What format of eyeliner do you prefer?
Pencil! I find it most versatile, easiest/most comfortable to use, and comes in the most finishes/colors.
— Christine
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Gel eyeliners, pencil eyeliners, liquid eyeliners, and felt-tip eyeliners are the four main categories of eyeliners. If you’re a newbie, applying pencil eyeliner will be easier than applying liquid or gel eyeliner, which takes greater dexterity and stability of hand.
Old fashioned liquid with a brush, if I’ve had just enough caffeine. With a steady hand, I like the line the best. Otherwise, pencil.
Agreed, pencils for versatility and ease of use.
For upper tightline and lower lashline: gel pencil eyeliners that set to waterproof/smudge-proof/tear-proof.
For upper lashline winged liner: It was a potted gel liner by Essence for many years until they axed it (boo! Hiss!). Tried MAC Blacktrack, but it seemed to have an odd looking undercast to it, so I tried KVD Tattoo Liner and have used it ever since. But, I would rather still have the Essence Midnight In Paris gel liner!
Pencil here too – either ones that need sharpening (though I hate sharpening them) or twist up ones. I just wish there was more product in the twist up ones.
Pencil. I have never been able to draw a straight line with liquid eyeliner.
Gel in a pot. I used to only use pencil liner but I have more control with gel liner and an angled brush.
Ha! I have to laugh at this one…..definitely pencil!!!!! Having an over 40 aging eyelid, pencil is the only way to go…..I’ve tried liquid and with a lid with any lines, liquid just migrates and my lids won’t accept a straight line! A pencil that I can smudge and fade out looks much better on my aged eyes!!!!
I’m over 50 and you may want to try your darker eyeshadows or eyeliner khol (even better) both with a small brush. I find that it provides a more diffused look and is less harsh looking. and you can control the thickness of the line. Of course, a quality pencil with a brush to diffuse it works too. 😉
I think the pencil format for an eyeliner is perfect too – just like those new VB ones you have just reviewed!
Kohl or gel pencil liners
I choose pencil, also, Christine. It is so simple to use, it is versatile–vertually foolproof. Unfortunately, it does not seem to have the same color selection as liquid liner.
*virtually* 😉
I am very unskilled with eyeliner, for my only brush tips like the one from Physicians Formula Eye Booster work. Pencils always end up a disaster for me, no matter how good I sharpen them the lines aren’t straight and I can’t control the width.
I like UD’s 24/7 pencils if I’m not being too fussy or plan on smudging. However, I recently got into the KVD super pomades (gel?) applied with a small angled brush, and am loving the precision and durability! As a bonus, the pomades are (so far) non-irritating to my hypersensitive eyes.
Pencil and gel pot.
Definitely darker eyeshadows. I find they hold (if quality is there) and I can more precisely coordinate the color to my eye look. Second place and to some degree better hold wise, are powder eyeliner square (like Bobbie Brown has done). You don’t have the same color choices as with eyeshadows, but they hold better.