BLOGMAS Day 16: Quick Review - Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner in 01 Black

This week has been mad! I started work way too early from Monday-Thursday and I only 15-20 minutes for lunch this week. We're really busy now that we have a huge client onboard and one of my researcher colleague was on vacation, hence it was a crazy factory lah. Churning out so many fixes and new features, handling so many projects (both Asian and European) and answering panicky phone calls. Fortunately, the week has come to an end and I can't wait for the weekend to start!

That also means I can continue on my BLOGMAS posts. I have been stuck on Day 15 and that's no bueno. So I'm determined to write 4 posts tonight! I'm going to adjust the posting date to suit the BLOGMAS day though, so that it seems like I posted once every day. :P

This post is all about my other favourite eyeliner - the Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner in 01 Black. My all time favourite eyeliner is the Kiss Me Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner. It's my go-to eyeliner for those days when I pressed the snooze button too many times because of how easily it applies. The Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner is reserved for those days when I have more time doing my makeup (hence more brain cells allocated for concentration).

You can get the Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner at Watsons easily or if you want to get them online, Luxola sells them for S$22.90.

Ingredients list

The brush that came bundled with the eyeliner is actually quite decent. I use it to apply the eyeliner and it's a well-designed brush, great for picking up the product and then applying it smoothly and consistently. The brush is also designed to allow drawing of a thicker line or a thinner line - whichever you fancy. Just turn the brush to the correct side - thinner line require the thinner side of the brush, thicker line means using the wider side of the brush. Nice!

The Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner is packaged in a way that it's 60% packaging and 40% product. Look at how thick thick the glass part of the packaging is?!

But it's fine though - many high end brands also design their gel lines this way and they cost way, way more. Also, if you use gel liner often, you will realise that the more product you have does not mean you get more use out of it. Gel liners dry up very quickly, especially if you use it daily. You keep opening and closing the cover and you expose the product to the air more often, hence it dries up much quicker. Therefore, if you have more product, you have the tendency to waste more.

So yes, this is one of the few scenarios in which getting less product can have a positive outcome.

The Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner applies beautifully and one brush stroke can give you an uninterrupted line on your eyelids. Very impressive!

Every time I apply this gel liner, I don't have the problem of it drying too quickly and then flaking when I use apply a second line on top. Very irritating you know when that happens - you get strange black flakes on the upper cheeks and some may get inside your eyes. This one is awesome and none of that happened.

This gel liner lasts a long long long time without smudging or moving around from the oily lids. The longest I had this eyeliner on was perhaps for more than 20 hours?! I was staying over at a friend's house and we didn't sleep at all. I was shocked when this eyeliner stayed put the next morning. 

See how precise you can be with the brush in the photo below? I love this eyeliner a lot. The only downside will be that I need more time whenever I use the Maybelline Lasting Drama Gel Liner. Need to focus man, if not confirm look like a mess. 

Such a good eyeliner from a drug store brand. I have tried the Bobby Brown gel liner before and I can confirm that this one is as good! Great job, Maybelline!!

Upcoming: Etude House Lock’n Summer Proof 10 Cushion Lock’n Liner

Very very excellent. I'm still fascinated with the Etude House Precious Mineral Any Cushion and now they have eyeliners in cushion version? Genius! 

Of course, I had to immediately buy a couple on Qoo10. Anything for my blog right? Hehehehe. They were very affordable, S$7.50 each only!

I got the Etude House Lock’n Summer Proof 10 Cushion Lock’n Liner in Black and Brown. Very boring lor, I know. I wanted to get that amazing midnight blue but I won't get as much wear out of it, so yes, I stuck with my everyday colours. 

Can't wait for them to arrive in the mail. Aiyoh more eyeliners to play. So exciting! :D

Video: Fast Winged Eyeliner Look

I don't know how this will turn out but... HERE IT IS. A video of me applying my eyeliner - it's my everyday winged eyeliner look. Super fast, super easy, especially if you use a felt-tip eyeliner pen. I'm using the Shiseido Integrate Cat Look Liquid Liner. It's not my favourite felt-tip eyeliner pen but I ran out of my Heroine Make one, so this will have to do the job! 

