I was with Fanny in his studio when he did this look on Kiray (who is such a sweetheart and her parents make the best DIY siomai, haha, FOOD). This is because Fanny wanted it to be a more flexible sort of gel liner that also functions as an eyeshadow base so it has more smoky blendable texture when used this way. The only con probably would be upon removal, if you’re not an artist who understands ink and pigment you might be surprised at how the black pigment spreads so quickly and messily once you hit it with makeup remover or an oil product. This one was from a home shoot I did months ago. The one on Fanny’s table looked so super used and there a long time (the number of dips in it, more than halfway through) but it was still creamy when I checked. Had I not forgotten it would have been creamy for quite a long time. Obviously I need a new one now that it semi dried out by accident. I forgot to keep the pot upside down while working.
I made the mistake of leaving my pot open for about 3 hours during an intense theater job. It glides on and it doesn’t dry up as quickly if you’re diligent with the lid. This gel liner by FS still has that “oomph” or solidity from a cream/gel formula but not as much drag.
#MAC PAINT POT BLACK EYELINER MAC#
Probably the closet local drugstore dupe to Clinique’s Brush On Gel Liner (not available here, heralded by Pixiwoo as the smoothest) or more popularly MAC Fluidline in Blacktrack. Most of these potted liners behave similarly. What I love about this is it’s the most “fluid”, dreamy, and smooth of black gel eyeliners I’ve tried and it is waterproof if you allow it to dry on your lid properly.
Read on to see it used a different way by Fanny in an editorial. Here I am wearing it in a not so recent photo, this one is about 5 months old. I’ve seen Fanny Serrano himself use this not just as perfect gel liner, but also as a velvety black eyeshadow base. This local brand of gel eyeliner FS quickly beats several potted kin I’ve used: Bobbi Brown, Maybelline, and MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua Black to name a few for a few reasons. It also comes in deep brown last time I checked. After all, it was about Php200+ but beat so many branded gel liners I’ve tried. I saw it on Fanny’s table when I watched him work in his studio and I do not regret purchasing it. I figured in the end that the product is so good leaving the title minimal doesn’t take away from it at all. It was extremely difficult to type in the title for this post about my favorite gel eyeliner for the past year, trying to think up a catchy sub-line for it proved a waste.