I have been wearing eyeliner since,, well, ever since I can remember! I always choose black as I believe (or like to believe) that is makes me eyes look sharper and the white of my eye look whiter.

So the other day when I popped into my local Boots I spotted this Rimmel 'Special Eyes' eye liner and honestly, I was drawn to the name of the eyeliner rather than the eyeliner itself or the brand.
I figured that Rimmel is a trusted brand so it couldn't be that bigger mistake picking myself one.

It set me back around £3, so I felt that if this worked it was a nice little bargain as they normally cost me somewhere between £5 - £8 each.

It came with no packaging as such, just a clear peice of cellophane to cover the clear lid and then just a black pencil.

To apply I was very happy, unlike other eyeliners where you have to cross it over your eye 3 or 4 times until you get a nice solid colour, with this one just one nice clean sweep is enough.
It does not feel scratchy to apply and neither does it have some flakiness to it, which is wear it begins to come out blotchy. It was soft and smooth to apply, which made it all the more easy to apply it in one short, single stroke.

I really like the colour too, it is a very solid, dark black and unlike some of them I have had does not fade into a greyey colour, but instead keeps this colour.

If you wear it on your upper eye then I found that I did not need to reapply throughout the day. As with other black eyeliners that I sometimes wear it did not smudge either and stayed put.

When I wore it on my inner eye it lasted a decent time, it did rub off a bit, however all eyeliners that I have applied to my inner eye do this. I found that when wearing it on my inner eye I only needed to apply 2 times though, as with others it may have been 3 or 4 times.

Overall I would highly recommend this eyeliner as it really did do a good job, better than most I have used. At such a bargain price I shall definitley be purchasing it again!

This review is published on CIAO under the same username :)