To say that I own a lot of eyeliners is definitely an understatement! It’s clearly an embarrassing amount that I collected before, during and after my job in cosmetics at Nordstrom.I feel like eyeliners for me, are like finding the perfect nude lipstick (which I own extreme amounts as well). I am always on the search for that perfect mix of ease, wearability, smoothness, pigment, etc…. It was not hard at all to know what my go-to products were for my favorite looks; everyday, winged and tightline. Also each one is a different formula; pencil, liquid and powder. Click on product name to purchase or just to check it out. Holy Grail Everyday Eyeliner Cynthia Rowley Beauty Eyeliner PencilsThis eyeliner is a really creamy pencil formula. This eyeliner doesn’t budge once it sets in, and the ease of use is a definite winner in my book! I hate when I am looking in the mirror mid-day and it looks like I took makeup tips from a lady-of-the-night. I have oily eyelids and don’t need my eyeliner sliding around. It is smudge-proof, vegan, cruelty-free and paraben free. I received the silver pencil as a sample, and had to buy more. It is my ultimate favorite eyeliner pencil and I am not sure if anything else can top it. The longest lasting budge-free pencil I have ever used! They are also very inexpensive at $18 a pop, or $25 for a duo (better value) with free shipping. The silver is so gorgeous on the inner corner of the lids to brighten up and make eyes pop! Holy Grail Winged Eyeliner Nars Stylo Liquid EyelinerThis is the longest lasting of the bunch. You will get the best retro wing a girl could ask for with this extremely easy-to-use eyeliner. It has a fully saturated felt tip that stays nice and wet the entire ride along your lash line. Almost instantly dry formula delivers the best pigment. I am usually so bad at liquid, but the felt tip makes things so much easier. I lay it on the side and start on the inner corner of my lid and just let my eyelashes guide it along the lid to the outer corner. This eyeliner doesn’t dry out quickly like other eyeliners like it. I have had the brown one for over a year, and it is still very saturated. Definitely my favorite liquid eyeliner out there and so worth the $27. Holy Grail Tightline Eyeliner Laura Mercier Tightline CakesThis is the most natural eyeliner method out of the three. It also is a little different if you have never tightlined your lids before. Tightlining is when you actually put the product along the lash line on the underneath of your lashes instead of on top. You can see in the picture the method of slightly lifting the lid so you have more space to work with.You can use a pencil to tightline, but I love the cakes sooo much better because they are budge-proof and will stay put all day! They aren’t too bad priced at $24. I use the Laura Mercier Flat Eye-Liner Brush (Travel Size) to stick it on which is $25, but literally one of my favorite eyeliner looks. I will put the tip of the brush in water and get it pretty wet, then I will swirl it around on the cake itself until I know a good amount is on the brush. I don’t move the brush side-to-side like a pencil; instead you push it on in sections. I will push the product at the root of the lashes and move to the next section linking them together, etc….. It’s so natural and beautiful by itself. If you want more oomph to your lashes, you can line the top with a pencil to give even more dimension to your eyes. This method gives me the most compliments on my eyes and takes a little bit of getting used to, but it’s so beautiful!
***I am not paid, nor endorsed by any brand mentioned. All items were purchased on my own and opinions expressed are my own as well***
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This gel eyeliner won Allure Magazine's "Best of Beauty" award for best gel/cream eyeliner in 2012. I am always hearing how fantastic this eyeliner was, but it intimidated me because of the uncertainty of using a tiny little brush to apply rather than a pencil. I let it sit for a very long time in the bottom of my makeup case, and it never got used until recently. I believe the little brush is sold separately. I purchased a Bobbi set with a lot of items like eyeshadow palettes, eyeliner, lip and cheek stain, lip color palettes, etc...... The gel comes in a little glass jar. I really like the packaging. It's very sleek. It has a twist top lid to reveal the gel inside. As you can see in the picture, I have used it several times so that I could get a really good opinion on it. The formula is not too wet, or dry. It is the perfect spreading consistency. The color I have is a true jet black. It actually comes in many different colors. I like to use it with a more dramatic eye because it has a sharper look that can also be smudged up a little bit if you want. I never smudge it, because it would prove to be too messy, and since this is long-wear, if you mess up you will have to use some eye makeup remover to remove it and start over again. They are not lying about it being "long-lasting". I apply it with the Bobbi Brown Ultra Fine Eye Liner Brush #7497. I really like how small this brush is and it applies it just great until the end gets packed with gel, and it sticks and clumps. I would recommend washing this little brush every few times you use it so that the gel does not make a conglomerate mess out of the end.. I barely stick the end of the brush into the gel. I don't move the brush side to side, I literally just stick it in and out, and there is plenty of formula on the brush. I always start in the middle of my eyelid, and go to the inner corner of my eye. I don't want too much in the inner corner, and if I mess up in the middle, I can just make the liner bigger. I start in the middle as well to go to the outer corner of my eye, and make a wing. This stuff gives drama to your eye, and the wing is dramatic as well. I do NOT recommend using this on your waterline. I decided to try it one day, and the gel just ends up clumping together after a few hours, and traveling into the inner corner of your eye. When you try to wipe the little gel clump, it just smears, and this stuff is hard to get off! I would only recommend it for the eyelid. All-in-all this is a really great product and I would recommend it to anyone! I had purchased these Milani Color Brilliance Eyeliners, to see how I liked them. I saw the aqua eyeliner on another blog, and it looked gorgeous on her, so I decided to purchase all of the colors in the Color Brilliance collection. I love all of the colors they have! They are really pigmented. If you don't want a bright defining line, you can just line it once. If you want a really brilliant color, you will have to sweep your eyelids a few times, but the color builds on itself, and it is just gorgeous! Anything made in Italy excites me, and these little babies are! I would recommend using an eyelid primer (such as Lime Crime or Urban Decay) to keep these from bleeding. These eyeliner pencils are great for smudging! The Urban Decay 24/7 liners (in one of my earlier posts) are great for a definite crisp line, but sometimes you want to smudge the color for a smokey eye. I decided to purchase another set as a giveaway to you guys to say thanks for reading my blog even though I am still very new (A $24 value) Speaking of which, since I am so new, your chances of winning this giveaway are pretty good! See below for details on how to enter. These photos are my opened set to show details. The giveaway set is still sealed in original packagingHOW TO ENTER: Click on the "Like Me On Facebook" above my picture on the right side, or click on the Facebook icon on the top right corner of this page, LIKE my page, and type MILANI GIVEAWAY under the comment section of this post on Facebook. Entries are open until June 4. Winner will be selected on June 5, 2013! I will tally up the entries, and use random.org to select the winner. The winner will be contacted through a message on Facebook. From there, I will get your information to send these eyeliners to you. You can purchase these Milani eyeliners HERE for $5.99 each! *** I am not affiliated in any way with other people mentioned or products
mentioned. This is my own personal review on this purchased item*** Here are reasons why you will fall in love with these eyeliner pencils!
I have used so many different eyeliners, and most are just "meh"...... I actually get excited to use these, especially for a dramatic eye, because I know it will last, and I don't have to worry about it melting off my somewhat greasy eyelids. Price: $12.00 for double ended (0.01 oz each side) - purchase here $19.00 for a single eye pencil (0.04 oz) - purchase here Rating: A+ Colors shown above are Abyss (Blue), Whiskey (Brown) and Zero (Black) In this picture, I am wearing the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Zero *** I am not affiliated in any way with other people mentioned or products mentioned. This is my own personal review on this purchased item***
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