Essence

 Stay & Play Gel Eyeliner

I have purchased this eyeliner over and over- it doesn't tug at your eyes when applied and the black is a nice DEEP black color. This purchase was a dark eggplant purple and I really enjoy it on my eyes.

This is one of the best eyeliners I've tried! It glides on effortlessly, has amazing staying power, and doesn't smudge even in the heat or when I sweat. I have very sensitive eyes, and it doesn't sting or cause any irritation. It's comfortable to wear all day and looks great from morning to night. I will definitely repurchase it and highly recommend it!

pigmented, goes on smoothly, and it does last, while giving you some time to blend. there is not a comparable pencil at this price point. stock up.

It doesn't last long

I was very excited for this eyeliner but was eventually disappointed. It's a very pretty shade, and similar to a more muted Clinique Gel Tech liner in Black Honey, but not as pigmented and does not stay where you put it. If you try to do the cool "eyeliner, then smudge before it sets" technique, you find that the liner seems to lift off from where you initially put it, so instead of nice gradient smudgy effect, you get patchy areas and then it all seems to disappear. I finally put it in my "giveaway to my teen" basket when about 1/3 of the pencil in, it stopped sharpening. By "stopped sharpening," I mean I would see the end was not sharp, so I tried to sharpen it with my good quality Nars pencil sharpener, and the color product would break off inside the sharpener. It happened 3x, with my having to clean the gunk out of the sharpener each time. The low price is still bad value if you can't use it at all. And for me, it is not worth the inconvenience of the "keeping it in the freezer in case I want to use it but it may not be sharp because it needs to be frozen before sharpening" method. I'll spend the extra money for something I can keep with my makeup so I can do it fast without having to think about it too much.