I’ve used liquid eye liners for as long
as I can remember and it has always been my trustee Rimmel liner (full review here). Last year, I gave in to the hype
and decided to try pen eyeliners, and safe to say I haven’t looked back. I’ve since accumulated a fair few which may
help you decide if you’re in the market for one.
Seventeen Make Your Mark Soft Eyeliner Pen, £3.99 was my first ‘love’ in eyeliner pen forte. It’s soft yet precise tip helps me to get a
perfect cat eye everytime. It doesn’t
drag the skin on my lid and you can draw a thick or thin line with the
tip. I’ve been using it well over 4
months, no sign of drying out either.
For £4, it really is a gem.
As much as I loved the Seventeen liner,
it fell to second place when I tried the Bourjois Mega Liner Ultra Black, £7.99. It is actually ultra
black, because when I first applied it, I realised that my other liners weren’t
black enough?! Is that a strange thing
to say? But really, it is ultra
black. The tip of the liner is firmer
and has a slanted shape which makes creating a flick absolute child’s
play. So so handy if you struggle to
make both flicks match (i.e. me!) and just need to get your makeup done in a
hurry. The firm tip doesn’t drag the
skin either, but you can feel that it is firm.
Although double the price of the Seventeen liner and I do use both, this
has to be my favourite.
Eyeko Skinny Liquid Liner, £12 was
probably the most disappointing one I’ve tried.
The colour wasn’t intense enough in the black shade and it dried up
within a couple of weeks. If I try now,
I couldn’t even line one eye! The
formula was streaky and just not worth £12.
I got it free with a £2 magazine, so wasn’t hugely fussed, but I’d be
peeved had I paid the full price.
Last but not least, Essence Eyeliner Pen, £2.50. It has the finest tip and is supposed to
create a precise flick. I found the
formula quite watery, it didn’t have enough pigmentation and you couldn’t
create a decent flick with it all. It
was disappointing even for such low price.
What’s your favourite eyeliner pen? I’m always on the lookout for new things to
try! Share
in the comments below or tweet me @aspiring_london!
Some of these items have been
sent to me for review.
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