Update 2/18/2014:
So I noticed that the Milani eyeliner in 06 unlimited performs almost the same as the MAC Coco Bar after it has been dried out a bit. I would suggest if you have smearing problems, take the cap off and let it sit for about an hour or so to let it dry out a little more. That might help improve the staying power ^_^ Happy to announce that the Milani eyeliner is indeed a replacement for my MAC Coco Bar.
Hey guys!
Haha I'm back again! Sick of me yet? XD
Just finished 5 exams so I'm on a mini break. Decided to be a slacker and watch movies/blog instead of catch up with all the lectures I missed while I was studying for all the exams orz....
So I finally FINALLY finished compiling pictures/swatches for this detailed comparison review for the MAC Liquidlast Liner and Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner.
So I know the only thing you guys would like to know would be, "Are they the same??"
And my answer is no. Not really. I think I'd still rather spend more to buy MAC than Milani.
Now,
I would say though, if you are non-Asian, chances are you wouldn't even be able to feel the difference, so I'd say if you're non-Asian, go ahead and get Milani. Unless you have major eyeliner smudging issues. But in general I found non-Asians don't usually have eyeliner smudging problems. Non-Asians can even wear non water-proof eyeliners and get away with it =_= (from my experience anyway... my non-Asian friends can literally wear a non-waterproof eyeliner ALL day without it moving on them. at all. jealous. !!!)
Also I would like to add that I don't base how good the staying power of an eyeliner is on how they hold up under running faucet and rubbing it =_= to me that kind of attestation is completely worthless. Yes that may be able to prove if an eyeliner is waterproof or not, but that can in no way tell if an eyeliner is long lasting. And rubbing the eyeliner under water doesn't prove anything either. Combined with the oils, blinking and eye watering etc etc, it's a completely different kind of environment for the eyeliner. The only way to test the wear of an eyeliner is to really just wear it. Just thought I'd throw this out there.
Before I start, I just want to say I've already done a review on the MAC Liquidlast Liners a while ago. Please check
here if you're interested ^_^
First off the applicators are pretty much very similar. They do feel a bit different, but to me that's negligible because I do NOT apply these eyeliners with these applicators. These apply too thick and harsh and tend to have the thick eyeliner catch on your eye lashes.
By the way, please keep in mind that these are not your traditional "liquid" eyeliner, because rather than the traditional thin, liquidy formula, this liquid eyeliner has a very thick, gel-like conistency. I think this is why this eyeliner works on me when traditional liquid eyeliner formulas don't =D Again, please check
here to see the consistency.
The best result as I've mentioned before, comes with applying with your eyeliner brush.
The love of my life, Hakuhodo G522 eyeliner brush. Been using this for two years and still going strong.
Here are the swatches
The good news is, the black and the brown eyeliners are exactly the same color. While the brown eyeliners apply exactly the same, I feel like the black ones apply ever so slightly different? Like the Milani one is just a bit thinner?? However the difference is quite negligible. Nevertheless I thought I'd throw that out there as well.
I bought the Milani eyeliners from Amazon.com because I didn't have time to go shopping. On the website it described 07 as a "charcoal," which I cannot disagree more =_= it's more of a silver/gun metal color. If I had known it was this color I wouldn't have purchased it. So for those who are picking these eyeliners on the Internet, beware!
I decided instead of trying to verbally describe the differences for you guys, I'm just gonna let the pictures to the talking. They will explain much better than I can describe them anyway XD
So this is what I did. I just picked two random days when I was wearing the eyeliners and photographed in the morning when the eyeliner was freshly applied, and at night, right before I removed my makeup. Two random days because eyeliners have their good and bad days, like I've stressed before.
It's just utterly unrealistic to expect an eyeliner to work the same every day 365 days (especially for us Asians anyway XD). So anyway, hopefully you guys would have a better idea on how these eyeliners wear :) I also put the timeline in the pictures so if you're curious about how long I wore the eyeliners for, look for that in the pics :)
Also, I want to add that
in general, my left eye wears eyeliner pretty well. My major issue is my right eye, and it's because of the way my bangs sit. I part my bangs to the right, and therefore even though I don't notice my bangs bothering my eyes, they do affect the wear of my eyeliner. So that needs to be taken into consideration as well :) Also,
in almost all of these pictures I have worked out and taken naps XD
Finally, I want to mention that
any smearing along my lower eyelid was from the mascara I am currently using, the KissMe Heroine Make Long & Curl mascara. My eyeliner only smudges on the outer corners of my eyes, and nowhere else. I was wearing this mascara in all of the pictures.
Okay now, with ALL that said, we can finally get into the eyeliner comparison XD
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1. MAC Liquidlast Liner in Point Black
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right/morning
right/night
sorry that should say 11pm. My mistake!
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on a different day, same eyeliner
left/morning
right/morning
right/night
left/night
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MAC Liquidlast Liner in Coco Bar
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morning/right
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On a different day
I forgot to snap pictures in the morning, but they're the same as the other day so you can reference that.
Can you see why Coco Bar is my absolute favorite? It just wears consistently better than the black one. Unfortunately, Coco Bar has been discontinued. It never hurts to ask your local MAC stores to see if they still have any left. But I'm hoping if enough people complain about it, MAC might bring it back >_< I have two back-ups of this eyeliner, don't know what I'm gonna do after I'm through with them ='(
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Now onto Milani eyeliners!
Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner in 05 Everlast
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morning/right
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On a different day
I feel like the Milani black eyeliner definitely has a weaker formula than MAC
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Milani Infinite Liquid Eye Liner in 06 Unlimited
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Again on a different day. Again forgot to snap pics in the morning XD
It's not as good as the MAC Coco Bar, but
the formula is definitely better than the black one.
I also want to add
it's lucky that this eyeliner appears to wear quite well in those two random days. Because this eyeliner still in no way replaces the MAC coco bar in my heart. It just doesn't hold up as well as MAC Coco Bar.
What's up with me having better luck with brown eyeliners than the black ones?!?!?!?!? Anyone have the same experience?!
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So the order of best staying power to the least... the best of course is MAC Coco Bar. MAC point black and Milani 06 (brown) come next; their degree of smudging are quite comparable. And lastly the worst staying power is Milani 05 (black).
That concludes the differences between the eyeliners!
Since I mentioned the smearing of the KissMe mascara, I thought I'd do a mini review of this particular mascara as well.
You already got a pretty good idea on how this mascara looks on my lashes from all those eyeliner pictures so I'm not gonna post more. I don't know if you agree with me, but they do not enhance the appearance of my lashes... rather I feel like
this mascara makes my lashes look quite rigid.
You can see the fibers that are supposed to elongate your lashes. Which sometimes do flake off onto my cheeks.
So my conclusion on this mascara... it's... meh. I had high expectations for this mascara because it is often compared to Majolica Majorca mascaras. First off, I really just prefer MJ's applicator, because it's rubber wand so it doesn't scratch my eyelids, and second because the rubber wands are small and perfect for my small eyes. And third MJ wands just separate my lashes really well.
MJ also has a much better formula.
The major issue I have with KissMe mascara is that it tends to smudge on my lower eyelid, like you've seen in those pictures. Plus it just doesn't look good on my short lashes. I feel like KissMe mascara is for people who have naturally long lashes.
So conclusion, KissMe mascara is a miss for me, I will not repurchase. I'm gonna stick with MJ =)
Alrighty, I am done here XD So tired from writing all that, but I really do hope it helps some of you, because I am SUPER picky when it comes to eyeliners and I know a lot of my Asian girl friends often struggle with eyeliner smearing problems.
I'm gonna go slack some more now XD Later ^_^
<3 Frances
