Product Review: Benefit's She-Lac
I use powder eyeliner, and it smudges easily. I refuse to use pencil liners because it pulls on the delicate skin around the eyes. Plus, with a brush and powder, I have more control of the kind of line I want to draw: precise and thin, or smokey.
The disadvantage is that the line smudges after 1 hour (for others it may smudge sooner or later, depending on their skin type). Even though someone sold me an "eyeliner sealant" which I used to "coat" the line, it still smudges. Then a friend came along and introduced me to She-Lac. She said nothing worked for her except for this product. It works with brow colour and lip colour too! The only thing is, I'm pro natural cosmetics, and the ingredients in this bottle don't impress me. However, since I use an organic powder and face cream, I hope my body will not absorb too much She-Lac. So I bought a bottle of it from sephora. It's pricey, $40.00 including taxes.
I tried it on yesterday. I drew my eyeliner, then covered it with a smidgen of She-Lac with one of the 4 brushes that came with the package. It worked like a charm - no smudge! I had my eyeliner on for at least 5 hours.
Trouble came when I tried wiping my eyeliner off at the end of the day. It was harder to get rid of than powder alone. I had one bit of colour that almost wouldn't go away even when I wiped it a few times with a make up remover as well as soap.
Verdict? If no smudge is your goal, this is the perfect product. However, make sure you have the patience to get the the colours and the residue of this product off - afterall, She-Lac is strong and it takes longer than usual to wipe everything off!
The disadvantage is that the line smudges after 1 hour (for others it may smudge sooner or later, depending on their skin type). Even though someone sold me an "eyeliner sealant" which I used to "coat" the line, it still smudges. Then a friend came along and introduced me to She-Lac. She said nothing worked for her except for this product. It works with brow colour and lip colour too! The only thing is, I'm pro natural cosmetics, and the ingredients in this bottle don't impress me. However, since I use an organic powder and face cream, I hope my body will not absorb too much She-Lac. So I bought a bottle of it from sephora. It's pricey, $40.00 including taxes.
I tried it on yesterday. I drew my eyeliner, then covered it with a smidgen of She-Lac with one of the 4 brushes that came with the package. It worked like a charm - no smudge! I had my eyeliner on for at least 5 hours.
Trouble came when I tried wiping my eyeliner off at the end of the day. It was harder to get rid of than powder alone. I had one bit of colour that almost wouldn't go away even when I wiped it a few times with a make up remover as well as soap.
Verdict? If no smudge is your goal, this is the perfect product. However, make sure you have the patience to get the the colours and the residue of this product off - afterall, She-Lac is strong and it takes longer than usual to wipe everything off!
posted by Noelle Wong at 2:02 PM
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