Worth A Look: Annabelle Kohl Eyeliner in White

Today's post is featuring a product that I use almost on a daily basis. It is the Annabelle Kohl Liner in White. I've already talked quite a bit about Annabelle liners on this blog, but I've never mentioned this one specifically. I'm going to tell you why I think this is "Worth A Look."

I use this everyday to line my lower waterline. Using a white or beige eyeliner there can fake the appearance of making your eyes look wider. Many people say that you should use beige because white can look unnatural. However, despite being pigmented, this eyeliner doesn't look unnatural on me, it just makes me look more awake!

These eyeliners are good quality, and pretty cheap (I think the Kohl ones are about $5 CAD), so I recommend checking them out if you're looking for a way to perk up your tired eyes in the morning!

Also a little side note, in case you were wondering, no this isn't harsh on your waterline, despite being a pencil. It's very smooth, unless you sharpen it to a very sharp point. You will probably also need to touch up throughout the day, as eyeliners usually have a tough job staying put on the waterline.

Thanks for reading!

Melissa

I <3 Drugstore Makeup Tag!

So emilynoel83 of Youtube tagged me to this tag. So without further ado, here is the "I <3 Drugstore Makeup Tag"! It consists of eight questions, all about my favorite brands/products you can get from your local drugstore.

Let's jump right in!!

1) What is your favourite drugstore makeup brand?
This is sort of a hard question. I like lots of brands from the drugstore; as I think they all have their hits and misses. I can't just choose one! Ok, I'll pick one for each category. I like Revlon for their face products, I like Covergirl for their eye products, Maybelline for their mascaras, and Revlon for lip products.

2) What are your favorite face, cheek and lip products?
My favourite face product
 would have to be a primer from Rimmel- The Fix and Perfect Pro.

Rimmel Fix and Perfect Primer

This makes my foundation stay on a lot longer!! And it makes my face very smooth and soft. I'm not sure that's viable criteria for a good primer, but whatever.

My favourite cheek product is a highlighter from Revlon- the Colorstay Mineral Finishing Powder in Rose.

Revlon Colorstay Mineral Powder in Rose

It gives such a nice glow to the cheeks. I apply it on my cheekbones, above my eyebrows and on my cupid's bow and it really brightens up my face.

Another favourite cheek product is a blush from Rimmel. It's in Pink Sorbet. It's more pigmented than any of my MAC blushes, and it gives a nice sheen to the face without being shimmery or sparkly. 

Rimmel Lasting Finish Blush in Pink Sorbet

My favourite lip product is also from Revlon. It's the Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting, which is a light pink with gold shimmer. It's a good way to do a nude without washing yourself out.

Revlon Lip Butter in Sugar Frosting

I also really love all the eos lip balms. They make your lips very soft without being too thin or too thick. And they smell great!

3) Least favourite product?

That would have to be something I bought from Hard Candy (sold at Walmart) a while ago. I was hoping it would be a good highlight, but it turned out to be a chalky white powdery with yellow glitter scattered around. Not a fan.

Hard Candy Moon Glow Powder

4) What is your best makeup bargain?

For me, that would be Covergirl eyeshadow (the singles, duos, trios and quads). They run about $3-$6 CAD, and they have really great pigmentation and colour payoff. One of my favourites is the colour Tapestry Taupe.

Covergirl Eyeshadow in Tapestry Taupe

5) What is your favourite underdog product? (Something you love that often gets overlooked?)

Annabelle eyeliners! They are such amazing quality and they are so inexpensive!! They are comparable to Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliners.

Annabelle Eyeliners

6) A drugstore product that is overpriced?

I don't have a specific product, but I think a lot of L'Oreal products are overpriced, when they're quality doesn't really surpass some more reasonable brands.

7) Show your best drugstore dupe(s)!

Well, this question brings me back to the Annabelle eyeliners. Particularly a line called the Smoothliners. A lot of the colours in the line are dupes for many of the Urban Decay 24/7 Eyeliners, which are about three times the price.

Urban Decay 24/7 Liner in Perversion

Annabelle Smoothliner in Brownie

These aren't exact dupes (one is black and the other is brown), but the intensity of their pigmentation is very similar.

8) Drugstore product that isn't worth the hype?

I know this isn't technically a drugstore priced item, but these are sold at the drugstore. And they're Essie nail polishes. I know a lot people love them, but I own three, and they just don't live up to the quality of my OPI and China Glaze ones.

Essie Polishes in (L-R) Case Study, Fishnet Stockings, Fiji

 

So that's the entire tag! Thanks for reading!!

Melissa

Review of Annabelle Smoothliner in Brownie

Annabelle Smoothliner in Brownie

Today's post is a review of an eyeliner that I wear EVERY SINGLE DAY. It is the Annabelle Smoothliner in Brownie. This line of Annabelle eyeliners is different from their Kohl Liners; these ones are softer,  and easier to draw on.

This eyeliner is pigmented, creamy and a beautiful colour that can be built up to the desired intensity (but is already very pigmented from one swipe).

swatch- this was one swipe 

Pigmented, isn't it? This liner is comparable to other cult favourites, such as Urban Decay 24/7 liners, and CoverGirl Liquiline Blast, but for a much lower price.

My Rating: 9/10! I knocked off one point because it fades a little and I still have to touch up about once in a day. But that's not too bad!! 

This usually retails for about $6 CAD, depending where you buy it, but I managed to get mine on sale for $2.99 CAD.

Thanks for reading!!

Melissa