Finally, after 28 years, I have found an eyeliner that actually stays put all day and doesn't run or disappear off of my skin. I have had an ongoing battle trying to find an eyeliner that would stay since my skin is on the oily side and I have sensitive eyes that tend to be watery at times. During these 28 years I have tried every popular drugstore, specialty and department store brand available with ok results but never great. The best drugstore brand is, by far, Revlon colorstay- this even leaves many of the more expensive brands in the dust.
So, during my most recent expedition to find an eyeliner (remember these tend to happen frequently so it started to affect my pocketbook) I headed off to Saks Fifth Avenue to try to Bobby Brown gel liner which has rave reviews all over the internet. As I approached the counter, I told the salesgirl about my problems and she actually pointed me to Estee Lauder Double Wear liquid liner and said that she thinks the BB would run because it requires an oily liquid to take it off. I thought her truthfulness about the effectives of her products on my skin type was very admirable- what a great salesgirl! She took me over to the liquid eyeliner and then she recommended I give MAC paint pots a chance because they can act as a base shadow for your lids and act almost as a barrier between the oil and your shadow and liner. I went ahead and purchased the paint pot in bare study (amazing color for my skin) and the liquid liner.
The next morning I decided to give my new products a try. First, I applied the MAC paint pot all over the lid and a little in the crease. After letting that dry for a minute, I applied the Estee Lauder Double Wear liquid liner- let me tell you, this is difficult. If you haven't tried to apply liquid liner before, it is much harder to make a straight application than pencil or gel because it's a thin liquid and it's kind of runny. Well, I applied it (somewhat ok) and went on with my workday. Typically, by lunch my liner would be almost gone and by the end of the day it will be nonexistent and as I looked in the rearview mirror before driving home at 5pm I noticed that it had stayed put- didn't budge. I was excited that I had finally found something that stayed, but not so excited that it didn't look so great when I applied it.
The following day, I decided to give MAC fluidline gel eyeliner a shot because I had seen so many rave reviews as I was searching out Bobby Brown gel liner. I walked to the counter and picked up the eyeliner pot in Blacktrack and the MAC 266 brush (small angle) as well. The following morning I woke anxiously, ready to try my new eyeliner in hopes that I had found the magic formula. I was happily surprised when I found that the brush made it quite easy to apply the gel liner and the finish was close to a liquid but looked so precise because it was a gel. Another plus is that it had an opaque finish- you don't want to wear a liner that has a shiny, patent finish during the day because it's too harsh (this type of finish looks great with a smoky eye for night).
Now for the test, at lunchtime my liner and shadow looked completely fresh so I was pretty ecstatic by this time. When I got into my car I checked in the rearview mirror and it was just as perfect as when I applied it that morning- I had finally found my "magic formula" and I was a happy girl.
I would highly recommend MAC paint pots and MAC fluidline for you girls that have trouble finding an eyeliner that will stay put on your oily skin. Good Luck!
Lace
