However much I enjoy the odd high end treat, budget makeup will always be king for me. It personally brings satisfaction, quality products and a happier bank account. This isn't without a bit of research on brands and their products, as the high street can be a little hit and miss, but for the most part budget brands are better than ever... and I want to highlight that more and more!
I'm such a fan of eyeliner and I'm never without a winged eye when wearing makeup. But I realised I hardly ever talk about eyeliners of any form on Makeup Savvy! Which is why I thought I'd dedicate a whole post to my favourite kind of eyeliners - creamy pencil liners.
What is it about creamy eyeliners? Well I love pencil eyeliner in general, they are so easy to use, great at filling in the lash line (for full looking eye lashes) and last well on the eyes. But what creamy eyeliners have is a-mazingg staying power, better pigment and the option of being smudged out.
I have over 30 creamy eye liners now (I'm not sure why) but here I have selected just 6 which are my total favourites that tick all the boxes...
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Top to Bottom - Natio Smooth Eye Liner 'Brown', Sleek Eau La La Liner 'Noir', Avon Super Shock Gel Eye Liner 'Golden Fawn', Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil 'Whiskey', bare Minerals Waterproof Eyeliner '3 AM', Kiko Twinkle Eye Pencil 'Flexuous Burgundy' |
The Top 6
Natio Smooth Eye Liner 'Brown' (£3.40 - Tesco here) Creamy brown eyeliners aren't that common especially under £10 so this is a great one. I love a creamy brown liner for the day that I can wear slightly winged on my top lash line and the smallest amount smoked out on the bottom. This is so pigmented and creamy. Not the best staying power as it's so creamy but still amazing for the price.
Sleek Eau La La Liner 'Noir' (£4.99 - Superdrug here) This reminds me of a Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Waterproof Eye Pencil without the price tag! Super pigmented, totally matte black, amazing lasting power and perfect for a smokey eye. I couldn't love this more... *note to self - try more shades in this range*
Avon Super Shock Gel Eye Liner 'Golden Fawn' (£2.99 - eBay here) My swatch above just doesn't do this justice! This is an amazing shimmery champagne shade that looks perfect of the bottom lash line or all over the lid, either alone or with a shimmer brown shade blended into the crease. The quality of all the eyeliners in the Super Shock Gel Eye Liner range are impressive but this is the stand out shade for me.
Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil 'Whiskey' (£15.00 - Beauty Bay here) Another everyday brown eyeliner that is slightly lighter in tone than the Natio liner (above). As with all the 24/7 eyeliners from Urban Decay this stays all day with great pigmentation. One I love to wear blend out with an angled eyeliner brush for a daytime smokey eye.
bare Minerals Waterproof Eyeliner '3 AM' (£13.00 - bareMinerals) A unique black creamy liner with gold glitter running through it. Perfect for a more dramatic night time eye that's still subtle. Sadly this was limited edition so hard to get hold of now!
Kiko Twinkle Eye Pencil 'Flexuous Burgundy' (£6.90 - Kiko) Probably the most unique eyeliner I own - a warm brown with pink glitter running through it... see I said it was unique! What I love about this liner is that the magenta glitter just works and makes the eyes really stand out. Not the best staying power but will last the night. Perfect if you want a more subtle/less dramatic smokey eye.
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| Left - Wiped over with a cotton pad soaked in Clarins Eye Makeup Remover. Right - Vigorously rubbed with Clarins Makeup Remover. |
How they last...
As you can see the eyeliner with the best staying power after being vigorously rubbed with makeup remover is the Sleek Eau La La Liner, which is impressive for only £4.99. After that the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Liner and then the bareMineral Waterproof Eye Liner. The liner with the least staying power is the Natio Creamy Liner which I always set with a matte brown eyeshadow now to correct this. Also as you can see the Avon Gel Liner does stay well but glitter is left behind, but I have personally found it to last all day on the eyes.
As for my ultimate favourite creamy eye liner - I just couldn't say! Each eyeliner here I love and use for different looks but I think the most impressive out of the 6 has to be the Sleek Eau La La Liner... such a good dupe for the UD 24/7 Glide-on Eye Liners.
