I had been eyeing Happy Skin's Peppermint eyeliner for about a month now ever since its launch. I have always wanted an eyeliner in mint green color but cannot find the exact shade in brands being sold here in Manila. It was a nice surprise for me when Happy Skin suddenly came out with an eyeliner in this color. You would assume that I immediately bought this eyeliner while jumping with glee, credit card in hand to the counter. Well no, that is totally not what happened. What went down was one look at the price made me have second thoughts. Could I possibly spend P499 for an eyeliner in a color that I might not even get to use everyday? I decided to just hold on spending for what might yet be another impulse purchase on my end.
Okay, after one month of indecisiveness, I finally caved in and bought the darned mint green eyeliner. Well, I couldn't stop thinking about it, and I would always try it on whenever I would pass by a Beauty Bar store. What's the use of stalking it when I can have one for myself right?
I just bought this eyeliner the other day and I can sincerely say that I love it to bits! Here are my thoughts on this wonderful product:
Packaging The eyeliner is a retractable pencil type of product. This is totally convenient as there is no need to sharpen the liner from time to time. As compared to other brands, the pencil is a bit longer than normal. This also means that there is a bit more product here as there is 0.5g of product compared to other brands that only have 0.28g.
Texture As stated in the description, this product is a gel pencil eyeliner. Most gel eyeliners are normally housed in a small round container wherein you would have to use a brush to apply the product to the eyelids. In this case, it's already in pencil form which is quite innovative. You still get the consistency and long wearing effects of a gel liner but it's now easier to use for application. Texture of this product is creamy and it easily dries up in a matter of seconds just as you let it set properly. The color is also very vibrant and applies evenly on the eyelids.
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| Swatch at the back of my hand |
Longevity When it comes to the long-wearing effect of the product, does it really stay true to its description of being a 24hr gel pencil eyeliner? Well, this color is a little hard to pull off when put on top of the eyelids so I put it on my waterline to make my eyes look brighter. However, it didn't stay too long when put on the waterline as it faded away after only 2hrs of wear. So instead, I just put it on my outer lash line as it has the same effect anyway, and it makes the color much more noticeable as well. This way, the color gets to stay on for a longer time. I observed that the color starts to look a bit faded after 5 hours so I just retouch with the eyeliner.
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| Applied on my outer lash line |
Waterproof? This product is also waterproof as I tested it in running water after I did a swatch at the back of my hand. It's not totally smudge proof though as the color did fade away a little when I accidentally rubbed my eyes.
There you have it, a full-on review of my new favorite eyeliner. It really does brighten my eyes and I do receive a lot of compliments when I have it on. You should try it out as well to see the effect!
Ciao!
Kat <3
