Maybelline EYESTUDIO Vivid & Smooth Eye liner- Review & swatches
I am a complete eye makeup sucker. I love to wear colored eyepencils, bold colored eye shadows etc. I have been wearing kajal from my school days. Without kajal I look like a chronic insomniac:-p. I love to define my eyes anyway.
One day I went to a shop to buy a brown colored eye pencil. At the end of the day I get back home with a green eye pencil from Maybelline called “ Maybelline Eyestudio vivid & smooth eye liner”. I applied it and fell in love with it. Then again I went to that shop again and get back home with a purple eyeliner of the same kind. I am using both of them for a while now and completely loving them:).
Maybelline Eyestudio Vivid & Smooth Eye liner
About Maybelline eyestudio vivid & smooth liners are smudge-proof, water-proof pencils. They glide on smoothly without tugging your eyes. They are nicely pigmented, gives you enough color in a single swipe. I wear them on my upper and lower lash lines. I have applied on my waterline too, but did not cause me any irritation. I don’t have glasses or lenses, so I can not say whether it would cause irritation to people who wear glasses. It is long-stay. I have two colors- a forest green and a purple. They are neither matte nor too shimmery, so you can wear them during daytime also. Though I am not to compare here, but I think the purple color is better than the “plush purple” shade of Lakme glide-on eye pencil. Below are some swatches-
Price: Rs. 200. I got it for Rs. 190.
Shelf life: Maybelline eyestudio pencil says “use before 10/12”. Manufacturing date was not mentioned though. I bought it in October, 2010. So I assume the shelf life is about 2 years.
Pros of Maybelline Vivid and Smooth Eye Liner
- Glides on smoothly.
- Nicely pigmented.
- Water-proof, smudge-proof.
- Staying power is quite good. It stays on both my lash lines for 5-6 hours, and then it starts to fade. And my lids are oily.
- Affordable. This is cheaper than Lakme, Colorbar or Revlon eyepencils. I have a reservation price for every product I buy and for an eye liner my reservation price is max rs. 250.
- Maybelline is a trusted brand.
- Various color options.
- The bottom ends of the pencils show their respective shades and they are absolutely similar to the actual color. So it’s easy to choose.
- Does not irritate your eyes.
- I do not have a makeup remover, but it come off easily with coconut oil.
- Each and every cosmetics shop has a Maybelline counter, so no problem of non availability.
Cons of Maybelline Eyestudio Vivid and Smooth Eye Liner
- I think most of the people do not know about this product. The Maybelline website does not show this product. I wonder why. I did not even know this product existed before I went to the Maybelline counter of that shop where I bought it from.
- No shade catalogue exists. Hence there is no name for a particular shade. You have to ask the SAs to show you all the pencils so that you can decide.
- No ingredient lists.
- No manufacturing date.
- They don’t even mention the product weight.
- Has a funny smell, but can be ignored if you don’t have a too sensitive nose:-p.
- It is not mentioned whether they are opthalmologically tested or not.
And now how they look on my eyes.
Note: I applied them without any primer or base.
They would look very nice if you apply them with eye shadows. I pair the green pencil with bronze, wine or green colored eye shadows and the purple one with plum colored shadow.
Little tip: Before applying the e/p, draw a thin line with black liner on your upper lash line, then apply the e/p. it would add more depth to your eyes:). And don’t forget to apply kajal on your waterline( actually I never forget that part:-p).
Will I repurchase it: Definitely yes! But I would like to try some other brands also.
My rating: :-* :-* :-* :-* Well I am absolutely satisfied with these Maybelline pencils. I am deducting point because of no ingredients list and no shade catalogue.
Have you used Maybelline Eyestudio Vivid and Smooth liner? Please rate in the box below.
Further Readings:
- Maybelline Makeup Remover Eye, Lip Review, Experiment
- Lakme Peacock Eye Quartet, Maybelline Time for Wine Review
- Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (Black) Review, Photos, Swatches
I loved the purple one bulbul 🙂 thanks for introducing this to us 🙂
thank u suma :-)) yeah, actually i wrote this review mainly becoz it’s a nice product and almost nobody knows abt this.
I bought the white pencil from this range mainly for waterline and it stung y eyes soo badly. :(( I think they are good for using on your lash line only. Also I think you are right, they are not opthalmologically tested. Never repurchased them but they do have some pretty colours, even pink. :))
PINK! Did u just say PINK?
PINK PINK PINK PINK PINK.. i want PINK! I love PINK… i am buying PINK today! :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized: :hypnotized:
yeah they have a very cute pink liner in the collection. he he he he
Its a very pretty colour, but does’nt show up on the eyes 😛
Except if someone’s like a foots distance away from you.
PS: I wore it on the eylids one day & my dad was asking if I had conjuctivitis :razzmad: :razzmad:
So……
Pinks dont look too good on me as well. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I agree, the pink one sooooo :beauty: :beauty:, and smooth to glide like butter…….. but save for the shimmer particles the pink one doesnt show on the eye from afar!!!!! :weep: :weep: :weep:
yes, i saw the pink too. bt i did not dare buy that 😛 well, i always apply kajal on my waterline, so i hav never had stinging problem 😛
i have dis moss green n gold…..
bt its shimmery…its fine on upper lash line bt on lower d shimmer spreads arnd d eyes at d end of day..which i dont particularly like…bt des r very good..n d gold one can be used as an eye shadow too…real nice…
hi bulbul
would love to check the moss green and gold since 200 rs is good
bhumika says they are good… :-))
bhumika, i think there are some shimmery versions of green and purple too. i bought the less shimmery ones.
those are nice tips n purple looks very good on u! 🙂
errr…radhika,thanks….. thats so sweet of u. :-* actually when i took those pics, it was late at night and i was very tired. bt it looks better when i wear them with e/s. 🙂
The purple one is so vivid.I :heart: it
thanks :-))
I tried everything. :((( I dont remember but i think I sold it in one of my sale…
Cute colours…
:-))
i liked d green one :-))
mine has expiry date too. bt no mfg date. 😐
🙂
even i love the grey version i have.. its my fav till date.. no smudging no fading.. once my frnd applied on her lower lash line in the mrng.. say 4-5- swipes.. she went to sleep with it and it was thr intact the next mrng!! happens to me too.. till nite atleast when i remove it.. planin to pik up the purple one..
I bought the the white and green and i think they arent bad…but as Rati said,u cant use them on the water line…stings very badly…I dont think i would buy them again…
I prefer the lakme glide on eye color…lovely colors and can use on the waterline 2 🙂 but the sad part is sum colors arent available anymore :'(
Has anyone tried the Bourjois colored eye pencils?
Hey! I alwz use this eyelinear butt i wonder how you sharp??
Please hit back! I alrdy buyd many of the same color cause i got no clue how ppl sharp! Help* ?:)