Glossier Boy Brow: Seven Shades, One Size, and the Beeswax Question
Boy Brow is $22 for 3.8 g and comes in seven shades. It is cruelty-free and it is not vegan — the formula is built on beeswax, which is the detail most write-ups skip past.
★ Verified at a glance
- $22.00 · 0.13 oz / 3.8 g · one size only
- 7 shades: Black, Dark Brown, Brown, Auburn, Blond, Grey, Clear
- Waxes: beeswax and carnauba — not vegan
- Dermatologist and ophthalmologist tested; suitable for contact lens wearers
- Price confirmed identical at Glossier and Sephora
The formula, ingredient by ingredient
- Beeswax and carnauba wax — natural waxes that hold hairs in place without stiffness
- Oleic acid — an emollient found in olive oil, for conditioning
- Lecithin — adds a silky texture and a subtle sheen
- Hyaluronic acid — a humectant, for softness and flexibility
Cruelty-free is not vegan
Glossier publishes Boy Brow as cruelty-free. It does not publish a vegan claim, and it cannot — beeswax is the first ingredient in the hold system. If you are shopping vegan, this is a no, regardless of the cruelty-free badge.
The two terms get used interchangeably in beauty marketing and they mean entirely different things. Cruelty-free is about animal testing; vegan is about animal-derived ingredients.
The seven shades
Black, Dark Brown, Brown, Auburn, Blond, Grey and Clear. Sephora publishes shade guidance by hair colour and undertone — Dark Brown, for instance, is directed at dark brown hair with warm undertones.
Clear is worth knowing about if you have dense brows and want hold without added colour, and Grey exists, which is more than most brow products manage.
How Glossier says to use it
Starting at the arch, remove the spoolie and brush the brow hairs upward. Dip back in if needed and apply to the tail. Repeat on the other brow.
The order matters — starting at the arch rather than the inner corner is what stops the inner brow taking too much product, which is the usual way this goes wrong.
What Glossier publishes about safety testing
Dermatologist-tested, ophthalmologist-tested, suitable for contact lens wearers, and described as good for all skin types. No award with a named awarding body is published on the brand page, so we are not calling it award-winning.
On the price
$22.00 at both Glossier and Sephora, which matches what this page already said — one of the few figures on this site that did not need correcting.
Sources: Glossier: Boy Brow · Sephora listing
How this was checked: figures on this page were read from the sources linked above on 26 August 2026. We have not tested this product ourselves; where a figure is the maker’s claim rather than an independent measurement, we say so. Prices change — check the retailer before buying. See our Editorial Policy.
