Types of Eyeliners: Drugstore Products

Types of Eyeliners for Beginners 

Pencil:

This type of eyeliner is just like a pencil except the center is eyeliner instead of lead. Pencil eyeliners tend to give a softer look.

Pros:
- great for beginners
- comes in all different kinds of colors
- smudge-able to create smokey

Cons:
-some transfer to lower lashline/ lid
- fade easily
- smudges everywhere
- needs to be set with a eyeshadow
- needs to be constantly sharpened

Products:
- milani liquifeye
- loreal extra intense
- covergirl 

Crayon:
This type of eyeliner is like a pencil eyeliner but instead being enclosed in wood its held in plastic and u twist it up like the crayola crayons. The crayon eyeliner is very similar to the pencil in that both of them tend to give a softer look.

Pros:
- doesn't need sharpening most of the time
- comes in variety of colors
- smudge-able
                                                                   - great for beginners

 Cons:
- may smudge easily
- may transfer onto lids or lower lashline
- needs to be set with eyeshadow
- may break if u twist too much out and press hard

Products:
- loreal infalliable
- revlon colorstay
- almay crayon
- maybelline master drama
- milani liquifeye

Liquid:
This type of eyeliner creates a bolder look with a sharper line and may dry to a matte or shiny finish. Some liquid eyeliners also tend to crack and flake after a few hours and fade throughout the day.

Pros:
- more control when applying
- applies quickly
- bolder/darker colors
                                                                                   - variety of colors
Cons:

-flake

-fades

-dries out

-too sheer

-too watery

Product:
- loreal lineur intense
- maybelline line stiletto
- maybelline line precision
- milani eye tech
- revlon colorstay

Gel:
This eyeliner comes in a creamy form stored in a small glass or plastic container and applied with an angled eyeliner brush. Gel eyeliners can be used to make a sharp defined line or smudged out for a smokey look. Gel eyeliners are used more frequently than any other type of eyeliner.

Pros:

- creamy consistency

- bold line

- come in variety of colors
- good staying power

Cons:

                                                             - dries out easily

                                                             - smudgy

                                                             - sheer

Products:

-Maybelline eyestudio
-Loreal HIP
- wet n wild mega eyes
- revlon colorstay
- physicians formula stackab