Liquid Eyeliners: MAC & ELF

Hello dear readers, what's up?

Today's post will be a about two new eyeliners i tried for a few moment go.. They are Elf Liquid Eyeliner and Mac Liquid Eyeliner Pen. Take a look!

 

So, i know they both not exactly on the same class. Mac is known more like a high street brand, while elf is a drugstore brand. Comparing the prices will become much more funny, Elf liquid eyeliner was tagged for only $1 while Mac is $19.5, in Indonesian? just fold a dollar by 11.000, you do the math ;)

Then why i bring this two together?

We all get confused on which type of eyeliner that will suits us best, right? You know there are many types of eyeliner brushes and i think bring this two together will help you eliminate the competition. Let's get started, shall we?

ELF Liquid Eyeliner

This Elf Liquid brushes has a very small, thin and fine brush tip. I think it's too small, or to flexible since i don't have the power to control them as much as i like to do with my other brushes. However, if you really like a very slim precise eye line than maybe you'll like this. I found this very similar to Em Scribble eyeliner, what do you think? 

Anyway, the formula, i must say is very watery. So i have to layered it little by little to create a perfect wing.

two layers. whoops. :(

 

the third layer cover em up

MAC Liquid Eyeliner Pen

 

Now, this is what people usually called a pen-mark look-alike brush. It's look like a pen tip, it has a perfect density, but still soft enough for the eye to play with.

The formula? in one layer i can easily creates a simple wing, and quite satisfied with it.

one layer :)

Swatches

This is why i said before that the elf's brushes is too flexible and i can't control them. See the lines' thickness aren't constant. While Mac's pen are more dense and stable.

Waterproof / Smudge proof Test

I wash my hand with water, try to rubbed it then the pictures shows the result perfectly. In the last picture, i try to cleaned it with a makeup remover. The Elf's eyeliner kinda leave a dark stain while Mac's leave like a sticker stain thing. lol

left : mac | right : elf. check this water test. Do you see a little stain under my eyes on the right picture?

Staying Power

after 6 hours

The ELF (right eye) has already half faded, while MAC (left) just only in the corner of my eye, since i have a habit to rub my eye often ;p

I think that's it! Gosh that's a lot of pictures, huh? 

I personally think, i love the Mac better. The pen marker tip makes it easier when it comes to drawing lines.. but Elf is not so bad for you who still learning the art of lining eyes. You don't want to expand much money on experiments that filled with trial and error, right? Elf is perfect for your practice buddy ;)

Stay healthy and lovely,



xoxo