Milani Liquif’Eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencils Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Monday, February 15th, 2010
Long-lasting Eyeliner on a Budget: Milani Liquif’Eye
Milani Liquif’Eye Metallic Eye Liner Pencils ($5.49 each) are new for spring and available in five shades: Black, Silver, Gold, Aqua, and Brown. As far as I’m concerned, there is always more room in the world for metallic/chrome eyeliner. These do remind me of L’Oreal HIP Chrome Eyeliners in many ways, though these are a little firmer and more metallic than chrome finish. They’re definitely similar, though.
Liquif’Eye is soft, smooth, and richly pigmented eyeliner. It glides on like my beloved Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Liners and looks just as smooth. I get good wear out of these–no smudging, budging, or migration eight hours later. They don’t look faded either! Surprisingly, they stay well on my waterline, too, for several hours (but I do have a more watery waterline at times), which isn’t something most liners can do for me.
At just $5.49 each, they’re hard to resist. Not only are they excellent in every way–quality, long-lasting liner that is rich in color and smooth in texture–but they’re priced just right. I tried out four of the five shades, and I found each one to be just as good. I hope to see Milani release more shades in the future–how about a green, copper, and violet?
- Black (#01) is a rich, deep dark black. It’s an absolutely smoldering black that’s truly black–there’s no gray here.
- Silver (#02) is a bright and shiny silver with a metallic finish.
- Gold (#03) is a toned down, burnished gold. It’s not a true yellow gold, but it’a step down from that. Little more “antique” gold in it.
- Aqua (#04) is a bright aqua-blue. It isn’t quite as metallic as either the gold or silver shades, but it still has that metallic sheen.
Even the packaging is anything but cheap. It’s a matte black that looks and feels sleek. If you blindfolded me, I couldn’t tell you that these didn’t feel like other high-end eyeliners, like Smashbox and Urban Decay.
Have you tried these yet?
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- Product: 30/30
- Value: 10/10
- Ease of Use: 5/5
- Packaging: 5/5
Recommendation: Next time you’re near a Milani display, these are definitely worth a little look-see.
Availability: Local drugstores, MilaniCosmetics.com
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Do you know how to sharpen the pencil? I bought it and love it, but it's starting to dull down. I'm not sure if there's extra below the tip; do you have to replace the whole pencil when you're done?
I just sharpen it with Urban Decay's Grindhouse!
I believe the Beauty Joint also carries them online. They carry the same products as Cherry Culture but their customer service is lightyears ahead of Cherry Culture. I find these to be very much like NYX's Slide On Waterproof liners, which also give great pigmentation with a once over. The NYX product also does not budge even though they are very soft and don't tug on the eye at all. They feel like liquid going on. They also have very rich colors. I have the NYX product in Jewel - a smokey metallic pinkish violet with golden shimmer, Tropical Green - a very intense, metallic deeper green, and in Platinum - a VERY metallic, shiny shade that looks a tad lighter than platinum actually. It looks more like a true silver shade. Out of the 3, Jewel takes more than one pass to deposit enough color for my own personal liking. The other two are just BAM as soon as they touch your skin. All of the shades I own of the NYX product are gorgeous, though, and I find that they do compare to these Milani liners, as well as UD's liners. They're also extremely well priced. I'll be buying more shades of these pencils for sure.
I want to use the silver one all over the lid as like a cream eyeshadow for a formal event which includes dancing and possibly sweating (5-8 hours) Do you think it will wear off or crease? What would you suggest I do to get the best staying power from it? Primer, base, etc?? Thanks!
this eye liner is great. ive bought alot of expensive eyeliners, pencils, liquids, pots, you name it, i probably have tried it. This is cheap & works better than most. if u make a mistake w/it u have to fix it right away because it actually dries like a liquid & stays on ALL day. no smudges, no fading, just perfect and i usually have my makeup on for 12 hrs, never had a problam w/this.
I bought this and I was wondering can I use the Urban Decay dual eye pencil sharpener to sharpen these?
Sure!
I was disappointed with how delicate these liners are...they fall apart when I try to sharpen them. My black one is almost for lack of a better word, mushy? I started applying it with an eyeliner brush now, and that seems to be working. I don't know if it's my sharpener or if I just got a dud... :(
these DO NOT sharpen. i was all on it, crazy about them, best liner, blah blah blah, and then you realize it doesn't sharpen well at all. and when you can only use it until it goes big/blunt, you pay nearly 6 bucks for a few uses. i'll have to try the brush technique. i think an angled liner brush, like one you might use for a brow, would work best. i was raving about this liner and its packaging turned out to completely fail the product and make it unusable, unless the brush idea works.
i don't think i'll ever again buy a liner that isn't in a normal wood stick.
also, for everyone wondering about the brown, it's a PERFECT dark brown with a little bit more metallic sheen to it than the black. if you're looking for one with a bit more shimmer, go with the sephora smokey cream liner in statue brown. it's got gold shimmer in it and goes for 10 bucks; there's probably five times the amount of product in the little jar than a pencil.
