NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner Midnight Review

Greetings everyone,

I have already reviewed Burnt Sienna and Oxblood from the NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner range. In this post, I will be sharing my views about the shade ‘Midnight’. Let’s get into the details.

Price: $8
Product Description:
The go-to goodie in every beauty’s makeup bag? A little black liner, of course! Inspired by this enduring essential, the new Faux Blacks collection puts a bold twist on a classic that will forever be a chic choice. Available in eight deep matte shades with a hint of rich color—from midnight blue to dark olive—these striking eyeliners are creamy and go on smooth, which makes drawing a precise line or smudging it out totally simple.

Ingredients:
Isododecane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Dimethicone, Polyethylene, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Polybutene, Alumina, Stearalkonium Hectorite, Talc, Propylene Carbonate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate. MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007).

My Experience with NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner Midnight:

Packaging:
NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner Midnight comes in a regular sleek and sharpenable pencil form. The pencil is black coloured with details written in white and has a colour-coded end. The colour-coded end helps in picking up the desired shade without going thoroughly in the stash.

The pencil itself bears all important information regarding the product. It has no outer cardboard packaging but comes sealed with a cellophane to prevent tampering. This is a sharpenable pencil but no sharpener has been provided with it. Overall, the packaging is easy to work with and travel-friendly too.

Shade:
The shade Midnight is defined as “deep blue” and I couldn’t agree more. Midnight has strong black undertone, just like every other shade from the NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner range, except Oxblood. It screams black tone when the pigment is intensified by applying multiple stokes. It is a perfect shade if you want deep and dark color for your waterline.

Apart from Midnight, there are 7 other shades: Burnt Sienna (deep burgundy), Onyx (deep teal), Oxblood (dark red), Black Olive (deep olive), Obsidian (deep indigo), Blackberry (deep amethyst), and Black Hole (deep purple).

Pigment:
The pigment of Midnight is very rich with a good color payoff. It provides almost an opaque finish in a single swipe or stroke. In a couple of swipes, it provides full pigmentation. The pigment can be intensified as it is easily buildable. You can get a deeper and richer shade with more clean and neat strokes.

Texture:
This eyeliner is very creamy and glides effortlessly. I don’t have to drag for making a stroke. This eyeliner is creamy yet sets to a pure matte finish. It takes a few seconds to dry and settle down, which gives me the time to smudge it if I want. Like Burnt Sienna and Oxblood, this shade also crumbles while smudging. But as soon as it dries off, there is no crumbling unless I rub it hard. Not to mention, it does not budge at all.

I love using Maybelline Gel Eyeliners but they make my eyes watery if applied too close to the waterline, plus they get easily smudged on my lash line. However, the formula of these eyeliners does not make the eye watery and that’s why I love these so much. I can use these eyeliners on the waterline as well as on the lashline.

Staying Power:
Once it sets, it is water-resistant and smudge-proof. It stays intact all day long without making eyes uncomfortable or watery. If I rub my eyes then it may come off a little bit, but does not look smudged or patchy at all. As a product for the water line, it is an awesome eyeliner that does not come off on its own easily. It does not irritate the eyes either.

As a lash line product or regular eyeliner it works amazing. Unlike Burnt Sienna, Midnight does not look streaky at all, no matter how many strokes I use. It is a bit hard to remove as the deep blue shade stains the skin a bit. I use Garnier Micellar Oil-Infused Cleansing Wate and it takes a while to get a stain-free skin.

Pros of NYX Faux Blacks Eyeliner Midnight:

• Sleek packaging
• Smooth texture
• Rich pigmentation
• Can be used on lash line and water line
• Stays intact for good 6+ hours
• Perfect for sensitive eyes