Eye liner – Clairey Sweetie

Hey Sweeties,

Recently I was lucky enough to win (through Twitter) a competition to receive the Stila Huge Extreme Lash Mascara and the Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner. Until this, I had only tried one other Stila product in the past which was the Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner (review here), which I received in the Latest in Beauty Glamour Party Beauty edit box a couple of Christmas’ ago (review here); to this day still one of the best beauty boxes I have ever purchased/received!

I’ve got to be honest, when I first opened the Stila Huge Extreme Lash Mascara and saw the wand applicator, with its large head and clumpy bristles, I was sceptical that it was going to give the kind of finish I like and also be true to its name. But how wrong I was, this is a gorgeous mascara and it absolutely lives up to what it says on the tin -huge, extreme lashes, and the wand coats product without clumping; it’s amazing!

The eye liner, it’s got to be said, applies like a dream –it’s so easy and quick to do! I love the pen shape of the product which makes it really easy to hold, and the nib is lovely and fine so it will work for those that like to lightly define their eyes, as well as for those like me who like a dramatic wing/cat eye flick, as you can of course build the thickness. The product also lasts really well and once it’s applied you can pretty much leave it for the rest of the day without worrying that it has smudged, I even played hockey the other night and it all stayed beautifully in place.

Stila as a brand sit a little bit on par with Benefit for price point, so while their ranges are affordable and good quality, they do sit at the higher end of the high street scale. The Huge Extreme Lash mascara is about £18, and the eye liner ranges between £13-14.50 depending on where you shop, but both are available on Amazon.

Have any of you tired either of the Stila Huge Extreme Lash Mascara or Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Eye Liner? Thoughts?

Until next time x

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

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