I love the color. Clinique used to make a charcoal brown but with all things you like, they discontinued it. I took a chance ordering this because of the color name--it's perfect, exactly the color of Clinique. The plastic holder is extremely handy to use--it has no cap to take off and put back on--the eyebrow pencil, which is not round, but rather flat /rectangular in shape, screws up through a clear plastic tip. VERY convenient and user friendly. AND, the price was right, and shipping didn't take very long--came much earlier than predicted. Highly recommend.
I was expecting this to be similar to Clinique's discontinued "charcoal brown" eye pencil, but the color is darker....More importantly though it's nearly impossible to apply. It's as if the pencil color has a wax coating that prevents it from applying properly. The amount of pressure needed to get any line of color is irritating to the eyelid.... Not worth it. Was a waste of money...