Review: Sephora Waterproof Smoky Cream Liner - Cafe

Hi beauty enthusiasts! 
Todays review will be on the Sephora Collection Waterproof Smoky Cream Liner. 
Little backstory: I have tried MANY gel eyeliners, from high end to drugstore, with all failing to provide a crease-less wear. I have hooded, oily eyelids and gel eyeliners tend to crease and transfer onto my under-eye area. Many waterproof, long-lasting formulas have failed to be effective on me.

At a reasonable price point of $15 CAD, I figured it was worth a shot after hearing much hype from the Sephora Rep. I purchased the brown shade in "Cafe". To my surprise, this eyeliner exceeded my expectations, and it is easily my favorite gel eyeliner. 

Packaging: Very basic packaging, a simple plastic jar with  4.5g (0.15oz) of product in it. I actually think it's the plastic jar that prevents the liner from drying up so quickly, unlike my MAC gel liner in "Blacktrack" and MAC Paintpot in "Painterly" which are so dry that the product has receded from the edges of its glass container.

Texture: VERY smooth and creamy it's unbelievable! It can definitely be smudged out before it sets for that sultry, smokey, or natural look! Impressively long-lasting on the waterline- although I would personally set it with a similar eyeshadow color to ensure it doesn't budge. 4 months into having this gel eyeliner, it still has not dried up and is still as creamy as when I first purchased it.

Colour: A great dark brown shade that isn't khaki brown in color like a lot of brown eyeliners I've come across. This dark brown shade gives a more natural look than black ( called "Must Have", which I intend on purchasing soon ^^)

Upholding Claims: As it claims, it is a waterproof eyeliner that's long-lasting on the eyes. To test these claims, I swatched the eyeliner and washed my hands with water, then moderately scrubbed the eyeliner. Result: Did not budge, VERY LITTLE of it flaked off, but did NOT smudge. Did it crease though? It creased so little on me that only I could notice it if I were to look very closely into a mirror. With an eyeshadow primer, it doesn't crease on me.

Overall: This eyeliner is truly a hidden gem amongst the many popular Sephora Collection products. It's cheaper than a lot of the other gel liners from competing brands sold at Sephora, and it holds up just as well if not better. 

Review: Too Faced - 3 Way Lash Lining Tool

Hey guys! ^^
         This is my review on a new product that recently came out. It's an eyeliner from Too Faced! This eyeliner claims to make eye-lining easy, and gives you 3 easy ways for eye-lining application. I got it in black for $22 in the U.S. (In Canada, it is $32 at Sephora). It contains 0.02 Fl. Oz/ 0.8 mL of product in it.

       What I noticed is that this eyeliner looks EXTREMELY similar to the Holika Holika Drawing Dot Liner, which was indeed released much earlier than this Too Faced one. If you guys aren't aware, Holika Holika is a Korean makeup brand that is quite successful. The 3-pronged eye-lining tip is almost identical between the two. I will be reviewing Holika Holika's eyeliner soon!

Packaging: 5/5

The Eyeliner!

       The packaging always looks like a Too Faced product. The Eyeliner itself has a snap-on cap and the eyeliner pen is thin and small, something that I could put in my bag for on-the-go use. The size of the eyeliner allows for easy application.

Colour: 4.5/5

It is a liquid formula.
You can see it seeping into the lines on my hand,
however it won't look like that on your eyelids! Trust me ;)

       The reason this eyeliner gets a 4.5 in colour is because it's dark, but not pitch black. I've seen darker, more pigmented liners.

Finish: Almost all liquid liners have a shiny finish. This product is no different.

Smudge test: 5/5
        Once fully dried, I attempted to smudge it with my fingers really hard. It does NOT smudge. The only notable difference is that the intensity of the black was slightly lessened. Other than that, no evident smearing of product was on my hand. The eyeliner comes off with a bit of water and some rubbing.
Crease test: 5/5
        After a full 6 hours of leaving this product on, it did crease a very little bit. You could not even see the creasing on my eyelid unless you looked into a really close mirror like I did to check. I gave this a 5/5 because my eyelids are very oily; (even gel eyeliner can't hold up on me!) so this actually held up very well.

Eye-lining process:

eyeliner looks like this:

what it looks like on the side

       IT WAS VERY EASY. Not difficult to make a thin, even line, or a thicker cat-eye look; whichever look you prefer. It's definitely a versatile eyeliner. The eyeliner is felt-tipped, of similar texture to the very popular drugstore liner: L'oreal Lineur Intense Felt-Tip Liner. Like the ladder, the eyeliner tip does give way to pressure (meaning that it is a tad bit soft/flimsy), which I think is good for a smooth application of eyeliner.
It also easily fills in those gaps between my eyelashes. Filling in those gaps will make your lashes look thicker.

Overall: I do like this eyeliner. Packaging is simple and nice, colour pay-off is good, it's long-lasting, and it's easy to use. Would I buy it again? Probably not , only because it is a bit pricey for an eyeliner.

~Stay tuned for my review on the Holika Holika eyeliner in the near future~
Thanks for reading guys! Love, cnteablog ^^