Disclaimer: I'm not a video person. When I was editing this video, I realised it was my fourth time using iMovie since I converted to Apple (5 years ago). So, please be kind! Treat it as a super super SUPER newbie's project lah. :D I don't even know how to change the thumbnail of the video HAHAHAH HOW AH TEACH ME PLEASE. 

Second disclaimer: I have a lot of acne scars and some blemishes. Aiyah, everyone should get used to it already lah. 

Hope this video helps! 

Music: Flower Garden by Joe Hisaishi

Recorded using iPhone 5

Review: jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil

I was on the hunt for a pencil eyeliner that was as good as Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil, but with a much more affordable price tag. My all-time Urban Decay favourites (Zero, Perversion and Corrupt) are all running out - all three eyeliners are down to their last 3-5cms! I'm incredibly saddened and so the hunt is on!! 

I have heard a lot of positive reviews on the jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil, with some likening it to the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil. Of course I'm intrigued! 

jordana is not a brand that's easily attainable in Singapore, but fortunately, ShoppingDistrict has some jordana products listed on its website. I got my jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in 01 Black Point for a very reasonable S$8.90 on the website. 

Initially, I was impressed but this eyeliner pencil. However, that feeling slowly dissipated after the first sharpening. 

Packaging: The jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil has a fuss-free packaging. Nothing showy and loud (usually drugstore tend to bank on fancy packaging). I don't really like the cheap-looking transparent plastic cap, but it does it job in protecting the eyeliner pencil lead, so all's well.

Left: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil (Perversion)
Centre: jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil (Black Point)
Right: Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

Pigmentation: When it comes to pigmentation and colour, 01 Black Point is the perfect dupe for UD's Perversion. It is darker and blacker than UD's Zero and it's definitely a great black eyeliner! I even compared it to my favourite liquid felt-tip eyeliner (Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner), and the colour intensity is as impressive. Full marks in this category!

Left: Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil (Perversion)
Centre: jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil (Black Point)
Right: Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

Waterproof? The jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil does very well when smudged under running water. It's a great eyeliner to have on when you know you're going to be bawling that day. The Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner didn't do very well because I didn't wait for it to set before the water-proof test. Oops.

Application: I will divide this category into 2 - before sharpening and after sharpening - because the difference is too drastic.

• Before sharpening: the jordana 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil applied like a dream. Application was smooth and the eyeliner glided well on the eyelid. It was also very easy for me to create a simple winged out eye look because application was not as jerky as some other drugstore pencil eyeliners. I was impressed and very much in love. I thought I have found THE dupe!
• After sharpening: The situation went downhill after the first sharpening. I always avoid sharpening pencil eyeliners until the lead is extremely sharp because I may injure myself during application and because such a sharp point will only make the lead more prone to breakage. So, I sharpened this pencil eyeliner as per usual, and proceeded with my makeup routine. To my horror, halfway through application on the right eye, the entire exposed eyeliner lead just broke off. WTF?! I thought I was applying too much pressure so ok, I sharpened it again and applied it very, very gently, and IT BROKE OFF AGAIN?! What's the use of great colour pay-off and amazing waterproof formula when you can't even get the product on your lids?! Perhaps, I received a defective product. MEHH. 

Longevity: jordana claims that the 12HR Made to Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil is long-lasting for up to 12 hours. That may be factual for those with non-oily eyelids. For me, the eyeliner lasted 4-5 hours before starting to transfer. Not bad, but it'll be much better if the eyeliner is truly long-lasting, even for those with oily eyelids. 

Will I buy it again? I'm so tempted to get another 01 Black Point because I'm almost convinced that I have a defective one. I may just get one more and update you guys on that. 

