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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