Here’s yet another *quick and short* post about eyeliner. Because… if you have not yet gleaned from my blog posts… I do nothing without eyeliner. Going grocery shopping? Eyeliner. Going to the gym? Eyeliner. Going outside and shovel snow in the driveway in the middle of winter wearing a giant coat and hood that covers your entire face? Eyeliner.
I figured this post was long overdue – it’s a “trick” I’ve been doing for years and just never got around to writing about because there were always new and exciting products to write about. So here it goes:
Using Eyebrow Pomade as Gel Liner
Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade – courtesy of anastasiabeverlyhills.com
I’ve been using this trick ever since the Anastasia Beverly Hills Dipbrow Pomade became popular. I bought one, realized I had no idea what to do with it, stashed it away for a while, accidentally used it instead of my actual gel liner at the time (I was slightly inebriated at the time). Lo and behold… it lasted amazingly through a sweaty night that ended in a dunk in the pool.
Though I have taken breaks from using this product (like when I’m on a gel liner-trying craze), it’s something that I always come back to for several reasons:
- you get so much more product (0.14oz) for less (retails for $18.00 at Ulta/Sephora) – compare to something like the Bobbi Brown gel liner, which you get 0.1oz for $25.00.
- the consistency of brow liner is perfect – not too watery like the MAC gel liner, and not too thick like the Benefit Push-Up gel liner.
- takes longer to dry out than traditional gel liners – I’ve had this pot open for over a year (now that I think about it, that’s probably super unsanitary and super expired…) and though there is a tiny section of the pot that’s dried out, the rest of it is still the same thickness/wetness as it was when I bought it.
- I’ve accidentally left this pot out and open all day on multiple occasions, and the formula is amazingly durable – totally not dried out and still perfectly fine.
- if you do find a dried-out spot, the extra product and lower price of the Dipbrow Pomade make scraping off the top dried layer a little less of a guilty “I’m throwing away money” experience.
- the product under the dried top layer is good as new – just as creamy, pigmented, and easy to apply as the day you bought it.
- the colors!!!!!
- Okay, so this one requires a little bit of an explanation. I know that other gel liners come in beautiful jewel tones, neons, dark inky blacks, etc. while the Dipbrow Pomades only come in “natural” colors … aka eyebrow colors. But that’s what I love about it, and that’s what keeps me coming back. The ashy tones are so great for a natural-looking liner, which is not always the easiest thing with thick monolid gel liner.
- you can always double-up with this product and use it as both an eyeliner and a brow product, which is always great for when you’re in a rush or if you want to trim down your travel makeup.
- last but not least, the lasting power – I’m not sure what it is about the formula (maybe because it was meant for eyebrows instead of eyelids) but the lasting power is amazing. I get no raccoon-eyes from smudges, the top liner is always pristine from the moment I put it on to the moment I take it off without any transfer, and lines stay as crisp or as blended out as I want them.
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