Top 10 of 2011: Eyeliners

Here are ten of my favorite eyeliners that were reviewed this year!

1. Stila Sparkle Eyeliners
2. Tarina Tarantino Eye Dream Hyperliners
3. Bobbi Brown Chocolate/Bronze Dual-Ended Eyeliner
4. Make Up For Ever Aqua Liners
5. Urban Decay 24/7 Liquid Eyeliners
6. Estee Lauder Teal Kajal Eyeliner
7. Illamasqua Havoc Precision Ink Liquid Eyeliner
8. Tarina Tarantino Eyelicity Glitter Eyeliners
9. MAC Chromagraphic Pencils
10. Urban Decay Electric 24/7 Eye Pencils Set

What was your favorite eyeliner you tried this year?

At Last – Stila Curacao Sparkle Eyeliner

As promised, Curacao! It’s so pretty, I couldn’t just slide it into the original post without some sort of fanfare! Stila describes Curacao as a sparkling violet blue. I found it more blue than violet, though. At best, you might argue indigo, but I think it’s more of a rich, navy blue with electric blue shimmer. It’s bright without being neon; dark without being black.  Curacao has nice color pay off and glides on as easily as the other shades in the Sparkle Eyeliner family.  It’s an impressive formula, and if shimmer in your eyeliner is your thing, you’ll probably enjoy Stila’s new liquid liner.

For a full review of the Sparkle Eyeliner formula, please check out this review.

Have you tried Stila’s Sparkle Eyeliners?

Stila Sparkle Liquid Eyeliners

Stila Sparkle Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner ($22.00 for 0.05 oz.) is available in eight shades: Bora Bora (sparkling turquoise), Rock Candy (sparkling warm brown), Electric (sparkling bright green), Sequins (sparkling black), Royal (sparkling electric purple), Flash (sparkling olive khaki), Starry (sparkling gunmetal gray), and Curacao (sparkling violet blue). I do not have Curacao, so unfortunately, it is not included in this post.

• Bora Bora is a bright, electric blue with soft silver sparkle. Make Up For Ever #5 Aqua Liner seems similar–possibly a little darker.
• Rock Candy is a medium-dark brown with khaki, bronze, and gold shimmer.
• Electric is a bluish teal with brighter blue shimmer. Make Up For Ever #4 Aqua Liner seems similar.
• Sequins is a dark black with silver sparkle.
• Royal is a medium-dark red-toned purple with violet and magenta sparkle. This was the least pigmented shade out of the seven I tried–it wasn’t as dense as the others, a little watery in the overall feel.
• Flash is a olive green with gold and green sparkle.
• Starry is a grayish mauve with multi-colored shimmer. I don’t get gunmetal gray at all here. It seems like it might be similar to Make Up For Ever #14 but it’s harder to call without a side-by-side swatch.

Stila’s Sparkle Eyeliners apply smoothly and evenly with excellent color payoff that requires no layering or build-up. I showed swatches of the very first stroke, then a second and third–never going back to get more product. The sponge applicator on these is thin and tapered to a dull point with enough give to easily maneuver around the curves of the lid but not so much that it is floppy. The formula is budge-, smudge-, and water-proof, as advertised, and removal went easily with both Lancome Bi-Facil and Make Up For Ever Sens’Eyes. As you remove, the product will flake off, akin to tube mascaras.

When I reviewed Make Up For Ever Aqua Liners, I touched on some of the recent releases of eyeliners in the same vein as those, which included Stila’s Sparkle Eyeliners, too. Stila’s are different from the others in terms of color and finish–these are richly shimmered and very pigmented, but the formula feels very much the same. In the next few days, I will be doing some swatch comparisons where applicable and posting the results.

The Glossover

	Stila Sparkle Liquid Eyeliners Swatches, Photos, Reviews A
	For those who love sparkly eyeliner and are on the hunt for something in liquid form, Stila's Sparkle Eyeliners offer a great solution. The formula is fantastic, and the color range has good variety and a few never-before-seen shades in this kind of formula.
	Product 10/10 Pigmentation 9/10 Texture 10/10 Longevity 10/10 Application 4/5
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Bora Bora, Rock Candy, Electric, Sequins, Royal

Bora Bora, Rock Candy, Electric, Sequins, Royal

Stila Bora Bora Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Rock Candy Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Electric Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Sequins Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Royal Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Starry Sparkle Eyeliner

Stila Flash Sparkle Eyeliner

Bora Bora, Rock Candy

Electric, Sequins

Sequins, Royal

Flash, Starry