9 Best Eyebrow Pencils For Redheads

The best eyebrow pencils for redheads are usually the ones that match your natural brow depth and undertone, not necessarily your hair color exactly.

Natural red hair can range from strawberry blonde and copper to auburn and deep red-brown, while the brows themselves may be lighter, ashier, or more neutral than the hair on your head.

That is why shade names such as auburn, caramel, taupe, dark blonde, and warm brown can all work on redheads. The label matters less than how the shade compares with your actual brow hairs.

So what are the best eyebrow pencils for redheads?

For the most natural result, match the depth and undertone of your actual brow hairs. Strawberry-blonde brows often suit warm blonde, caramel, or taupe; copper and true red hair can suit soft auburn; and deeper auburn hair can handle richer red-brown or neutral brown shades.

Below are nine brow pencils that have been popular choices for redheads, including several older products whose availability or shade ranges have changed. Where a pencil is now a legacy option, we’ll point you toward the more useful current comparison.

Buying Guide: Best Eyebrow Pencils for Redheads

What color should you choose for your eyebrows? Use your brow hairs and undertone as the main reference, then adjust for how soft or defined you want the result:

• If you have strawberry-blonde or light copper hair, try warm blonde, caramel, taupe, or very soft auburn shades.
  
• If your hair is medium copper or true red, look for soft auburn, warm taupe, or light red-brown shades.
  
• If your hair is deep auburn or red-brown, richer auburn, medium brown, or deep red-brown shades can create enough definition without looking orange.

When shopping for eyebrow pencils, use your natural brow color as the starting point, then use your hair color and undertone to fine-tune the result.

Your brow shade does not need to match your hair perfectly. Choosing slightly lighter or more neutral can look softer, while a slightly deeper shade gives more definition.

If you have light red or strawberry-blonde hair, warm blonde, caramel, and balanced taupe shades are good places to start.

A very cool gray-taupe can look disconnected from strongly warm copper hair, but some natural redheads have genuinely neutral or ashier brow hairs.

If your hair is very warm, a slightly warm blonde or caramel can look more connected than a flat gray shade, as long as it still matches the depth of your brows.

For deep auburn or dark red hair, consider auburn, medium brown, or red-brown shades, choosing the depth that looks most natural against your brow hairs.

For a natural result, use short, light strokes in the direction of hair growth, then soften the color with a spoolie rather than drawing one solid block of pigment.

The Best Eyebrow Pencils for Redheads

Redheads can still have fewer dedicated red-brown options than brunette shoppers, but modern brow ranges now include more auburn, caramel, warm blonde, and red-brown shades than older collections did.

This roundup includes nine eyebrow pencils, including a few legacy products that may now be discontinued or harder to find. Current availability is worth checking before you choose a shade.

Rank	Eyebrow Pencil	Shade	Best For
1.	Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil	Caramel or Auburn	Strawberry blonde hair or reddish-taupe hair
2.	Jane Iredale Retractable brow pencil	Brunette or medium brunette	Auburn or strawberry blonde
3.	Haus Laboratories The Edge Precision Brow Pencil	Cinnamon or auburn	Light red and strawberry blonde or auburn
4.	Maybelline Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer Pencil	Blonde	Strawberry blonde hair
5.	NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Micro Brow Pencil	Taupe or Auburn	Reddish-taupe hair or auburn hair
6.	L'Oreal Paris Ultra-Fine Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil	Dark Blonde	Copper-toned hair
7.	Revlon ColorStay Eyebrow Pencil with Spoolie Brush	Auburn	Auburn hair
8.	Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Eyebrow Pencil	Auburn	Reddish-brown hair
9.	Wet n Wild Color Icon Brow Pencil	Ginger Roots	Golden-red hair

1. Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil

Anastasia Beverly Hills Perfect Brow Pencil is still a current product and remains a useful traditional sharpenable option for precise, powder-like brow definition.

It costs more than most drugstore pencils, so the value comes down to whether you prefer its wooden-pencil format and ABH shade system.

This pencil uses a wax-based formula for filling and shaping, with a brush on the opposite end to soften and blend the pigment.

