Bang For My Buck? Shawill Make Up Waterproof Volumizing Eyeliner Pen

Most of my makeup products are international brands. All both drugstore and high end. I just have this kind of distrust against local products. Most of them have a lot of parabens and lead in them. So I try to steer away, but every now and then something catches my eye.

Hence, today's product the Shawill Makeup Waterproof Volumizing Eyeliner Pen, which cost me a whopping Php 99! Lol it was so measely, of course I had to buy it!

The packaging is reminiscent of another makeup brand, isn't it? Lol it's even labeled "Sleak Makeup" on its side. While shopping, I even saw a primer among the products labeled "Stay Flawless" and, I swear, you'd have to look twice or you'd be fooled it was from Benefit! It looked almost exactly the same except there was a small print of the Shawill brand on top.

It's a felt tip pen. Beware, the applicator is humongous! This eyeliner ain't for the faint of heart because this is going to give you a really bold line. Which also makes it not exactly the most precise. I like my eyeliner with just a flick, but with this thing, a bold cat-eye is the only way to go! I was going to go to the doctor the first time I used this and when my mother saw me as I was about to go out she was like "What the hell is that?!"

Application is kind of patchy. You'll need to give it a few strokes before you get a solid, opaque color which is annoying, especially if you're in a hurry. Liquid pen liners are supposed to be your friend when you're in a rush.

This eyeliner is also messy! First time I've used it and it gets all over the damn place! Good thing I was watching out for that because it got all over my fingers and if I wasn't careful, it could've gotten on my face, or worse, my clothes. And it is such a bitch taking off makeup stains on clothes!

By the fourth hour of wearing this eyeliner, it already smudged on me. It smudged at the corners of my eyes as well as in my under eye area. And by the way, this ain't waterproof. I tried swatching it on the back of my hand and then put it under running water. It rubbed off so easily! 

I have yet to find my holy grail liquid eyeliner. I guess for Php 99 this is an okay eyeliner. This is also a great price point for students. But if you have money to spare, I strongly suggest going for something else. I know I'm eyeing that K Palette liquid eyeliner!