Infallible® Lacquer Liner 24H: 9.5/10, a review

I'm a big fan of eyeliners. I've tried at least 50 different eyeliners within the last three years trying to find one that would suit my needs. It ranges from pencils, to liquids, to gels - all of it - I've tried it. I love pencil for my lower lashline, that's all I can use to get it right. But for my top eyelid, I love doing a cute little cat-eye type deal, and I've found for the best look and lasting impression, liquid eyeliners were the way to go there. I was a big fan of NYC's liquid eyeliner. However, it did have it's downsides - it's smudged very easily and took a long time to dry, which would be a problem if I was in a hurry and trying to do multiple parts of my make up one after another. This year for Christmas I received a few gifts, and one of them was L'oreal's Infallible Lacquer Liner.

Now, until I used this eyeliner I had only used one gel eyeliner before - and that was one from E.L.F., which I found to clump very easily and was incredibly hard to apply, especially with the tiny brush provided (the bristles really weren't fit for applying a gel eyeliner anyway). Because of this, I had abandoned hope on gel eyeliners and returned back to NYC's liquid liner (a different review, about a 7/10 - messy but it does get the job done and does last as long as I want it to). I was incredibly skeptical about using the eyeliner but I also took into account that it was a Christmas present and I had to try it at least once, and now I'm glad I did. The first plus: the brush. It's long like an eyeliner pencil, with enough room to grip it however you're most comfortable. The bristles are incredibly soft and after a month of usage, none of them have clumped together to cause a problem in application or fallen out, keeping it all even. The gel itself is wonderful, it stays as soft as when you first open it, is easy to apply, and definitely lasts as long as you need it too (it even lasts during a midday nap full of tossing and turning). While it's definitely more expensive than my old NYC eyeliner, I find it's completely worth the price change - it ranges around 9 dollars at your local stores. So if you're looking for a good top eyeliner, definitely pick up L'oreal's Infallible Lacquer Liner the next time you're out.