Alty
Well-known member
Ok ladies (and gents? are there any gents here?), as some of you know I just got my first Greasepaint Stick and wanted to see how it worked on the waterline.
I have very watery eyes, nothing lasts on my waterline, I tried a lot of different things, waterproof liners, guerlain's kohl, original egyptian kohl, nothing really works for me
The best products I found until now are MAC's technakohl (in graphblack, I have one in a dark plum color and it doesn't even show on my waterline
) and fluidline, but I must say I use technakohl more often because it's easier to apply.
So I thought a comparison test would be the best way to find out if greasepaint is really so much better.
I took photos to show you the results.
Now, I did two tests, on two different days.
On day one I compared Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black to Technakohl Liner in Graphblack.
I wasn't wearing any other makeup, so you're basically looking at a closeup of my dark circles, please be kind
I applied the liners around 10.00 am, took the first photos around 10.15 and the other ones when I noticed differences in the mirror (smudging progress
) around 2.00 pm I had to go out so the test had to stop. I know most of you probably wear your makeup for the whole working day, way longer than 4 hours, but I bet most of you don't end up with their makeup as smudged as mine in 4 hours, so you can probably consider this an 8-10 hours test
Technakohl Liner applies more evenly but you need to go over and over to achieve intensity. It isn't as black as the GPS.
GPS is a bit tricky to apply since the stick is quite big. It's not as creamy as the other two products, it tends to separate "in bits", if it ends up on your lower lashes, it makes some sort of "mascara goops".
On day two I compared Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black to Fluidline in Blacktrack.
This time I had the decency to use some concealer and mascara as well
Instead of taking pictures "randomly" when I saw differences in the mirror, I took them every hour for six hours.
On both days I lined both my lower&upper waterline, to avoid the "transfer" of product on the upper waterline. I didn't use anything to set the liners. Of course I didn't do any touch-ups, normally I would clean the smudges from time to time, in this case I didn't.
I know looking so closely at a single eye may be a little creepy
I'm sorry if any of you will have nightmares.
Ok, no more talking, pics to you:
Day One: Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black VS Technakohl Liner in Graphblack
40 minutes later
Greasepaint is starting to fade a little bit from the outer corner, technakohl looks ok.
After 1 hour 50 mins
And finally
In a couple pics I pulled my lower lid a little bit to show the areas where the color faded.
Technakohl clearly doesn't have the intensity of GPS, it fades a little less but it does smudge a bit.
GPS doesn't smudge but it comes off in bits, and some of them end up under the eyes (in some pics I could see them on my cheekbones).
Day two: Greasepaint Stick in Slick BlackVS Fluidline in Blacktrack
this time I was a bit more careful and didn't end up with all the goops on my lower lashes. It seems the GPS is a bit more intense than the fluidline, don't you think?
After 1 hour
GPS is visibly fading from the corner, fluidline just a tiny bit
After 2 hours
Fluidline still resists better than GPS, but it's starting to smudge a bit in the corners.
After 3 hours
As you can see I had a tear in my fluidline eye (bad idea cooking during the test, onions aren't good for your eyes) and it visibly smudged in the corner.
After 4 hours
After 5 hours
here's a pic of both eyes from a more "real life" distance
Fluidline's smudge is now clearly cisible and not nice. greasepaint looks less intense though.
After 6 hours
So what do you think?
I like that Greasepaint Stick doesn't smudge, I hate those smudges in the outer corners of my eyes that make me look like a raccoon.
It does disappear quite soon though...
I really wouldn't know what's best
I have very watery eyes, nothing lasts on my waterline, I tried a lot of different things, waterproof liners, guerlain's kohl, original egyptian kohl, nothing really works for me
The best products I found until now are MAC's technakohl (in graphblack, I have one in a dark plum color and it doesn't even show on my waterline
So I thought a comparison test would be the best way to find out if greasepaint is really so much better.
I took photos to show you the results.
Now, I did two tests, on two different days.
On day one I compared Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black to Technakohl Liner in Graphblack.
I wasn't wearing any other makeup, so you're basically looking at a closeup of my dark circles, please be kind
I applied the liners around 10.00 am, took the first photos around 10.15 and the other ones when I noticed differences in the mirror (smudging progress
Technakohl Liner applies more evenly but you need to go over and over to achieve intensity. It isn't as black as the GPS.
GPS is a bit tricky to apply since the stick is quite big. It's not as creamy as the other two products, it tends to separate "in bits", if it ends up on your lower lashes, it makes some sort of "mascara goops".
On day two I compared Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black to Fluidline in Blacktrack.
This time I had the decency to use some concealer and mascara as well
Instead of taking pictures "randomly" when I saw differences in the mirror, I took them every hour for six hours.
On both days I lined both my lower&upper waterline, to avoid the "transfer" of product on the upper waterline. I didn't use anything to set the liners. Of course I didn't do any touch-ups, normally I would clean the smudges from time to time, in this case I didn't.
I know looking so closely at a single eye may be a little creepy
Ok, no more talking, pics to you:
Day One: Greasepaint Stick in Slick Black VS Technakohl Liner in Graphblack
40 minutes later
Greasepaint is starting to fade a little bit from the outer corner, technakohl looks ok.
After 1 hour 50 mins
And finally
In a couple pics I pulled my lower lid a little bit to show the areas where the color faded.
Technakohl clearly doesn't have the intensity of GPS, it fades a little less but it does smudge a bit.
GPS doesn't smudge but it comes off in bits, and some of them end up under the eyes (in some pics I could see them on my cheekbones).
Day two: Greasepaint Stick in Slick BlackVS Fluidline in Blacktrack
this time I was a bit more careful and didn't end up with all the goops on my lower lashes. It seems the GPS is a bit more intense than the fluidline, don't you think?
After 1 hour
GPS is visibly fading from the corner, fluidline just a tiny bit
After 2 hours
Fluidline still resists better than GPS, but it's starting to smudge a bit in the corners.
After 3 hours
As you can see I had a tear in my fluidline eye (bad idea cooking during the test, onions aren't good for your eyes) and it visibly smudged in the corner.
After 4 hours
After 5 hours
here's a pic of both eyes from a more "real life" distance
Fluidline's smudge is now clearly cisible and not nice. greasepaint looks less intense though.
After 6 hours
So what do you think?
I like that Greasepaint Stick doesn't smudge, I hate those smudges in the outer corners of my eyes that make me look like a raccoon.
It does disappear quite soon though...
I really wouldn't know what's best
