CLARINS Waterproof Eye Pencil (01 Black Tulip)

I don't usually wear eyeliner all over my eyes, but I enjoy adding a little on the outer corners of my eyes! I love the grayish color because it gives a very mature and cool impression! I use it when I want to change up my usual makeup look.

I originally used Ambi (brown) and Cya○make pencils. However, the tip would itch, and I could barely draw a light line on the outer corner of my eye. Liquid eyeliners were too bold and didn't feel right, so I was a complete eyeliner shy person. This one has a very soft tip that doesn't irritate. I was surprised that I could draw a line on the inner corner of my eye without straining my eyelid. I used 04 Fig, which isn't as strong as black but still has a nice presence. I'm also grateful that it's waterproof. While it doesn't completely smudge, it smudges relatively cleanly, leaving only a purple tint on my lower eyelid. It looks like eyeshadow and is easy to touch up. The downside is that the tip isn't very thin. It has a built-in sharpener, so I occasionally sharpen it, but it quickly becomes thicker. It produces a lot of shavings, so I feel like I'm wasting it, and I can't sharpen it very often... I'm trying to practice drawing as thin as possible without sharpening it.

It's supposed to be a waterproof eyeliner, but with the humidity and sweat I was experiencing, my skin couldn't stand it. It even ran off and really hurt my eyes. However, it was a soft, easy-to-use liner with good color. I think my opinion will change with the season. I'd like to try other colors too.

I loved the green of Dior's limited-edition, discontinued eyeliner, but this year, all I could find was khaki, teal, and moss green. I finally found the perfect green, but it's not waterproof at all for me, who suffers from dry, watery eyes... Even if I thoroughly remove oil and moisture before applying, apply powder on top, or fix my eyelids, I still have panda eyes 30 minutes after going out... When I wipe off the powder, it crumbles into clumps and looks messy, and my eyes get bloodshot... It's soft and easy to apply, and I like all the other colors, so I was hoping to get all of them if they suited me! But it seems like it just doesn't suit me, which is very disappointing. I've never had such a bad experience with retractable eyeliners before, like Chanel Stylo Yeux, Dior Show, Shu Uemura, or Whoo Mee, so I wonder if there was something in it that didn't suit me...

It's easy to apply. Even though I'm not very good at makeup, it applies smoothly even on my droopy eyelids. It's the smooth application I was looking for. I also love the cool navy, so I was incredibly happy to finally find it! But... it comes off. It applies beautifully to my lower eyelids. I really love the smooth application and the color, so I'd like to try it again in the fall and winter.