More eyeliner talk! Hooray!

So my girl Holly got me the Kat Von D Ink liner for my birthday, along with strict orders to review it. I’ve been wearing it for about a week and here are my initial thoughts, as compared to the Revlon ColorStay Liquid Eye Pen, which is what I’d been using.

– The applicator is the same style as the Revlon, with the slightly conal shape, and sharp point at the end. I might even say the end is pointer on the Kat Von D than the Revlon. I rarely use the pointy end except for filling in when I don’t get close enough to the lash line, so this works for me.

– It’s very highly pigmented. With the Revlon, I feel like I have to put on several layers to make sure it’s blackblackblack. The Kat Von D takes one layer. Also, it’s a shinier than the Revlon, giving it a dark gunmetal color, which is a nice change. (It’s still very dark.)

– It stays on all day but comes off very easily. This is what I like about the Revlon, so I was happy to see it’s the same with the Kat Von D. As you may recall, the Benefit that I tried a few months ago was very difficult to remove. (Note: The Kat Von D Ink is the waterproof formula; I think the Tattoo is the non-waterproof version.)

– My cat eye needs some practice with the Kat Von D liner. With the Revlon, since I had to apply several coats, a cat eye was pretty foolproof, I just kept fine tuning it until it was right. With the Kat Von D, you really need to get it right the first time since the liner is very saturated and precise.

I think those are all my thoughts for now! If I ever have a need to glam it up, maybe I’ll try it on the water line/tightlining (are these terms interchangeable? Please advise) and then report back. (Right now if I line the water line, I use Laura Mercier Tightline Cake Eye Liner (although that seems to be a new name, as mine is just called Liner in Black Ebony) and the Flat Eye Liner Brush. The brush is key.)