Essence Liquid Ink Eyeliner Waterproof Review

So there was a time when all I would wear on my eyes was eyeliner. I tried 2 different Maybelline ones, quite a few cheaper ones, then of course there were my coloured ones. But none were waterproof, so they faded, on my inner corners especially. Then before Christmas I discovered this in Farmers and it changed my eyeliner life. First of all it is SO EASY to use. I can get that perfect thin line that I've never been able to achieve before with liquid liner, even with that pen style that people have claimed is the easiest to use. This just makes it so easy and is actually the first liquid liner I've been able to put over eyeshadow without ruining it because of cleaning up the lines. Combine this with the tape trick and wings are insanely easy. It comes off easily while wet but once it sets you're not getting rid of that stuff easily. The only weird thing I find with it is that when I go to remove it with make up remover, rather than dissolving it sort of... crumbles. It's odd, but not a con by any means.

The smell was a bit intense but I've often had liquid eyeliners the same so wasn't too concerned. The consistency was just too liquid. Ran everywhere before drying.

This liquid liner is the best liner. It lasts me at least 3 months and I wear winged liner at least 5 days a week!! The thin brush applicator makes it so easy to acheive a sharp wing. Lasts all day and doesn't budge. Sets matte and is very black. Only $6 BARGAIN!!

I had run out of eyeliner and needed a good one so my friend recommended this to me. My first thought: $5 must not be a great product, but it's only $5 so I might as well try it.

It comes in a small tube which is perfect as it can be transportable. PULL THE BRUSH OUT SLOWLY otherwise it'll spray everywhere - had it splatter onto a white shirt :(

The brush took a few days to get used to and it's probably not that great for a beginner but I'm fairly experienced with eyeliners so it's not too bad. Start thin! The brush itself is quite soft so don't be too heavy handed as you might not get the correct line.

It dries matte and takes about 10-20 seconds to dry. Let it dry completely before touching otherwise it'll smudge. Once it's dried though - completely smudge proof for the whole day! No transfer whatsoever and that never happens on me!

It washes off really easily - just with water and soap or cleanser too. It kind of crumbles so it can be a bit messy but no tugging is needed!

This is a super cheap affordable eyeliner that I think is targeted for younger girls/teenagers. I personally wont every buy it again, Sometyimes you get lucky with liquid eyeliners they dont need to be expensive to be good but I found this one was quite poor quality. You have to reapply it a couple of times to make it a solid line. It actually glides on nicely though but the pay off was very short-lived. It is supposed to be waterproof but it comes off very easily and faces before the workday is out. I used it once and then basically threw it out. I would rather pay a bit more and get something that actually works.

I picked this up at Farmers when I had gone in for something completely different, I saw a stand of Essence products and with everything at such amazing prizes I picked up a few bits and pieces and you can always do with more liquid liners.

This was a small little liner package smaller than im used to but still easy enough to use. You unscrew the top to reveal a super thin/fine soft brush tip.

I thought this had quite a strong smell (i'm not used to the liners having much of a scent) but this didnt put me off.

I swatched on my hand first so I didnt make a mare of my eyes as its waterproof. I was really pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to control the brush applicator an how nice of a smooth line it made.

I braved this on my eyelids and it was just as easy. It gave a really clean smooth fine line perfect for using to just line the top lash line.

One downside I found to this is that it actually took quite awhile to dry which I havent come across before. Once it dried you didnt have to worry about this coming off it was most definately water proof.

It wore well all day I had no smudges or problems with it.

It came off cleanly with my usual ZA oil cleanser with no extra rubbing or anything.

Overall for such a bargain of a price I would definately recommend this to ladies wanting to dabble with liquid eyeliner.