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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner Review, Photos, Swatches

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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner

Hourglass Script Precision Liquid Liner

Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner ($32.00 for 0.028 oz.) is a felt-tipped liquid liner that’s specially designed with a really fine tip. The formula is described as long-wearing with a quick dry down to prevent smearing and transfer. It’s available in only one shade–Jett–which is black.

Like many black liquid eyeliners, it does have a tendency to photograph brown in swatches, though it does look like a medium black in real life. It’s not an ultra deep black, but it’s not a soft black either; it’s a happy medium of the two. It applies smoothly, gliding on with ease, and the color is distributed evenly without dragging. There’s no patchiness in the color, so you won’t have to go back over the same area twice. When swatched on my arm, it did bleed around the edges, but I did not notice any bleeding until I was cropping the swatch photograph. I didn’t spot any bleeding eyeliner when I tested it on my eyelid, but it does make me want to note that it might do so if you have more wrinkly eyelids.

It’s budge- and smudge-proof, and I’d even go so far as to say it’s very nearly waterproof. It had no problem lasting through a shower. I do need a more robust eye makeup remover like Lancome Bi-Facil to remove it, but it doesn’t require elbow grease to do so. The lines you can draw with this are quite thin and precise, and you can curve around the lash line easily in one motion. The thinness and smallness of the tip may require a few practice runs, but you’ll hit your stride with little work–especially if you are a liquid liner pro.

Because of the slight bleeding on my arm swatch, I did take that into account for the rating.  While I did not experience it personally on my actual eyelids, there are several liquid liners that I’ve swatched in the past month or so that did not have any inkling of bleeding even on the arm, so it is something to consider depending on the texture of your natural lids (mine are fairly smooth).

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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner

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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner

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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner

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Hourglass Jett Script Precision Liquid Liner

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Jessi Avatar

I like how thin of lines you can get, but I don’t think i would pay $32 for this when I can buy buy something I really like from elf for $1. I know you don’t like elf, but I can’t resist for $1!

Christine Avatar

They used an image of my eye makeup in a newsletter, which promoted e.l.f. products even though I did not use any e.l.f. products in the look. It took 8 weeks to get ANY response from them, and I had to get to them via Twitter. They apologized and said it would never happen again. That particular incident was really upsetting, because 30 different readers forwarded me the newsletter, confused as to why it appeared there–and the last thing I want is someone thinking I’m promoting a product when I’m not. At present, they continue to use (without permission, and I have already contacted them numerous times) images of my eye in 2-3 of their beauty tips on their website (last I checked, which was a week or so ago).

You can get stock imagery for a few bucks or even free–especially at the small sizes that they use–and as a business, they have no excuse not to obey copyright laws.

Debra Avatar

I’m a bit shocked at their stupidity. You (temptalia) are your eye. I mean, your site has been partly built on how you do your eye makeup (among other things). So, what’s next, your lips?

Christine Avatar

You’d be surprised! e.l.f. has been the first really large company to do it, but there are a lot of small businesses, etailers, and eBay sellers who frequently use photos – the reason I don’t watermark is because I don’t want to compromise quality, because I care more about the value readers get out of the photos at the end of the day. It’s a struggle, though!

Debra Avatar

Well, I never bought from that company and now won’t. Ethics in advertising may sound like a joke but the paying public can demand better and get better. I know that ebay is ripoff rudeness on an hourly basis, but for a large business to engage in ripping off a self-made entrepreneur — have a latte and laugh, huh?

Swathi Avatar

OMG ! That is so really cheap of that company ! I heart Temptalia and your reviews ! You really shaped my thinking and liking about makeup coz everything and I do mean EVERYTHING that I know about makeup was through your reviews Christine. Later slowly I started reading others. But your and Karen’s are the tops for me !

Mer Avatar

Not going to buy E.L.F. Products anymore, and plan to let my friends know about this as well. It’s ridiculous of them to behave this way.

Hiromi Avatar

wow, that is absolutely ridiculous. how could a company as established as elf ignore such a thing?

i’ve never bought anything from them, but neither WILL i now that i’ve heard about this. I can get the same type of product elsewhere. this is really disappointing.

they need to realise that a customer’s opinion about a company stretches further than simply the quality of its products.

Gina Avatar

I just did some searching, and under “island eyes” in beauty tips looks like your eye. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were more. That’s so awful of them to not remove it. I don’t think I can support elf either because of that.

Joani Avatar

Oh CA, lucky girl. I wish you luck going thru other channels, try telling them all of your readers will put in a mass tort action if they do not take your pics down, that usually works with big corps.

nitnot Avatar

About elf: I bought a blush to try the brand out (couldn’t resist the price) but for $3, you get a measly amount of product, terrible packaging and the blush fades by a few hours. The lack of staying power was enough for me, but the packaging is SO crappy it flew off my hands and that was the end of it. Also it will leak product excess to your make up bag, your dressing table… wherever it’s placed. I have found amazing products for the same price or just a little more – Maybelline Dream Mousse and NYX blush for starters.

So that was all I know of elf, wouldn’t buy it again, wouldn’t recommend for anyone. But hearing this, Christine, I’m going to recommend people NOT to buy them. I understand how you feel because I manage a site too and a print tabloid in my country lifted an article off my blog without permission or credit or compensation.

Stephanie Avatar

Thanks for this! I put this liner on my shopping list on sephora.com but was unsure of it! I think ill give it a try my eyelids are smooth 🙂

Honeybumblebee Avatar

I like the look of the brush and how fine the line is. But the bleeding didn’t look to good to me and for 32 dollars I an get a nice marker eyeliner to do the same thing. Nah, I’ll pass on this one.

Ruby Avatar

how would this compare to MAC’s Superslick liquid eye liner (besides drawing a thinner line of course, im actually asking about the pigmentation) ?

Nicole Avatar

This was expensive, but I love how precise it is! I really struggle getting such a thin line with gel liners, so I love this. I do need more practice, because the tip is sooooo tiny! My only fear is that the tip might dry out quickly. Time will tell!

Dorna Avatar

Would you say that this has a similar shade of back as Lancome’s artliner, or is it richer? I’m trying to find something with similar precision but a little more oomph!

Reena Avatar

I love a product that is bugdeproof and smudgeproof… would want to get this product but the price threw me off. I’ve seen other Asian brands that are just as good but cheaper. 🙂

meme Avatar

Would not pay the $ unless it was a to die for, won’t move for 2 days dark black…not a in-between black. Thanks for the review so I won’t be tempted to blow it on this one when I am hit at a weak moment since I AM looking for THE liquid black liner right now.

AZ Avatar

I know this is from a while ago but I recently purchased the calligraphy eyeliner. When you tested this out, was the point prickly or hurt your eyelid? That happened to me.. and I’m not sure if it’s because the one I got is just dried up or all of them are harsh on the eyelid.. It’s kind of a shame because I loved the formula and the concept but I totally did not expect it to hurt my eyes

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