Esqido has been my preferred brand  for fake lashes for quite a while now- I find them comfortable and easy to wear, and they have some of the most flattering shapes for my own eyes. So when Esqido announced they were launching eyeliners I was a little surprised, but it also makes a lot of sense, too.

Esqido has put out two colours in their brand new Gel Eyeliner collection: Black and Brown.

The Esqido Gel Eyeliners come in your traditional twist up pencil (which can thankfully be twizzled down as well). They also have a sharpener on the opposite end of the pencil which pops off for easy sharpening. This isn’t a feature I traditionally use as I feel it wastes product, but it’s there for people who are looking for a sharper edge.

The two liners swatch easily. They are mostly creamy on application, but there is a slight bit of stiffness which I believe actually increases the longevity of the liners. I’ve used some of the incredibly creamy eyeliners on the market and while they can bevery easy to apply, I feel like some of the longevity is lost in the creaminess of the product. That isn’t to say that these are rough on the eyes – they’re not! But they’re not the smoothest, creamiest ones either.

You may have seen that Esqido launched a fairly intensive social media campaign when they first announced these eyeliners. The demonstrations of people running water over eyeliner swatches and then vigorously rubbing their hand to show the longevity was wild – these looked completely impervious to the elements!

Now, I can’t say that I go about rubbing my eyes and splashing water on my face all day when I’m wearing makeup, but these eyeliners do hold up very, very well. I found this to be especially obvious on the lower water line which can be a problem area for me if the liner is bad. The two colours go on extremely pigmented and can be easily blended out with a brush to smoke out the colour. They do set though, so you need to move quickly. I found that the liners held on to my water line extremely well throughout eight or so hours. I had very minimal fading at the very outer corners of my eyes which is not unexpected for me.

So if you’re in the market for a long lasting gel eyeliner, you may want to look into the Esqido ones. They’re regularly priced at $15 USD, but they’re doing a promo right now and they’re only $12 each!

 The products featured in this post were sent to me for consideration.