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Estee Lauder Artist's Eye PencilEstee Lauder Artist's Eye Pencil is an easy-to-use, soft pencil with strong, matte color in eight shades. It's great for those who are new to eyeliner. It doesn't exactly glide on like butter, but after a few passes you'll have a dramatic line that can be softened with the attached smudger (or a fingertip). The pencil's thi...More |
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Hard Candy Glitter Eye PencilsIf I want to get a late-night snack with friends but don't want to put on makeup, I line my eyes with this firm, mild-hued sparkler and smudge. Everyone's attention is diverted to my twinkling gaze (I think). The slim pencil's holographic exterior is very teen, but attention-grabbing glitter is fine enough for adult sophist...More |
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L'Oreal Paris HiP Color Truth Cream EyelinerFans of Stila Smudge Pots may be impressed by this rich, creamy liner and professional-quality brush set. Colors are diverse, super-rich and long-lasting. The unattached, angled brush is easy to lose, but worth safeguarding. Potential poo-poo factors involve dryness: Dry liner will render brush bristles useless (wipe off br...More |
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MAC Technakohl LinerThis mechanical eye pencil glides on easily, and the ultra thin tip makes creating fine or thick lines easy -- it's also perfect for lining inner rims. The 15 colors are highly pigmented, so if standout eyes are your goal, you'll reach it with this. A complaint? If you have oily lids the stuff transfers slightly onto crease...More |
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Tarte Indelible WinkLiquid liner on one end, a shadow-loaded smudge sponge on the other. Neat in concept, but the hard, teardrop tip is difficult to line with smoothly. Retrace your dry line with shadow for smokiness; however, the tip removed chunks of my "indelible," "budgeproof" line. (I filled in gaps with the liner.) If...More |
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Stila Kajal Eye LinerThis eye pencil has rich color and a suede-like texture -- perfect, as claimed, for creating smoky eyes. Shades like Tigers Eye and Amethyst are too great to pass on. The soft formula has enough waxiness so it doesn't fade, but (and it's a big one) the silver lettering on the packaging flakes off, sticking like barnacles to...More |
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Smashbox Cream Eye LinerCream liners are much easier to apply than liquids and offer the same dramatic results, but finding one that has the staying power of a liquid is challenging. This "putty" definitely lasts, but if your skin is oily, throughout the day you'll be mopping up product from your lids where the cream has transferred. Yes...More |
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Clinique Kohl Shaper For EyesCertain aspects of this liner are great -- the creamy, rich colors glide on smoothly; the ergonomic shape makes the pencil easy to hold; and there's a sharpener built into the cap (love!). But more importantly, it's among the worst performing liners we've tested in terms of running and smudging. When it isn't set with powde...More |
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Maybelline New York Define-A-Line Eye LinerThis skinny plastic wand maximizes space with a liner on one end and a smudge brush on the other. The pencil twists up as needed, and creates a smooth line from inner to outer lids. The packaging isn't as sturdy -- it feels cheapie -- and only comes in half the shades of department store equivalent Clinique Quickliner. Flip...More |
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Urban Decay Eyeshadow Transforming PotionLooking to turn favorite eye shadows into liquid liner? Keep looking. Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Transforming Potion is a brilliant concept -- a clear liquid liner base without pigment, packaged with two brushes for thick or thin lines -- but it's flawed in delivery. Its brushes cannot retain enough pigment to draw a solid lin...More |

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