barry m bold black waterproof eyeliner

If there's one thing that really puts me off wearing black liner in the waterline it's the almost certain panda eyes that develop by the end of the day. There really is nothing worse.

However, I have found one of few eyeliners that really saves me this enormous pain, Barry M Bold and Black Waterproof Eyeliner.

I bought this out of Superdrug a few weeks back. I wanted a new one to wear  for my Christmas night out. I haven't bought a pencil liner for a while. As I said, I hate when it bleeds down to my under eye. But, I thought I'd try this. I haven't used a waterproof liner before and thought this might be where I was going wrong.

It was.

First of all, it's one of the smoothest, creamiest eyeliners I have ever used. It applies so easily with absolutely no tugging what so ever. It is also incredibly dark black.

Applied to the waterline, it is incredibly striking. It is definitely one of the blackest liners I've used.

The thing that impresses me most is the longevity. I am very bad for watery eyes, in that when I yawn, people genuinely think I'm crying. This lasts ages on my eyes. It certainly lasted my whole night out without any touch ups needed, and I've worn it to work and found it lasted around 6 hours before I needed to re apply it. Plus, no panda eyes. Win.

Barry M, you have really surpassed yourself.

What is your favourite pencil liner?

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Studio Makeup Liner Pen

I'd never heard of this brand of makeup before, so it was a welcome little treat in my October Budoir Prive box.

I've been really enjoying felt tip liners recently, I find them so easy and quick to apply, and also very precise. The Studio Makeup liner pen is no different. The felt nib is very fine which makes for very precise application.

The liner itself is very pigmented, which I love. It's very black.

I am able to use this easily to create fine or thick lines, and beautiful winged looks. Here's a little swatch of the colour...

I've had a little look online and Studio Makeup have their own website here.

Items are not yet available for online purchase and when I checked out the 'stores' section it said coming soon. I'm definately going to keep my eyes peeled for this becoming available as there are some nice blush shades and lipstick shades which I can't wait to try.

Did any of you get October's Budoir Prive box? What did you think?

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MUA Extreme Felt Eyeliner

I'm a big fan of the MUA range. So when I was in looking for their new Eyelid Primer (which wasn't in stock in my local Superdrug) I picked up the new Extreme Felt Eyeliner.

The one I got was the last one, so I don't know what other colours, if any, are available.

The pen itself looks like any other felt tip pen. You remove the cap and it has a pointed felt tip. Pretty simple really. The tip is pretty flexible, but not so much that you can't get a decent line. From the swatches below you can get an idea of the thickness of the line it produces and also how easily the pen can be manoeuvred across your skin. It doesn't stick or drag unlike some other eyeliners I've tried.

The colour payoff is also pretty good. It's not a deep dark black on first contact, but if you go over it a second time it looks amazing, and once it's dried, it doesn't smudge. It's not at all waterproof though so that maybe something to watch.

The only minor problem I found with the liner was that there didn't seem to be a steady flow of product from the pen to the nib, and I found the tip sometimes got a bit dry so I had to replace the cap and shake the pen a bit. Not a major problem, just a small annoyance. For £2 this is an extremely great eyeliner and one which I would happily repurchase.

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Fatal Retraction

I've never tried any Primark make up before, so I didn't know what to expect when I picked up Fatal Retraction - Retractable Eyeliner.

One end has the retractable liner, and the other end has a sponge smudger. You just need to twist the end to produce the liner.

The liner itself is a nice, dark black colour and it is easy to apply to the upper lash line, however does not take too well to the waterline. The major let down for me however is that it is not at all long lasting, it smudges really easily and leaves a nice dark shadow under your eyes. Not great.

This product is only priced at £2 so I wasn't expecting miracles, however there are lots of drugstore brands of eyeliners, whose prices are not much higher, but the quality is much better. I'd say next time you go to Primark, spend your £2 on a pair of earrings instead.

Have any of you guys tried Primark makeup?

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L'Oreal Superliner

Hey Guys.

I don't know if you are aware but at the moment if you spend over £15 on L'Oreal make up in Boots you get a lovely free gift! My mum recently treated herself to some new foundation and recieved the gift, so I was straight in there to see what I could find...

I think it's really good value as you actually recieve 3 full size products, along with some other samples. The full size products are Glamshine 6hr lipgloss, Chrome shine eyeshadow and Superliner liquid eyeliner.

So here is the liner. It's in the colour black, and it's now mine!

My mum doesn't really wear liquid liner so kindly said I could have it.

The tip is really fine, but quite sturdy. I find it really easy to use and create a smooth, fine line. I ofter find liquid liners too wet and messy but not this. It has a long lasting finish and it's definately one of my top freebies of the year!!

Have any of you guys tried this? Or do you swear by another liquid liner? Let me know.

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MUA

Hey everyone.

I know I am late on the bandwagon with this stuff but my local Superdrug has only JUST started stocking the MUA range. If you by any chance have not heard of MUA it's Superdrug's own make up brand where each item costs only £1!! YES ONE POUND!!

So I'd seen lots of blogs and YT vids on this and thought I'd try them out. Firstly I got 2 eyeshadows.

Shade 14 Left, shade 7 Right

And just be awkward it's back to front in this pic!! As you can see shade 7 is a lovely pearl green colour and 14 is a gorgeous slate gray colour. Both shadows are extremely pigmented and the colour is soo buildable. I used these two colours to create my FotN look in my previous post.

So as I was so impressed by these two products, I hot footed it back to Superdrug to pick up some more goodies!!

So, clockwise from top left we have shade 10, shade 20, shade 8 and eyeliner shade 4.