How do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
- Thou art as easy to apply as any pencil liner
- Thy twist-top design helps me avoid breaking and controls how much product I want
- Thou doth not smudge as much as pencils
- Yet Thou possesses the color definition and versatility of a pencil (almost)
Sorry, I’ve had Shakespeare on the brain all day and wanted
to do something in tribute. I know it sucks, but, hey, I’m a blogger, not a
writer. In all seriousness, though, I absolutely LOVE twist-top pencil liners.
I know what some of you are thinking. If you love them so much, why can’t you let
go of plain pencil liners? And, to be honest, I don’t really have an answer for
that. Maybe it’s because pencil liners are the first liners I’ve ever used, or
that I prefer to tightline with plain pencils but…I just have an attachment to
plain pencil liners that I can’t sever. Not that it really matters, though,
since I love and use both. In fact, right at this moment, I have 2 twist top
liners in my purse (in emerald green and deep ocean blue).
As for application of this type of liner, what I said before
with the pencil liner thing can apply with these as well. Just one note,
however, you have to be careful how you turn and twist your liner as you’re
applying it; you could accidentally twist it closed. Trust me, it happens. I use
this liner just above my lash line, and I love it! I’m also currently using it
for tightlining as well, as I’m in the market for a new plain pencil liner that
stays. I’m thinking I’ll try out the waterproof liner from bhcosmetics.com. I
absolutely love the site; their products are easy on the pocketbook but really
high quality. I’ve ordered 4 different 120 color shadow palettes, a lip
palette, and brushes, and I can’t say a bad word about the company. Anyway,
this isn’t a plug for the website (I’ll be doing that some time in the future)
so I’ll get back to the subject at hand: twist-top liners.
The downsides:
As far as I’m concerned, twist-top liners don’t have any
serious downsides. Sure, the retraction can get annoying, but it’s a mistake
you’ll only make once in a blue moon, if that often. The only other negative I
can consider is that this liner doesn’t last as long as liquid. It still lasts
longer than pencil, though, and I don’t like using liquid to tightline so I don’t
really have a choice. It’s the lesser of two evils, so to speak. Ah well, I don’t
really mind touching up my liner every few hours or so. It’s a smile price to
pay to look fabulous!
Just one more thing: my favorite twist top eyeliners are
from Rimmel (pictured above); their Deep Ocean and Emerald colors are to die for! I love using
funky eyeliner colors in summer!
Besos,
Twisted
Questions of the day:
Do you prefer normal pencil liners or the ones that twist
up? If you use both, do you prefer to use one for something special, or do you
just grab the first one you see and use it for anything? What’s your favorite
brand/color?
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