Covergirl Liquiline Blast eyeliner in Violet Voltage

Usually when it comes to buying makeup, I go through phases where I look for one thing over anything else.  In late December/up until just a few days ago, it was highlighters and powders.  Every time I'd go to the drugstore or look at makeup, they were the first thing I'd examine.  Do you guys get this way at all?  

Well, I just realized that my eyeliner collection is in serious need of a revamp.  The few I brought home with me for break stay put for maybe four hours, and even that is after I top it with a matching eyeshadow.  And I don't have matching eyeshadow for most of my eyeliners.  I don't want to have to do that all the time.  So, my current 'makeup' obsession is long-wearing eyeliners- they are what I've been looking for first during my recent drugstore trips.  I've heard decent things about the new-ish Covergirl Liquiline eyeliners, and because of their affordable price, I decided to pick one up today.

Covergirl Liquiline Black eyeliner in Violet Voltage

I know L'Oreal makes some pretty awesome eyeliners of this style (HiP and Extra-Intense liquid pencils), and Milani has their Liquif'eyes, but for various reasons I decided on the Covergirl.  Besides, I needed a new purple eyeliner as my Mary Kay one just ran out!  (I sulked for a few minutes when that happened.  The last little bit fell out of the pen- it's an automatic pen eyeliner- and rolled into my sink.  So sad.)  This was the most easily accessible for me and best price point at $7.49 (0.033oz) from Target.

Violet Voltage is a deep, matte reddish-purple.  I don't think I've ever tried a purple quite like this before. The name instantly reminded me of my L'Oreal HiP Chrome eyeliner in Violet Volt, although the two are very different colors and have different finishes.  

Liquiline's have that cool, rubbery smudger at the opposite end of the pencil.  My Neutrogena Nourishing eyeliner has something similar to this, too, and I find it works really well for smudging (So that's why they call these smudge-tips!).  

Otherwise, the pencil is pretty much like the other drugstore 'dupes' of Urban Decay 24/7 liners.  Smooth, creamy, and long-wearing.  Look at my swatch/smudge test!  It's amazing!

On the left is the regular swatch, and on the right is after lightly rubbing for a few seconds.  This makes me so happy!  

Covergirl Liquiline Blast eyeliners also come in the colors Black Blaze, Brown Blaze, Silver Spark, Blue Boom, and Green Glow.  I don't know if I'm interested in trying any of them out as they're not really my style, but who knows!  

Thanks for reading!