I know this review has probably been overdone, but I just had to share this with you! At the end of May I picked up two Essence Gel Eyeliners from Target. I didn't think much of them, because hey, when am I really going to wear silver and purple eyeliner?
But a few days ago I was playing around with my make-up and I gave the silver, or "Miami's Ink" a go. I was blown away!
To begin with the mixture was more like a liquid eyeliner in a pot that you can just dip your brush in rather than a bottle. It was so "wet" and easy to get on the brush. I was pleasantly surprised!
Swatched on my arm.
Wow, the colour! Look how intense that is, it's amazing! It's more of a metal look rather than silver, which I actually like more. It's more classy, I think! It goes on very easily and is much easier to control than liquid eyeliner. A little goes a long way, my favourite, so it's so far a winner!
It went on amazingly easy on my eyes, and although I somehow managed to mess up the wing (it's a common problem with me. I draw the wing with my eyes opened, and it never looks right when I close them again!) it's very easy! Even though my photo here may not do it justice, the colour is very pigmented and is a beautiful, unique substitution for black eyeliner.
See, I told you the wing looks fine when I open my eyes! I wore this a few days and it has excellent staying power, and doesn't transfer to the top of my eyelids, which is a plus!
My whole face.
See, my eyeliner looks great! You may not be able to see if from far away, but it's not as intense as black, which can sometimes be over-dominating if you're wearing a heavy mascara and eyeliner on the bottom lashline like I do.
All in all I'm very pleased with this product! At only $5.95 it is an absolute steal! Easy to apply, great colour, great consistency and wonderful staying power, I will buy this again and again!
Have you tried any Essence products before? If so, what did you think?
Wow,they sell Essence products at your Target? Lucky! :) I can only get them at Ulta,and the closest Ulta to me is about 2 hours away.
ReplyDeleteOh what a shame! That would suck! I'm lucky, I have a Target five minutes away from me :)
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Love Essence and this eye liner is Fab. Im so happy we have this company in canada now:)
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It really is amazing! Great news that you have it! :)
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Essence has the cutest packaging! But I've only tried their lip liners and nails polishes (which I'm in love with), going to give these gel liners a go :D What other colours are there available?
ReplyDeleteI've never tried anything else from them before aside from nail polishes (which are so cute!)
DeleteI know there is silver, purple (the two I actually own) black and brown I think, but I'm sure there would be more! :)
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I personally don't really like grey eyeliners, they don't suit me.
ReplyDeleteI've got the black version of this one and I love it!
It's my fav eyeliner.
I also love the mani on your nails ;)
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That's fair enough, personal choice :) I really want to get the black liner too! :D
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I adore gel liners. In fact I haven't used a liquid liner since buying my first gel liner last Autumn. I adore them! This one looks lovely, a beautiful shade too xo
ReplyDeleteThey are SO much easier to use! I still like liquid too but gel is just easier and more user friendly :P
DeleteI really love the shade of this one too :)
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It looks very nice on you. I also like your nails.
ReplyDeleteThanks hun! I'm definitely going to do a post on my nails really soon :) I've had so many compliments!
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Essence gel liners are THE BOMB.
ReplyDeleteWow the colour is so intense and beautiful!!
And on you, it looks great! I thought silver would look unnatural and "party" like but it actually doesnt! :)
They really are great! I tried the purple one today and it's equally amazing!
DeleteI thought the silver would be "party" too but it's actually wearable :)
And thank you!
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Wow that's a great deal :D
ReplyDeleteI love the bold metallic grey and the fact that it's only $5.95
I love the price! It's sooo cheap :)
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Wow it looks gorgeous! I've had a look at Essence products a few times but never purchased anything yet!
ReplyDeleteI was the same, I always passed it but never bought anything, but then I saw this and knew I had to have it :)
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What a GORGEOUS colour! I have some of their other shades and adore them!
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Oh I'll definitely have to try some of the others now! I love the purple one as well! :)
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