And I was also wondering how I would sharpen them! Good to know I wont need to waste $$$ on these. I have a Kajal liner shaped like these. Seems like a bad design. The purple is a royal purple shimmer. To ask someone to change their postings on their own blog just seems wrong. I was thinking the three colors look gorgeous! Too bad they are awkward to use and dont last! These looked really cool, but then when I read Kellys review, it seems like theyre not as great as expected. Physicians Formula Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Kohl Kajal Eyeliner Trio for Green Eyes Swatches & Review. These stay on well throughout the day with little to no smudging for me. Long-wearing, water-resistant and smudge-resistant formula for 24-Hour wear. Amandas last postMaybelline Dream Nude Airfoam Foundation Review, Thanks for the review. I had thought about trying these but see there isnt any reason to get it. This set includes a shimmery green, shimmery purple and black with green shimmer. Wet n Wild Coverall Cream Foundation Swatches Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter in Creamsicle and Kat Von D Everlasting Liquid Lipstick Swatches. I returned mine for my money back. (Taken with flash so you can see shimmer). Sunnys last postFOTD: Happy Chinese New Year Gold and Purple with MAC Woodwinked and Satellite Dreams, I had the same experience with the Brown eye set I bought. Vampy Varnish is dedicated to showing high resolution makeup and nail polish swatches, and providing honest product reviews. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Im glad I passed- thanks for trying them out! The perfect set of three eyeliners to enhance your eye color and provide glamorous definition. Thats not to say they didnt have decent payoff, just not what I imagined they would be. Not good. I really like the shape because it makes it really easy to get a lovely cat eye. My eyes are green but I liked the colors in this set better. I love this type of liner, just have to find the right one , I am in the process of reviewing the EL ones and I can say, they arent great either. Have you seen these yet? I think maybe the hazel set is more pigmented. These are kind of expensive for what you get. As far as wearnot great. Thanks, Kelly! I wore the black one and as soon as it went onto my inner eye rim, it irritated my eye. I had such high hopes for these as I love the shimmer strips automatic eyeliners (just not for the waterlines though; nothing seems to stay for long on my waterlines!). I couldnt find a video with pencils like this (I only searched for a minute though) but this one shows how to apply the kohl powder and its pretty much the same way. Physicians Formula has some new liners in their Shimmer Strips collection called Kohl Kajal Eyeliner. The set for green eyes stood out to me even though my eyes are dark blue/grey because I am drawn towards green and purple. They glide on smoothly and look great. For kajal liners, theyre not pigmented enough and the tip on my brown one snapped right off. Actually, my overall experience with any Kohl eyeliners has been primarily dismal, what with having super oily skin and all. Great review that is going to save me some money. Chriss last postMAC Satin Taupe & Wet n Wild Nutty Swatches and Comparison. Remember this isnt a nail polish blog this is a makeup blog and has been for 2 years now. The black one is pretty dark and has green shimmer. I like these alot. And that point looks awful to me because it seems hard to get a fine line After knowing that point is all theyve got I would definately not waste my money on them. This was the least pigmented one. Swatch And Learns last postNail Art Tutorial: Tuxedo Nails. I read a lot of great reviews and I was always interested in trying out the set myself. Now we are back to mostly nail polish and Vampy Varnish is the longest running active nail polish blog in the US! Nice colours though, its a shame. They do not twist up, there is no more liner than what you actually see. I also had high hopes for these. Nice advice. Jessicas last postColor me purple. The tip looks so fat- how can you draw a fine line? I was so excited when I saw your post on FB because I just saw these in my People Stylewatch mag last night. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Thanks for the review! The tip hasnt broken. They also claim to have 100% waterproof wear. Learn how your comment data is processed. And the tip of my brown one snapped right off of mine. Tina Bs last postThis Year is Off to a Great Start. All Rights Reserved. Im surprised that its so little product and it breaks so easily. They look great and go on smoothly. Whod want a tip like that, not to mention it makes the packaging look deceiving because it makes you think thered be more in there? When there are new nail collection to review I post them. Thanks . I had the same issues with wear except with UDPP underneath. Origins GinZing Energy-Boosting Moisturizer. You can see my full review on my site. I got the hazel set of these because the taupe color from that set is gorgeous. Bah. Im with you, Aneela! Carmelas last postColor Club Shabby Drab reminds us why cremes will always stay in style. @2008-2020 VampyVarnish. I was super disappointed cause they looked so cool in the package. Waaaayyy too irritating. I got the package as pictured (black, bronze brown, and purple) after reading through the many positive mua reviews. thanks for your honest review! Pretty much 100% of the time if I put anything there with any shimmer whatsoever it gets irritated and this was no exception. Maras last postClaires pink, red & blue glitter, And I had so much high hopes for these. Now, gimme UD Perversion anyday! For many, many, years, I have been a high-end makeup snob who wouldn't even *dream* of buying a pencil eyeliner in a drugstore or supermarket! They are hypoallergenic, dermatologist approved, safe for sensitive eyes, gluten free and safe for contact lens wearers. I had the same exact reaction to these