Gosh Velvet Touch eyeliner pencils get a lot of positive reviews, and deservedly so. They cost £5 each, they come in a wide variety of colours (including some very good neutrals) and they wear like iron.
Truly Brown is a neutral dark brown, and Pure Natural is a (darkish) beige.
Swatched. Pure Natural is a hair too dark for me to use to brighten my waterline, but it works well for me to add a little natural shadow underneath my lower lashes - I don't like the look of heavy eyeliner underneath my lower lashes, but sometimes it can look unbalanced to me to leave them completely bare. Pure Natural is also an excellent shade to use on the eyelid as a base for powder eyeshadow, although you do have to work quite quickly to blend it over the lid before it sets.
Truly Brown on upper lashline, Pure Natural underneath lower lashes. The Pure Natural is subtle (and shows up even less in a photo) but I do feel like it balances the overall eye look.
Gosh Velvet Touch eyeliners are sold in Superdrug chemists, and if you are visiting the UK or doing a swap with a UK friend they are one of the things I'd recommend picking up.
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Great review!
ReplyDeleteDo you find them soft? I love the L'Oreal Liquid Pencil Liner, which also wears very well, but I find I go through them very quickly because they are so buttery. I was wondering whether the Gosh liners were the same?
Hi Dempss - yes, they are quite soft, and need sharpening often. I don't much mind that for £5 though! It does make them easy to use as an eyeshadow base too.
ReplyDeleteThese look great, I have just repurchase a MAC powerpoint in Duck which is amazing for me as I am a fickle bod. What is the lasting like? The powerpoint is pretty concrete like? Thanks for this. Jan x
ReplyDeleteHi Jan - these stay put until you remove them - they don't budge once they're set. They're a little bit softer in texture than the powerpoint, but they have similar lasting power.
ReplyDeleteThanks Grace - my grammar was bad in that comment *hangs head in shame* Jan x
ReplyDeleteOh good tip on the Pure Natural for a lower lashline colour. I'm also one who can't wear dark liner there, but as you say, it sometimes looks funny to wear nothing.
ReplyDeleteI really like the look of that brown
ReplyDeleteVery pretty and natural looking.
ReplyDeleteAmmie
I think the natural pencil would look excellent on darker skin tones in the water line. So glad I read this post, was nearly going to purchase a mac dupe for nearly triple the price
ReplyDeleteHi Imo - it'd be perfect for a warmer/deeper skintone. Would love to know how you get on if you do try it.
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