Essence Eyeliner Pen ❤ Review, Photos, and Swatches!

Everyone needs a good black liner in all its forms - from liquid to gel to pencil, it's a necessity. My favorite form of liner is a toss-up between pencil and liquid pen liners, with both of them having their downfalls. The main problem I run into with liquid pen liners is that they're either not black enough or they run out too quickly. My last liquid liner was Stila's Stay All Day Waterproof Eyeliner, and while I loved it, the tip dried out after a month or so.

I recently found my old Stila pen while cleaning out my old makeup bags, and I decided to try and look for a new one to try out the next time I was in ULTA. I had also been meaning to try out some of Essence's products, having heard about them from a few different websites, and since they're pretty cheap I was interested to see how the quality was. They had two different liquid pen liners - the Extra Long Lasting pen that I picked up and an Extra Fine Tip pen that was sold out.

ULTA Haul! ❤

With the last of my Christmas giftcard and cashing in my reward points from ULTA, I placed an order from ULTA's website, and I'm super pumped it finally came in the mail!

I've been using a lot of the same eye shadows for a while now (palette-wise, anyway, since I don't have the money to invest in individual shadows), so I was so distraught when I fell in love with the LORAC Pro Palette, only to find that it was sold out pretty much everywhere.

I got lucky when I finally refreshed my ULTA shopping cart and it was in stock, along with using my points for a massive discount, along with the remnants of my Christmas gift card, meaning I only had to pay for shipping.

I also picked up a Maybelline Color Show nail polish in Go Go Green, and a Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Crush.

Pictures and more after the jump!