Have a great day ahead guys! :) 

More Makeon Waterproof Gel Pencil Liners (I want them all!!)

I went mental and bought more Makeon eyeliners!! I love them too much and I have reviewed them in greater detail.

Review: Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set (Season 3)

I purchased 4 more through qoo10 and I was lucky enough to be part of the GroupBuy deal - so I got each eyeliner for around S$5.40! The full-size ones for S$5.40 each. Total bargain. 

They are now no longer part of the GroupBuy deal, but still very cheap le - S$6.50 - S$7 now. The limited edition colours are S$0.50 more expensive and colours are RUNNING OUT. I have to decide if I want to get some more or not. Such a terrible hoarding habit. I have way too many eyeliners and only one pair of eyes but I just keep buying!!

Anyway, here's the link to the Qoo10 page: http://list.qoo10.sg/item/TOSOWOONG-KOREA-BEST-EYELINER-WATERPROOF/408779431?selectedOptions= 

I bought 4 more neutral colours and I LOVE THEM ALL!

Top to bottom: Lovely Wedding Peach, Maple Syrup, Tan and Milk Chocolate

Top to bottom: Lovely Wedding Peach and Maple Syrup

Top to bottom: Tan and Milk Chocolate

Left to right: Lovely Wedding Peach, Maple Syrup, Tan and Milk Chocolate
Swatches taken with camera flash activated.

Left to right: Lovely Wedding Peach, Maple Syrup, Tan and Milk Chocolate
Swatches taken with camera flash activated.

Gulp... Now I have 9 Makeon eyeliners?! All in browns and taupes and peaches. Oh my goodness.

But very gorgeous shades, so..... justified.

They are like the perfect dupes for Urban Decay eyeliners. Of course, I still wish that one day I will be able to own every Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners available in the market, but for now, these Makeon babies are PERFECT. So how, should I get more!?!?!?

Review: Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set (Season 3)

My obsession with Korean eyeliners continue! I have had great experiences so far, so I'm always looking forward to trying out eyeliners from new Korean cosmetic brands!

I saw this eyeliner set during a Qoo10 time sale and decided to give it a go. The Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set came in 3 different variations (they call it "seasons") and it retails for S$12.90 (with additional S$3.90 shipping). For 5 great eyeliners, paying almost S$17 is not bad at all! That's like S$3.40 for each eyeliner. Bargain! 

Do note that the eyeliners included in these sets are not full-size ones. These eyeliners are 0.8g each, and then full-size ones are 1.2g each. So not that miniature - you get 2/3 of a full-size eyeliner! 

You get yours from this link: http://list.qoo10.sg/item/BEST-NO-1-EYELINER-TOSOWOONG-SEASON1/409898032?selectedOptions=;

The parcel was delivered very quickly. I think it took less than 4 days? From South Korea to Singapore in less than 4 days is quite an amazing feat! Hence, the S$3.90 shipping is very much justified. 

Of course, as with all Korean brands, the parcel will come in packed with your purchase and a myriad of product samples. 

Here are the samples that I received. Very generous!

I bought the Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set in Limited Edition Season 3, and I got this over the other two sets because I'm a sucker for neutral eyeliners. Also, I have way too many black eyeliners, so I didn't want a set that had black eyeliner in it. I liked Season 2 too, but I couldn't see myself sporting purple and blue eyeliners on a regular basis.

Packaging: I love love love both how the eyeliner box looks and how the eyeliners themselves look. The box is obnoxious, but in a good way. It doesn't even look like an eyeliner box. I can use it for future storage or just to decorate my room (I love the muted gold theme for a room, so yes!!). The eyeliners themselves are packaged very simply, with a black cap and adorned with a simple metallic wrapping of the eyeliner colours. However, I have to say that some of the packaging colours don't really match the eyeliner colours - good effort overall though!

These are the 5 eyeliners that were included in the Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set (Season 3).

