I find the hard formula “hard”, but as you said they work beautifully. I think the trick is to always have some foundation/base/bb/cc near your eyebrows even though you’re going to go out without any base makeup. I find the pencil to slide beautifully every time I do that. 😉 Shu uemura hard 9 pencil Ah, I'm so glad you gave it a go even after the swatching fail on your skin. I love this product! Like Bellyhead, this is one of my fastest brow products actually.If you ever cross the border up to Canada, you should definitely stop by a shu uemura counter and get it sharpened. They sharpen it so that you get a flat angled top, kind of like a highlighter pen. I think that's what makes this so fast. And even after you get it sharpened, once you wear it down, it's easy to follow the sharpening technique so you can do it on your own with a sharp knife. :)

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