Reviews
If you adore runny eye liner this is for you...
Tarte states that EmphasEYES is a revolutionary long-wearing eye liner that contains intensely rich mineral pigments in a 50% water concentration. If this is the next revolution in gel eyeliner pencils then count me out! I tried the brown shade out yesterday morning. On my right eye it performed great. EmphasEYES melted into my water line and set into place instantly. I was impressed! Then I lined my left eye and all hell broke loose! My eye got cloudy, it teared and then to my horror I had brown streaks running down the left side of my face. I tried everything I could to keep it from running and once it stopped it didn't look bad but it never really set for the day. If I had to remove something from that eye it would smudge slightly.
Today I tried the Black shade out. I figured what happened yesterday morning was a fluke since my right eye didn't have the same reaction. I lined my right eye the exact same way I did yesterday and it turned into a black, watery mess. I had black liner ALL over the right side of my face. I don't know what it is about this formula but it's entirely too soft and watery for my eye area. The minute it touches my skin it turns into a soupy, watery mess. It should melt into your skin but because it is 50% water it just turns into ink!
Being the fair minded person that I am I asked my boyfriend's sister to use the Plum shade on her eyes. She has drier eyes than I do. She lined both of her eyes on the upper lash line and her water line. She didn't have the same issues I did with the cloudy vision and watery eyes. What happened to her is that the liner never really set. It would come off if I touche dit lightly so I left it alone hoping it would set. She wore it for 15 minutes and was able to remove it with a cotton swab and cold water. It literally came right off like it was never there. Long wearing? Not!
Ok, so it doesn't perform well at all. That's one check in the negative box. The other? The price! EmphasEYES is ridiculously over priced for the amount of product you get. Even if this works for you because of how soft the formula is and how little you get there's no room for error. There are several gel liners in the traditional pot form that are leaps and bounds better than Tarte's EmphasEYES in terms of quality and price.
The purple shade is phenomenal. it doesn't budge, the color is vibrant, and its great for the value. You don't have to use tons of it to get great color and results.