Review: Ever Bilena Water Resistant Liquid eyeliner

Let's face it, most women can hardly step out the door without putting a touch of eyeliner. Why? Because it defines our eyes ever so well. But, at the end of the day, we want to avoid as much panda-eyes as possible - and this just doesn't work well with many eyeliners.

Browsing through Daiso, I came upon a brand well-known in the Philippines: Ever Bilena. There were foundations, blushes, eyeshadows and eyeliners. The product I was most excited about was the liquid eyeliner. And so, here's a review on the Ever Bilena Water-Resistant Liquid Eyeliner.

Product Packaging

The product comes in a black bottle with a long-handled cap. The brand and product name are inscribed on it in gold (this fades away with time and use). The entire package comes off as very simple in design. The brush itself is felt-tip and firm. The only part that 'bends' is the very tip. I believe this allows the user to better maneuver the brush when creating a wing.

The consistency is obviously liquid, yet not. It doesn't drip or run when applying or uncapping. Unfortunately, a ton of product collects on the brush when you use it. Besides that, the color is incredibly opaque and black. It glides on like a dream and doesn't cause any irritation or stinging.

Final conclusion and personal experience

So I took a gamble with this. It's always hit and miss with 'dirt cheap' products. Hesistant and cautious at first, it took me a week or so to finally try this out. And now I'm worried Daiso might stop stocking it.

The consistency of this eyeliner is liquid, yet slightly thick. Upon application, the color pay-off is very opaque. It isn't watered-down nor did it need another layer to intensify the color. It starts off as glossy and dries to a near matte finish. And it lasts all day. I am serious. After 10 hours, it's still there. No touch-ups.

It dries fairly quickly thus making it very easy to correct any mistake. When rubbed, the product flakes off instead of smudging. There is no evidence of black residue either which is a major plus.

The brush tip size and texture is one of the firsts I've tried. I rarely found an issue with the size during application. However, it has a tendency to be wide enough to keep bumping my lashes and coating them. (But it's no biggie.)

Now, to answer the question of whether it lives up to the claim of being 'water-resistant'.

Yes. Yes, it does. To an extent though.

As shown, it doesn't smudge or run under flowing water. There might be slight fading due to the pressure. It passed the water test with above average scores. However, it doesn't quite hold up if you decide to smudge it right away.

Do I like this product? Yes.

Would I repurchase? Already did.

Are there any cons against it? Only that the product gloops up too much on the wand and the brush. So messy and a waste.

Best feature(s) about it? Water-resistant, very inexpensive, opaque black pigment and does not give me black eyes at the end of the day.

Eyeliners are one of the few products I refuse to face the public without. Whether it's shadow, pencil, liquid or gel, it's an essential in my kit. Undefined Asian eyes just won't cut it.

But hey, if you can rock the naked eye, you go girl! (or guy)

-L



Disclaimer: This product may have undergone repackaging and may appear different on the Ever Bilena website. It may also be inaccessible to many unless bought off other sites. Apologies, but this is an awesome product. :)