MAC Alluring Aquatic Pearlglide Intense Eyeliners Reviews, Photos, Swatches
MAC Black Line Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Alluring Aquatic Collection repromotes two shades of the Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner formula–both are part of the permanent range–that are packaged in a satiny teal encased pencil. Worth noting, there are no “droplets” on the packaging with this product, so if you’re really into the colors themselves, you can save a little bit of money by buying them in regular packaging. This formula wears eight hours on me, and they’re very emollient and creamy, so they don’t tug at the lash line.
MAC Black Line Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($17.50 for 0.04 oz.) is described as a “black with gold pearl.” It’s a dark black with lots of gold and olive bronzer with subtle warm undertones. It was nicely pigmented in a single stroke, but I noticed that this was more shimmery than the last one of these I swatched (it’s part of the permanent range). The only dupe I could think of is Shiseido Black Sand, but it’s not as gold.
MAC Black Swan Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner ($17.50 for 0.04 oz.) is described as a “black with pearl.” It’s a cool-toned, medium-dark black with silver shimmer and sparkle. The color payoff was mostly opaque in a single stroke. Tarina Tarantino Rockstar Love (P, $15.00) is less shimmery. NARS 47th Street (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Black Line
PPermanent. $15.00.
Black Swan
PPermanent. $15.00.
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MAC Black Line Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Black Line Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Black Line Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Black Swan Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Black Swan Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
MAC Black Swan Pearlglide Intense Eyeliner
Black line looks gorgeous! I like Laura mercier’s metallic liners a lot better than MAC’s
Which formula? I’ve only tried one or two of her eyeliner formulas but really didn’t like them! 🙁
She’s talking about the kohl pencils. Black Line looks like Laura Mercier’s Black Gold but it looks like Black Line is more black which is actually better. Laura’s pencils are just kohl’s, they’re not long-wearing. So that’s why I don’t use them. The texture is great but the wear on them is horrible. The only long-wearing liners are the creme pencils.
Ooooo I LOVE BLACK LINE! The golden sheen is gorgeous!
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The gold sheen makes it so special!
Black Swan seems kind of cool but I don’t know if it’s cool enough to buy.
It’s part of the permanent range, so no rush!
These look really pretty, especially Black Line just because it’s so unique 🙂 x
It’s a lovely shade! 😀
Black Swan looks great but I’m quite liking the drugstore alternatives. Black Line looks great though!
Black Swan is definitely more dupable compared to Black Line!
I’ve never paid these liners any attention but it looks like I need to add Black Line to my list. It’s so pretty!
They’re a really fun range of pencils! 🙂 Super creamy.
Black line is amazing. I had my face done at mac and seeing her swatch this on her hand had me sold straight away. I smudge it along my upper lash line and blend out with my 217 then add a little along my lower lashes with a flat brush. It’s a helluva lot of money for an eyeliner so will see how long it lasts me before I decide whether to rebuy.
Ooh, pretty!!
They’re both super pretty, but I’m afraid you wouldn’t see the duochrome so well on my deep set eyes.
If you wore it on the lower lash line, you would be able to see it for sure 🙂
I can’t for the life of me figure out why I don’t own Black Line already! It’s one of those things I should have got a long time ago! There is so much in my stash that would work well with it as well.
It’s a really versatile shade!
I’ll pass on these..
Have you tried the formula before? Thoughts?
I LOVE the colour of the packaging, obvs. My favourite colour. I wish they had the water droplets on them.
Me too! The packaging is kind of blah after the rest.
Sigh…..while I thought I’d fall for Black Swan, it’s really Black Line that has snagged my attention. I’ll be picking this one up when I get the gold-toned eye shadow from this collection (the name of which I’ve already forgotten!)
Sea Worship? 😉
Both gorgeous colors! As an eyeliner junkie, i have no clue as to why i havent picked up any mac liners yet. But i dont think ill be able to say that for long!
Haha! Definitely check out the Pearlglides!
Clio’s twist-up pencil in Golden Khaki looks similar to Black Line, though less bronzy. Going by your description, it seems Black Line would perform better as I find Golden Khaki doesn’t glide on as smoothly as I’d like. Once it runs out, I might just have to pick up MAC’s ’cause it’s such a lovely colour!
The Pearlglide formula is really nice if you love a creamy pencil 🙂
Aww, why no droplets, MAC? 😛 Seriously, like everything else has them (except the brushes?). I guess maybe either it was too tricky to get them to look good on the narrow cylinder of the pencil, or when they tested it out, it actually made the pencil/brush less comfortable to hold/use.
Or they just got bored, LOL!
That’s an interesting point – maybe it was uncomfortable to hold, lol!
Oy..I am really loving Black Line. Black with gold really brings out my green hazel eyes nicely..puts me in mind of the pencil form of NARS nightclubbing.
It’s very pretty with hazel eyes!
I’ve never tried Pearlglide. I love the look of Black Line.
It’s a really good formula!
Black Line reminds me a lot of Local Wares by Mac from the Styleseeker line back in 2011. Local Wares is a Fluidline and it’s a lot browner than Black Line, but they’re similar enough that I’ll pass on Black Line. I’ve never tried a Pearlglide, but it does seem like a great formula and I’d love to pick up Black Swan.
They have some other nice shades, too, in case you have overlap with Black Swan as well!
Both are SOO pretty but esp the first one!
It is!
I hate it when a new (or repromoted) product reminds me of an old product I missed out on…now I just want 47th Street @_@ haha.
Awww!
I don’t wear eye liner that often, but Black Line is amazing! Since it’s permanent, I may wait until the fall when I reach for liner a bit more.
Good idea!
Black Swan is lovely.
It’s nice!
These two pearlglides are favorites of mine – when they were first released (I think it was with A Tartan Tale Collection), I bought a back up of Black Line because I knew I could’t do without it!
I love the Pearlglide formula 😀
Is this black line similar to Nyx slide on in golden olive? The other one also reminds me of Bare minerals in humor??
I don’t have either of those, unfortunately!