I managed to get this at a great price and I must admit its been pretty good. I do find it has more staying power than my last maybelline liner so I do think it holds quite true to its name. This is handy as I am prone to rubbing my eyes and also get quite watery eyes which usually rinses my liners away easily but this managed to stick with me. It is a bit harder to remove and I do find I get a bit of buildup the following morning where it has been slowly watered down with my eye juices, but in terms of longevity and wear it lasts.
It looks good not patchy and applies evenly which is handy. some I find need a good going over a few times but this is quite pigmented and applies evenly and dark so no eye trauma.
Highly rate as one to use.
I'll preface this review by stating that I much prefer liquid eyeliner to pencils. I generally find that pencils don't create sharp edges, are easily smudged, and are harder to apply than a liquid.
This gel pencil liner was surprisingly smooth to apply, and I was able to create some nicely sharp lines with it. It was very easy to blend it into my lashline too, as the heat of my eyelids allowed the pencil to really get into the skin between my lashes. I used it under my eyes too and found that it's easy to smudge/fade out with a finger while it's still warm from my skin, so it can definitely be worked with before it really solidifies onto your skin. I did inadvertently rub my eyes a couple of times over the course of the trial period, and it didn't smudge much at all.
I also tried it on my waterline/tightline, and was very surprised that it stayed relatively intact for most of the day - it was only about 30-40% faded/rubbed off by the end of the day.
I have quite hooded eyelids, so later in the day I definitely noticed some lines on my eyelids from this liner - but this happens with all eyeliner for me, and was far less than I'd usually get with a regular pencil liner.
One thing that I wish it came with is a sharpener, as it is sharpenable.
Overall, I really like this gel pencil and will likely reach for it again soon!!