Felt-tip Liner: Nichido 24 Hr Tattoo Effect Eyeliner Pen and Essence Eyeliner Pen Waterproof

Hi everyone.

I'm not really a make-up person. In fact, when I go to class, I only use Johnson's baby powder and tada~ I'm good to go.

The reason why I purchased these liners is because I'll be needing them for my cosplay.

So, on with the review...

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ESSENCE- 10g
NICHIDO- 15g

The first one I bought was the Essence Eyeliner Pen. I was expecting so much with this because Essence is a drugstore brand raved by a number of beauty bloggers.

Nichido is bulkier compared to Essence and it contains more product but the most awesome thing about it is the fact that it's cheaper. I think this cost me Php239.00, while the Essence was around Php 260.00... I think. I've already forgotten but I can assure you that Nichido really costs less.

Comparing the applicator, Essence is relatively thinner and easier to work with if you're going with thin lines and delicate details. That was what I thought. True enough, the first time I used it, I was more than satisfied, but the tip suddenly dried out of product and doesn't deposit the right amount of product anymore.

Despite the fact that the felt of Nichido has thicker tip, I didn't find much difficulty on handling it, plus it deposits the right amount of product even on the top most tip which is what I love about it because I usually have to do thin lines to define the shape of my eyes and make it more anime-ish.

swatches

As seen, Nichido has better pigmentation.

Ok. I bought Essence first a week earlier than Nichido but still, this is a total disappointment. I still have both (two months later) and the results are still the same. Nichido still have a better pigmentation.

water testing

Both eyeliner pen claims to be waterproof and yes, they do stay there unless you rub it.

after rubbing

after more rubbing

As for the staying power, I only wore both for a maximum of 6 hours and they stayed on my upper lid without budging, except for a few fading on the outer and inner corner of my eyes.

FINAL VERDICT:

    ESSENCE- 6.5/10

    NICHIDO- 8/10

Again, I apologize for the LQ photos ^^"

...And I hope this helped :)

with chocolates & potatoes,

Kuroshirou

Forless DirectSeller online shop Review

I've never bought stuff online before. I can be paranoid at times and all the recent news about scams didn't make things better. But quite recently, I made my very first online transaction with a shop called "FORLESS DIRECTSELLER" which I first encountered when I was trying to find a decent eye-shadow palette in www.olx.ph.

link to their Facebook page

They had a good first impression to me since it took them no more than two days to reply and answer my inquiries. They're formal though. Too formal for my own liking. It's not a bad thing to be business like and all but sending a smiley or some sort of welcoming won't hurt. It helps make a shop look more accommodating and friendly. But that's just me. They're sure are specific and clear when it comes to the transaction though.

The items I bought

They have tons of products and endless choices in a very affordable price. A one-stop-shop, indeed.

Prices:

•     Organizer- Php 90.00
•     Stila In The Know eye-shadow pallette- Php 200.00
•     Mac 24 Pcs Brush- Php 400.00
•     Benefit Cheeky Trio- Php 150.00
•     Givenchy Kabuki Brush- Php 70.00
•     Urban Decay 24/7 Pen Liner- Php 60.00

      *I've already forgotten what the other two are called, but they don't cost more than 300 together.

I had the products 5 days after I received my invoice and boy, was I excited... Haha.

When it comes to the quality of the products, don't expect to much. The organizer's holder snapped when i tried to fit in everything in it and carry it around. That didn't bother me though. It still is a pretty decent product for such an affordable price. My favorite purchase would be the pen liner and the brush set. 

Overall? 7/10

Will I purchase here again? YES

Will I recommend this? YES

If you have more questions about this shop, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer them or you can directly visit their Facebook page which I linked above.

Please bear with the quality of the photos (I'm only using my phone: Nokia XL) and all the typos I've made. This is my first blog ^^"

I hope this helped :)

Till next time ;)

With love,

Kuroshirou