What brand do you feel you can rely on for eyeliner?
Generally, I would say Urban Decay, though a lot of more recent, limited edition shades have been quite inconsistent!
— Christine
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I used to trust Marc Jacobs eyeliners, and loved the slim one! Turns out, he couldn’t be trusted 🥺
I missed that, why couldn’t he be trusted?
MAC is the only brand I use for eyeliner
Here for the recs haha.
The only brand I’ve been rebuying from is Julep. They have a fantastic taupe and it’s pretty smudge resistant. Haven’t been able to brave trying it on the waterline though.
A year ago, I would have said “Sephora”. I love(d) their pencil liners but they reformulated (bah, humbug) and my favourite, every day shade, now gets a really mediocre rating from Temptalia. So I guess I have to say Urban Decay (until they reformulate….it’s bound to happen and they’ll crapify their pencils the same way they’ve done so much else in their brand) and also Lise Watier! Stila’s aren’t bad either (at least the ones I have that came in those old “In the” palettes and are still going strong).
Sydney grace powder eyeshadow is my eyeliner.
I agree….Urban Decay Perversion is such a dark black it’s hard to beat and is my go to…though Haus Labs and Pat McGrath both make ones that are just as good.
Fenty. MJB never sat well on me. UD has suffered in quality.
The worse thing that could happen to UD was being bought by L´Oreal.
Either Sephora Contour Liners or *still* UD 24/7 Liners. Both work very well for me when I use them on my lower lashline whether I’m just using them for definition or for a contrasting pop of color.
Unfortunately, Marc Jacobs (RIP)
#1 are my Make up for ever Aqua Resist Color pencils, Nyx eyeliners are great too, My favorite black for the waterline is MAC’s Graphblack Technakhol I can depend it lasting all day.
Urban Decay, but I’m worried! Once they go vegan, which I assume will happen, will the quality go down?
I have a feeling that most brands are fairly inconsistent these days, with respect to a beloved line like MJ’s eyeliners. I’d say some of CP’s are good (you just have to pick the range), perhaps Sephora?
Urban Decay, Nyx, and Physicians Formula (liquid and pen).
I’m an eyeliner collector. Almay. Neutrogena, Clinique. All great liners for sensitive eyes.
Make Up Forever and LA Girl honestly. Followed by Clinique, Ulta, Sephora. UD was my fave for years but the quality and consistency vs price has declined. Mufe aqua resist pencils are fantastic and less expensive. If I need uber long wearing (or to adapt a color) I set my eyeliner with eyeshadow so the cheaper versions of UD colors that I haven’t been able to dupe yet isn’t a problem.
Victoria Beckham!!!
Urban Decay has never worked for me. I have about 30 pencils and they just don’t adhere, and smudge so MAC and the Stila liquid liners are my go to. Also NYX has some nice angled ones.
MUFE eyeliners are beautiful but they do eventually dry out I’ve never used one of their pencils right down to the stub. Avon used to have a line called Super Shock it was a gel pencil and the colors were very saturated and once it dried they didn’t budge. I haven’t come across another brand that has that staying power, I don’t know if they still sell it I just inherited the ones my mother had when she passed they just had a few basic colors but the teal was beautiful and a favorite of mine.
It can seem weird, but my favourite eyeliner is a pencil by a low-cost Italian brand, Kiko Milano: smooth, not waterproof, it is perfect for smokey eyes, I like it because it’s really easy to apply and correct if needed, and I don’t have to stress my eyes with too strong makeup removers (I wear contact lenses all day). Same level – if not better – than Clinians eye pencils.
Make Up Forever’s Aqua XL liners and UD 24/7.
My eyeliner of choice is almost always dark brown eyeshadow powder applied with a flat-edged liner brush or as I like to call it, ‘push-liner’ brush. But I do like the gel-liner pencils by MACQUEEN, a S.Korean makeup brand that sells on YesStyle.com.
My favorite is Urban Decay. Their eyeliners and Perversion mascara are all that I buy from the brand. I do wish they’d bring back Stag. Its my favorite dark brown and I’m on my last one.
Stag was so great!!!! RIP!
Marc Jacobs & NYX are my go-tos.