Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen (Review, Swatches & Photos)
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen, £2.99 Superdrug || Tesco || ASOS
This is another one of Alix’s recommendations; Alix runs ‘I Covet Thee‘, which is currently one of my favourite blogs to read and I love her videos as well. I seem to be obsessed with her videos lately and if she talks about a product, I have to have it! She said she loves this Barry M eyeliner and I went and got myself one to give it a whirl.
Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen claims to be a “waterproof, smudgeproof, super long wear eyeliner”. Now those are quite bold claims to live up to, and if it does live up to them, this shall be declared my perfect kohl eyeliner, which is a tittle currently held by the Rimmel Exaggerate Automatic Waterproof Eye Definer (review HERE). Let’s get reviewing!
It comes in a retractable pen that you can twist up and down, much like the Rimmel one, which I absolutely love; I hate having to fiddle with eye liner sharpeners because you end up loosing a lot of product and also if you’re doing your makeup on the go, where do you put the rubbish after you finish sharpening it?!
Is it waterproof? Absolutely, yes! This eyeliner does not budge once it dries, so make sure you work fast with it. So, it’s beach safe, pool safe and rain safe; so far, so good!
Is it sumdgeproof? Yes, sir! Like I said before, once this dries, it does not budge. It takes a couple of seconds for it to completely set, but after that you can run your fingers quite hard over the line and it won’t move or fade. Not bad at all!
Is it super long wear? Hell, yes! I wore this on my lower and upper waterline, and even though these are the areas where my eyeliner fades most quickly, this eyeliner lasted really well. I applied a generous amount of eyeliner just to test the pigmentation, which unfortunately is the only less than amazing feature of the product; not that it has bad pigmentation, but the Rimmel eyeliner has better pigmentation than this one.
So, would I recommend this eyeliner? One million percent yes! The best thing about it, is that it lives up to all the claims, which is quite impressive because not many products that make bold claims live up to them. I still love my Rimmel one but the Barry M is definitely giving Rimmel a run for its money :)
Have you ever tried the Barry M Intense Black Eyeliner Pen? What do you think of it? Let me know :)
Au revoir!
Ysis
20 Comments
safira @ Miss Stylicious
This looks really good. I don’t mind sharpening eye pencils, but hate it when the lead breaks, or the pencil has sharp bits. So a retractable pen option is always a good idea as minimum wastage when sharpening.
Ayesha I
WOW! I have yet to try any Barry M products although I’ve heard so much about them! Funny thing is, where I live, they sell Barry M products at ridiculous prices and because Rimmel is sold officially in stores, it’s much cheaper for us!
Le Beauty Girl
Really? Where do you live? This eyeliner is amazing, especially for the price :) x
Le Beauty Girl
Yeah, the more I can get out of an eyeliner, the better. I tend to go through them fairly quickly :) x
Sara Baker
Looks like a Fabulous Liner..Barry M is yet another brand I wish we had here in Canada:)
Eliza Kingston
I feel the same way about sharpening eyeliner – I always think I am wasting so much of it! Retractable is the was to go!
Aaliya Akhter
wow… very nice review :) and it is looking ideal for smoky eye look. and yes it is inexpensive
Le Beauty Girl
It is. You do have to work fast with these, as they dry and set very quickly, but I love them! :) x
Le Beauty Girl
Yay! Retractable all the way :) x
Le Beauty Girl
Yeah, Barry M does really affordable and good quality stuff! xx
janelle tenns
Amazing blog <3 I have never tried Barry M before. Thanks for sharing, I love the eyeliner pens..
Janelle
Sandra Jensen
Just discovered your blog a few days ago, and I already love it! The eyeliner looks really good, And only £2.99?! I’m definitely gonna try this one out c:
Ella Catherine
I love the swatches on your hand!!! Really cute way of showing us the swatches! Lurve your blog :D
xx
http://ellacatherine1.blogspot.co.uk/
Le Beauty Girl
Aw, thanks lovely :) So glad you liked it! xx
Le Beauty Girl
Thanks, Sandra. I’m glad you found my blog and definitely give this eyeliner a go. Such a bargain! :) xx
Le Beauty Girl
Thanks for stopping by, Janelle! :) x
Sandra NB
I looove this eyeliner, I’ve been using it for years but I didn’t know it was waterproof haha! I guess I’ve just never taken the chance to notice. I do sometimes find at the end of the day, it has worn off a bit, but if I’m honest it’s the most reliable eyeliner I’ve used. And the price is great too!
Nic Tokyo
You’ve got such beautiful eyes! That was the thing which came to my mind before your great review about the product! haha I always enjoy your posts, your blog is my favourite for sure :)
The Beauty Maniac in Tokyo
Le Beauty Girl
Wow, thank you Nic! That’s so nice of you :) xx
Le Beauty Girl
It’s a great little thing, isn’t it? Flaws and all, the price is unbeatable! xx