I’m a fan of liquid eyeliner and a great mascara. I’m lucky to be blessed with decent eyelashes, thick enough but always wished they were a little bit longer and bolder. When your ex-boyfriend has nicer eyelashes than you do, kinda brings down a gal’s self esteem. But anyway, eyeliner and mascara are my every day staple. I could wake up with a fresh face and put nothing else on except for those two and feel like I’m ready to conquer the day.
I cannot live with my Maybelline Stiletto eyeliner and mascara. Now, before you try to look around and find where the Maybelline employee is hiding that’s giving me my royalty checks, I’ll let you know that my love for this stuff goes well beyond product promotion. It’s called finding the nectar of the Gods. Ok, that may be a bit over the top.
Let’s start with the eyeliner. First of all, the applicator is great. I have a lot of control of how thick or thin I want my eyeliner and often my preference is as fleeting as the wind. It also dries ridiculously fast and comes out heavy enough that i don’t have this half-assed smear on my eyelid. It’s very easy to take off with water, which is the only downside if your eye gets moist for any reason (often in my case because of using eyedrops for my contacts).
The mascara, on the other hand, is ridiculous hard to get off, but that means it’s lasting my whole day, which can sometimes mean more than 12 hours. But because it’s so hard to remove, if you say, accidentally blink too soon and get mascara lines just under your eye, I wish you luck getting them off. I’ve scrubbed until I’ve fully exfoliated trying to remove mascara that got on my skin. Still, no clumping and really easy to apply multiple layers with.
I know how often cosmetic companies like to discontinue and start over with new lines. If Maybelline ever gets rid of their Stiletto line I will track down the person whose bright idea it was and make their life a living hell. Just saying.
