The Holiest of Holy Grails - Clinique Brush-On Cream Eye Liner

Hello. My name is Halima. This is my first time at Eyeliners Anonymous. I am addicted. I cannot go a day without it. Even if I just att...

Hello.

My name is Halima. This is my first time at Eyeliners Anonymous. I am addicted. I cannot go a day without it. Even if I just attempt to skip it and go straight for the mascara, it feels like a betrayal of my beloved.

I've been wearing liner from the tender age of 14, so as you can imagine I've tried pretty much everything out there. It all started, would you believe, with a felt-tipped one *shudders*. At the moment I'm onto Gels, but to get here I've been through various Kohls and Liquids searching for the elusive 'Holy Grail'.

Recently I've been receiving e-mails, had friends, colleagues and heck, even people in the street come up to me and ask: "What eyeliner are you wearing?!" 

On that basis, I guess I must be using something good!

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I came across Clinique's' Brush On Cream Eyeliner' about two years ago. Although I took a shine to it early on, it wasn't quite love at first sight, leading me to experiment with several other liners from MAC's 'Fluid Line' to Inglot's 'Gel Eyeliner' and Bobbi Brown's 'Long Wear Gel Eyeliner'. As excellent as they all are, I'd always up back with Clinique.

Why?

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It's all in the formula! It's super easy to apply with a decent brush. The Clinique liner does come with a dinky sized angled brush, but I'm really not keen on those teeny tiny brushes and I much prefer fine bristled brushes.

Unlike some other Gel Liners, I'm looking at you Inglot, Clinique's doesn't drag or tug along the lashline and gives you the control to create a perfect, flawless line. The application process is smooth, seriously smooth. This is surely down to the creamiest of creamy formulas.

When asked of cream liners, you may think of an easy to apply liner with less intensity, possibly streaky, a slight shine to it that fades throughout the day. Believe me, this does not fade nor is it streaky and it dries to a matt finish . I very rarely find myself going back over it throughout the day.

So fading isn't issue, but not only that the liner stays put. I've found myself falling asleep with this on only to wake up a couple of hours later and find it just as I left it. The product hasn't gone walkabout on my face, it's stayed in position.

I purchased mine in 'True Black'. It is quite an intense black, though in comparison to Inglot, it's not the blackest of blacks. But looking at it with the naked eye, it will appear as a true black, just like the name of the shade! Genius!

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 The most irritating thing about finding a great product, is that niggling feeling at the back of your mind that there must be something wrong with it. Usually with an eyeliner, you'll fear that it's going to dry out before you get anywhere near the bottom of the pot. No point worrying about that here, mine lasts months! It actually gets to the point where I'm scraping the last little bits at the bottom and yet, it's still as creamy as the day I bought it. 

So what's the difference between between gel and cream liners? Comparing this to the likes of Bobbi Brown's Gel Liner, the only difference in composition is that the Clinique formula is... Creamier!

If you're brand new to Gel Liners, I'd recommend you go for it. If you make a mistake, no problem, whilst it's still wet, you can easily remove it with a damp q-tip. The results you get will surprise and delight you in equal measure, the compliments will come in thick and fast!

A 5ml pot will set you back £15. This might seem just a touch on the expensive side, but one little tub will last you months and months. I use mine almost every day, yet it lasted me 6 month.

Have you found your HG eyeliner?


Lima is a Northern girl who chose life. Fashion and Makeup to her are just a little bit of fun, because life is already way too serious as it is. She's all about colour, because colour breaks down barriers, opens up the mind to new possibilities and makes everything feel a bit brighter.

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17 comments

  1. Vida4 March 2013 at 23:36

    I LOVE this eyeliner. It is definitely the creamiest, wet formula I've ever tried. I lost mine last year and I replaced it with blacktrack - but you reminded me how much I love it, and I want it back in my life!

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  2. Unknown4 March 2013 at 23:59

    I love trying people's holy grails. This looks amazing x

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  3. Ambs5 March 2013 at 01:42

    Eyeliner is the one item I have not splurged on makeup-wise (I know, I know) but I'm pretty convinced I need to give this a whirl. Because I DO love eyeliner, and this looks GOOD.

    Thanks for the tip... who would have thought, my first "adult" makeup that I bought in middle school (it was definitely a one time thing as a part of a makeover) is the winner for best eyeliner! :)

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  4. Lyndsey Camille5 March 2013 at 02:59

    Gorgeous! You have the most precise line
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  5. Sharon5 March 2013 at 10:53

    i wanna try, thanks for sharing!

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  6. Marie a la Mode5 March 2013 at 18:15

    I wish I had a steady hand like you! I'm not very good with cream eye liners : (

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  7. MaviDeniz5 March 2013 at 22:03

    My current fave is Buxom liner. It's amazing!

    Xo

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  8. Unknown5 March 2013 at 23:35

    I love cream eye liners and have been using MACs fluidline but it looks no way creamy as this one. I now have to check this out at a Clinique counter x

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  9. Petite-Sal6 March 2013 at 16:03

    Gooorgeous! You have a steady hand :)
    I tried gel liners twice but for some reason it just doesn't work out for me!


    And I love the pictures, they look amazing!

    X

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  10. Fashionistable6 March 2013 at 16:09

    Oh how I would love to be able to do this, but try as I may I am useless. Xxxx

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  12. LaaLaa6 March 2013 at 20:11

    That just looks creamy as if it would be a dream to slide on. I can see in the picture that it's kept it's consistency even though it's been used. I hate gel liners that love to dry out even when I turn it upside down while using it and applying. They just lose their way with me, I haven't used a gel liner in a year but I'd love to give this a go - could be one for the kit xo

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  13. Sara T.7 March 2013 at 11:51

    Wow You have gorgeous eyes! I love eye-liners!

    Xoxo

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  14. Sheefa F7 March 2013 at 12:39

    My HG eye liners are usually the pen style liquid liners as I find them the easiest to apply. This sounds great! Heard so many people raving about it. I still won't be able to beat you when it comes to your crisp liner though!

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  15. Anonymous8 March 2013 at 00:10

    First off I'd like to say that omg your pics are absolutely gorgeous! So clear and crisp! I haven't tried the Clinique liner, but I've tried Smashbox and Wet n' Wild. I like them, but they are both a bit too creamy and don't adhere to the skin like it seems this one does- I definitely want to give this one a try! xo

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  17. Izzy2 April 2013 at 15:18

    This sounds like such great stuff and it looks fab on you! I use MAC's fluid line but find it dries out so quickly, I always need to use a q tip to take the dried out skin over the top, so annoying. I've never been overly impressed with Clinique products but this sounds brilliant, definitely on my list of products to try.

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