I have a love/hate relationship with liquid eyeliner. I had never been a user of it until my first one from Kiss Me Heroine Make. The Kiss Me Heroine Make Liquid Liner is the one with the funny crying anime lady on the packaging. Before this venture into liquid liners, I used my pencils and occasionally eye shadows to line my eyes.
Well, the reason for this love/hate relationship was my mediocre skills at applying it. First timers are bound to have some difficulties using liquid liner. They are just too easy to go wrong (and makes you look like crap when they do)! The line was either too crooked or too thick, and it took me some time to find the right look. And I'm kinda glad I did.
My dear friend Fitrina (http://fitrina-inamorata.blogspot.com) was the one that brought me into the world of liquid liners. I have always been amazed how sleek, dark and pretty her eyeliner looked and so I sought advice :p
Remember the very unfortunate incident of me leaving my makeup pouch at the hotel in Genting Highlands? I thought I had lost it forever so I went ahead and bought the Dolly Wink Eyeliner. I heard great things about it (holy grail liquid liner, the best yet.. yadda) and so I set off to find it. It took me quite a long while before I could get my hands on it! It was out of stock for a lot of Watson's outlets. I finally got my hands on it at the Toa Payoh Watson's.
The Comparison
Price
Dolly Wink: $24.90
Heroine Make: $18.90
Both bought at Watson's. DW was $6 more expensive and I consider that quite a big difference!
Brush tip
Both brush tips were very similar in terms of texture and thinness. They were capable of making fine lines as well as thick ones. Both liners glide on very smoothly, there is a lot of product in the liners (I've been using them for at least 6 months and they're still very very fluid), and they are very black.
However I noticed, HM removes slightly easier than DW liners. HM was gone with one swipe of a non-oil based makeup remover while DW took at least 2 swipes.
My sister had mentioned that she felt HM flaked a tiny bit easier than DW. I on the other hand, felt no difference.
Overall feelings
I do think that Dolly Wink is that little tinsy bit better than Heroine Make, but the price is also much pricier. For beginners who want to try out liquid liners, go for the Heroine Make one. It is 1) Easier to find (much, much easier) and 2) Almost identical to the Dolly Wink one.
For those who magically chance upon the Dolly Wink liner, you're quite the lucky person.
Rating
DW: 4.5/5
HM: 4.3/5
Well, the reason for this love/hate relationship was my mediocre skills at applying it. First timers are bound to have some difficulties using liquid liner. They are just too easy to go wrong (and makes you look like crap when they do)! The line was either too crooked or too thick, and it took me some time to find the right look. And I'm kinda glad I did.
My dear friend Fitrina (http://fitrina-inamorata.blogspot.com) was the one that brought me into the world of liquid liners. I have always been amazed how sleek, dark and pretty her eyeliner looked and so I sought advice :p
Remember the very unfortunate incident of me leaving my makeup pouch at the hotel in Genting Highlands? I thought I had lost it forever so I went ahead and bought the Dolly Wink Eyeliner. I heard great things about it (holy grail liquid liner, the best yet.. yadda) and so I set off to find it. It took me quite a long while before I could get my hands on it! It was out of stock for a lot of Watson's outlets. I finally got my hands on it at the Toa Payoh Watson's.
The Comparison
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| Dolly Wink Liquid liner |
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| Kiss Me Heroine Make liquid liner |
Price
Dolly Wink: $24.90
Heroine Make: $18.90
Both bought at Watson's. DW was $6 more expensive and I consider that quite a big difference!
Brush tip
Both brush tips were very similar in terms of texture and thinness. They were capable of making fine lines as well as thick ones. Both liners glide on very smoothly, there is a lot of product in the liners (I've been using them for at least 6 months and they're still very very fluid), and they are very black.
However I noticed, HM removes slightly easier than DW liners. HM was gone with one swipe of a non-oil based makeup remover while DW took at least 2 swipes.
My sister had mentioned that she felt HM flaked a tiny bit easier than DW. I on the other hand, felt no difference.
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| Heroine Make vs Dolly wink, insignificant differences |
Overall feelings
I do think that Dolly Wink is that little tinsy bit better than Heroine Make, but the price is also much pricier. For beginners who want to try out liquid liners, go for the Heroine Make one. It is 1) Easier to find (much, much easier) and 2) Almost identical to the Dolly Wink one.
For those who magically chance upon the Dolly Wink liner, you're quite the lucky person.
Rating
DW: 4.5/5
HM: 4.3/5
