Essence Waterproof Gel Eyeliner – London Baby Review
Hello Ladies,
I am going to review a gel eyeliner that I have been using for some time now – the Essence Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in the shade “London Baby.” Since the time I have discovered gel liners, I have stopped using the regular eyeliners that are available. Let me talk a bit more about my experience with this one.
Price:
I think it was about 3 or 4 euros.
Product Description:
Ultra-smooth gel formula allows for precise application. Apply it with the eyeliner brush. Quick drying, long-lasting, smudge and waterproof. Available in two colors.
Shade:
I picked up a shade called London Baby – it’s a very dark grayish brown shade with extremely fine silver shimmer in it. The shimmer is not noticeable at all and the brown is much darker than the L’Oreal Brown Gel Eyeliner – almost bordering on black. The shade is gorgeous and pigmented.
Below, I have swatched it along with the L’Oreal brown eyeliner to compare the difference between the two browns. In the swatch, it looks more greyish than brown, but actually, I am not sure whether this is greyish brown or brownish grey – it has obvious tinges of both.
Quickly, summing up the pros and cons:
Pros of Essence Waterproof Gel Eyeliner – London Baby:
- Gorgeous grayish dark brown shade with some fine silver shimmer.
- Superbly pigmented and a great shade for those who do not prefer the harshness of completely black eyeliners.
- The texture is super creamy – creamier than most gel eyeliners I have used, and I have used quite a few. The first time I dipped my eyeliner brush in this, I was not ready for the creaminess and picked up quite a lot on my brush. So, it does not tug at my lids at all.
- Absolutely waterproof, smudge proof in spite of being so creamy. You have to give it some time to set, but once it does, it doesn’t budge. I rubbed and rubbed at the swatch on my hands and the L’Oreal one did smudge a little bit, but this one didn’t budge.
- It’s multi-purpose and can be used to get a neat winged line, smudgy look, or as an eyeshadow base. I have also used this as an overall lid color with a little bit of smudged black kohl and it works fabulously.
- I am also quite surprised at its longevity. I got this some 4-5 months back and it is as creamy as ever. My Inglot liner dried up within 3-4 months.
- Easy on the pocket.
- Cute tub packaging, so travel-friendly.
Cons of Essence Waterproof Gel Eyeliner – London Baby:
- Being a gel liner, it should have come with a brush, but it does not. So, you have to buy that separately, but at the price, I am not really complaining – this was just for the heck of listing a con ;P
IMBB Rating:
5/5.
Overall Verdict:
Please get your hands on this one if you can, it’s a fantastic gel eyeliner and its quality is absolutely comparable to the MAC and Bobbi Brown gel liners. There were some other fabulous shades available as well.
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this shade is nice, now m thinking of buying a gel eyeliner. I live in germany & u probably in some other EU nation so i’ll hv to check out the shades….hope i get it. Thanxxxxxxx
I love essence products..they are of absolutely must have quality! this liner looks gorgeous..wish these were available here too 🙁
Yes this one is gorgeous, and there were some other gorgeous shades available too…such a shame they havent launched in India 🙁
lovely product! 😀 but kya baat hain, again no eotd? 🙁 i will tell jomol ji not to accept your reviews without eotd 😛 lol
LOL…u r such a cutie Aps! My eyes are almost okay now, will post an EOTD in the next couple of days for sure. Mwaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!
Love the shade! Whats its staying power like?
F.O.R.E.V.E.R – it just doesnt budge from the eyes Shweta, and you have to use the makeup remover twice to get rid of all of this.
nice nieeeee!!!!!!!i think its great for the price.now we have so many options in gel eyeliners.i am still stuck with the old school mayebeline
Yes, I love the MNY gel liner to pieces too…this one is also awesome! Din’t like the L’O*eal one much though
wish this was available in India too!
🙁
me too Ila!
the shade is absolutely gorgeous. Pity not available here
Yes its gorgeous isnt it? I love it totally!
Missed your EOTD Aarbee as you have such beautiful eyes and it would have looked mystical on you
Awwww Nidhi…muaaaaaaahhhh! I will post one very soon, promise! Thanks so much!
that’s a suuuuuuper gorgeous brown aarbee. I need to buy that loreal brown first. 😛 😛
Its super gorgeous Rati! L’or*al one I like the black better than the brown one though 🙂
they look really good 🙂
I love it too Inderjeet 🙂