FYI: This $8 Brow Gel Has Created a Complete Frenzy on TikTok

Trying to wrangle your brows isn't the easiest. And if it's easy for you, can you please let us know all your secrets? But for the rest of us, finding the perfect way to style your brows can seem like an unattainable goal. There's a lot of trial and error (and sometimes our "error" eras get immortalized on social media).

Personally, I've had a lot of ups and downs with my brows. When I was growing up, they seemed so thick and bushy. I'm really glad my mom forbade me from overplucking them because now bushy is in—but I still have trouble taming them. Instead of growing upwards, they seem to point downwards, so it's been a learning process trying not to fight their natural growth pattern but still make them look neat.

Needless to say, I'm all up for trying new brow products. In the past two years that I've been a beauty editor, I've found a few that have really impressed me, so when my colleague Erin Jahns told me about an $8 brow gel going viral on TikTok, I knew I had to try it. Much to my surprise, after I tracked that one down, I found an even newer trending brow gel and decided to try it too. Here's what happened.

The first product I tried was Nyx's Brow Glue. Here's the description of the product: "This glue-like gel is transparent, flake resistant, and dries down non-sticky with a natural finish."

Many reviewers online said it was like getting your brows laminated, giving you that fluffy-brow look that you're probably seeing on everyone. They also claimed it is easy to use, has great hold, and keeps your hairs in place for hours.

I was excited to try it because one of my main problems with my brows is that some of the hairs can have a mind of their own and go in a bunch of different directions. So I was hoping the Brow Glue could help everything stay in place but still give me natural-looking brows.

When I first put it on, I was amazed that it didn't feel sticky or gummy. And applying it to my brows was easy enough. I brushed up the hairs and then tamed them down to go in their natural direction. It dried pretty quickly, and I was happy to find out that my brows didn't feel "crunchy" once the gel dried. I filled in some sparse areas with a pencil and was good to go.

Overall, I liked this product a lot because it wrangled my wayward hairs but still looked natural. And I liked that all I had to do was lightly fill in some areas for that full look.

The next product I tried was a newer Nyx product that was trending: the Thick It. Stick It! Brow Gel. It's described as "a new vegan eyebrow gel in eight high-impact, inclusive shades to tint, tame, and thicken all types of eyebrows with a natural finish that lasts up to 16 hours."

Reviewers online say they're fans of the product because it has incredible hold while also leaving a nice, natural tint that doesn't smudge. They also praised how quick and easy it was to perfect their brows with the product.

I'm already pretty happy with the tinted brow gel I have, so I wondered whether I'd have a new number one product after testing it out. I was looking for something to tame my unruly hairs that maybe had a little bit more hold than my usual gel since it does seem to wear off after a few hours.

So when it came time to try the product, I opened the tube and was surprised that it felt a little bit thicker than the Brow Glue, and the formula was stickier than my normal gel. After a few swipes, I got the hang of it with shaping and grooming my brows, but it did take a moment since I wasn't used to the thick consistency. And let me tell you—a little bit of product goes a long way. I overdid it a tad on the first try and got really intense brows, so I had to redo it. After my testing, I read one review that suggested using a light hand, and I wholeheartedly agree with that and wish I had seen that advice sooner! But after I got the application just right, my brows did look more defined, and the hairs were exactly where I wanted them to be. I could also tell that the sticky consistency was just proof of its staying power because this stuff could hold my brows in place.

Since I'm normally very low-maintenance with my makeup (aka the no-makeup makeup look), I think I'll keep this one in my rotation, but I don't think I'll be using it every day. It gives you very dramatic brows easily, which is great for nights out or times when I really want to turn up my makeup a notch, but for my everyday look, I just might stick to the Brow Glue or my normal gel. I love that the formula was totally buildable, though, and that my brows really did appear thicker. So if you want a very eye-catching look, then this would be your product.

I thought both products were great, especially for the price. Try them out, and let me know what you think! And if you're looking for other options, keep scrolling for some other affordable brow gels.

This article was originally published at an earlier date and has been updated.

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