Review: Rimmel ScandalEyes Precision Micro Eyeliner

I'm one of those people who loves the look of liquid eyeliner but can never quite get it to look the way I want on my actual face. I've tried, trust me, but I either over do or under do the look, and then over do it by trying to compensate. I've also never truly found the perfect formula. Due to that I began just using an angled brush and a Kohl liner or some black powder.

That all changed when I spotted a three for two offer and decided to pick this little guy up. What drew me to this product was the promise of small precision, something I definitely need help on.

I really love how small the nib of this pen is, it is super easy to use, it fits in the lash line properly and doesn't go too thick no matter what angle I use. For me it is as easy to use of my angled brush, something that's never occurred before.

My only criticism of this product is that it isn't very pigmented. I really wanted a black liquid liner, but it appeared dried out from the start. Maybe I picked a dud but it is something that left me a little disappointed.

Overall I really do like this product, and the lack of pigmentation means it gives a natural look, but sadly it does mean my look for a dramatic winged eye carries on.

Have you tried this? What do you think?

Laura xoxo

Throwback Thursday: Liquid Liner

If you read my Throwback Thursday post from last week, you will see that the bottom post went back to my favourite liquid liners. That post was written February last year, where I had just really gotten into make-up and decided that I'd wear liquid liner all day everyday. I soon realised that this was not me, plus I wasn't very good at getting a good line, and powder shadow was definitely the way to go. However, I thought, why not whack my liner out again, and see why I did it so much.

The only liquid liner I now own is this Super Liner by Loreal. If you are looking for a new liquid liner, then get this. It does not budge, I wore it for around 10 hours, in the heat and it would not come off at the night. The tip is also super easy (for most) to maneuver (I was out of practise, lets bear that in mind!)

I kept checking my make-up throughout the day, and kind of jumped (overdramatic? Me?) when I saw my eyes. I'm just not used to such a harsh line on my eyes. To me, it felt a bit too much for daytime, but I think so many people can rock a thick line day to day. For me though. I think I'll be sticking to my black eyeshadow.

What do you think of a liquid line?

Laura xoxo

Liquid Eyeliner

I am such a liquid eyeliner convert. I feel bare if I don't have some form on in my everyday make up, so I thought I'd do a post about the liquid eyeliners I've tried and what I like the most.

The three liners I've been using are Rimmel's Flash eyeliner, Loreal Super Liner and Max Factor Masterpiece glide and define.

This is the first pen liquid eyeliner I used and it worked really well.  It was really simple to use and felt like it glided on easily. The packaging is simple and effective and the soft tip helps you with a variation of line lengths on your eye. The only downside of this eyeliner is I found it didn't have much staying power. Overall I would give it an 8/10.

After a while I really wanted to try this eye liner by Max Factor as I am a big fan of their products. This eyeliner is small and compact which is good as it saves space in your make up bag, but also makes it difficult to find in a hurry. I found this eye liner had a very good staying power, and the size was really useful when winging the eye liner out, but I found the application quite difficult and you had to shake it quite often to get the liquid to surface. Overall I would give it a 7/10.

My latest and favourite eyeliner is this one by Loreal. I love this eye liner. The long handle makes it simple and easy to use, the nib is soft and gentle and by using different pressure allows you to be in control of the width of the line. It has good staying power whilst on and comes out fully coated in liquid. You can get really close to your lash line which I like as I'm not a fan off thick liner in the day time, and I just generally can not fault this product. I really want to get it in the range for Hazel eyes, and keep this black for the night time. Overall I would give it a 10/10.

Here are some swatches:

Rimmel, Max Factor and Loreal.

As you can see the Loreal is much more pigmented than the other two.

What is your favourite liquid liner? I'm always happy to try new things.

Laura xoxo