Oh! I forgot to mention that the styrofoam that holds the eyeliner is removable! So you can use the pretty box for other storage purposes.

Liner #BS01 - Dark Brown

Liner #BS02 - Glam Brown

Liner #BS03 - Deep Bronze

Liner #BS04 - Blonde

Liner #BS11 - Sunshine

Colours:

• Dark Brown - a metallic dark brown with little shimmers/glitters
• Glam Brown - a metallic reddish brown with hints of gold pearl
• Deep Bronze - a metallic light taupe-brown with little shimmers/glitters
• Blonde - a metallic gold with some gold and silver shimmer
• Sunshine - a bold and bright orange with gold flecks. 

Pigmentation: These eyeliners have excellent pigmentation. I can't believe I only paid S$3.40 for each of them. Some of my more expensive eyeliners don't even perform as well as these. The eyeliners in the Makeon Princess Gel Pencil Eyeliner Set are pigmented even on first application. Vivid colours and what you see on the pencil is what you will get during application. I hate it when I buy eyeliners, and the colours that I see after application is much lighter than what I see on the pencil. Full marks for these eyeliners in terms of pigmentation!

From left to right: Dark Brown, Glam Brown, Deep Bronze, Blonde and Sunshine
Swatches taken with natural day light.

From left to right: Dark Brown, Glam Brown, Deep Bronze, Blonde and Sunshine
Swatches taken with camera flash activated.

Application: These eyeliners have very smooth leads. Not as smooth as Urban Decay's but comparable and these are very good dupes if you cannot afford the Urban Decay ones. I don't need to use much pressure when applying the eyeliner because they are so smooth and they apply so effortlessly. Another full marks!

One more thing that I love about these eyeliners is how easy it is to sharpen them. Some eyeliners are a nightmare and the leads will keep breaking off when you sharpen them. These? Easy peasy. Just use a decent eyeliner sharpener (I recommend the Urban Decay one) and you are good to go!

Furthermore, this can be used as an eyeshadow too! You just need to use a smudger brush immediately after drawing a rough line on your eyeline and smudge the line away. The eyeliner is extremely easy to blend when it's not fully dry yet.

Waterproof: Oh yes, most definitely.

Longevity: These eyeliners survived a full day at work with no touch-ups. Impressive. One thing to note though - if you apply this too high up your eyeline and if you have oily lids, then the eyeliner will definitely smudge on you. It will transfer to your upper eyelid area because of the fold between the double eyelids and it's not very nice. You can avoid this by applying eyeshadow primer beforehand and not drawing the line too high up your eyelid. If you have monolid eyes, then no problems for you!

Will I buy it again? Yes. In fact, I did get more colours. HAHA. And these will be reviewed in the next post! Great eyeliners! I want them all!

Hope this has been useful! Have a great day guys - make it better than yesterday! :) 

Shopping District Beauty Haul (NYX, elf, COVERGIRL, Wet n Wild, jordana)

I got to know of Shopping District from a friend of mine on Twitter and ohmygosh I was hooked once I visited their website!

Just FYI, I'm not sponsored to write this blog post. I just love the site so much I have to write about it! Easy, fast and hassle-free transaction, and they have so many drugstore products that are not available in Singapore! 

Yay, here's my haul!

Wet n Wild Color Icon Collection Eyeshadow Single in Brulee (S$6.90) - Photo from X
COVERGIRL Lashblast 24 Hour Mascara in Very Black 800 (S$15)
NYX Concealer Jar in 04 Beige (S$9.50)
elf Essential Eyelid Primer in Champagne (S$4)

Jordana 12 HR Made To Last Liquid Eyeliner Pencil in 01 Black Point (S$8.90) - Photos from X and X

NYX Matte Lipstick in MLS10 Perfect Red (S$10) - Photo from X
Jordana Easyliner For Lips (S$8) - Photo from X 

Can't wait for all my new toys to arrive! Especially the lipstick and lipliner! 

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