Maybelline Master Precise eyeliner Review

I bought this after hearing an endless string of great reviews. It is a pen format, which makes it really easy to use. Uncap the lid and you see a small flexible felt tip style nib, which makes drawing a precise line easy.

I prefer to use the tip and the flat edge of the nib towards the tip for the most precision. You do have to be a bit careful as the nib widens quite a bit towards the base and will produce quite a thick line. You could use this part to make a wing quickly but I usually just line the top lashes without a wing.

Now for why I gave it a 2/5 stars: it dries up really quickly. Far too quickly. I probably only had two months max use out of this, and I didn't use it everyday. Towards the end it became very greyish also, not like the nice dark black it was at the beginning. Not sure if I got a dud or not but I'll stick with pot format liquid liners and gel eyeliners for now.

This liner has really great potential, it's not super expensive for a liquid pen and is fantastically easy to use, but it just dries out so disastrously quickly! Within about two weeks of using this liner it had dried out to the point where it was practically unusable - to get any product out at all I had to apply so much pressure that I lost all precision... which is kind of the whole point of liquid pens!!

I also didn't find it to be a particularly rich black, which is definitely my preference.

Don't waste your time, spend the extra $12 and get the Stila Stay All Day.

I found the consistency to be quite too watery for my liking, it even ran slightly into my eyes making them sting and watery. Although it's easy to apply, it did tug a little which made it a bit harder to apply than my holy grail.

I used this product for a few months before I found my holy grail, and in that time I brought 3 of these because they just didn't last, they dried out very quickly and I needed to wait between doing eyes for the eyeliner to wet the tip.

Would I recommed this? To a beginner looking for a cheap alternative to Stila Stay-All-Day I would say to give it a go, but otherwise, I would highly recommend spending a bit extra and getting Stila.

Honestly, why. I've thought about this...maybe it's because I haven't tried any other eyeliners other than the crappy Essence one (no offence Mrs Essence). But I must rate it somewhat if I keep buying it. The application of this eyeliner is simple, almost fool proof. Therefore I feel confident to add a bit of a flingey wing to my makeup looks. The tip is a bit thick so be prepared to be amused at how sultry you look. You might decide it's a bit much for a day look and try fix your chunky line with a q-tip. Does it smudge? Yas. Yas girl it does. My biggest whinge is that it drys up like there's no tomorrow. AND just to add to the depressed fest it doesn't even last long on your face!! Great. On average, this eyeliner will last me around 6-7 weeks...and for $23-24 it's a bit bung. I'd rather spend my money on chicken nuggies and a Netflix subscription..