Rodial Smokey Eye Pen in Black Review
By Unknown Thursday, September 08, 2016 #bbloggers , #Black , #blogger , #eyeliner , #glossybox , #glossyboxsweden , #Makeup , #review , #rodial , #smokeyeyepen , Makeup
Hello
Everyone,
Today I am
reviewing Rodial Smokey Eye Pen in Black for you guys. Rodial is a high end
luxury skincare and makeup brand loved by many celebrities. I got this in my
July Glossybox and was really excited about this product. Let’s see how this
one fared out.
Product Description: Create a
bold eye with this kohl eyeliner. With super-rich pigment and gel-effect definition, this
long-lasting soft formula can be easily blended to create a dramatic smokey
eye.
Price: USD 21/ 17 GBP
Performance: Rodial Smokey Eye Pen in Black is jet black
eyeliner with a matte finish. This eyeliner is so buttery soft and creamy in
texture and goes on like a dream. No tugging or pulling at all. It is packed
with pigment and just one swipe does the job. It can be smudged easily but if you smudge it too quickly or
put too much pressure while doing so it sheers out.
Now
coming on to the most important part that is the staying power. It is not that
impressive in that department. The issue I face with it is, it doesn’t dry down and set.
Due to that it smudges easily and even with the slightest touch it comes right
off. So I thought okay have to be a bit careful and avoid touching. But that didn’t
help much either, 30 minutes in of me wearing it and I saw it got transferred to
my upper eyelids and I had a very visible black line above my crease. Not a cute look. I agree I
have oily eyelids and quite a few eyeliner smudge on me but I didn’t expect it
from this one. Considering it is a high-end product I was expecting a wow
product. My 5$ H&M eyeliners performs way better than this.
I have
tried it using with an eye primer and could see a slight improvement but still
it smudged. The only way it works is if I set it with a black eye shadow. Okay
so I can make it work but on daily bases I don’t have the time to set it with
black eye shadow. Surprisingly
though it lasts way longer on my waterline. I can get 4-5 hours of wear time on
my waterline with it slightly fading from the outer corner of the eyes. It
doesn’t irritate my eyes which is always good and is easy to remove.
The Good:
- Very pigmented
- Did not irritate my eyes
- Texture is really creamy soft
- Applies like a dream
The Bad:
- Smudges and transfers
- Doesn’t set
- Expensive
- Lose it's shape too quickly
- Sharpening leads to product wastage
I was
really excited to see this in my glossybox and I had high expectations from
this product. But I am not at all impressed with it and I find some of my
drugstore eyeliners perform way better than this. I really liked the creamy
texture and pigmentation of this and I would have been fine with slight
smudging but the transferring bit really puts me off. I think it might work for
people who don’t have oily eyelids because I have read quite a few positive
reviews about it.
Hope you liked this post!!
