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Images courtesy of Cécred / Design by Sarah Olivieri Beauty Skincare Does Cécred’s New Restoring Lash Brow Builder Serum Actually Work? Does Cécred’s New Restoring Lash & Brow Builder Serum Actually Work? One editor puts Beyoncé’s latest hair-growth innovation to the test
From the brand’s first-ever haircare products to its most recent styling collection , I’ve tried just about every Cécred launch over the past two years. Since I count myself as a fan of almost every shampoo, restorative treatment, hairspray, and sealing lotion Beyoncé and team have graced us with, I can say wholeheartedly that the brand’s Restoring Hair & Edge Drops deserve a place in everyone’s beauty rotation.
The Restoring Hair & Edge Drops have nearly a five-star rating from Cécred and Ulta shoppers alike, cementing them as one of the brand’s top-selling products. Their lightweight, non-greasy formula has been clinically proven and dermatologist-tested to increase hair density with consistent use, and is now a holy-grail favorite of mine simply because it works . Today, Cécred is building on its viral hair-growth offerings with the launch of the Restoring Lash & Brow Builder, a versatile, daily-use serum that aims to visibly enhance the density of lashes and brows after 30 days of consistent use.
“We began developing the Restoring Lash & Brow Builder after seeing the overwhelming love for our Restoring Hair & Edge Drops,” says professional trichologist and Cécred’s director of education, Kari Williams. “The format was highly requested by our community, and we saw there was a clear need for sparse lashes and brows. We took the same science-backed approach and thoughtfully optimized a formula specifically for their unique biological needs.”
Cécred utilized Biopeptide-5 in this new serum, the star ingredient that helped make its Hair & Edge Drops a success. The $48 serum also contains Cécred’s patent-pending Bioactive Keratin Ferment that deeply penetrates the cortex of your lash and brow hair. According to Williams, the Restoring Lash & Brow Builder is different than other growth serums largely because it not only boosts growth but also supports the hair ecosystem of lashes and brows as a whole.
I was able to test the serum for a little over a month before its release and find out for myself if the formula truly lives up to its claims. As the Restoring Lash & Brow Builder uses many of the same components as Cécred’s best-selling edge drops, I had little to no doubt that the new product would also work for my hair-growth needs. Like many beauty enthusiasts, I was previously prone to overplucking my brows, which has contributed to their thinning, bald spots, and general unevenness over the years. While I’m a huge proponent of the power of an effective eyebrow pencil , disguising sparse areas is only a temporary fix—which is why the Restoring Lash & Brow Builder really shines in building back my brows.
The Restoring Lash & Brow Builder is formulated without prostaglandin or prostaglandin analogs and incorporates soothing allantoin, delivered by a flexible brush that evenly and precisely distributes the product. Like the quiet impact its predecessor, the Restoring Hair & Edge Drops, had on my hairline, it’s not immediately obvious that your hair density is increasing with this serum, but its results are definitely noticeable over time.…