The GlamUpper eyebrow gel has received comments that it’s a dupe of Anastasia Brow Freeze.
Well, then, I guess a comparison is in order.
Main similarities:
- Packaging. It’s a standard packaging and I actually had a lot of different shades to choose from, but for some reason I chose rose gold. On closer inspection, GlamUpper’s can is slightly larger.
- Usage. Both products are indeed designed to be used on the eyebrows. Both are transparent and odourless,
- Some of the ingredients such as water, glycerine, propylene glycol and sorbitol. These are very widely used ingredients in the cosmetics industry and the four common ingredients are quite similar.
Main differences:
- The GlamUpper brow gel has a thicker consistency and can be used to achieve a laminated brow effect. Brow Freeze is a more liquid formula and the result is much lighter, which means that it cannot achieve the same effect as a laminated brow.
- GlamUpper Eyebrow Gel contains natural and beneficial ingredients that protect the eyebrows from harmful effects and also promote hair growth. GlamUpper contains vitamin E, jojoba oil and ginger root extract. Anastasia Brow Freeze contains no natural ingredients other than water. At the same time, Anastasia Brow Freeze contains citric acid, which can be considered natural but has a slightly bleaching effect and serves the purpose of ph balancing in this recipe.
- Two completely different products. The Brow Freeze works like any other brow gel, leaving a very natural result that only sticks to the hairs, but doesn’t adhere them to the skin, resulting in the hairs staying firmly in place, just like the GlamUpper Brow Gel does. However, the Brow Freeze is better than average, or every other brow gel I’ve tried before.
- The GlamUpper also comes with a small eyebrow brush.
I also did a durability test and Brow Freeze lasted 5h, after which the hairs were a mess. For this, the brow made with GlamUpper withstood the heat and rain of tropical climates, and all the rubbing, scratching and nail picking and even flying.
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