The formula is designed to give buildable color with a soft matte finish and can be sharpened to a fine point for hair-like strokes.

The buildable, matte finish makes it easier to keep the brows soft rather than overly drawn-on.

It is particularly useful if you prefer a traditional pencil over a retractable micro-tip.

The sharpenable format gives you good control over line thickness, while the available shade range lets you compare several brow depths and undertones.

Sharpening the pencil to a fine point makes it useful for adding smaller strokes through sparse areas.

However, it’s not self-sharpening.

ABH currently offers Auburn across several brow products, while Caramel is also used elsewhere in the brand’s brow range for lighter red hair. Check the current Perfect Brow Pencil shade list before ordering because individual product ranges can differ.

Best For:

• Caramel or a warm blonde can suit strawberry-blonde hair if that shade is available in the current product you choose
  
• Auburn is a better match for medium-to-deep red or auburn brows than for very pale strawberry-blonde brows

Key Features:

• Long-lasting and matte finish
  
• Traditional sharpenable format with good control
  
• An excellent choice for redheads

2. Jane Iredale Retractable Brow Pencil

Jane Iredale’s older Retractable Brow Pencil is now listed as sold out on the brand’s site, and its former shade lineup did not include a dedicated auburn. Jane Iredale’s current PureBrow Precision and Shaping pencils do include an Auburn shade.

If you already own the older pencil, choose by how the shade actually looks on your brow hair rather than assuming a brunette name automatically has a red undertone.

The retractable format and spoolie make it easy to apply in short strokes and blend out excess pigment for a softer finish.

The retractable tip eliminates the need for sharpening and helps you avoid making a mess on your vanity table.

The spoolie helps brush brow hairs into place and diffuse any areas where the pencil looks too concentrated.

Best For:

• For a current Jane Iredale option, compare Neutral Blonde, Ash Blonde, and Auburn against your natural brow hairs
  
• Auburn is the most directly red-targeted shade in the brand’s current PureBrow pencil range

Key Features:

• Retractable
  
• Spoolie side
  
• Legacy product; current PureBrow pencils offer an Auburn shade
  
• Precision tip
  
• Medium coverage for natural hair to show through

3. Haus Laboratories The Edge Precision Brow Pencil

HAUS LABORATORIES The Edge Precision Brow Pencil belongs to the brand’s earlier brow lineup and is not currently listed among the brow products on the modern HAUS LABS storefront.

If you find old stock, it was a retractable micro-tip brow pencil designed for fine strokes and easy blending.

Its retractable precision tip was designed for fine, hair-like strokes without the need for sharpening.

Because this is now a legacy product, check the condition and seller carefully before buying old inventory.

Use the spoolie end first to arrange the brow hairs, add short strokes through sparse areas, then brush through again to soften the result.

For a current purchase, it makes more sense to compare actively sold auburn pencils from brands with updated shade ranges.

Best For:

• Cinnamon was a useful warm shade for lighter red hair in the older lineup
  
• Auburn was the deeper red option in the older lineup

Key Features:

• Spoolie
  
• Legacy shade range included Cinnamon and Auburn
  
• Retractable
  
• Precision tip
  
• Effortless application and blending

4. Maybelline Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer Pencil

Maybelline Total Temptation Eyebrow Definer is now marked discontinued by Maybelline, so treat this section as a legacy recommendation rather than a product you can reliably replace.

Its main feature was a teardrop-shaped mechanical tip for outlining and filling broader areas.

Brush the brow hairs into place first so you can see where the natural shape needs more definition.

Then use the broader side of the same teardrop tip to fill sparse areas and blend with the spoolie.

The broader teardrop tip was better suited to quick filling than to ultra-fine, individual hair strokes.

Because this pencil is discontinued, the more useful Maybelline comparison is the brand’s current brow range.

That is especially relevant for redheads because the current Brow Ultra Slim line includes an Auburn option.

Maybelline still offers several current brow pencils, including the Brow Ultra Slim Micro-Definer, which now comes in an Auburn shade.

