N.Y.C. New York Color Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil Reviews
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Meh.
As a general rule, I hate kohl-type eyeliners. I find them too waxy or hard, and the color is never true on me. I picked up this NYC Waterproof Eyeliner by accident, thinking I was buying an automatic eyeliner, and had I not been down to a nubbin on Prestige automatic liner, I would have taken this back to Rite Aid toute de suite. I'm glad I gave this a try! The pencil I tried was black, and the black is a basic, true black that does not look grayish on me. The formula is even softer than the automatic pencils I'm accustomed to, yet it can create a fine, delicate line. What's more, I can actually pencil in between my lashes and on my waterline with this, something I have never been able to do with ANY eye pencil. I took off one lippie because the color does seem to fade, but only after six hours or more. For the price and the ease of application, that's something I'm willing to live with - after all, I can reapply! I have used this in black everyday for yeeears, just because it's super cheap and gets the job done. But now that I have the funds to go for more expensive brands, I don't think I'll ever be coming back to it because I HATE how the color starts to fade after about four hours. I have super oily lids and watery waterlines, so I always have to put powder on underneath. It is very soft and gentle, and actually quite waterproof too. I have cried in this, swum in this, been rained on in this, and it holds up reasonably well, especially for the price. I just can't stand how it turns grayish after just a few hours. But like I said, this has been my go-to eyeliner for several years, and if I repurchased that many times then it's still got to be decent. And my skin is also really uncooperative, so I'm sure it will be fine for most of you. I own two eyeliners: an Urban Dacay 24/7 pencil liner in bourbon--a beautiful shade of brown with lots of gold and silver shimmery glitters and this one. I really don't need/want any other eyeliners than these and I really really like this one b/c it's DARK brown, almost black, and it does not smudge as easily as 24/7. (and I dont have oily eyelids!) (this one is shimmery too but you cant really tell.) It only costed me $4 and I dont think I'll be purchasing a Sephora brand eyeliner any more! AMAZING QUALITY! — 1 year, 3 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 3 people said helpful
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bad staying power
it is to waxy and doesnt stay on long at all — 2 years, 4 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 1 people said helpful
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Review subject
it doesnt show on my eyes! i swatch, and warm, and set it on fire. Nothing works. Terrible quality I mean it is a dollar. save that dollar for candy! — 5 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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best deal
For the price, this eyeliner is a great deal because the quality is excellent. These days, drug store brands are using very similar formulas to high end lines, and this one performs perfectly. Goes on very soft and smoothly, and lasted all day, without any smearing. On buy on get one free days, this deal cannot be beat. — 3 years, 11 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 10 of 11 people said helpful
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It's great
It actually is really dark when you put it on which of course what everyone wants for an eyeliner I don't really have anything to say bad about it! — 1 month, 2 weeks agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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Going on 2 years
I love this product. It's gentle on my eyes and lasts all day without a lot of smudging or disappearing. It can get a little dry but i sharpen it and heat it with my blow dryer just a little — 1 year, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
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NYC Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil
I use this pencil everyday! I dip the pencil in a gel eyeliner and the NYC liner plus the gel eyeliner mixed together work great! The NYC liner alone is very pigmented. I have the liner in black and it is a true black not a dark gray. It doesn't stay on as long as I like so that is why I would recommend putting it in some gel eyeliner. — 1 year, 2 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
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Beat my expectation
I bought this on sale in a dusky purple that I wasn't really expecting to show up much because I had such a bad experience with the automatic pencil, but then I put it on and WOW. The color was so bright (or as bright as this shade can be) and vibrant, and it definitely showed. It's also very long-lasting. Next time CVS has them on sale, I will definitely be buying more. — 1 year, 7 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
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Not black
After I read the reviews I was really looking forward into trying this on my waterline but this is not black and it looks gray compared to my usual smearing kohl eyeliner. Disappointed. Not smooth either. — 1 year, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
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UD 24/7 whaaa?
These pencils are amazing and STAY ON. I literally just tried to take it off with makeup remover 3 times and some of it is still on - so much so that it's losing one star because I can't get it off lol. I have the purple and blue colors. I will go buy every color they have now that I know how well they perform. The price is incredible too! Try these pencils! — 2 years, 3 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
