This past week I picked up an elf cream liner in coffee. I was pretty excited to see if I would like this better than a similar product I got from NYX which is about twice as much and I'm pretty sure has less in the container, and you know me, if I can get something just as good or better for less, I'm all for it!
Trying this product out was exciting since I love elf, and haven't been able to find it anywhere where I live until now. Their cream eyeliners are three to four dollars, so very affordable, and they come with a small, angled liner brush that in my opinion, works very well for doing winged eyeliner. elf carries their cream liners in eleven different colors, though in stores I've only been able to find black and brown, though I'm sure some places do carry the other colors.
The eyeliner has a rich texture, as well as being very well pigmented. When I applied the cream liner, it was smooth and glided on easily, without my needing to apply an extra layer, and it also set very quickly. I wore it all day without it running, smudging, or fading, and that's impressive during allergies season when my eyes are prone to watering and I tend to rub them from time to time. During the smudge test, I found once it's completely set it does smudge a little bit, but it takes a lot more force on my hand than I could really apply to my eye area. While as far as I can tell, elf doesn't claim that this product is waterproof, when I held it under running warm water and then tried to smudge it, it didn't budge. I had to rub a tissue over it to get it to start coming off. Most non-waterproof products I find don't have this kind of staying power, so naturally I was impressed.
When it comes to removal, the eyeliner does come off fairly easily with makeup remover and a cotton pad without too much abrasion, which is nice for people like me with sensitive skin.
here are the things it has going for it:
It's affordable
doesn't budge whether it's being rubbed or soaked
it's pigmented
has a rich consistency
applies smoothly
is waterproof, even though it doesn't claim to be
and it comes with it's own little brush!
comes in a wide variety of colors
The cons:
elf isn't carried in several of the common drugstores (at least as far as I can tell)
(hm, maybe I should have said "the con" hahaha)
This is a good quality product, and just in case you were wondering, yes, I did like it better than the one from NYX! As always, if you want me to try a product or have me try something, leave a comment or go to the contact section of my blog and I'll try to get back to you about it, and test the product if possible!
Trying this product out was exciting since I love elf, and haven't been able to find it anywhere where I live until now. Their cream eyeliners are three to four dollars, so very affordable, and they come with a small, angled liner brush that in my opinion, works very well for doing winged eyeliner. elf carries their cream liners in eleven different colors, though in stores I've only been able to find black and brown, though I'm sure some places do carry the other colors.
The eyeliner has a rich texture, as well as being very well pigmented. When I applied the cream liner, it was smooth and glided on easily, without my needing to apply an extra layer, and it also set very quickly. I wore it all day without it running, smudging, or fading, and that's impressive during allergies season when my eyes are prone to watering and I tend to rub them from time to time. During the smudge test, I found once it's completely set it does smudge a little bit, but it takes a lot more force on my hand than I could really apply to my eye area. While as far as I can tell, elf doesn't claim that this product is waterproof, when I held it under running warm water and then tried to smudge it, it didn't budge. I had to rub a tissue over it to get it to start coming off. Most non-waterproof products I find don't have this kind of staying power, so naturally I was impressed.
When it comes to removal, the eyeliner does come off fairly easily with makeup remover and a cotton pad without too much abrasion, which is nice for people like me with sensitive skin.
here are the things it has going for it:
It's affordable
doesn't budge whether it's being rubbed or soaked
it's pigmented
has a rich consistency
applies smoothly
is waterproof, even though it doesn't claim to be
and it comes with it's own little brush!
comes in a wide variety of colors
The cons:
elf isn't carried in several of the common drugstores (at least as far as I can tell)
(hm, maybe I should have said "the con" hahaha)
This is a good quality product, and just in case you were wondering, yes, I did like it better than the one from NYX! As always, if you want me to try a product or have me try something, leave a comment or go to the contact section of my blog and I'll try to get back to you about it, and test the product if possible!