Why, hello there!
I don't know about you, but to me it seems as though these past few months have just FLOWN by - it's already the end of August! However, I can't honestly say that I mind seeing the end of Summer, being the Winter lover that I am, so yeah - BRING ON AUTUMN!!
I have recently noticed that I've been gravitating to coloured eyeliners, since during the hot/sticky/sweaty summer months I tend to not go into some much detail when it comes to my everyday make-up, thus using coloured liners to inject some "ooomph" into my day without applying a whole load of stuff to my face.
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| SO! MANY! EYELINERS! ^.^ |
Without a doubt, my favourite liners are Essence's Long Lasting Eye Pencils, mainly because:
a) they are retractable - I'm not very good with sharpeners, apparently;
b) they come in a large range of amazing colours;
c) their formula is very smudge-proof;
d) they last a relatively long time on the eyes - especially when paired with an eyeshadow base/primer; and finally
e) they cost very little, thus making my impulse purchases relatively guilt-free! (YAY!)
I've got 10 of these liners (8 from the permanent collection and 2 from the SUN kiss-ed collection), and as you can see from the swatches (below), they are SUUUUPER pigmented! The SUN kiss-ed ones are
supposed to be waterproof, but they last the same as the normal ones
(aka: they last long with a base, and need no extra effort to remove
with a face wipe or cleanser).
Another Essence liner I luuurve is the Super Fine Eyeliner Pen. It's got a really thin felt-tip which helps in creating those super-chic winged lines (especially if you just happen to be blessed with unsteady hands, like moi). It's slightly pricier than the other Essence liners, however it is EXTREMELY long-lasting and easy-to-use, so it's worth it!
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| L-R: Long Lasting Eye Pencils in: Black Fever, Hot Chocolate, C'Est La Vie, Cool Down, I Have A Green, Remember Amber, Coolest Chic, Tu-Tu-Touquoise; SUN kiss-ed eyeliners in: Hello Summer!, Sunset Paradise; Superfine Eyeliner Pen in: Deep Black (Top photo with flash, bottom photo without flash) |
Onto my Catrice liners! Now, these are not so high on my "love-list", mainly because of their formula - unlike their Essence counter-parts, they are very soft pencils, thus resulting in very smudged liner for yours truly, unless I really take time to concentrate on the line I'm drawing, which is not the case with the Essence liners. Also, they don't come in as wide a variety of colours as the Essence ones do (in fact, these are my more "wintery" colours). But other than that, they're retractable, not very pricey, and last a fairly good amount of time on the eyes if applied over a base.
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| L-R: Precision Eye
Pencils in: Just The Blue Of Us, Khakitoo, I Wood If I Could, Gold Me Tight! (Top photo with flash, bottom photo without flash) |
Finally I've got 3 Gabrini Waterproof Eyeliners which I'd bought about 3 years ago - before Health+ opened at the UoM campus and brought the glory of Essence and Catrice into my life. They are not retractable, but I don't use them very often as they've got quite a chalky consistency and are therefore a bit drying on the eyelids (also, the green one is a bit glittery).
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| L-R: Waterproof Eyeliners in: White, Sky-Blue, Green (Top photo with flash, bottom photo without flash) |
And that is all for my extensive eyeliner collection. At the moment I *think* I'm all set in that area of make-up (until the next amazing colour comes out, that is... *guilty laugh*).
I'm thinking of doing more make-up collection posts in future (however humble my collection is compared to others'), so if you're interested in seeing more of those, keep a lookout on my Facebook page!
Until then, take care!
Cheryl
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