Beauty product: Clinique Brush On Cream Liner
What Sephora says it does: “Creamy liner brushes on deep, smoky, eye-defining colour. Long-wearing, waterproof. Ophthalmologist tested.”
What we think: We read up on reviews before we bought this, but we figured we’d give it a shot. There may/may not have been a gift with purchase involved in our decision making process. We love eyeliner, but we hate pencils that make us feel like we’re stabbing our eyes out. We don’t love liquid because it spills and runs. We figured cream was the safe bet – non-stabby, non-drippy. We did not realize this is like graduate level eye makeup.
We’ve tried it once so far – unfortunately for us, it was minutes before we had to leave for a very important event where we needed to look our best. We globbed on WAY too much of the, er, liner on the teeny-tiny brush (out of all the reviews we read, the brush was the biggest negative). We then tried to brush it on and we ended up with waterproof eyeliner on our cheeks. Both cheeks. While trying to line one eye. We made a second and third attempt, and we then scrubbed as much off as we could. We have to say, we were left with a rather nice lash line after all the scrubbing.
Stars(!): * *1/2. For people who are skilled at this sort of thing, it’s probably a good product. We are unskilled and clumsy, and while it didn’t fail us, we’re not so sure we’ll be keeping it. As a waterproof eyeliner, it’s great; as a product we can use on a regular basis, well. Not so much.
-LB
I have tried the same product but by Smashbox. It is ok when you get the hang of it but it just takes too much time and isn’t so great as to make it a normal part of the routine…I even bought a fancy brush to go with. Oh well.
My fav is the creaseless cream shadow/liner by Benefit. The color I have is “skinny jeans”, which is a metallic pewter. You don’t have to have the perfect brush or application to make it look great. Just throw it on and go. Love it.
i, actually, love this liner. yes, save for the brush. i apply it with a super fine brush. super fine.
i got sick of using the mac version, because it would dry out before i used it all. i noticed some drying with the black tint of the clinique, but i love the brown one…it’s perfect for day.
i think with a finer and slightly longer brush, you’ll be set.
I use this every day. The color is gorgeous and flattering, and I have a much easier time with application than with liquid liners (which must take neurosurgeon-level hand-eye coordination to apply properly).
My biggest criticism (aside from the laughable brush–I believe, in my Sephora review, I said, “Quit being cheap and buy your own,”) is the fact that it fades after 8 hours or so.