

      Reply

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There's a sudden wave of science and ingredient-ba There's a sudden wave of science and ingredient-backed skincare which I appreciate very much. But lately, it has made things way more complicated than they should be. A good contribution has been made by tiktok in general in screwing people's mind with blanket statements.😭

So I wanted to cancel the noise and give you some simplified tips that you can go back to when shopping for a new sunscreen.

‼️Don't obsess over UV filters and their stability because there's no way you could know how the different ingredients work together in the product. That being said, due to the loose and non-existent regulations we have here, shop from brands you trust!‼️
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I also use it on my shoulder and upper arms, and it is taking care of the clogged pores.

But the texture is just not good, it sits on your skin and makes it impossible for you to layer any other product over it. Even in the morning, when I wash my face I can actually feel the layer coming off.

Decent in terms of results but the texture is very difficult to work with. I don't like it sorry😭 

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It's been months since I first got my hands on the It's been months since I first got my hands on the COSRX Snail Mucin Essence and I haven't put it down even once. Quantity wise, I have almost half of it left which makes this product super cost-effective.

Today, I want you to tell me who influenced you into trying this cult favourite essence? Let me know in the comment section below.

I also did a full blog review on this - the right way to use it, how it helps your skin, what to expect from it and so on. The link🔗 is in my bio.
What triggered me to do this post? All these comme What triggered me to do this post? All these comments, reddit threads, tweets where people would ask for alternatives to, say, CeraVe cuz they have rosacea and that's the only thing that keeps their skin sane.

Or the ones where people would spend 6x the amount they'd have spent just because the brand isn't cruelty-free. As someone who has done all of it😂 I'd say don't obsess.

Find alternatives only when the experiments aren't going to screw your skin or making you go broke because the testing situation has gotten much better and there's a lot to celebrate🎉

PS: Keep supporting cruelty-free brands whenever you can, especially the ones who could enter the market, but chose not to.

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Leave your questions below, I'll try to address them either in the comments or in the next posts.

Few points to note:

✨China isn't the only country that tests on animals. However, it's one of the fastest growing economy and hence, a very profitable place for businesses to expand.

✨ There's another criteria followed by some people where they don't consider cruelty-free brands owned by non cruelty-free parent companies as CF. For eg: CF NYX owned by non-CF parent company L'Oréal. As I said, the term is unregulated so it's open to varied definitions. Personally, this doesn't bother me at all and I consider it a reach.

✨Animal testing is banned in India so the brands made and sold here are cruelty-free by default unless they're sold in countries that have compulsory testing.

I'll be going a little deep in tomorrow's post and talk about conflicting information, blanket statements, and why you shouldn't obsess over a brand's CF status, given the new laws.
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You apply it right after cleansing on damp skin to hydrate and soothe it, and to prepare your skin for the next steps.

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𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗶 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁?
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🚩 Fragrance (It usually triggers redness but very rarely, lets me walk away scot-free)

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