I don't use the brow method because it puts the binocular at an angle which I don't like especially with binoculars like the Zeiss 8x25 that have way too much eye relief. I cup my hands around the oculars of the binoculars and then use my hands against my forehead to adjust the eye relief distance to my eyes so I don't get any blackouts. I COULD use the Zeiss 8x25's in this way but I find the Swarovski's still to be more comfortable because I don't need to keep them as FAR away from my face as the Zeiss. The Zeiss have some of the most excessive eye relief in relation to the eye cup length of any binoculars I have tried even the Leica Ultravid 8x20 BCR is quite a bit better. Most compacts are this way because their eye cups are small in diameter also which causes them to have a tendency to go too far into your eye sockets. I also prefer the sharper edges of the Swarovski and flatter field even though the FOV is smaller. I don't care for a lot of field curvature but that is iust personal preference.
Just to clarify, I don't need to make compromises to use the Zeiss like looking through at an angle or cupping my hands to extend the eye cups etc. I also don't have deep set eye's and from your description perhaps mine are similar to yours? Well my eyes feel pretty level with my eyebrows anyway.
What I'm trying to say is that I get an easy, comfortable view with no fuss or black outs.
I owned the Ultravid 8x20 briefly, didn't like them.
Just goes to show how differently we all operate.
I can agree on the narrow eye sockets but they're compact binoculars which goes with the territory. One can always pad them out or use winged eye cups etc.
I don't tend to peer into the edges or look into a binocular at angles so the Zeiss are perfectly fine in that regard also, I would say they're quite sharp.
In my search for the perfect compact, which I believe I've found, I wanted to go as compact as possible and had even contemplated a Nikon or Leica monocular (both would be great within their limitations).
Starting small with the UV 8x20 I realised there was too much of a trade off for having such a compact size. With the Victory 8x25 I gained a bit of size and weight but importantly gained far superior handling, ease of view and have something I'm happy to take anywhere without feeling compromised as I can happily bird watch all day with these things.
When looking to go compact whether monocular or binocular it's important to acknowledge what trade offs you're willing to make, with the Zeiss' quality view and handling I feel I'm making little to no compromises however if you are restricted to or simply don't want to carry anything larger than a monocular then its compromises are better than having an empty pocket.