Maybelline Eye Studio Gel Eyeliner Review

I persevered with this one but I just couldn't get excited about it.

I found it difficult to apply, potentially due to the brush supplied, and once on it seemed to smudge very easily. Perhaps I would have a better experience with a different brush, but it just seemed a little too hard for me to get used to.

As a disclaimer though, I have been wearing liquid non-stop for years and this has been my first and only experience with a gel formula.

This eyeliner is so easy to apply and the little brush it comes with is great too as it just glides on top of the eye so smoothly. Though, i had issues with the lasting power of it as quite often during the day it would either smudge onto my eyelid or wear off in the inner corner! Great for an occasion but not for a full day of activities!

I was really intrigued by this product. I had heard really really good things about it and tight I would try it out after my MAC fluid line ran out. Whilst it is really reasonably priced and nicely pigmented I felt that I didn't have a lot of staying power. I'm a MAC Blacktrack girl and so while this lived up to the colour and consistency hype it just didn't do it for me wearability wise. I found that it rubbed at the slightest touch and also marked my lids even after using a setting spray or liner setter. I think this is okay for a back up liner but I wouldn't be buying it as a staple again anytime soon. I'm only a third of the way through the pot that I bought and I've gone back to MAC.

The colour i use is 'Blackest Black' This colour is very strong and bold! It is very easy to apply on but it comes off quite fast, on average on my eyes i would say its lasts me about 5hrs before it starts coming off. The brush and gel last a long time as I have had mine for about a year and still have over half of the eyeliner left! You don't need to use much when applying it. I do like the product but I wish it would stay a bit longer on my eyes.

I initially purchased this liner to review it for my blog as I had heard so many people rave about the easy to apply formula and how it was a dupe for the MAC gel liner. Unfortunately, I personally was very disappointed. This product was so hyped up and to me, there's better, cheaper products out there. The formula was smooth when I initially used it, but it dried out so fast and became flaky. It's said to be smudge proof, but I found it transferring to my upper lid, which is something that I have never experienced before with a liner. Not impressed!

I had such high expectations for this product and to start of with it was quite good. The brush that comes with it is a bit average, but the product wasn't too bad. It did crack and dry out a bit towards the end of the day but nothing horrendous. However it only lasted for about 2 months before it totally dried out in the little pot which is so annoying! I wouldn't buy this again.

This is good liner,but I found it hard to work with. I have used MAC fluidline and Smasbox cream liner, and I love them both.This product dries out fast, and the brush doesn't do it for me.

At first, I found this eyeliner great. It glided on smoothly on my lids and it was easy to create winged eyeliner application. I loved the brush, too. However, as days passed (take note, "days"), I started to notice that the make-up got cakey. It wasn't "gel"-ly at all. It would clump on the brush making it kind of thick and uneven. When it became like that, it was hard to apply it with precision. If it didn't become cakey/hard like that, I say I would give it 4/5.

it does have a definite colour coming out but it still smudged after 8 hours of work. I needed perfect-smudge-proof eyeliner so i feel like i should do more hunting.. i'm very peculiar with eyeliner smudging so i didn't finish up the bottle

My friend recommended this to me and we used it for a while but eventually gave up on it. I remember the first time I tried it and felt amazed at the intensity of the black color and how easy it was to apply the gel liner.

Because the product is a pot+pen combo, it’s easy to control the amount of gel you’re putting on the eyeliner brush and applying on your eye. The brush itself is thin and light which makes it very easy to go for a winged tip. However, I never got to panning it because I either lose the pen or dry out the gel pot. I even repurchased because I thought I always left the pot open too long. When I bought my last one, I always made sure I turned the pot upside down after I dip in my brush. I kept it fully covered at all times except when I’m dipping in. It still dried out. I would need to use a small spoon to carve out the top layer to get the fresh gel underneath just so I can continue using it. After a week, it would again dry out. It’s overall so hassle to use because the gel itself dries easily and having a separate pen for it makes it hard to carry around. It is also neither smudge proof nor waterproof. It could be because I have oily lids but the color fades by the end of the day.