Hi, ladies!
Eyeliner gels are my beauty obsession, even though I've got quite a few in different colors, I'm always tempted to buy more and always checking new brands for these pots. I know gel liners are prone to drying but I'm using them almost every day so they are put to work. In terms of colors, the Manhattan Gel Eyeliner Long Lasting in 1 Petrol is one of the most beautiful and vibrant eyeliner I own.
I would describe this shade as a matte bright turquoise or acqua green. It's the only green shade gel eyeliner
I own and I'm amazed about the great quality. The texture is perfect, not too creamy, not too hard, it's really opaque so from one flick of your brush, you've got yourself a pretty intense eyeliner.
In terms of durability, I love the fact that it hasn't dry out a bit since I've purchased it, more than 6 months ago, the texture is the same. I do store my eyeliner gels upside down and I'm always careful to close the lid.
The package is sturdy, a compact glass jar with a black plastic lid, the classic package for gel liners.
I apply it using different liner brushes, depending on what I want to achieve, either fine lines or angled or more dramatic. It can also be used as a cream eyeshadow as it dries quickly and sets onto the eyelid. It doesn't smudge or fade away, it lasts all day long. I don't know if it's waterproof as I don't put gel liner on my waterline, but it's resistant.
You can see from the swatch below how intense the color is, how opaque it is. It's actually the only gel liner that is so easy to work with, I don't have to build the color or to even it out, the formula is just perfect.
I've got it from Fragrance Direct, it's in stock right now for just 1.5 pounds. It's so inexpensive for such great quality, I would love to buy the other shades but sadly I couldn't find them in stock.
What do you think of gel liners? Love them, hate them?
Love at first brush