MUA Gel Liner in Underground Review & Swatches
Eyeliners and kajals are part of a happy ladies’ life. They move around with us every where we go. As time passed with me involving in beautifying makeup products, I got to know the various types and categories of a product.
I only knew about liquid
eyeliners being used. I was so surprised to know about the pencil eyeliners and
then later on gel eyeliners and then cream eyeliners. I am still learning,
learning and still learning. For years (over a decade may be)
I have been using only Lakme Insta Eyeliner. Many of us started with that. Now,
I just tried a Gel Liner from MUA.
The transition from Liquid liner
to Gel liner is a little cumbersome. And in the first use it can make you to push the
liner away from you. That is what happened to me. And subsequent trial and
error (of course at home) has given me some usage control over this MUA Gel liner.
Package: The packaging is something that is well planned. It houses
the creamy gel and the application brush intelligently. The jar is transparent
that shows the gel liner clearly. The cap has an elongated tube like structure on
the top with a hole. The brush is hidden upside down inside this holed tube.
Gel Liner Brush: It is a stiff
brush with densely packed bristles. The stiffness is just right to pick up the
required amount of the cream.
While using it for the initial
few times, the application with this brush was always a mess. The cream would
not glide completely on the lash line. And subsequent swiping for more strokes
would create flakes of dried black liner.
Nature: It is a thick cream when
picked up. But it dries off in a jiffy of time. There is opportunity for just
one time swiping. A second swipe will definitely give bits of dried black
particles removing out the first line.
On the whole, I am trying to
convey that only experts with hands on experience with gel liners will be happy
using this gel liner. I am still having a tough time.
Pigmentation: Not a great view
here. When I have been a great devotee of liquid liner that too Lakme Insta Liner
for ages, MUA Gel Liner fails to impress me in its darkness of black color. It
is a dull black with no sharpness in it.
Staying power: It would not make
any sense talking about the staying power of this liner at this point of time.
I am still not comfortable applying this cream liner. The final look on the
eyes is not as impressive as it should have been.
Single swipe hand swatch
3 swipes hand swatch (observe the bits of gel eye liner that has come out due to additional swiping)
Availability: MUA products are
not so easily available in India. Either you to buy online from their official site
and pay crazy shipping amount; or you have to make your friends/relatives buy
these for you. I prefer and do the latter one.
Price: £3 if bought on the MUA
site
Rating: 3/5 from a beginner with
gel liners.
Pros of MUA Gel Liner in Underground:
- Interesting package.
- Transparent package that gives the idea of the gel liner quantity and color.
- Thick creamy texture.
- Dries very quickly, thus prevents from smudging around the eyes.
- Some more colors available apart from black.
Cons of MUA Gel Liner in Underground:
- Not a dark pigmented of black color.
- Since it dries quickly, you have to act very fast in applying the liner.
- Second swiping will flake the first line of application.
- Not a worth product for eyeliner beginners.
- Not available easily in India.
Recommendation: If you are well
versed with liquid liners then you may give it a try for a change. If you are still
a beginner with eyeliners as a whole, then forget gel liners. It is better you start
with pencil liners, then slowly shift to liquid liners, and then if needed thin
of Gel liners.
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