plural spoolies
: a very small brush used especially to groom the eyebrows or to apply mascara
This jet-black gel formula repels sweat for 24 hours—and the curved spoolie curls lashes to fluttery perfection.—
Molly Shea
Molly SheaDetailing your brows just got a lot easier, thanks to this double-ended brow pencil featuring a blade-shaped tip on one side (for creating fine hair-like strokes) and a custom spoolie on the other side (for blending out color).—Jennifer Ford
Jennifer Forda spoolie brush
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One side is a spoolie to comb through your arches, and the other side has an ultra-fine 1mm tip for drawing hair-like strokes.
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2026
To make application a breeze, the wand features a spoolie with shorter bristles on one side for combing through brow hairs and longer bristles on the other side for separating eyelashes.
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Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
13 Apr. 2026
This styler has a pencil for spot-filling sparse brows and a soft spoolie for blending in product afterward.
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
It’s known for its precision nylon brush—more like a flat comb than a fluffy spoolie—that thoroughly coats, lifts, and lengthens each individual lash.
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Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
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Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
22 May 2026
To make application a breeze, the wand features a spoolie with shorter bristles on one side for combing through brow hairs and longer bristles on the other side for separating eyelashes.
—
Sarah Felbin,
Allure,
13 Apr. 2026
This styler has a pencil for spot-filling sparse brows and a soft spoolie for blending in product afterward.
—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
It’s known for its precision nylon brush—more like a flat comb than a fluffy spoolie—that thoroughly coats, lifts, and lengthens each individual lash.
—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spoolie
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“Spoolie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spoolie. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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