What's the deal with...Eyeliners?

Whether you're lining your lid to hide a gap between your falsies and natural lashes, creating a winged liner, or simply adding a swipe of liner to finish off your look - finding the perfect eyeliner can be a daunting task. There are so many different types and finishes. Lets look at the pros and cons of some types of eyeliners.

Liquid eyeliners

Pros: Long lasting, can be waterproof, can have a matte or glossy finish, available in different types of applicators (brush or felt tip), offers full coverage colour.

Cons: Can be difficult to apply depending on the type of applicator, some formulas can clump and stick to your eyelashes, some formulas can crease or crack.

Pencil eyeliners

Pros: Easy to apply, can easily be removed if you make a mistake.

Cons: If you have hooded eyelids it can transfer onto your lid, they are not waterproof and smudge easily.

Through trial and error I've tested many eyeliners in clean beauty and curated a list to help you understand what products deliver and which ones don't. I created these lists with clickable links, just hover over the products name and click to be directed to the website.

Liquid eyeliners

Seraphine Botanicals Luna Liner - 2g - $24.49 CAD

Vegan - Cruelty-free - Hypoallergenic - Gluten free

Pros: Pen with felt tip applicator, slightly glossy finish, easy to apply and has amazing colour pay off. This is THE BEST eyeliner I have found in clean beauty.

Cons: none.

Seraphine Botanicals Liquid Coal eyeliner Pen- 2ml - $29.93 CAD

Vegan - Cruelty-free - Hypoallergenic - Gluten free

Pros: Pen with a felt tip applicator, matte finish.

Cons: Slightly watery formula that needs two coats to acheive full colour payoff.

100% Pure Long Last Liquid Eyeliner- 7ml -$43.19 CAD

Vegan - Gluten free - Cruelty-free

Pros: Has a brush tip applicator with a glossy finish, comes in three shades, pigmented from black tea leaves and has a gentle hydrating formula containing aloe and cocoa butter.

Cons: You cannot go over the same spot twice - it bunches up and peels off.

Zuzu Luxe Liquid Eyeliner - 3ml - $28.49 CAD

Vegan - Gluten free

Pros: Has a felt tip applicator with a matte finish, comes in eight shades.

Cons: Flakes off during the day.

Physicians Formula Organic Wear Liquid Eyeliner - 4.2ml - $17.49 CAD

Vegan - Gluten free - Cruelty-free

Pros: Has a brush tip applicator, offers a slightly glossy finish, available in two shades, contains organic ingredients.

Cons: Brush tip applicator is quite long and is not easy to work with.

Pure Anada Liquid Eyeliner - 10ml - $14 CAD

Vegan - 6 Shades

Pros: Has a brush tip applicator, smooth application, slight shimmery finish

Cons: Rubs off easily.

Pencil eyeliners

Pacifica Pencil Eyeliner - $15 CAD

Vegan - Cruelty-free

Pros: Comes in two shades, creamy consistency with a smooth application.

Cons: Because of the creamy formula it can transfer onto lids if you have hooded eyelids.

Au Naturale Pencil Eyeliner - 0.5 grams - $32.21 CAD

Vegan - Gluten free - Cruelty-free

Pros: Comes in eight shades, contains organic ingredients, has a blending sponge on opposite end to smudge eyeliner for a smokey look.

Cons: Because of the creamy formula it can transfer onto lids if you have hooded eyelids.

100% Pure Pencil Eyeliner - 1.14 grams - $37.43 CAD

Vegan - Gluten free - Cruelty-free

Pros: Comes in two shades, contains mango and jojoba oils and chamomile butter for a nourishing and gentle formula.

Cons: Because of the creamy formula it can transfer onto lids if you have hooded eyelids.

I wanted to let you know that there are many other eyeliners on the market in clean beauty (others that are not posted above), but after doing some research and seeing that majority of those eyeliners contain the same ingredients I decided that if all the products ingredient lists were the same they would have the same outcome - hence not testing them out.

I hope this helped you and gave you some useful insight on eyeliners in the clean beauty realm. Let me know what your favourite eyeliners are! If you have any questions, leave them below. Enjoy the rest of your day!

Take Care,

Nat xx