Bold and defined eyebrows came into fashion in the 1980s and never left.
While styles have changed over the years from the HD brows to the Cara Delavigne au naturels, an eye-catching brow is always the end goal. But not everyone is blessed with naturally perfect brows and, if you're someone on the sparser brow'd end of the spectrum, dyeing your brows might be the answer.
Offering a simple and effective solution to shape and define your eyebrows, the best eyebrow dyes will bear gifts in the form of kind words when you find strangers on the street complimenting your brows over and over.
Eyebrow dyes provide a quick and long-lasting solution to sparse, light or unruly brows and the at-home boxes have come a long way since they first arrived on the shelves. Nowadays, the best eyebrow dyes offer an almost-effortless way to achieve fuller, well-groomed eyebrows without the daily hassle of makeup application or a trip to the salon.
Unlike traditional eyebrow pencils or powders, eyebrow dyes offer long-lasting results that can withstand sweat, water and daily activities, ensuring your brows remain flawless from morning to night and beyond. They also require far less upkeep, making them ideal if you're someone who's often short on time.
When buying your next eyebrow dye, choose one that matches your natural hair colour or complements your desired look. Different eyebrow dyes offer various application methods, including gels, creams and tinting kits with differing levels of intricacy required. You'll also find that dyes last for a varied period of time, with gel formulas usually only lasting a few days while tinting kits can last up to a few months.
We've rounded up all of the best eyebrow dyes below
Hi Brow Professional Tinting Kit - Dark Brown
The Hi Brow Professional Tinting Kit is a must-have for those who want to achieve perfectly groomed and defined brows without having to step out of their home. Bringing together all the necessary ingredients and tools to quickly and effectively darken and define your brows, this kit features everything you need for a seamless process. Inside, you’ll find a developer liquid, an angled brush and a mixing dish, ready to be applied without hesitation.
Buy now £14.99, Sephora
Eylure Dybrow Dark Brown
Eylure’s Dybrow might just be the most popular eyebrow dye kit around and comes in a range of shades to suit all skin tones. A high-quality brow dye kit that allows you to achieve professional-looking results at the comfort of your own home, it comes with everything you need to get started, including a mixing bowl, an applicator brush, and colour capsules.
Its easy-to-use formula is specially designed to enhance and darken your eyebrows, making them look fuller and more defined, even if you weren’t blessed with naturally thick brows.
Buy now £8.00, Boots
Schwarzkopf Brow Tint Dark Brown Permanent Eyebrow Tint
Thought Schwarzkopf produced dye just for the hair on your head? Think again. The brand’s Brow Tint Permanent Eyebrow Tint is a must-have product for anyone who wants to achieve salon-worthy eyebrows at home without too much mess involved.
Promising long-lasting, rich and natural-looking eyebrow colour that stays put for up to six weeks, this kit remains free from ammonia, and contains natural ingredients like aloe vera and jojoba oil to provide extra nourishment to your hairs, while also colouring them.
Buy now £6.99, Amazon
Ardell Brow Lamination Kit
While brow lamination isn’t quite the same as dyeing them, it is an easy way to perk up your brows at home and draw more attention to their colour. Ardell’s Brow Lamination Kit ticks all the boxes for easy at-home lamination and brings together three solutions that work together to lift and straighten each hair, giving the illusion of a thicker brow. Its unique formula is also infused with nourishing ingredients that strengthen and moisturise your hairs, leaving them looking shinier and healthier than before.
Buy now £19.99, lookfantastic
Godefroy Medium Brown Instant Eyebrow Tint
Godefroy’s Medium Brown Instant Eyebrow Tint offers a quick, easy and affordable way to enhance the colour of your eyebrows without paying a professional to do the job for you. Some eyebrow dyes might be a little lacking when it comes to colour payoff but this kit’s tinting formula is richly pigmented and was specially developed to ensure long-lasting, darkly-tinted results. Its convenient applicator wand and mixing dish make prep quick and effortless.
Buy now £8.50, Amazon
Apraise Eyelash & Eyebrow Tint Salon Starter Kit
Looking for all-round darker and more pronounced features? Apraise’s Eyelash & Eyebrow Tint Salon Starter Kit is a two-in-one kit that tackles not just lighter eyebrows but also eyelashes. These tints are carefully formulated with Smudge Proof Technology, ensuring a long-lasting, smudge-free finish, making them ideal even for those with a less than steady hand. This simplistic, safe and effective tinting process makes dyeing your brows a breeze rather than something to dread.
Buy now £29.95, Sephora
Maybelline Tattoo Brow Longlasting Gel Tint
Perhaps you’re not totally convinced you need a permanent solution to your brows. And maybe you just want to test the waters a little before going all-in with a permanent or semi-permanent fix. Enter: Maybelline’s Tattoo Brow Longlasting Gel Tint. A versatile product that provides a semi-permanent tint to your brows for up to three days, it’s ideal for festivals or holidays when you want something a little more effective without daily application. The gel tint comes with a small brush applicator that ensures precise and easy application, while its formula is smudge-proof and waterproof.
Buy now £10.39, Boots
Colorsport London 30 Day Brow Tint
A mid-point that’s longer than a few days but shorter than the prospect of badly-eyed eyebrows for months on end, Colorsport London’s 30 Day Brow Tint offers you darker and defined brows for a month. An ideal solution for those with thinning or sparse eyebrows, it comes complete with a tint, developer and applicator wand and acts as a perfect first step into the world of dyeing your brows. Bonus points for the fact it only takes a few minutes to apply.
Buy now £7.59, Amazon
BAEBROW Instant Tint
BAEBROW’s Instant Tint doesn’t require any mixing or elaborate preparation, making it one of the best eyebrow dyes for an effortless - and fast - transformation. An easy and efficient way of enhancing your brows at your convenience, this innovative eyebrow dye allows you to achieve natural-looking eyebrows without any mess or fuss in just a matter of minutes. Its no-mix formula quickly adapts to your natural brow colour, giving your brows a fuller and defined look without too much contrast.
Buy now £20.00, Amazon
Apraise professional eyelash & eyebrow - tint
Dyed your eyebrows before and still have the rest of the kit at home, ready to be used? Top up with a quick bottle of Apraise’s professional eyelash and eyebrow tint. Perfect for those who already have all the gear but just need a new bottle of the product itself, this eyebrow dye provides long-lasting colour that can last up to six weeks.
It’s easy to apply and doesn’t cause any irritation or itching, making it a suitable choice for those with sensitive skin. Not quite the right shade? You can also mix it with other shades to achieve a custom colour that suits your skin tone.
Buy now £4.48, Amazon
Verdict
For fuss-free defined brows, look no further than Hi Brow's Professional Tinting Kit. Long lasting on the brow hairs and easy to apply, this seamless kit ticks all the boxes.
