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MAC Smolder Eye Kohl Review, Swatches and Photos

Oh baby.. You are my dream! You are my nightmare. DREAMS about having you on my eyes. NIGHTMARES about breaking my little piggy bank. I saved all my ice creams, chocolates, samosas, films, books paisa just for you alone. It took many nights to decide about bringing you home or not. Finally I gave you are a warm welcome into my heart and now you are sitting comfortably in my home. That BABY is my favorite MAC Eye Kojl. Since it’s a baby I wanted to give a poetic welcome and my expressions of love too. 🙂 No more poems, lets move on to the review.

Price and Quantity:

Rs.790 for 1.45 gm

My Experience:

I have a love-hate relationship with this product. I love its packaging. Who doesn’t love black? It comes in a standard matte black MAC rectangular box. The pencil is black in color. It is a normal type of pencil that needs to be sharpened. But I think it is quite long when compared to the other pencils. So it can last you for quite a long time.

MAC Smolder Eye Kohl Review, Swatches and Photos

The texture of this kohl is really smooth and creamy. It glides on eyes like butter, hence no tugging and pulling around eyes. Even though it has a creamy texture it doesn’t break while sharpening. Most importantly, it has that blackest black color that every girl wants.

As it is well pigmented you just need few swipes of this to get a jet black eye. It is not smudge proof actually. If you have watery eyes this is not for you, because it smudges so badly when eyes are rubbed accidentally. But once it settles it stays for a long time. It is not waterproof but water resistant. At the end of the day, it fades but doesn’t give you that raccoon eyes. I wear contact lens and it doesn’t irritate my eyes. Overall, it is not so worth of money but still a decent product.

On My Eyes:

PROS:

Nice packaging
The texture is smooth and creamy
Easy to sharpen, doesn’t break while sharpening
Blackest black color makes it stand out
Stays for a whole day if eyes are not rubbed or set with a eye shadow
Easy to create dramatic smokey eye looks just as the MAC MUA recommends

CONS:

As you guess, expensive!!!
Not smudge proof hence smudges a lot on watery eye and if rubbed accidentally
It is water resistant but not waterproof.

Rating: 3.5/5 (for being expensive, non smudge proof and non waterproof)

Do I Recommend?:

Yes, if you need a jet black kohl to create smokey looks and if you don’t have watery eyes and hyperactive hands. Not to forget if you don’t mind the heavy price tag.

Would I Repurchase?:

No. I cant break my piggy bank again. I think Lakme Eyeconic kajal works better than this.

Maybelline New York Colossal Kajal Review

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Hello ladies,

Today, I will be reviewing the Maybelline New York Colossal Kajal. This is my very first review and I am super thrilled to join MABH team and I also thank Lancy for giving me this opportunity.

Why I bought Maybelline New York Colossal kajal?:

I love eye makeup stuffs but hardly buy kajal. I hesitate to buy kajal because of its smudging feature. I always go with eyeliner which is perfect and no need to check for smudgy eyes every one hour. But when I saw the ad which says that 6 hour black and smudge resistant hence I was tempted to buy it.

Price and Quantity:

Rs 150 for 0.35g

But I have come across few websites selling this product for Rs 175 (higher than MRP) so check out the websites carefully before you buy it.

Shelf life:

Use before 24 months from package.

Read: How to Make Kajal (Kohl) at Home?

My Experience:

Packaging: This kajal comes in a yellow twist up pencil which is easy to use and travel friendly. You do not need to sharpen your kajal every time as it has a pointed tip!

Color, Texture & Pigmentation: This is a dark black kajal and the texture is smooth! There is no hardness while lining eyes with this kajal.

How it works?: Maybelline products are of reasonable price and good in quality too. This yellow fellow also keeps up the brand reputation. It is very simple yellow package. It glides on my eyes effortlessly. Pigmentation is quite remarkable. This kajal stays on my (oily) upper lids for more than 5 hours. That’s an achievement! It didn’t irritate my eyes. Even after a face wash it survived on my eyes. I just love this Kajal .I am going to finish it soon and buy more.

PROS:

Pointed tip (Yippee!!…no need to sharpen…no messy messy!)
Good pigmentation
It stays on eyelids for 5 hours
No irritation
Water proof product
Reasonable price
Ingredients include olive oil, Vitamin E and C

CONS:

It smudges on waterline after sometimes.
Less quantity

Rating: 4.5/5

Do I Recommend:
Yes, definitely. It is a fantastic kajal. Buy it and enjoy beautiful eyes!

Would I Repurchase:

Of course, I will. It is one of the best kajals available in India.

Lakme Eyeconic Black Kajal Review

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by Gowmi

I am a kajal person and I have been experimenting kajals with smudge proof quality and long lasting staying power. When Lakme Eyeconic Range came up with these qualities, I was waiting to try one. I could neither find Lakme kajal online nor in shops, still I don’t know why Lakme kajal disappear all of sudden. Who cares now! I bought the Lakme Eyeconic kajal 3 weeks before and now here is my review on it.

Price and Quanity:

Rs.199 for 0.35g

My Take on Lakme Eyeconic Kajal:

Packaging: Lakme Eyeconic kajal is a twist-up one and retracts back inside safely. It has a sleek body; I personally feel that it is so cute and very travel friendly.

Color, Texture & Pigmentation: I compared colossal kajal with lakme eyeconic kajal. I can say lakme has less intense black color compared to the colossal one. Lakme glides smoothly on upper and lower lash lines. But it doesn’t glide well on the waterline. I don’t why, I use much kajal on waterline and I miss this thing with Lakme Eyeconic. So overall, you need more swipes for an intense black color.

How it works: I tried Lakme Eyeconic kajal when before sleep at night, for testing though. I could see, it doesn’t smudge on my upper lash line, little on my lower lash line and by waterline it smudges a lot. It doesn’t sting my eyes and yes it’s true that it is dermatologically tested. The staying power is about 6 to 7 hours hardly and I feel it’s good compared to the colossal kajal. It will be good for daily use purpose and of course easy on a trip. Removing this kajal is such a pain; you will need a good cleanser to remove this kajal as it is waterproof.

EOTD:

PROS:

Staying power is too good, I may say 8 to 7 hours but not 10 though
It is truly waterproof
Doesn’t sting eyes at all and dermatologically tested
Doesn’t smudges on upper and lower lash lines
Good for oily lid babes 😉
Travel friendly and a cute twist up one

CONS:

Doesn’t go smooth on waterline
You will need more swipes for an intense black shade

Rating: 4/5

Do I Recommend?:

Yeah! All could try this one out. I cannot say that it is a great kajal but a decent one.

Would I Repurchase?:

No, it doesn’t go smooth on waterline and smudges a lot on lower lash line as I got watery lids. I am waiting to try the Lakme Satin kajal or and any other which satisfies my oily lids.