Do you love creamy eyeliners? If so, let me know your favourites!
Fee xo.
As for my ultimate favourite creamy eye liner - I just couldn't say! Each eyeliner here I love and use for different looks but I think the most impressive out of the 6 has to be the Sleek Eau La La Liner... such a good dupe for the UD 24/7 Glide-on Eye Liners.
Do you love creamy eyeliners? If so, let me know your favourites!
Fee xo.
When it comes to eyeliner I own quite a lot as I wear it almost daily in one form or another. I am actually tempted to say I own every high-street gel liner available - Sleek, Maybelline, ELF, Barbara Daly, Avon, L'Oreal.
Recently though L'Oreal have brought out quite a few new products that I have been pretty impressed with - my favourite new product from L'Oreal is their Lumi Magique (my review), just a perfectly light and luminous foundation.
But back on the eyeliner front the two new offerings are the L'Oreal Super Liner Gel Intenza (£8.99) and Super Liner Perfect Slim (£6.49)
L'Oreal Super Liner Gel Intenza in Pure Black
(swatch at bottom of post)
Firstly I must say L'Oreal have got the packaging spot on - the eyeliner comes in a nice sturdy glass pot with a plastic gold looking lid and even the eyeliner brush comes with a proper plastic lid (which means the eyeliner on the brush won't make the brush hard in between uses). So on the packaging front everything is perfect.
As for the actual gel eyeliner, this is a very smooth, creamy liner that applies really well. Though I am tempted to say the formula is too creamy than it needs to be, so wouldn't be so great on oily eyelids or even in summer as I really doubt this would last all day without smudging. However for me with a good primer on my lids this does last all day... but the true test would be in summer as I say. Compared to my favourite gel eyeliner - Maybelline's Lasting Drama Eye Liner (£7.99), I would say it depends on what you are looking for. If you love a creamy liner that creates a clean smooth line in one swoop then the L'Oreal one is for you. If you prefer a thicker formula that has great pigmentation and won't move then it's Maybelline all the way.
Both the Maybelline and L'Oreal liners come with an eyeliner brush and I must say both are really handy if you don't own a liner brush or just don't want to be using an existing brush. I especially love that the L'Oreal one comes with an actual lid as this really is needed even if you do wipe of the excess liner after each use. Though if I had to compare both brushes I would say I do prefer the Maybelline one as it is just a nicer shape and gives a more precise line. Having said that though both brush are nice additions to the eye liners.
L'Oreal Super Liner Perfect Slim in Intense Black
(swatch below)
Now sadly I cannot compare this to the much loved L'Oreal Super Liner Carbon Gloss as I have never tried it (maybe I should!). But I am a lot more comfortable with a felt tip liner as I just feel I have more control and there is less chance of making a mistake. Again I must say I am really impressed with the packaging... so well thought out with the rubber grip - I am impressed! As for the eyeliner pen itself it does have a lovely nib that can create a really fine line which is great if you just want to fill in at the base of the lashes and don't want anything that noticeable. Or you can create a nice feline flick with this or even build it up to a thick line. It is basically very versatile. This also does really last all day on the eyes with no smudging what so ever and definitely no tight feeling which you can get with some liners (I own a Lavera liner that is terrible for that).
But sadly like most products there has to be at least one downside and for this it is the pigmentation. It isn't shocking (far from it) but it really isn't as black as I would of liked, especially with the shade being 'Intense Black'. Though this definitely isn't the worst I have tried for pigmentation at least, so I am maybe being a little harsh!
Overall for £6.49 this is definitely worth it if you want a liner that will give a very precise line and won't smudge or fade during the day.
Now silly me removed some other swatches from my arm with makeup remove before doing these swatches, which is why both do look like they have bled! So not the best of swatches really!
I honestly think if you are looking for a good all round gel eyeliner then go for the Maybelline Lasting Drama Liner but if you do want a really smooth application then you can't go wrong with the new L'Oreal Gel Intenza (unless you have quite oily lids).
As for the Super Liner Perfect Slim I really am impressed!
Fee xo.
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