I am going to confess about my naivete with pencil eyeliners in this entry.
Way back, I preferred liquid eyeliners. My preferred liquid eyeliner was mineral eyeliner ( in whatever color I fancy ), plus a drop of Bare Escentuals Weather Everything Liner Sealer. Twas perfect. Did not budge a bit. Even when I swim, it stays on my lids, and it only comes off when I use facial wash on my face!
Then came makeup school. It’s actually the first time that I’ve learned that you apply eyeliner at the inner rims of your eyes! So there, the idea that pencil eyeliners are needed came to mind because it is just a bit disturbing to imagine liquid eyeliner or something too darn permanent and drying to applied on the inner rims! haha! With my very very oily lids, and face, for that matter, I immediately asked for the most waterproof and smudge-proof eyeliners : I got both MAC Powerpoint and Artdeco Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner. I’ve different thoughts about the two, so here goes :
MAC Powerpoint
Majority of my hauls from my makeup school were from MAC Cosmetics. Not only were they affordable ( well , a bit higher than consumer brands, but a bit more affordable than luxury brands ) , I also consider them to have the best cosmetics that perform really, really well. I got MAC Powerpoint during day 1, when I was shopping with Brigitte and Les. I was really really hoping that it would be the answer to my oily-skinned problems that pencil eyeliners smudge on my lids and undereyes that make me look like a beat-up panda, so I giddily tried it first.
Turned out that MAC Powerpoint did not glide on my lids ( near the lashline ) as easily and smoothly as Artdeco Pencil Eyeliner. The journey was a bit rough, and if ever it did smudge, it wouldn’t be the “creamy” smudge, but it would be the “ashy” smudge wherein miniscule bits of eyeliner would be found on the undereyes. That happened the first time my friend and I tried MAC Powerpoint. After that, it barely happened. Makeup applied on my models with this appeared to perform well, maybe it’s because they don’t have impossibly oily skin like mine.
My only problem with this is that when you twist the bottom part of the pencil to get more product out, it wouldn’t. I guess mine’s faulty, and I had to sharpen it.
If you are wondering if MAC Powerpoint found a cult follower in me, I’d say I’m not sure. I’ll be explaining that in the conclusion, so please wait! haha!
Artdeco Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner
My teacher RB Chanco loves this so much, as she exclaims, “the best!”, and that was the reason that I have acquired this for me and personal use. Of course, during makeup school, your models are your friends and you haven’t really exhausted using your makeup school haul to other people but with really good friends and just a few of them so it was alright to have some thin line between personal use and model-use ( up til graduation, of course ! ) .
Artdeco Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner proved to be a charmer as it glides like silk when applied on the lids and the inner rims of the eyes, unlike the Powerpoint wherein you have to really go back and forth the inner rims to achieve a really dark color, Artdeco gives color on the inner rims quickly! But as smooth as it is, it still smudged on me. Now, you must think I am a horrible monster made of grease.
To conclude, let me first say this. Artdeco started to smudge on my eyes after at least 3-4 hours, while Powerpoint, at around 4-5 hours. Not much difference, huh? The smudging with Powerpoint was more minimal though, because it had no kohl-eyeliner qualities at all , unlike Artdeco’s which is about 1/3 or halfway in being a kohl eyeliner ( kohl eyeliners smudge so easily because they glide like butter and they’re creamier than the usual eyeliners in pencil form ).
To sum up, no doubt, these two brands , Artdeco and MAC Cosmetics make the best waterproof pencil eyeliners, that they were able to stay on my skin with the least amount of smudging as compared with my other experiences ( even with a luxury brand that claimed it was waterproof? would you believe that? ) . I already know for a fact that my skin is an oil mine and the only thing that would work on me are liquid eyeliners that are horribly waterproof ( paging Blinc, Fashion 21 and BE Liner Sealer ),and I would have to experience some “smudge” to be able to use eyeliner on the inner rims of my eyes, which effect I so love! ( totally makes the eyes look sultrier ). If I’m going to choose which I’ll be repurchasing - I’ll be getting the MAC Powerpoint for me, and Artdeco for my clients and models. MAC Powerpoint for the best staying power so far on me, and Artdeco for great performance plus added waterproof qualities that can stand normal, rational skin. Haha!
I’m totally confident that these two products will work well on normal to slightly/moderately oily skin. Dust with setting powder for more oil control.
That explains why I’ve been using my Q-tips and eye makeup remover lately. Whenever I wash my face, the eyeliner remnants go to my undereyes and I have to gently ( yes, very gently ) use a Q-tip to wipe them off. Too much waterproof stuff on my eyes, but really, I shouldn’t complain. I’m getting the look that I want!
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Soph! where can i buy artdeco?
Have you tried Urban Decay 24/7 pencils? The are the creamiest, most long wearing liners I have ever used. I totally heart them!!
Ohhh I am loving artdeco products too, the first time I bought their gloss, the SA asked me to try on their liners..and they glide on perfectly!!!! Wow, i’m glad you thought so too!
If you’re looking for a good waterproof eyeliner (that is also SUPER BLACK….or any other color you prefer, but the black is very very rich) you should try the Urban Decay 24/7 liner. it is VERY smooth on application and even though it seems like it may be TOO creamy, once you let the liner set, it is NOT moving! I used to work at a cosmetics store that sold a wide selection of luxury brands and it was always my number one recomendation!
Joey : @ any SM Department store. I’m sure there is @ SM Makati
Nikki : Yep, I like using them on models because they’re so easy to work with ( I just made the eyeliner seem alive. lol )
May and Critty : with what you just commented, I almost hit checkout@ Amazon awhile ago. haha! I’m asking someone to get me one ( or two ) to test. Thanks for the reco!:)
Hi Sophie,
I read about Art Deco’s waterproof eyeliners and was interested in buying a brown eyeliner (bought James Cooper’s but I think they should have called it as an eyebrow pencil as it’s not easy to apply). I do have Art Deco’s Magic Eye Liner in 71 (bronze). The SA said it’s magic because it can double as an eye shadow (?). It glides on the lid and you can smudge it using the ’smudger’ at the end of the pencil. Overall I think it’s ok. I wish I bought one in brown
PS. I think they currently have a promo - buy one eyebrow/eyeliner and get the second one at 20% off
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