Comments on: Poll: Liquid or Pencil Eyeliner?

By: daphne

daphne — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:46:00 +0000

I use gel liners… easier to use than liquid (i don’t have a steady hand).. more smudge proof than pencil (oily lids).

By: CityChic

CityChic — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:41:00 +0000

Try gel liners – they show up like liquid liners but are soooo much easier to use. I love Bobbi Brown.

By: Linda

Linda — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:10:00 +0000

I vote for pencil, although I prefer eyeshadow as eyeliner

I find liquid is not that hard to apply but it doesn’t look very good compared to softer options.

By: Nebulous Grey

Nebulous Grey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:39:00 +0000

I prefer liquid eyeliner because for me, it takes less tine to put on than pencil eyeliner. It may have to do with the fact that all my pencil liners aren’t exactly top-quality, but for me, liquid is the way to go.
If I’m having trouble applying the single line of liquid liner, I do a variation of the “connect the dots” method. Try drawing the line in dashes – just little, aborted strokes overlapping each other until you have a full line extending where you want it. It might just be me that that works for, but hey, it’s a suggestion. ^^
Otherwise, just setting my elbow on a solid surface helps, and overwhelmingly so, SITTING DOWN to do your liner (if possible) makes such a difference for me. I just sit my desk with my 7×7 inch face mirror and go at it – works so much better than peering at my face standing up, leaning forward with no stability…
Anyway. Good luck.

By: karen, makeupandbeautyblog.com

karen, makeupandbeautyblog.com — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:34:00 +0000

i hated liner till i discovered MAC Fluidline, a gel liner that's really easy to use. i'm clumsy, too.

once i got better i moved onto pencil, MAC technakohl in graphblack is my fave.

these two are both fool proof!

By: The Faux Fashionista

The Faux Fashionista — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:18:00 +0000

Pencil for upper lashline, Kohl for inner eyelids, i.e. right between the lashes, and gel or liquids for lower lash line. I use a mixture of several mediums, so its hard to choose

By: emily ting

emily ting — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:55:00 +0000

i use liquid alot and love them coz its easy to draw on… more fluent compare to gel eyeliner.. u should try those thick tip/applicator.. its easier compare to those finer tip… place your elbow on table while applying to prevent shaking hand..

i found gel eyeliner quite hard coz i need to control the brush… but i’m getting better at applying it now..

pencil will be the easiest… but normally they will smudge… shu uemura’s drawing pencil is not bad… waterproof and doesnt smudge… if you apply for lower lash, normally it smudges….

By: Cassandra L

Cassandra L — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:43:00 +0000

i love gel liners, its not that difficult to draw on, but pencil looks more natural. But then again pencil smudges real easy, so there are pros and cons with both.

but one things definite, for bottom lashline, only pencil will do.

By: prettybeautiful

prettybeautiful — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:41:00 +0000

i can’t use pencil one. it smudges on my lids, coz my lids are like the ‘inner lids’

By: Pink+Doll

Pink+Doll — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:11:00 +0000

i’m facing the same problem as u… but pencil liners smudge easily…