The discontinued Total Temptation range did not have a dedicated auburn shade, so redheads often had to work with Blonde or brown options.

Best For:

• The discontinued Blonde shade could work for some light strawberry-blonde brows, but Maybelline’s current Brow Ultra Slim Auburn is a more directly red-targeted option

Key Features:

• Teardrop-shaped mechanical tip
  
• The length of the pencil itself makes it very manageable
  
• Discontinued legacy product

5. NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Micro Brow Pencil

NYX Professional Makeup Micro Brow Pencil remains one of the more useful current options for redheads because the shade range now includes both Auburn and Rich Auburn.

The slim mechanical tip is well suited to short, hair-like strokes, while the spoolie helps soften the result.

You can shape, define, and fill your eyebrows with this pencil.

The fine tip works well for sparse or over-tweezed brows because you can place pigment only where extra definition is needed.

Using light pressure and short strokes can create the appearance of individual brow hairs rather than a solid block of color.

Choose between Auburn and Rich Auburn based on how deep and warm your natural brow hairs are rather than your hair color alone.

NYX also carries other brow formats, so the Micro Brow Pencil is most useful if you specifically prefer a slim mechanical tip.

If you prefer a softer powdered finish, other brow formats may suit you better than a micro-pencil.

NYX currently markets the Micro Brow Pencil as vegan. Brand-wide cruelty-free policies can change, so verify the latest company statement if that is a deciding factor for you.

Best For:

• Auburn suits softer red-brown brows, Rich Auburn gives more depth, and Taupe can work when your brows are naturally cooler than your red hair

Key Features:

• Vegan formula
  
• Lightweight, all-day hold
  
• Smooth and even application
  
• Naturally-defined brows
  
• Micro-precise tip

For a full tutorial on the Auburn colour from NYX MicroBrow, watch this video by BethanyFae. Enjoy!

6. L’Oreal Paris Ultra-Fine Waterproof Eyebrow Pencil

L’Oréal Paris Brow Stylist Definer is a current mechanical, waterproof brow pencil with an ultra-fine tip and built-in spoolie.

The ultra-fine tip is designed to fill sparse gaps with controlled strokes while the spoolie softens the finished shape.

Its fine tip makes it useful for filling sparse areas with small strokes rather than covering the whole brow with a thick line.

L’Oréal currently states that the product is ophthalmologist-tested and suitable for sensitive eyes and contact lens wearers.

Its main advantage over softer traditional pencils is the combination of a waterproof formula and fine mechanical tip.

The current shade range is particularly useful for redheads because it includes both lighter neutral options and a dedicated Auburn shade.

Choose the pencil shade independently from the rest of your eye makeup so the brows still look balanced with your natural coloring.

The current U.S. range includes Light Blonde, Blonde, Taupe, Dark Blonde, and Auburn among its ten shades, giving redheads several undertone options.

It is also positioned at a more accessible price point than many prestige brow pencils, which can make it useful for testing an auburn shade without a large investment.

Best For:

• Dark Blonde can suit muted or lighter copper brows, while Auburn is the more directly red-toned option

Key Features:

• It’s easy to apply and lasts all day
  
• The colour is perfect and looks natural
  
• The small brush is ideal for prepping

7. Revlon ColorStay Eyebrow Pencil with Spoolie Brush

The Revlon ColorStay eyebrow pencil includes a brush for grooming hairs in place.

It also has an angled tip that can outline the brow and fill broader sparse areas more quickly than a micro-tip pencil.

The dual-ended design lets you add pigment with one end and soften the color with the spoolie on the other.

Revlon currently describes the ColorStay Brow Pencil as waterproof, smudge-resistant, and long-wearing.

Revlon currently claims up to 24 hours of wear, although actual longevity depends on skin type, weather, and how much the brow area is touched.

The current ColorStay Brow Pencil range is smaller than it once was, so check the brand’s current shade list before assuming Auburn is still included in this exact pencil. Revlon does currently offer Auburn in some other brow products.

