What Youngblood say:

With the finish of a liquid liner and the precision of an eye pencil, these liners are intensely coloured, long-wearing and offer a water resistant, non-irritating formula. Natural ingredients include Lecithin to hydrate the skin, Iron Oxides that provide rich pigment, Methicone for smooth application and Vitamin E to protect the skin.

I just happened to have purchased the Bobbi Brown Long Lasting Gel Eyeliner in Violet Ink about 2 weeks prior to receiving this gel eyeliner for review, so I thought it would be perfect if I compared both these gel eyeliners to give you an idea and a sort of feel for both these products.

I wanted purple-toned eyeliners because they bring a certain softness to your look as opposed to the harsh black, and purple really brings out the brown in your eyes, which I was desperate to try!


As you can see in the picture above, both eyeliners are equally pigmented, which I loved. The picture reflects the true colour - the liners are almost black with a subtle purple tinge - not quite what I had in mind, but definitely convenient when I wanted to wear purple eyeliner to the office!

Both eyeliners are also extremely long-lasting - I didn't see any difference with wear time or smudging between both these gel eyeliners. I did, however, find that the Bobbi Brown eyeliner stung a little when I applied it to the very inner corners of my eyes, which also happens to me when I apply liquid eyeliner to that same portion of my eyes. But the stinging is only very slight, and doesn't bother me at all (though when I do liquid liner it bothers me a heck of a lot).

One thing I have to mention about the Youngblood eyeliner is that, as the picture shows, it is a little less creamy compared to the Bobbi Brown eyeliner. The Youngblood also dries out a little faster. I find the problem easily overcome by just warming up the gel on the back of my hand first before applying it to my lashline (I use a pointed, fine liner brush to apply this). I guess this is only a problem if you're pressed for time.

Overall, I really like the Youngblood gel eyeliner. It is pigmented and lasts very long on my lids, even when they get oily. These come in 4 other colours - Eclipse (black),  Espresso (dark brown), Midnight Sea (deep cobalt blue), and Galaxy (dark grey with silver shimmer). I am dying to try Midnight Sea!

If you want to try these gel eyeliners, they retail for AUD 32 per pot. Stockist information can be found on their website.

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