KATE Eyebrow: Every Pencil, Powder and Brow Mascara Compared

KATE, the Japanese makeup brand from Kanebo Cosmetics, sells six eyebrow products in Japan: the Designing Eyebrow 3D powder palette, three pencils (Super Slim 0.8, Pencil Z and Powdery Finish), the Lasting Design Eyebrow W pencil-and-powder duo, and the 3D Eyebrow Color Z brow mascara. Prices in Japan range from ¥605 to ¥1,210. This guide compares them all, with shades, prices and KATE’s own advice on which to choose, based on KATE’s official pages.

What you’ll learn in this article:

• Every current KATE eyebrow product at a glance, with prices and shade counts
• How the KATE eyebrow pencils differ, and which are waterproof
• What the Designing Eyebrow 3D powder and Lasting Design Eyebrow W are best for
• The shades of KATE’s brow mascara, 3D Eyebrow Color Z
• How to choose a KATE eyebrow product for your brow concern, and how to get it from Japan

KATE Eyebrow Products at a Glance

KATE sells six eyebrow products in Japan: one brow powder, three pencils, one pencil-and-powder duo and one brow mascara. The table below compares their type, price and shades, with KATE’s own advice on who each one suits.

From KATE’s official Japanese site and Kao’s official online shop, My Kao Mall (as of October 2026). Shade counts are for Japan; official KATE sites in other countries may list different shades. KATE says its eyebrow series has been No.1 in Japan’s eyebrow market by sales for 19 years in a row (Intage SRI+, cumulative sales value in Japan, April 2006 to March 2025).

How to Choose a KATE Eyebrow Product

KATE’s own advice matches each product to a brow concern: Pencil Z for thin or patchy tails, Designing Eyebrow 3D or Lasting Design Eyebrow W for brows that look flat, and 3D Eyebrow Color Z for brows that don’t match your hair colour.

• Thin or patchy brow tails: Eyebrow Pencil Z, which KATE says lets you add strokes one by one, with colours from light beige to black. Super Slim 0.8 draws even finer strokes.
• Brows that look flat: Designing Eyebrow 3D if you prefer powder, since you can mix three colours and also shade your nose; Lasting Design Eyebrow W if you prefer a pencil, since it draws both soft and sharp lines.
• Brows that don’t match your hair colour: 3D Eyebrow Color Z, which KATE says shapes the brow hairs for a realistic look and, by tinting them, makes drawn brows harder to remove.
• A soft, powdery look from a pencil: Eyebrow Pencil (Powdery Finish).

You can also combine products: KATE’s developers recommend using Designing Eyebrow 3D with a brow pencil for a more polished brow. A few tips from KATE: twist the Super Slim 0.8 lead up only as far as the tip of its protective pipe, blend the Powdery Finish pencil with its spoolie for the powder-like finish, and load the powder brush lightly. KATE also sells a separate KATE Eyebrow Brush (¥1,540 in Japan), a soft, wide brush that it says shapes the brow outline quickly. For more Japanese brow options, compare our CANMAKE eyebrow guide.

KATE Eyebrow Powder: Designing Eyebrow 3D

KATE Designing Eyebrow 3D (デザイニングアイブロウ3D) is KATE’s brow powder: a 2.2 g palette of three shades, dark, medium and light, with a dual-ended brush, for soft gradient brows and a natural nose shadow. It costs ¥1,210 in Japan, comes in 7 shades including EX-4 Light Brown and EX-5 Brown, and has refills. KATE also lists it as an eyeshadow and for the puffy area under the lower lashes.

For every shade, how to use it, the Fit and Dual versions, refills and the full ingredient list, see our KATE Designing Eyebrow 3D guide.

KATE Eyebrow Pencils

KATE has three eyebrow pencils in Japan, plus Lasting Design Eyebrow W, a pencil-and-powder duo. Super Slim 0.8 (¥1,100) draws the finest strokes, Pencil Z (¥605) is the most affordable, and Powdery Finish (¥880) gives a soft, powder-like look. Super Slim 0.8 and Powdery Finish are the waterproof ones.

