review: satin blend gel eyeliner (essence)

My life would be a lot less beautiful without eyeliner. I love the drama a dark black eyeliner can provide. It adds definition, creates shape, and acts as a bold contrast to colourful eyeshadow looks. There are all sorts of eyeliners in my regular rotation. When it comes to liquid eyeliner, it is the NYX Epic Ink Liner that stands out. For gel eyeliner, the Gel Pot Eyeliner from Maybelline is a rediscovered favourite. My most used pencil eyeliner is the Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner Pencil. More recently, it is the Satin Blend Gel Eyeliner from Essence that has been added to the mix. Keep reading to find out how it performs.

The Satin Blend Gel Eyeliner from Essence has a lot going for it. For starters, it costs $5.99 CDN and comes in four different colours: Cocoa, Pure Black, Rich Burgundy, and Sunlit Shimmer. (Of course, it was Pure Black that caught my eye, though it would be interesting to try Cocoa and Rich Burgundy.) According to the brand, this is also oil free, fragrance free, and alcohol free. The fact that it is fragrance free is definitely a plus, because fragrance in products that are applied around the eyes can cause irritation. This is described as a double-ended gel eye pencil that "features a super creamy, highly pigmented formula that applies smoothly and blends easily with the built-in smudger." As you can see from the photo above, there is the product on one side and the smudger on the other. It reminds me a lot of an Urban Decay eyeliner that I used many years back. 

This gel eyeliner is waterproof and is designed to last. Since the weather is steadily becoming warmer, it is especially important to reach for products that offer longevity. The Satin Blend Gel Eyeliner in Pure Black is smooth and creamy, richly pigmented, and easy to apply. It can be worn on its own for a look that is clean and precise - or a smokey eye look can be created with the assistance of that useful little smudger brush. I love how easy the gel eyeliner makes it is to create a makeup look that is bold and dramatic. Since there are other eyeliners that I use on a regular basis for winged liner or liner on the lower lash line, it is nice to have something that can be used to create a look that is a little bit different. Smudged, smokey, and dramatic. Thank goodness for eyeliner! Now that I know how well the Satin Blend Gel Eyeliner performs, the Cocoa and Rich Burgundy colours are on my radar. Maybe a future visit to the drugstore will include the purchase of a colour that is outside of my wheelhouse. 

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Have you tried the Satin Blend Gel Eyeliner from Essence? What eyeliner do you tend to reach for most often?