Review: Bobbi Brown's Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner

Back when I first started this blog, I mentioned in my 7 Deadly Sins of Beauty post that I have a love/hate relationship with gel eyeliner. I think it mainly has to do with the fact that I have weird Asian eyelids that prevent me from experiencing gel eyeliner to all its potential. The only gel eyeliner I have invested in is Bobbi Brown's Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner.

As you can tell, I've used it quite a lot! I bought this back when QVC had a great deal where you get a duo of gel eyeliners and a Bobbi Brown eyeliner brush as well for a steal! Cue my frustrations in making it work! The formulation itself is creamy, glides on really well and comes very black (although I don't know if it's because I've had it for a while but the colour pay-off isn't as great as when it was new). I go through really odd phases of wearing gel-eyeliner, hating it then moving into liquid eyeliner. This process repeats itself. Practice makes perfect with these kind of make-up products and to be honest, I'm still learning the technique so that's why I'm always dipping in and out of it.

As it states on the packaging, it is very long wearing. I worked through an entire restaurant shift with it on and it doesn't stray. Getting it off your eyes is another task in itself! I would recommend a really good eye make-up remover as I've often woken up the next day with traces of the eyeliner still on my eyes!

I also have the colour in Espresso which is a lovely coffee brown which I haven't had the opportunity to use it! But I will make my way around to it as I'm feeling the black eyeliner might be a bit too much for every day wear. This is the only gel eyeliner I've tried but I've heard the Maybelline one is also fantastic!

This retails for £16.50 which is very pricey compared to the Maybelline gel eyeliner (but it is available in a wide range of colours), but I feel you do get what you pay for and Bobbi Brown is such a brilliant brand you can't really go wrong!

Have you tried this product before? Any other Bobbi Brown products that you recommend?

Vanessa

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