Brow pencil for sparse brows

IT Cosmetics Brow Power Pencil leads: 25 of 25 reviewers with sparse brows said it fills them in naturally, and it is the best pick sold on Amazon. Anastasia Beverly Hills MicroStroke Brow Pen and Anastasia Beverly Hills ArchiBrow Pencil match it at 17 of 17 and 15 of 15. Every pencil here scores well, so the choice comes down to finish, shade range and price.

  • 181 store reviews counted
  • Ulta shoppers
  • Jul 2018 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Does it fill sparse brows? What buyers said
  1. IT Cosmetics Brow Power Pencil 25 said either way
  2. Anastasia Beverly Hills MicroStroke Brow Pen 17 said either way
  3. Anastasia Beverly Hills ArchiBrow Pencil 15 said either way
  4. Benefit Goof Proof Brow Pencil 29 said either way
  5. Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz 20 said either way
  6. Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil 24 said either way
  7. NYX Micro Brow Pencil 22 said either way

Share of reviewers who stated an outcome for filling sparse brows. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record IT Cosmetics Brow Power Pencil 25 of 25 say it fills sparse brows naturally Check price on Amazon
What stands out

The three leaders all earn praise for a natural look, mentioned in 64%, 65% and 80% of their reviews.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points buyers repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

IT Cosmetics

Brow Power Pencil

Best for a natural look

25/25 say it fills sparse brows naturally

Everyone who weighed in said it fills sparse brows naturally, including 25 of 25 at Ulta. 64% mention a natural look and 24% a good shade range.

What buyers praise

  • Looks natural 64%
  • Good shade range 24%
  • Lasts all day 20%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 25 of 25
  • Brand site 5 of 5 shown, not counted
2

Anastasia Beverly Hills

MicroStroke Brow Pen

Best for hair-like strokes

17/17 say it fills sparse brows naturally

A pen rather than a pencil, with 60% praising the hair-like strokes. 40% say it lasts all day and 35% say it doesn't smudge.

What buyers praise

  • Looks natural 65%
  • Draws hair-like strokes 60%
  • Lasts all day 40%
  • Doesn't smudge 35%
  • Good shade range 15%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 17 of 17
3

Anastasia Beverly Hills

ArchiBrow Pencil

Best for all-day wear

15/15 say it fills sparse brows naturally

Natural and long wearing: 80% call it natural and 80% say it lasts all day. 53% like the hair-like strokes.

What buyers praise

  • Looks natural 80%
  • Lasts all day 80%
  • Draws hair-like strokes 53%
  • Doesn't smudge 47%
  • Handy spoolie 20%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 15 of 15
4

Benefit

Goof Proof Brow Pencil

27/29 say it fills sparse brows naturally

27% say it fills sparse spots, 23% praise the shade range and 23% call it natural. 7% mention smudging.

What buyers praise

  • Good shade range 23%
  • Looks natural 23%
  • Lasts all day 13%
  • Handy spoolie 10%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or wears off 7%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 27 of 29
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Share of 30 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

5

Anastasia Beverly Hills

Brow Wiz

Best for shade range

19/20 say it fills sparse brows naturally

48% say it fills sparse spots and 32% praise the shade range. It scores 19 of 20 at Ulta.

What buyers praise

  • Good shade range 32%
  • Looks natural 16%
  • Draws hair-like strokes 12%
  • Lasts all day 8%
  • Handy spoolie 8%

What buyers complain about

No repeated complaints yet.

Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 19 of 20
  • Brand site 4 of 4 shown, not counted
6

Benefit

Precisely, My Brow Pencil

22/24 say it fills sparse brows naturally

40% call the result natural and 24% like the hair-like strokes. 8% find it pricey.

What buyers praise

  • Looks natural 40%
  • Draws hair-like strokes 24%
  • Good shade range 24%
  • Lasts all day 8%
  • Doesn't smudge 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Too expensive 8%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 22 of 24
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted
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Share of 25 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

7

NYX

Micro Brow Pencil

Best for a budget pick

20/22 say it fills sparse brows naturally

The budget option, with 44% praising the price. It has the weakest record here, though still good at 20 of 22, and 8% mention smudging.

What buyers praise

  • Good value 44%
  • Looks natural 20%
  • Draws hair-like strokes 16%
  • Lasts all day 12%
  • Good shade range 8%

What buyers complain about

  • Smudges or wears off 8%
Where buyers said it
  • Ulta 20 of 22

Where these numbers come from

The 7 products ranked here carry 49,798 reviews at Ulta. We searched them for filling sparse brows and read the newest matching reviews, up to 30 per product and store, posted between Jul 2018 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (0 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Ulta also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. They run much more positive than store reviews of the same products (across 19 products with both, 76% of brand-site reviewers said the product solved the problem, against 55% of Ulta shoppers), so we show them on product cards but never count them.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

Skin type, skin tone and age splits use what reviewers chose on Sephora's review form (and age on Ulta's when given). We only show a split when enough reviewers fall on each side.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most reviewers here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts and link to the product pages, never the reviews themselves.

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Product pages we read

  1. IT Cosmetics Brow Power Pencil Ulta (25 reviews counted)
  2. Anastasia Beverly Hills MicroStroke Brow Pen Ulta (20 reviews counted)
  3. Anastasia Beverly Hills ArchiBrow Pencil Ulta (15 reviews counted)
  4. Benefit Goof Proof Brow Pencil Ulta (30 reviews counted)
  5. Anastasia Beverly Hills Brow Wiz Ulta (25 reviews counted)
  6. Benefit Precisely, My Brow Pencil Ulta (25 reviews counted)
  7. NYX Micro Brow Pencil Ulta (25 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. Hello, I was wondering if it'd be best to use eyebrow pomade or an eyebrow pencil (or something else entirely) to fill in these sparse areas in my brows. Ty! r/MakeupAddiction, Mar 2022, 16 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which brow pencil is good for sparse brows?

IT Cosmetics Brow Power Pencil leads at 25 of 25. Anastasia Beverly Hills MicroStroke Brow Pen and Anastasia Beverly Hills ArchiBrow Pencil follow at 17 of 17 and 15 of 15.

Is Anastasia Brow Wiz good for sparse brows?

Reviewers say yes. 19 of 20 said it fills in naturally, and 48% specifically say it fills sparse spots.

Is there a cheap pencil for sparse brows?

NYX Micro Brow Pencil is the budget option here. 44% of its reviews mention good value, and 20 of 22 said it fills in naturally. It is also sold on Amazon.

Do pencils for sparse brows smudge?

Rarely, by these reviews. 7% of Benefit Goof Proof reviews and 8% of NYX Micro Brow reviews mention smudging, while 35% of MicroStroke reviews say it doesn't smudge.

Related problems

Brow pencil Brow pencil that doesn't smudge Top pick: Anastasia Beverly Hills MicroStroke Brow Pen 186 buyer reports Brow gel Brow gel that holds all day Top pick: Benefit 24-Hour Brow Setter Clear Gel 313 buyer reports Brow gel Brow gel that doesn't flake Top pick: Anastasia Beverly Hills Clear Brow Gel 217 buyer reports Brow gel Brow gel for thick brows Top pick: Patrick Ta Major Brow Shaping Wax 237 buyer reports

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