Best For:

• If you find Auburn in current or remaining stock, it suits deeper red-brown brows; otherwise compare Revlon’s current auburn brow options

Key Features:

• Self-sharpening tool
• Soft and blendable colour
• Dual-ended with a small brush
• Available in different colours
• Goes on very smoothly

8. Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Eyebrow Pencil

Maybelline Brow Precise Micro Pencil is an older micro-pencil format. Maybelline now puts more emphasis on its current Brow Ultra Slim Micro-Definer line.

This older pencil used a very fine mechanical tip for filling sparse areas and refining the brow shape.

The older Brow Precise Micro pencil used a 1.5 mm retractable tip, a format now closely matched by Maybelline’s current Brow Ultra Slim Micro-Definer.

The built-in spoolie helps arrange the hairs before application and blend the pencil afterward.

The main appeal of the micro-pencil format is precision rather than fast, broad filling.

With light pressure, it can create a softer, more hair-like finish.

If you prefer to buy current stock, Brow Ultra Slim now claims up to 16 hours of fade-resistant wear and is marketed as water- and sweat-resistant.

Maybelline’s current replacement also remains a relatively accessible way to try an Auburn shade.

For this roundup, the more important point is that Maybelline’s current brow line now gives redheads a dedicated Auburn option.

That makes current stock more practical than hunting down an older micro-pencil whose original shade range was less redhead-specific.

Maybelline’s current Brow Ultra Slim range includes Auburn along with Blonde, Taupe, Soft Brown, and several deeper browns.

That makes the current Auburn shade a more straightforward choice for redheads than trying to track down older Brow Precise stock.

Best For:

• For a current Maybelline option, Brow Ultra Slim Auburn is designed for red-brown brows

Key Features:

• Easy to apply and long wear
  
• The auburn colour looks great for redheads
  
• Current replacement option is easy to find in Maybelline’s active brow line
  
• Natural-looking, fine tip, and amazing colour
  
• Perfect for sparse eyebrows

For those of you with reddish-brown hair or if you’re a brunette who dyes your hair red, this Maybelline Auburn Defining Pencil review is for you!

9. Wet n Wild Colour Icon Brow Pencil

Your brows can change the overall balance of a makeup look, so shade and placement usually matter more than making them dramatically darker.

For red hair in particular, a slightly softer brow often looks more natural than an overly saturated orange-brown pencil.

The older Wet n Wild Color Icon Brow Pencil stood out because it offered a warm shade specifically associated with red hair.

Wet n Wild’s older Color Icon Brow Pencil has been a budget option, but the exact shade lineup has changed over time.

This dual-ended pencil combines a traditional sharpenable brow pencil with a grooming comb.

It comes with a comb for perfectly groomed arches.

Its softer, waxy texture is better suited to filling and shaping than to ultra-fine micro-strokes.

Use a light hand, then comb through the pigment so the warm shade does not become too solid or heavy-looking.

Its main appeal is the simple sharpenable format and low price point.

If you find the older Ginger Roots shade, compare it carefully with your brows because legacy stock can vary by seller.

The Ginger Roots shade was unusually redhead-focused, which is why this pencil appeared on older roundups like this one.

It is a traditional sharpenable pencil, so it requires a cosmetic sharpener rather than twisting up like a mechanical pencil.

Whether the color works depends on your own brow depth and how warm you want the finish.

Because this is an older listing, check the current seller, shade name, and product condition before buying.

Best For:

• Ginger Roots was designed as a warm option for golden-red or copper brows, but current availability is limited

Key Features:

• Budget-friendly
  
• 2-in-1 dual-ended pencil for redheads
  
• Rich and lightweight colour that lasts all day
  
• It comes with a small grooming comb
  
• Smooth and waxy

Final Thoughts

The most reliable way to choose an eyebrow pencil for red hair is to match your actual brow hairs first, then decide how much warmth and definition you want. Current options in this roundup include dedicated red shades such as NYX Micro Brow in Auburn or Rich Auburn and L’Oréal Brow Stylist Definer in Auburn, while several older pencils are now best treated as legacy references.

Whichever pencil you choose, start with light pressure, build the color gradually, and brush through with a spoolie so the final result still looks like brow hair rather than a solid stripe.

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