TONYMOLY Backstage Gel Eyeliner #3 Pearl Brown finally arrived. I was so excited that I immediately unpacked it, ran to the bathroom and applied it! The eyeliner came in this neat "bottle?" for want of a better word. But it was really more a container of sorts. The bottom was a small pot that held the eyeliner and the long top was the brush or applicator which just slipped into a stem. So there is actually two pieces that fit together as one. Really nifty way to keep separate items together. The color of the eyeliner, Pearl Brown, is absolutely beautiful and complimented my brown eyes and unlike black eyeliner, it was not harsh looking. Amazing, I thought to myself, so amazing. But........about thirty minutes later I had to go potty so I sneaked a peek in my mirror and there this supposedly long-lasting eyeliner had almost completely disappeared. There was just a hint that something had been applied but nothing substantial, not even a definite smudge. I admit, I do have deep set eyes but I have never had eyeliner up and disappear in less than thirty minutes, even the cheap stuff. Tried it again, making sure my eyelids were clean, free of sweat, oil or other substances and keeping my fingers crossed checked it out in twenty minutes and "darn it" the eyeliner was gone, gone, gone! Too bad it didn't stay on as long as it took to get it after placing the order. Perhaps there is a secret way to apply this eyeliner and that is why there is so many rave reviews, I don't know, don't care, it was cheap and the only thing I have of substance invested in it is the time it took to get to me, so I have not contacted the seller. There was a couple of inserts in the package, and I assume it was product but the writing on them was Korean or something oriental so I wasn't sure exactly what it was or how to use it. It just seems odd to me that they would not use English when they ship the product to the United States, particularly if they are using the samples as advertising. I was game, just couldn't read the information. So back to the eyeliner, as I said I do have deep set eyes and I have read (I think) that one needs to set a product with powder? But here's the thing, I also have contact lens implanted in my eyes. So using powder to set eyeliner may mean that there is a chance that I could damage the lens implants by getting powder on them so I was unwilling to do that, my contacts cost far more than the eyeliner and I am not eager to replace them. In summary, I liked the way the eyeliner was put together, By that I mean the construction of the container. It was cute and innovative, at least to me. It is a way of preventing loss and having to look for the applicator, while maintaining an interesting shape. The soft brown color was amazing. It was dark enough to compliment the eyes without being too harsh. The eyeliner was very easy to apply, and I did not experience any adverse effects from it. But the proof of the pudding was a complete bust. Both times I applied it, the eyeliner was almost completely gone in less than thirty minutes! Because there is so much to like about this eyeliner I really want to give it a great review, I do, but in order to do that it has to work like it is advertised to do but it just didn'! happen for me. As I may have mentioned earlier, it took forever to arrive. I am not sure how many days it was but I am used to Amazon's quick delivery so after a week I began to worry over it. When the product did arrive it was in a beat up cardboard box that had seen better days, but perhaps the long distance was more than a small box could endure. For the money I would say it isn't a huge investment and perhaps other consumers would have better luck with it than I did. Had it cost ten dollars or more I would advise consumers to keep their money. It all depends on how bad you want to take a chance. I am just glad I had no more than five dollars invested in this product. So I won't say I wouldn't recommend it, I think you have to weigh the risks of my experience, and the very low cost of the product against the overwhelming positive reviews of this product and your desire to find just the right eyeliner for yourself. I wish you luck on your journey as I am off to research another eyeliner~*~
