Eyeliner, what brand do you use? Options

[icecreamisyummy]

im trying to find a good eyeliner.

what brand do you use and which ones do you not recommend

[MissHygienic]

I know a lot of people like to save money on makeup, but if you're serious about looking good, the worst ones are the cheap stuff you can find at any Target or Wal*Mart. Expensive makeup goes a long way because it lasts forever.

Eyeliner looks best when it is clear and precise, and it does not smudge or create the "goth" effect of having it smear down your eyes, so do not buy pencil eyeliner as it all oil-based. Most eyeliners do this, but pencil smears very quickly.

I would recommend MAC's waterproof eyeliner, but some of Clinique's products are not too bad.

[transcendentalis...]

I know a lot of people like to save money on makeup, but if you're serious about looking good, the worst ones are the cheap stuff you can find at any Target or Wal*Mart. Expensive makeup goes a long way because it lasts forever.

Eyeliner looks best when it is clear and precise, and it does not smudge or create the "goth" effect of having it smear down your eyes, so do not buy pencil eyeliner as it all oil-based. Most eyeliners do this, but pencil smears very quickly.

I would recommend MAC's waterproof eyeliner, but some of Clinique's products are not too bad.

not necessarily true. nyx products are cheap (though i dont' know if they're sold at target/wal-mart, but definitely a drugstore brand), but their eyeshadows are incredibly pigmented and some even are dupes of mac shadows.

wet and wild is pretty notorious for being horrible, but as you can see on makeupalley, their glosses aren't all too bad.

that's also just opinion on eyeliner... it depends on the look you're going for of course. you can take anything from sharp and thin (personally, i never do this), to smudged and thing for a natural look, to dark and thick (cat eyes, anyone?), to dark and smudged for a smoky eye.

i highly recommend urban decay pencil eyeliners. they do NOT budge.

for liquid, i use prestige - you're going to want a base if you use this though. i use nyx black eyeliner for my base when i use a prestige liquid liner.

sometimes i use nyx black eyeliner on its own and smudge it upwards or downwards according to which part of my eye i'm using it on, of course...

rimmel kohl liner is one of the best kohl liners i've ever used.
i don't trust ulta's kohl liner because the first i owned was great (though not as great as rimmel's), and the second two (buy one get one free)... tugging. that's all...

those are just the liners i have at the moment. getting smashbox's cream eyeliner tomorrow :)

there are a couple liner mediums you need to consider and i'll list them in order of what i consider to be the easiest to apply ---

1. pencil - it's the easiest and the most portable, imo. i'd rather carry around a pencil than a pot or compact.
2. pressed powder - i just wet my brush and use eyeshadow, really. very easy and versatile.
3. cream - you're going to need a brush. read up on these before you buy them, otherwise you could end up with a formula with bad consistency (ex. loreal hip line's teal... too bad it's such a pretty color!)
4. liquid - hope you have a steady hand. a felt applicator is the easiest to use for me.

i've never seen mac's fluidline been rated badly, but if you're just beginning, i'd start off with something cheap and easy - revlon and rimmel are great. work your way up to the top!

[MissHygienic]

not necessarily true. nyx products are cheap (though i dont' know if they're sold at target/wal-mart, but definitely a drugstore brand), but their eyeshadows are incredibly pigmented and some even are dupes of mac shadows.

wet and wild is pretty notorious for being horrible, but as you can see on makeupalley, their glosses aren't all too bad.

I actually didn't mean to generalize drug store makeup brands, but the eyeliner issue, and in particular, mascara. I don't think eyeshadow is that big of a deal because it's just color in the end, but the quality and the labor to make eyeliners/mascaras, well, you can't usually find that for two dollars. It could depend on the amount of oil your skin produces. I have mildly to oily skin, while others may have dry skin, so NYX may work for you, but not me. Who knows, I've never tried.

Yes, in the end, if you want to look as if you have a black eye, then you might as well buy any eyeliner you can find. However, I believe the girl was asking for an overall good, reliable eyeliner, and my vote goes to either MAC or Clinique.