only in the set for brown eyes. I would never have thought that that pointy tip was all there was to these liners. Sephora Reflex Dazzling Violet Ultra Shine Lip Urban Decay Eyeshadow Shade Additions! Shimmer Strips Custom Eye Enhancing Eyeliner, More reviews, photos and discussions for Physicians Formula, Marcelle Hypo-Allergenic Waterproof Eyeliner Pencil, HIP Color Truth Cream Eyeliner in Eggplant, Fineliner Ultra-Skinny Gel Crayon Eyeliner - Blacquer. Sorry that you didnt like them. MAC Satin Taupe & Wet n Wild Nutty Swatches and Comparison, Maybelline Dream Nude Airfoam Foundation Review, Not Just An Everyday Blue Shade of Polish, FOTD: Happy Chinese New Year Gold and Purple with MAC Woodwinked and Satellite Dreams. It wore pretty well with that and especially when set with an eyeshadow. What an odd design, seems really wasteful! Lancome did one years ago that worked for me, but Ive moved on. But I agree with you that the packaging is weird. Because I figure they probably will be the same for me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub5bfsQ1b5s&feature=related, Yeah I used it how it said to on the box and still wasnt great. The colours look nice, but how would you get a fine line? I can get more kajal from a real kajal stick made in India. Thanks for the heads up! I have this in the trio for brown eyes. There is no way of sharpening them either, so eventually the tip will wear off and youll be left with a thicker liner. MakeupAlley is a registered trademark of MUA, Inc. I wound up liking the way these looked in the package more than the formula or wear. The blue one wore off my waterline within 1 hour and the rest smeared and wore off within 2-3 hours. Very odd, I must have gotten a bad batch; but the lady to which I returned it said they'd had a lot of problems with the Physician's Formula pencils. Phooey! Amandas last postMaybelline Dream Nude Airfoam Foundation Review, I love your blog makeup, nails anything you want because it is your blog. Its going to be a pass for me, too. On the flipside, maybe these will get clearanced soon It then morphed into a nail polish and makeup blog. I have oily lids so normally I have to reapply a lot, but not with these. I hope they release the taupe as a pencil or something! The tip of mine came broken I discovered, so that was a bummer. This is the best product I have found in an eyeliner in terms of it being hypoallergenic, the ease of application - how it glides on smoothly and that it lasts throughout the day. Its a copy of the Guerlain kajal kohl and youre not supposed to use it like a normal eyeliner, you have to slide it on. What a letdown! If the tip breaks off, you cant sharpen it? Beckys last postNOTD Girly Glitter! I do Let me start by telling you that I have really watery eyes & I tend to work 12+ hour shifts meaning I'm in my makeup for about 14+hrs. Thanks for this review; I wanted to get the green eyes set. I do a mix. MAC Posh Paradise Collection for Fall 2011 NYX Spring Fling Palette for Spring 2012 Color Club Shabby Drab reminds us why cremes will always stay in style. When I swatched them on my hand they actually werent quite as pigmented or dark as I expected. I having been really eager to buy these and I am so glad I held off. I am always on the look out for eye makeup made with more natural ingredients that is affordable. It comes with a purple, dark brown, and black liner. I wont be buying..a friend recommended the new Estee Lauder ones. Needless to say, I returned mine to the store for a refund. I expected a lot of pigment for kohl kajal eyeliners. I bought the trio in "Nude" which includes Champagne, Pewter, and Black. Wow, that is the worst eyeliner packaging Ive ever seen. These drug store eyeliner pencils have floored me!!! To each their own and there are always others people can look at. You should be able to post whatever you want. Kimberlys last postNot Just An Everyday Blue Shade of Polish. These Kohl Kajal liners are meant to be worn in the inner eye rim safely. The green is a medium grass green with subtle shimmer. They come in sets of three and are available for brown, blue, green and hazel eyes. Keep on blogging. Will be skipping these for sure. I always think of kohl liners as extremely soft, dark and saturated. So eventually, once that part is gone, the pencil is used up basically. :/. I was excited when I saw your pictures. I dont like shimmery liners. Interested or no? And is that really all the product you get? Thanks Kelly for the review. They are prone to cracking and breaking off, so the tip breaking is probably a common issue people will have. It only lasted about 45-60 minutes before wearing off a lot and getting smeary. Im like you, Kelly- I stay away from anything with glitter or shimmer for my waterline. My name is Kelly and I'm an SF/Bay Area native and proud owner of 2 cats and a dog. Im terrified the liners will break off and eventually I will have to apply it with a brush since they cant be sharpened. Thanks for this reviewI noticed that other brands are making these liners now, too. Wonderful, wonderful drugstore pencil eyeliners. Vampy Varnish started in 2008 as one of the very first nail blogs. When there arent I do more makeup. Not sold. As you can see the pencils are short with a really long pointed tip. There are plenty of nail blogs out there, there are also plenty of nail blogs that have branched out like yours. I was about to buy a pack of these, but I couldnt understand the intended way to apply. That tip makes no sense to me whatsoever. I saw one at Nordstrom from Estee Lauder and one at Ulta from Loreal.I hadnt seen this one yetIm going to skip it now as well. This packaging doesnt make any sense! I have tried Fell in love with these pencils! Theres a slide mechanism so that I can get more product out. That might be the longest title for a post I have done yet! I have a request for you to do more nail posts and less makeup poststhe makeup seems to be taking precedence latelyCan you please go back to varnish things.