I am an eyeliner freak. If there’s a new kajal around, I always have this urge to test it out. These days I am keeping my shopaholic tendencies in check so I go to the store and swatch the products first. And despite the number of shades in the line I have now a set rule of buying only one. Trying out luxury brands frequently can lead to wallet distress so I usually opt for drugstore. So when I scored an Estée Lauder eye pencil, I was ecstatic. I have had this for a long time. So here is a review of my current favorite pencil liner!

Product: Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil – 01 Onyx
Claim: This long-wearing, water-resistant eye pencil lines and defines with smooth, even color that looks fresh all day. The lightweight, creamy formula glides on effortlessly. Rich, stay-true color won’t feather or bleed. Double-ended pencil has smudger on one end, color on the other. Sharpens easily with the Estée Lauder Pencil Sharpener. Wears for 12 hours. Sets in seconds.
Price: 23$
* I used a small size I received in an Estée Lauder makeup kit

Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place Eye Pencil comes in pencil form (manual) with a smudge-tip on the other end. The pencils are color coded with gold print on top for product details. The Onyx shade comes in the black (duh?). I got this eye pencil as part of a kit so I do not have it in the regular packaging.
Estee Lauder have a range of amazing products in their Double Wear line and the Stay-in-Place Eye Pencils are no exception. They have very good pigmentation, are creamy so glide like a dream on the eye and stay for hours! I have tried 3 other shades from this line so I know they do it well in black and other colors.

This eye liner stays in the waterline (my watery waterline) for 6-7 hours without fading. If I use this on my lower lash line then also it stays all day long. It only smudges a little at the outer corner of my eye (I have very water-y eyes so yeah). I have had great luck wearing this for special occasions and not have to worry about it lasting through the night (or day). I have worn this pencil liner for more than 14 hours at a time (on a few occasions) but I think it looks the best in the first 6-8 hours.
Here is one of the FOTD looks I created featuring this eyeliner (waterline). You might have seen this in the Maybelline Rebel Bouquet lipstick REB07 review.

Rating: 5/5
Recommend: Yes
Repurchase: Yes
I have always enjoyed using Estée Lauder makeup and beauty products. Estée Lauder is also the only brand whose entire holiday collection I have bought (2010, 2013) and I do intend to check it out for 2015! If you are looking for a dependable eye pencil and would not mind shelling out a few more bucks than the drugstore brands, I recommend you check the Estée Lauder Double Wear Stay-in-Place eye pencil liners!