Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle Review

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As I mentioned in my previous post that on my last trip to Ulta, I picked up three Essence products – one mascara and two gel eye liner pencils. They are not expensive and work as good as a higher end products, if not better. Especially the mascara is so amazing that I find myself reaching for it more than other mascaras in my kitty. Continue reading to know more about this product.

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Product Description:
The latest trend from Asia: gel eyeliner in a pen-shape. Instead of in a tub, the soft, waterproof and long-lasting texture of the gel eye pencil waterproof comes in a retractable pen. Velvety and highly-pigmented, these pens offer intensive eyeliner styles.

Ingredients:
Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Ozokerite, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Mica, C30-45 Alkyl Dimethicone, Phenylpropyldimethylsiloxysilicate, Caprylyl Trimethicone, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Propylene Carbonate, Lecithin, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).

Price:
$2

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My Experience with Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle:

Right off the bat, the gel formula glides on effortlessly with high intensity color payoff. The shades pop off the skin with full opacity; I was extremely pleased with their appearance and ease of application. They are also very soft and bendable and can be used for smoky eye looks before they set.

Packaging: Product comes in a sharpen-able pencil form. The pencil has black body and plastic cap in the shade of the eye liner – Jungle green in this case.

Texture: super soft, buttery and true to its claim – gel eye liner in pencil form. It is smooth to apply but not too smooth like Revlon Colorstay pencil kohl which are so smooth that they smudge when one sweats. One sweep gives a good color and in few seconds it dries to an almost smudge – proof finish. Only glitch is that a lot of product gets wasted when these pencils are sharpened.

Color: emerald green with green shimmer but shimmer is not very obvious but just a few scattered particles.

Pigmentation: One sweep gives an intense green color and one need not go over water line or lids again and again to increase the intensity.

Wear Time: once applied do not mess with it for atleast 15 seconds and that’s it; enjoy green smudge proof look for an entire day or as long as one does not mess with it too much. It gives a good wear time on water line as well but since most of us have oily lids, the wear time might vary from person to person. One can use a loose powder on lids or a primer to prevent it from creasing or smudging.

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Pros of Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle:

• Pencil looks like it belongs to a higher end brand – does not appear cheap.
• Texture is super creamy and buttery.
• Smudge proof and water proof for an entire day.
• Color is a brilliant green color.
• Good pigmentation- one sweep is enough.
• Not very expensive.
• Easily available – in US and India.
• No fragrance.

Cons of Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle:

• Can’t think of any except that sharpening a kohl pencil breaks my heart.
• Sharpening leads to wastage of product.

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Would I Repurchase Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle?
No, because I might never finish it because I don’t wear colored eye liner as often as black. All those who are into colored liners should wear these $2 beauties, they are worth it.

IMBB Rating:
5/5

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2 thoughts on “Essence Gel Eye Pencil in Shade Urban Jungle Review

  1. I am more into colored ones nowadays, surprisingly. I like the shade but I am looking for a petrol blue eyeliner 🙂

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