I am incredibly fussy with liquid liner, so when I spotted this in Farmers I couldn't go past the price. The package promised a super fine, pigmented liner and it didn't lie!
The packaging looks and feels expensive. It reminds me a lot of Stila's felt tip pen liner. The tube is sleek and, as promised, the tip is super fine. Because this is a felt tip liner, I would recommend shaking it before using it.
This is a super pigmented, black liner. It dries matte and doesn't go in any fine lines on my eyes. Once it is dry it doesn't smudge or move provided you don't touch it.
However, I found that this doesn't last on me all day. I do have oily lids so it could be possible that the oils in my lids cause this to fade. Unfortunately by the end of the day this looks really faded on me, which is why I will not repurchase it. Perhaps if you have dry lids this will last on you longer? I do prime my eyes any time I wear makeup and even different primers haven't solved this issue.
This is great for short term (5 hours or less), wear though.
Essence has really impressed me with their lovely lippies and blushes, and needing an eyeliner I couldn't wait to try this. Would it be as good as the other Essence products I've tried? And the answer is most definitely yes.
The packaging is super simple, yet stylish. It comes in a black, sleek looking pen like shape. Modern looking and just functional. The only thing is it's quite easy to get lost in my makeup bag with the other black items!
The eyeliner pen is comfortable to grip and the tip is quite fine. I've used pencils, gels and other pens in the past and this is very easy to use in comparison. I'm definitely not a master at eyeliner, but this has made it so much easier, and its great for doing winged eyeliner, as the tip is fine.
The formula is nice and gentle on my eyes, as my eyes can be sensitive- but no issues at all using this.
With a steady hand this makes putting eyeliner on much more smoothly than other products I've tried. The only downside is sometimes you have to repeat the line you have created, as the formula seemed to not come out as quickly as I'm used to.
Overall, I've tried quite a few eyeliners and this one is definitely great quality for the price. Also, even though it's affordable it's so gentle on my sensitive eyes. Yet another winner from Essence.