Stila Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye liner Review

Hey Sweeties,

I haven’t tried anything from Stila Cosmetics before but like many beauty brands I have yet to try, I know of their existance and I have had the opportunity to look at a stand in store (i.e. Boots) before, I just haven’t taken the plunge with any of the products. So I was excited to find the Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner in the Glamour Party Beauty Edit box.

The packaging is attractive and simple. I much prefer these types of liners to pencils as I have yet to find a sharpener that doesn’t destroy the product once it has blunted, so the twist up type in the plastic casing are my go-to!

The shade is Black Amethyst so it’s a dark purple/lilac which is different but also how the product can sit by itself without need of excess eyeshadow and appears softer in appearance than a normal black liner.

For application, it’s incredibly creamy and glides onto the eye lid really easily -both directly and over the top of makeup. As this product is called the ‘smudge stick’ that’s exactly what I did with it taking my little Accent brush from Real Techniques and smudging the product along my lashline. The first time I wore this liner I winged it which to be honest, I didn’t think worked that nicely. If you want a wing, use something else.  The nib of the liner is quite blunt so it applies a fairly thick line so not wonderful for precision, delicate application.

So far, I am not convinced this would be something I would purchase again. Not because I don’t think it is good, but because for me (certainly at the moment) I have other eyeliners that kind of already do the job. Not to say that there isn’t room for more, it’s just this one from Stila probably isn’t going to be the one to do that unfortunately, but I am still pleased I have tried it and will continue to do so until it runs out.

Until nextime x