Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eyeliner Review

When I purchased one of my all time favourite palettes - Stila's 'In the Light', it came with a smudge stick. Having never tried these before I wasn't really expecting to be overwhelmed - an eyeliner is an eyeliner right? The palette came with the shade Damsel, which is a matte chocolate brown.

Stila always has packaging that appeals to me and the packaging is one of the things I adore and dislike about this liner. To look at, it is a pretty brown pencil with silver stars embossed in the plastic. It looks adorable and I love it. The pencil is a wind up one and here ism u only gripe with it - once you have wound it up, you can't wind it back down. This is especially useful to know in case you feel the need to wind the entire pencil up - don't! I dont u ne'er tans why Stila did this and it annoys me to no end.

The pencil itself is super soft, extremely pigmented and a beautiful matte, deep brown. One swipe is all you need for a great line but you can build it up if you want to. One of my favourite things about this pencil is that it is super easy to smudge and smoke out before it sets. Once it is set it won't budge but if you are looking for a pencil to perfect a smokey grunge look, then this will be your bff.

Overall I really like this pencil - except for the packaging issue. In all honesty I am not sure if I would pay $25 for it though, but I wouldn't pay that for any eyeliner.mit is a great pencil and I d love it but I'm not sure I would purchase it due to the price and the packaging issue I mentioned above.

When I picked up my Stila In the Moment palette one of the things that drew me to it was that it came with a purple eyeliner (named Tetra). I was looking to bring a bit of colour to my makeup collection and I find eyeliner a really easy way to jazz up a simple look. The shade Tetra is a really dark purple with a wee bit of shimmer in it. It is really dark so if you wear black often then this won't be too much of a variation from that.

The packaging of this is very nice a sleek. It is a dark purple plastic packaging with the silver words and stars on it, quite pretty. The lid fits on really tightly so nothing is going to dry out. The pencil winds up at the top which is nice, you aren't going to accidentally wind it up. The packaging is very slim and great for travelling with. I do find the winder is quite hard to use as you can wind it for a bit before it starts to come up.

The eyeliner itself looks like one of those gel pencil liners, it is quite thick. It claims to not drag at all but I find it does. They also call it a smudge stick. I don't think that that is an appropriate name, even when you first put it on it is hard to smudge. But it sets really well so I totally standby the waterproof claim. It stays on all day without smudging even on my oily lids. Impressed with that.

So it is a nice eyeliner, but I don't think I'll be purchasing another. Great to have something different though, and a great extra with the "In the" Stila palettes, much better than crappy brushes that you through away.

i was lucky enough to get this eyeliner with my Stila in the light palette, and i am so grateful, because this wouldn't have been a product i would have picked out for myself.

The colour i got was damsel, which is a beautiful dark chocolate brown, which can almost look black in some lights, but it is not. It comes in a plastic thin cylinder, with a retractable pencil. My favourite kind of pencil, because even though there is less product in it compared to a normal pencil, it saves time, and the hassle of finding a matching sharpener.

When i first swatched this product, i was in awe. It was creamy, smooth, pigmented and long-lasitng. THe swatch stayed on my arm all day without budging. I almost lost my mind i was so impressed.

However, on my waterline is a completely different story. On my waterline, this product goes on pigmented which is great, and looks great when i leave the house, but it disappears quickly, leaving an ever so slight panda eye, and that's just not a look i go for.

When i use it to line above my eyelashes, it also looks good, it applies easily and gives my the exact look that i want. But i cant smudge it to give me the look i want, even though this is supposed to be a smudge pencil. At least on my eyelid, it lasts longer so that something

Overall, its an okay eyeliner, but i'm not that impressed and won't be repurchasing.

This glides easily onto the tight line and water line with good colour pay off. It lasts a long time, most pencils wear off quickly. Love the consistency and texture of the pencil don’t have to work hard to make it work.

I bought this because I love the liquid version so much so I had high hopes. While it was easy to apply and did last a long time I found the colour a little weird. I bought this in brown and it had quite a red undertone which I definitely don’t want in a brown liner. For the amount of product it is quite pricey and I won’t be purchasing it again. Maybe it would look better in other shades but I have ones that cost half the price that wear just as well.

I got this as a gift and instantly fell in love with it's silver sleekness embellished with stars and the name Stila. I had never tried anything Stila before I got this but had heard so many good things. Of course I was excited after reading the great reviews.

I love that it winds up so doesn't need sharpening like alot of eye liners I have used. I find it very frustrating to have to sharpen pencils then of course there are the shavings which make a mess but there is none of that with the Stila Smudge Stick. I love that it also has a lid because I can't tell you how many times my makeup bag has black lines or smudges inside from pencils with no lids. I love that it's not a black it's in a shade of chocolate brown called Damsel which I usually use but this is far more versatile and matches anything without looking too dramatic or over done.

The pressing question: Is is waterproof? I have cried, gone to the gym and sweated as well as got rained on and my eyeliner stayed put. I am sure it's safe to say there is no more panda eyes for me and that it really is waterproof.

$25 is a lot of money for someone like me who is on a tight budget when it comes to makeup but $25 for quality is something I can live with and am secure in the knowledge that my liner will look great and stay in place. I am in love with this.