What are your go to eyeliners and why do you love them?

[Anonymous]

I'll start out with -- I'm Indian -- so that may help you understand the look I'm going for. Traditional south asian upper lid and waterline. I don't want a liquid liner, I want black but not too black, but I want a liner that stays. I'd like a good pencil liner. I already use Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner occasionally and love it, but obviously can't use it on my waterline.

Any recs? What do you use and why do you love it?

[Anonymous]

So I rarely wear eyeliner. But when I do, I tightline (or you could use for waterline too) with Laura Mercier cake eye liner.

Usually you would wet the brush a little before using the cake eyeliner. Instead of wetting with water, I wet with MAC eyeliner mixing medium. It is a clear watery-gel. It makes the eyeliner stay put-and I mean it. My eyelids are hooded and no matter what I did previously, I would always get eyeliner transfer onto my eyelid crease or smudging. With the MAC stuff, the cake liner stays intact and perfect the entire time.

https://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13848/922/products/makeup/face/glitter-pigment/mixing-medium-eyelinerer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll start out with -- I'm Indian -- so that may help you understand the look I'm going for. Traditional south asian upper lid and waterline. I don't want a liquid liner, I want black but not too black, but I want a liner that stays. I'd like a good pencil liner. I already use Bobbi Brown gel eyeliner occasionally and love it, but obviously can't use it on my waterline.

Any recs? What do you use and why do you love it?

I very much like the retractable sephora brand liners. The Loreal infallible water proof REALLY don't move, which is great- I find them best for sweaty summer concerts where I can just wear a swipe of light shadow on my lids and a thin (sometimes bright) and short wing and mascara and it looks fun but doesn't end up all over your face.

Still though- I think the Urban Decay 24/7 liners are almost impossible to beat. Its a very 2005 answer and I always like looking at dupes for cheaper but they really have been consistently the best every time I want something new. I like liner a lot so I have maybe 14 or so in total at any given time.. I find its a nice way to add a little subtle smoke or color at the base of my lashes without having to do a full on eye look. I have black lashes though, which helps.

If you wait until the UD ones are on their Bogo sale or 50% off, they end up being the same price as Loreal anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So I rarely wear eyeliner. But when I do, I tightline (or you could use for waterline too) with Laura Mercier cake eye liner.

Usually you would wet the brush a little before using the cake eyeliner. Instead of wetting with water, I wet with MAC eyeliner mixing medium. It is a clear watery-gel. It makes the eyeliner stay put-and I mean it. My eyelids are hooded and no matter what I did previously, I would always get eyeliner transfer onto my eyelid crease or smudging. With the MAC stuff, the cake liner stays intact and perfect the entire time.

https://www.maccosmetics.com/product/13848/922/products/makeup/face/glitter-pigment/mixing-medium-eyelinerer

This is me, too! I almost never wear it and have never had good results with a pencil. But I love that Laura Mercier cake-style with a little angled brush.

[Anonymous]

+1 UD 24/7 and I agree the Sephora ones are pretty good at a budget price point.

[Anonymous]

Trish Mcevoy gel eyeliner (specifically in aubergine color, I have dark brown hair and dark brown eyes)

[Anonymous]

Bobbi Brown gel with an angled brush and Stila Stay All Day liquid

[Anonymous]

I have gone back and forth between the Stila and Kat Von D liquid liners for years and thought they were great...but they smudge a lot and don't come off easily, IMO.

On a whim, I bought Maybeline Tattoo Studio liquid liner and was so surprised...it stays on without smudging, but it always comes off easily. It's less than $10.

https://www.maybelline.com/eye-makeup/eyeliner/tattoostudio-liquid-ink-eyeliner/rustic-brown

*I only shop for brown, so that limits when I will try.

[Anonymous]

Another for Laura Mercier but I use pencil.

[Anonymous]

You want Guerlain. If you shop overseas, you might be able to find their traditional stick and loose powder kohl, or the crayon kohl. I think here you can only find their kohl pencil, which is also great. It's made for the waterline and does exactly what it's supposed to.

[Anonymous]

I like marc jacobs "highlinder" which is a gel eyeliner. It is amazing, it does not move. I also like ulta's gel liners, which are cheap. I do get some transfer with the ulta brand, but usually it is barely noticeable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You want Guerlain. If you shop overseas, you might be able to find their traditional stick and loose powder kohl, or the crayon kohl. I think here you can only find their kohl pencil, which is also great. It's made for the waterline and does exactly what it's supposed to.

You can find the rimmel kohl crayon version in the US sometimes too

Guerlain is so heavily fragranced. Which in liner probably isn't an issue but the rest of the stuff is STRONG smelling

[Anonymous]

I’m Indian too , liquid cat eye on upper lid and Urban decay waterline for lower; in summer I switch to Rimmel Ocean.

[Anonymous]

I know you don't want liquid but Stila's is very good, stays the entire day and comes off easily with Neutrogena Eye makeup remover. (fellow Indian)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You want Guerlain. If you shop overseas, you might be able to find their traditional stick and loose powder kohl, or the crayon kohl. I think here you can only find their kohl pencil, which is also great. It's made for the waterline and does exactly what it's supposed to.

You can find the rimmel kohl crayon version in the US sometimes too

Guerlain is so heavily fragranced. Which in liner probably isn't an issue but the rest of the stuff is STRONG smelling

I’m the first guerlain poster above. I agree with this. I was wheedled into buying the meteorite pearls once, which really do look lovely in a matte, soft way, which is very out of trend but pretty. They did smell strong though. Good but strong.

The kohl liner (I’ve tried all 3 versions) does not smell though.