I have the Milani ones and they are great.....haven't tried the L'oreal yet but I definitely will. Cover Girl also came out with an eyeliner very similar to the UD 24/7 and it's quite good as well.
The colors are beautiful i haven't had the to buy them but as soon as i can i will they're so gorgious!!!!!:)
These eye liners blow all the others out the water because of its quality and value. Super pigmented and soft. I only wish it came in more colors. Since it's pretty soft, it can be hard to get it exactly where you want it, but I can live with that.
Wow, thanks SO much, Christine!!! I tried these out based on your review, and they are amazing~ they really are just as good as UD's 24/7 liners! The silver liner has become a staple in my everyday arsenal for highlighting my inner tear duct area. :)
Hi, I visited a Walgreens and came across what appear to be a trio of new Liquif'Eye colors in purple, green, and blue, FYI. I tried to find them on the Milani website, but I only see the older four colors listed.
girls love these :D
Are these safe for contacts? I've been looking for good eyeliners that don't smudge onto my contacts and haven't had any luck. Thanks
Hi Jessica, Did you end up using this product? I bought the black eye liner but it's been giving me problems. It's smudging onto my contacts and it's so hard to take out the smudge from my contacts where I would have to replace them.
I'm having the same problem and its driving me crazy. It's ruining my contacts when I use it in my bottom waterline (but not if I line the top lid) anyone find a solution? :( i love how cheap and dark this liner is!
i'm from Canada, so i'm not sure where i could buy these.. is there an online site? and i have green eyes, so which would be better, gold or silver?
Gold!
try cherryculture.com
Try well.ca!! They have free shipping and there are no minimum orders :) I find their prices are on par with US prices too!! Double yay
hi, i was wondering if there is somewhere i could buy yhese in gold and solver online? i'm from canada and i don't think that they're sold here...
You can check Milani's website for distribution info!
What kind of sharpener works best for the milani liqifi eye pencil?
I use UD's Grindhouse!
I have the black one and yes they are just as good or better than the ud 24-7 liner I have in zero honestly its more darker and I sharpen mine with the good ol' wetn wild one i use with all my liners only a buck and works everytime. Loreal liners are almost too and there both cheaper than there higher end counterparts. I was gonna get the mac feline but forget it now save some loot.
The Best eyeliner that i ever bough . I am very picky but this eyeliner works . It also brings my eyes out .
You will waste a lot of the pencil sharpening it. They sharpen unevenly and if you get a decent tip it will break or fall off. Very disappointing.
I haven't had any issues sharpening them - what sharpener do you use? I use Urban Decay's Grindhouse!
Milani is not bad at all for drugstore make-up. I am usually pleasantly surprised.
Are these eyeliners able to sharpen?
Yes!
I can not for the life of me find the aqua shade. I see the black, brown, and silver shade but no aqua! I don't even see an aqua spot on the milani displays :(
definitely need that aqua
Walgreen's stop carring Milani about 5 months ago here (BOO!)& have searched the Tar-ghets-no luck *sigh*, no CVS here in this part of CO what is a desperate girl to do? Gurl you be teasing me with these beautiful products :) Ok searching I will go...thank you!
You can buy them online! :)
I just bought the aqua liner, just because I loved the intensity of the color, and I was totally thrilled with the staying power of the liner!, It's a great product for an excellent price! I'm definately going to try more of their stuff! Thanks for the review! :)
The black pencil is awesome! it stayed on through work, dance class AND a hardcore Zumba class without one smudge and without me having to put on primer! And I had to use eye makeup remover to take it off because it wouldn't budge with soap alone. I've been hunting for the gold one but CVS and Target don't have it :(
Aww!! I hope you can find it soon!
Wow! I saw these cosmetics the other day but I didn't get a chance to check it out. These liners are gorgeous Wait, are you able to sharpen these? =S
Yes! I use my UD sharpener.
Hi! Can you do the cat wings with this eyeliner? I hate using gel or liquid liners, even though they are the best at it. I'm a makeup newbie, so please help! Thanks!
so i went to CVS again and they finally had them, and the nailpolishes too! so i bought the black one for now. they work awesome! very creamy, great staying power, but wish they had more colors though, they only carry black, silver, and brown. no teal or gold. =( but the loreal hip chrome liners were on sale for $5 so i bought the silver (since it was a $1 cheaper than milani) and purple for those and they are pretty much the same. =)
wow these look lovely for drugstore brand. I'm going to pick some up and hopefully wont have a reaction to them I can't wear most drugstore brand eyeshadows including milani but these will be interesting to try :)
Have you tried to sharpen these? I have the chrome liners by loreal and the liquid pencil liner by loreal which I love but can't figure out how to sharpen them. Maybe I need a better sharpener, I am using a cheapo one from the grocery store. Any ideas?
I just use my Urban Decay sharpener!
Wow!~ these are stunning :) thanks for the review XD Can I ask how these compare to the HIP chrome liners in lasting power? thanks so much!!!! <3
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