Minerals Eye Liner

These liners are very soft - so soft that you don't need a lot of pressure to apply them. They melt very easily and are perfect for creating a dark base for your smokey eye looks. They can be used as a top lid liner, but I suggest setting it with a powder eye shadow, otherwise the liner will melt throughout the day and transfer to your top lid or brow bone area. The reason I bought these was to hopefully use them on the waterline, but unfortunately they don't hold pigmentation there and end up getting washed away from the natural moisture near your eye.

My favorite shades are Midnight and Ash, they are dark but not as dark as Black and are prefect to smoke out on the lash lines for that sultry look. Coffee is my least favorite - but that's just because I personally stay away from most brown shades.

Closer swatch photos on my blog: http://www.beautybykrystal.com/2011/12/elf-mineral-eye-liner.html

I was really glad that ELF had a mechanical non-sharpening eyeliner that was such a good price. Although I'm sad to say that this product did not deliver. I find that the point isn't quite enough to create thiner lines on my eyelid. The shade of black comes out more grey-ish. It's not as smooth as some of the other eyeliners that I've used from other brands. I would say that if you are looking for a pencil that you can smudge to create smoky eyes, this might be a product you will enjoy. Otherwise I would take a pass on this ELF product.

I was surprised to that this product had such staying power. I only got it to about elf had a good sale, so i thought to myself why not. I must say I am impressed.