Eyebrow Pencil Super Slim 0.8

Japanese name	アイブロウペンシル スーパースリム0.8
Price in Japan	¥1,100 (0.02 g)
Type	Retractable pencil, 0.8 mm lead with a protective pipe
Shades	6: BR-1 Beige Brown, BR-2 Olive Brown, BR-3 Natural Brown, BR-5 Greyish Brown, BR-7 Cocoa Brown, GY-1 Natural Grey

• Waterproof
• Sebum- and rub-resistant

KATE Eyebrow Pencil Super Slim 0.8 (ケイト アイブロウペンシル スーパースリム0.8) suits anyone who wants very fine, hair-like strokes: its ultra-fine 0.8 mm lead, KATE says, draws brows hair by hair, down to the tail and small gaps. A protective pipe that slides up and down with the lead keeps it from breaking. KATE says to twist the lead up to between halfway and the tip of the pipe, without letting it stick out. KATE describes it as resistant to sweat, water, sebum and rubbing. BR-1 Beige Brown is a new shade on Kao’s official shop in October 2026; KATE describes GY-1 Natural Grey as a natural grey that also suits black hair.

Eyebrow Pencil Z

Japanese name	アイブロウペンシルZ
Price in Japan	¥605 (0.07 g)
Type	Slim-lead pencil
Shades	8: LB-1 Light Beige, BR-1 Light Brown, BR-2 Olive Brown, BR-3 Natural Brown, BR-4 Red Brown, BR-5 Ash Brown, BR-6 Brown Pink, BK Black

KATE Eyebrow Pencil Z (ケイト アイブロウペンシルZ) suits anyone with thin or patchy brow tails and is KATE’s most affordable brow product: a slim, fairly firm lead for drawing hair-like strokes one by one. KATE says it still glides easily because it contains a solid wax with a melting point close to body temperature, which softens with the warmth of friction on the skin, plus a blend of smooth oils and paste ingredients. With 8 regular shades from light beige to black, it has the most regular shades of any KATE brow product.

Eyebrow Pencil (Powdery Finish)

Japanese name	アイブロウペンシル（パウダリーフィニッシュ）
Price in Japan	¥880 (0.24 g)
Type	Oval-lead pencil with a spoolie
Shades	4 regular (01 Soft Brown, 02 Olive Brown, 03 Natural Brown, 04 Greyish Brown) and 2 limited (05 Fluffy Pink Brown, 06 Sleepy Greige)

• Waterproof
• Rub-resistant

KATE Eyebrow Pencil Powdery Finish (ケイト アイブロウペンシル（パウダリーフィニッシュ）) suits anyone who wants a powder look from a pencil: it turns into a powder-like finish when you blend it with its spoolie. KATE says it contains a blurring powder that scatters light for a soft look, and that it resists sweat, water and rubbing to keep your brows in place. The oval lead lets you draw a thin line at the tail or fill a wide area quickly. The limited 05 and 06, added in September 2026, have a touch of pink.

Lasting Design Eyebrow W (Pencil and Powder in One)

Japanese name	ラスティングデザインアイブロウW（スクエア）／（スリム）
Price in Japan	¥1,210 (Square 0.5 g, Slim 0.38 g)
Type	Double-ended: pencil and powder tip
Shades	3 for each type: BR-1 Light Brown, BR-3 Natural Brown, BR-5 Ash Brown

KATE Lasting Design Eyebrow W (ケイト ラスティングデザインアイブロウW) suits anyone who wants to draw and blend with one product: it has a pencil at one end and a powder tip at the other, for long-lasting, natural, three-dimensional brows. Choose Square for a square lead whose corner and edge draw thin lines and whose flat side draws thick ones, or Slim for a fine lead that draws details. KATE says the long handle helps keep your hand steady and the powder tip releases just enough powder to blend easily.

KATE Brow Mascara: 3D Eyebrow Color Z

KATE 3D Eyebrow Color Z (ケイト 3DアイブロウカラーZ) is KATE’s brow mascara, for anyone whose brows don’t match their hair colour: ¥935 for 6.3 g in Japan, in 6 regular shades and 2 limited ones. KATE says it softens the black of your natural brows with high colour pay-off for a “bleached-look” brow, dries to a light, powdery finish that doesn’t feel crunchy, resists sweat, sebum and rubbing, yet comes off easily with warm water. The small brush is designed to be less likely to touch the skin.

