Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Review: Eyeliners - Liquid, Pencil, Gel

I've been on a look out for a good eyeliner for ages! It doesn't really matter what kind it is as long as it doesn't smug, doesn't give me panda eyes and definitely needs to be long lasting. Anyway, here are some of the liners I've tried.

Let's start from Bad to Good, shall we?

- Maybelline Long Lasting Gel Eyeliner

I only have one word for this, TRASH! It is absolute rubbish. No it doesn't last long, you get fall outs and the colors aren't even that vivid. I do not recommend this, never! I really do have high hopes for this eyeliner but sadly it is a disappointment. I'd put it on in the morning then after 30 mins there are fall outs under my eyes making me look like I've done an all-nighter. If you are into that kind of look then by all means get this one. I've used this 3 times and stopped afterwards. It comes with a brush, by the way, and I do like that so I will be throwing away the gel and keeping the brush. That's $80HKD down the drain.

- VOV Liquid Felt Tip Eyeliner

I did try using this one, tried to love it even, I really did but Oh.My.Gosh. does it stinks! The moment I open the cap the smell it produces is just plain awful. The eyeliner is okay, although the felt tip is too long and flimsy making it hard to control but the color and lasting effect is fine. However, I did notice that on your 5th hour you be getting chunks on your lids. The eyeliner breaks up so you'd look like you plastered little black lines on your lids which is not very complimenting. I'd say... DON'T BUY THIS! Seriously, I don't care how good an eyeliner is but if it stinks like crazy then NO WAY.

- Lancome Le Stylo Waterproof Eyeliner

This one is a 6/10 of me. It is waterproof, which is often hard to remove but at the same time it is handy for rainy days. The thing about this is, it is made for smokey look - I think, haha. Because it comes with an applicator at the end of the pencil, used for smudging. So if you don't want a smokey eye and you use this then yeah... you'll get smudging unpurposely. You'll get black lines in your undereye as well, which I don't like. However, the pencil is easy to use -obviously and it does last long enough. But for a black eyeliner don't except it to be powerful, it comes out like dark grey to me. I will recommend if you like smudged effect ;)

- Sephora Eyeliner Pencil

I like this one for pencil eyeliner. It lasts long, gives good color but will a little smudging which doesn't bothers me because when it smudges it's very easy to clean/fix. I think I got this for $20 when Sephora was doing their final sale = yayness! Defo recommend this... unfortunately Sephora HK has closed so... will try to have this available at our shop, TRY, so please don't harrass me on this. hehe

- L'oreal Intense Lineur Felt Tip Eyeliner

This is love! I ordered this online but got the Dark Brown one. I don't know where my head was when I was ordering because I really thought I bought the Carbon Black. But that doesn't matter because the dark brown is just perfect! When you put it on it doesn't look like you had brown eyeliner but because it's not black you don't get a strong harsh look, which I like. It does not fall out, does not smudge and last for 8 hours. It is very easy to use, the felt tip isn't that long so you'll get good control. I still want to get the Carbon Black probably when I'm done with my brown. I will definitely recommend this one however it is only available in the US so... again will try to make this available at our shop.

That is my first ever review! I hope this has helped you. I will more reviews in the future.

Loves,
Mixxed