L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Waterproof Gel Eyeliner 2.8g Packaging

Information about the product and instructions on how to apply

The "High Precision Brush" that comes with the gel, and what the gel looks like

Review:
I'm highly impressed by this eyeliner. Below I will critique the information of the product mentioned on the back of the box.

Color Result: As the back of the box claims, the long lasting waterproof gel eyeliner does indeed have an intense colour result. It's black, probably not to the extent of Rimmel's "Exaggerate Liner" for example, but it's still a dark shade.

It also claims to last 24 hours. I can vouch by saying that I have worn it for around 12 hours and it's still looked amazing by the end of the day, so it's lasting power is pretty darn good.

L'Oreal Paris Super Liner Waterproof Gel Eyeliner, applied using the high precision brush provided

High precision brush that is provided: 

As you will see below, it's virtually impossible to draw a sharp wing with this brush as it's too big and rounded. If you don't mind not having a crisp wing then the brush shouldn't bother you but I seem to often make mistakes or smudge the product when drawing the wing (you can notice this in the photos of my eyes below - woops). However, I've found it easy to apply the product to the rest of the eyelid using the brush. (Does anyone know any affordable gel eyeliner brushes to recommend me as well?)

Waterproof/Smudgeproof: When wearing the product I splashed my face with generous amounts of water and impressively, it didn't come off or smudge. Despite saying that, when I proceeded to rub my eyes with water, the product did smudge and became patchy, so I would say it is waterproof but not if you're going to be aggressively rubbing your eyes with water. But who really does that anyway?

The gel is also smudge-proof if you aren't rubbing it with water, so you never need to worry about looking like a raccoon if you scratch your eye a couple times.

Easy to remove with eye make up remover: I use a waterproof eye make-up remover by Nivea which seems to do the trick since it's reasonably difficult to take it off using my normal make-up remover.

In summary:

Pros:

• Pigmented
• Doesn't dry on your eyelid straight away so you have time to alter your mistakes etc.
• Comes with a brush
• Gel is easy to apply (glides onto your eyelid seamlessly)
• Nice packaging
• Waterproof 
• Smudge-proof
• Lasts all day

Cons:

• The brush provided is too big and rounded to draw accurate wings
• Gel will smudge slightly if violently rubbed using water (this probably won't affect you anyway)
• Bit overpriced
• Gel could be darker in colour

The packaging

The packaging is quaint and it seamlessly squeezes into my already flourishing daily make-up bag. The colour pay-off isn't too intense onto a brush, so you have to rub your brush on the palette repetitively if you want a large amount of colour on your brush. But, if you're like me and only want your skin lightly flushed then a couple rubs of your brush should be plenty.  For those wondering, I use an angled contour brush to apply it, only because my Real Techniques Blush Brush is giving off this weird black pigment that smudges black marks all over my face... No idea what that is about.

The colour pay-off onto the skin

As you can see from the photo above the colour is not as vibrant as it appears in the palette, but instead is the perfect shade to give your cheeks a dash of pink.
5/5 stars.


I'd highly recommend it for anyone that needs an every day go-to blush. Honestly it's exactly what I was looking for as it's so easy to apply, cheap, isn't too pigmented yet it is also easy to build if you prefer a more flushed look!

Hope this persuades you to go check this little gem out!

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Hello world! I'm going to recede the urge to provide excuses in regards to why I haven't posted in so long because I don't really have a viable reason. I've been on holidays for the past 2 and a half months and all I've been doing is watching T.V. shows. I watched all of Lost,  which was completely awesome so I'd definitely recommend it, and I'm 3 seasons into Grey's Anatomy. And may I just say that I am living and breathing it. 

ANYWAY it won't be a surprise to all of you that I saw this little Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) diamond on sale at Priceline for $15. I snatched two of them up, one for me and one for my mother, but unfortunately it has gone back to $21 which is crummy but don't lose hope! More sales are always around the corner.

The Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Primer (15ml) bottle

Another cheeky shot of the bottle

Review:
Before I start, as you can see in the photographs above, a label on the lower portion of the bottle says that it's recommended for normal to combination skin. I have combination skin so it's suitable for me but might not be for people with oilier skin. Just keep that in mind.

When applying the product to my clean skin, it dried relatively quickly and as the bottle claims to do, it minimised my pores. It didn't completely eradicate my pores but they weren't as evident as they usually are.

I did notice however that after the product dried on my skin and "mattified" it, if I were to some reason rub my skin in the areas I placed the primer, the product would peel off immediately, leaving leaving plenty of white residue and flakes on my face. I'm assuming it does this because the primer creates a separate matte layer on top of your skin, so don't rub your face too harshly after the product dries on your face because it will come off and leave unpleasant flakes everywhere. Perhaps this is to be expected for matte creams but I've never used a matte primer before so I might be just completely ignorant on the matter... But I thought I'd point it out because I found it strange!

Appearance of the primer (in the photo it looks revolting but it's actually a light pink colour)

Pros:

• The consistency isn't too watery or too thick so it glides over the skin easily.
• Dries quickly
• It smells somewhat like baby wipes, but in a good way, it doesn't smell unpleasant in the slightest!
• Foundation glides on flawlessly
• Minimises pores slightly
• Make-up stays on and remains matte for a long time. If you're not doing anything strenuous your make-up should remain matte for a large portion of the day.
• The bottle pump releases the product in suitable quantities

5/5 stars.

I'm giving this a generous rating because it's by far the best primer I've used. It makes my make-up stay flawless all day, and though my skin gets oily after 7/8 hours, a powder can easily conceal the shininess. If you want to splurge and take the risk of this item suiting your complexion then go and buy it but if you see it on sale, I'd say to definitely give it a try and hopefully it works for you!

xx