I've been so anxious to put up this review! Here it is coming attcha.
Unless you've been living under a rock (with no internet access), you've probably heard about the much much MUCH hyped new gel eyeliner from Benefit. Thanks to Janine from beautygeeks and Benefit Cosmetics I got to try out this liner before it hit stores last week. You can check out Janine's review plus others who were lucky enough to get chosen for this campaign here.
Overview:
I think I might have found my new go-to eyeliner. :D
Price:
This was kindly provided by Janine from beautygeeks and Benefit Cosmetics.
It can be found at Sephora, Shoppers Drug Mart/ Murale for $29 CAD
Rating:
9 / 10
Would I Buy Again?
Yes I would buy this liner again.
Rambling Review
Eyeliner is one of my favourite makeup items. I feel my eyes look so dead without it, so it's usually my go-to. When I got picked for this campaign I was beyond excited. I wouldn't say I'm usually on the forefront of the new makeup horizon, so I was excited to try something that I've heard so much about (plus my Stila stay all day liquid eyeliner was running out).
The eyeliner comes with a little orange nub thing I guess to keep the eyeliner from drying out.
As you can see from the picture, the tip is the most revolutionary part of this eyeliner. Usually when applying gel eyeliner you need an angled brush but not with this one. You click up the bottom of the pen and the gel is pushed up the tip. When I first opened this I got scared that I got a dud cause it probably took me 50 clicks to start getting product out. The relief I felt once I got the product flowing....dear jebus.
Along with the actual product, they provide you with a tip sheet to achieving the perfect liner. One of the tips they provide is to do a stamping motion on your lashline to keep the line steady. I found the issue with this trick is that it never really 'stamped' the product out. Since ain't nobody got time for that, I just ended up applying this I would usually with short dragging motions.
And here is my result!
It gives such a nice matte black line which I love. It's funny, I find that this liner looks better and better throughout the day. The lines soften (but don't smudge) which creates a really smooth intense eyeliner look.
I also tried doing a little baby wing which will need more practice. :p
When taking this off, I would say use a strong waterproof makeup remover. I found that I needed to use two cotton pads instead of my usual one when removing.
All in all, I'm really impressed by this liner. I would say to do the dramatic super duper amazing wings take practice, but that's just liner in general. If you like the look and feel of gel eyeliner, I would definitely recommend trying this out!
Thanks for reading! Hope you have a great day!
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