From KATE’s official Japanese site and Kao’s official online shop (as of October 2026). English names are our renderings of the Japanese names; descriptions are our translations. The earlier limited shades BE-3 and GY-3 ended production on 31 July 2026 and are sold while stock lasts.

Where to Buy KATE Eyebrow Products

KATE eyebrow products are Japanese, and kachicollect is the simplest way to get them from Japan. Our catalog has no proxy fees, and duties are shown in your total before you pay, so nothing extra is charged on delivery. Orders ship worldwide with tracking and usually arrive in about 7 to 14 days.

If the product or shade you want isn’t in our catalog, search Japanese stores or marketplaces for its Japanese name, for example ケイト アイブロウペンシルZ BR-3, ケイト アイブロウペンシル スーパースリム0.8 GY-1 or ケイト 3DアイブロウカラーZ BR-6. Paste the product URL into kachishop to get an instant quote with duties included and no request fee. This works for limited shades too, as long as they are listed.

On marketplaces such as eBay, check the product name and shade code, as several KATE brow products use the same codes (for example, BR-1 or BR-3). Proxy services that buy from Japanese stores on your behalf are another option, but the service fee they advertise is only the starting point, and various other charges are added on top by the time you check out. kachicollect’s purchase request does the same job with no proxy or request fees, and duties are shown before checkout.

Discover more from the brand in our KATE Tokyo guide.

FAQ

Which KATE eyebrow product is best for beginners?

Designing Eyebrow 3D and Lasting Design Eyebrow W are the easiest KATE options to start with. KATE’s developers designed the 3D’s angled brush so first-time users are less likely to wobble or draw too thick, and Lasting Design Eyebrow W puts a pencil and a blending tip in one product with a long, steady handle. For individual strokes, Pencil Z is the most affordable at ¥605 in Japan.

Are KATE eyebrow pencils waterproof?

Two of them are: KATE describes Super Slim 0.8 and the Powdery Finish pencil as waterproof and resistant to rubbing. Its descriptions of Pencil Z and Lasting Design Eyebrow W don’t mention waterproofing; KATE describes Lasting Design Eyebrow W as long-lasting.

Which KATE eyebrow shade suits black hair?

KATE describes Super Slim 0.8 GY-1 Natural Grey and 3D Eyebrow Color Z BR-6 Olive Brown as colours that suit black hair, and Pencil Z comes in BK Black. For Designing Eyebrow 3D shades, see our KATE Designing Eyebrow 3D guide.

How do you remove KATE 3D Eyebrow Color Z?

KATE 3D Eyebrow Color Z comes off easily with warm water, according to KATE, even though it resists sweat, sebum and rubbing.

What’s the difference between KATE Pencil Z and Super Slim 0.8?

Super Slim 0.8 has an ultra-fine 0.8 mm retractable lead with a protective pipe and is waterproof; it costs ¥1,100 and comes in 6 shades. Pencil Z is a slim-lead pencil at ¥605 in 8 shades, including black; KATE’s description doesn’t mention waterproofing.

Can I buy KATE eyebrow products outside Japan?

Official KATE retailers sell some KATE eyebrow products in several countries, but the products and shades differ from country to country, so what you see locally may not match the line-up sold in Japan in this guide. You can order the line-up sold in Japan through kachicollect, from our catalog or with a purchase request, shipped worldwide.

Conclusion: Which KATE Eyebrow Product Is Right for You?

Choose Designing Eyebrow 3D for soft powder brows and nose shadow, Super Slim 0.8 or Pencil Z for hair-like strokes, the Powdery Finish pencil for a soft look from a pencil, Lasting Design Eyebrow W for pencil and powder in one, and 3D Eyebrow Color Z to match your brows to your hair. For KATE’s best-known lipstick, see our KATE Lip Monster guide. For eye makeup, see our KATE eyeshadow guide. For another Japanese brow line, see our Kiss Me eyebrow guide.

Buying from kachicollect gets you KATE shipped directly from Japan, with no proxy fees and duties shown before you pay. If the product you want isn’t in our catalog, paste its URL from any Japanese store or marketplace for an instant quote with no request fee.