The reviews on Burberry Beauty Eye Definer – Eye Shaping Pencils $27 have been mixed, yet swatching them at the counter got the best of me, especially with the multi-dimensional shimmer and sparkles Midnight Brown 02 & Midnight Ash 03. Not all of the eyeliners are shimmery, but the two I picked up are. The colors are simply beautiful for a pretty defined eye.
Midnight Brown 02 is a shimmery deep cool brown with different colored sparkles. I could not find a dupe for this color. My interest was peaked when I saw it swatched by Karen at Makeup and Beauty Blog. I think her review was spot on.
Midnight Ash 03 caught my attention when it was reviewed by Lisa Eldridge. It looked lovely on her and her video is divine (in case you want to fast forward, the eyeliner application starts at 5:53).
Swatched on my hand:
The good: In terms of the pigment and wearability of these eyeliners, the quality is excellent. They are perfect for that flawless definition. Although the colors are different, the result is a fairly similar effect. If you’re interested in either, I don’t think you need both.
The bad: We all have different expectations and preferences for how we like our makeup. Sometimes I don’t care so much about lasting power, but for eyeliners I do. I find that these eyeliners did not last well on me and faded pretty fast. Granted these are not created as waterproof, so I would say they last about the same as your average eyeliner. After I swatched these on my arm, I used my Neutrogena Makeup Remover in a swiping motion to see which one came off first. Normally the longer lasting ones need a few good scrubs before they come off my arm or hand. The lasting power of the Burberry is the same as the NARS pencils and those 2 were among the first to come off.
Comparison Swatches with Urban Decay 24/7 Zero swatched first as a true black baseline:
* Note Midnt is short for midnight so I could fit all the letters in the photo, and I apologize for the type on Clinique EgyptianConclusion: Still lovely and worth checking out. There are a number of eyeliners I love for the color and still use even though they don’t last so long. I find applying powder eyeshadow over sometimes helps the color last. I think I’ll still get use out of these by using them as a smudged base for darker shadows along the upper lash line.
Any of those who love these pencils, do you have tips on how to make these last?
Try sweeping some translucent powder on top to set (or a similarly colored eyeshadow if you don't mind changing the color a little).
The colours are beyond beautiful, but it's very unfortunate that they don't perform that well (and it wouldn't hurt considering their price range)! 🙁
x
I like the look of them but I too want liner to last. I am not a fan of raccoon eyes. BTW, I bought Rosewood shadow and lipstick — all thanks to your fabulous review! I love them. I can't stop the Burberry madness that has taken over me!
Michelle
Wow, what beautiful liners! I see several I want to try. However, you are missing two of my very favorites in this color category: UD Bourbon and UD Underground. Have you ever tried those? The UD pencils literally last until you take them off in my experience! I love your blog and congrats on the new job! 🙂
Just want to tell you this in the kindest possible way (nothing harsh or pointlessly critical meant) but it should be: Midnight Ash 03 "piqued" my interest.
Makeup Forever has this product called EyeSeal…it is a clear liquid that you put over your powders to "seal" them…the application will not budge at all after you use this…of course there are drawbacks…you lose the soft pencil quality of the line and i doubt it is water-line safe…
i love your blog btw, yours is among the couple of blogs that inspired me to return to the beauty-blogging world!
Great review as always Sabrina.
Do you have any recs for a pitch black liner that doesn't migrate and disappear faster than I can make a cup of tea?