Thursday, March 7, 2013

Review: K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) in Super Black

The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) in Super Black has been on my to-try list for the longest time ever. I have wanted it since it was launched in Singapore a few years back and back then the price stopped me from buying it (S$20+ for an eyeliner pen? No way!) and slowly I forgot about the existence of this product. 

Until I saw it again at BHG counters. The princessy-pink packaging caught my attention immediately and since there was a 20% off storewide for beauty products, I just grabbed it! 

The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) in Super Black currently retails for S$19.90 at BHG and Watsons. 




Packaging: Such a cute packaging right?!?! I always thought K-Palette products were always decked in either black or red packaging, but this pink-purple bonanza is too cute! Maybe it's a special edition or collaboration special! TOO CUTE.


The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) in Super Black promises:

  • quick-drying application
  • waterproof wear
  • superb control and ease of drawing
  • lasting and non-smudge wear
It is also indicated on the packaging that the eyeliner should NOT be used for inner eye lining (See point 6). For those who prefer a blacker eyeline, it's good to use a non-waterproof pencil/khol eyeliner because it glides more easily on the inner eye area and there is no long-lasting formula to dry the area out! 

I still prefer to not line my inner eye area if I'm wearing makeup for a long day because my eyes are quite sensitive!




Ingredients list



Brush design: Extremely fine and it has a low-medium flexibility. The brush is so fine that you can go for the thinnest of eyeliner looks to the extremely thick ones. Its flexibility is also of low-medium strength, and this is important for felt-tip eyeliners because if the brush is extremely flexible, you will need more control to prevent smearing.

Swatch taken with camera flash

Swatch taken with camera flash (one swipe of eye makeup remover)

Swatch taken with camera flash (Third swipe of eye makeup remover)

Swatch taken with camera flash (fourth swipe of eye makeup remover)
Waterproof? Yes. The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) definitely proved to be very much waterproof. The swatch did not budge under running tap water or when I rub it with water.

Smudge-proof? Yes, provided you wait for the application to dry.

Quick-drying? It really depends on how many layers you are piling. One layer of this eyeliner instantly dries, so that's amazing. More layers will obviously mean a longer waiting time for the eyeliner to dry, but the waiting time is minimal and less than average felt-tip eyeliners and very much faster than your average liquid eyeliners.

Swatch taken with camera flash (The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) in Super Black compared with Urban Decay 24/7 pencil in Perversion)
Pigmentation: Is it Super Black? I'm not very convinced about the proclamation of the eyeliner being of "Super Black" pigmentation. When I compare it to my Urban Decay 24/7 eye pencil in Perversion, it seems darker but that's because the K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) has a shine to it and Perversion is matte. If you look at the above photos, the swatches didn't look that black at all. Overall, Im quite disappointed with the pigmentation.

However, that doesn't mean that I'm going to completely throw it aside. The K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) does make eyeliner application much easier, especially if you want the cat-eye look. Hence, usually I will use a trusted pencil eyeliner to line my eyes first without winging it out, then I will use this eyeliner to create the winged look. Just like the photo below! :)


Longevity: Lasts a long, long, long, long, long time. Tattoo means TATTOO. I had this eyeliner applied on top of Urban Decay 24/7 Eye Pencil in Zero and the combo lasted me a crazy 16 hours. Usually, the UD alone will start to smudge 10 hours in, but with the addition of the K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo), it lasted so much longer, and there's no smudging!! The above photo really looked like I just did my makeup but trust me (plus evidence from the tired and reddish eyes) this was taken at around 1130pm! AMAZING!

Will I buy it again? So far, the K-Palette 24H Real Lasting Eyeliner (1 Day Tattoo) has been quite a good companion to my other pencil eyeliners, and I use it every single day without fail. I'm quite confident that I'll buy it again just because it lasts so so long!! It disappoints in terms of pigmentation but the longevity of the product triumphs that!!

Have a good weekend everyone! :) Hope this post has been useful!

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