Mellow cosmetics liquid precision pen eyeliner

I owe these guys a bit of an apology I have since discovered that if you use this pen to create a smokey eye: apply it like liner and then blend it out it, is the absolute tits and does stay very firmly put, its just not much good as a regular eyeliner.


So a little while ago in to combat the lockdown blues I started looking through some of my old work and putting up on instagram, a few people liked it and after a week or so I got contacted by a company called Mellow Cosmetics  a cruelty free brand from New Zealand, asking if I wanted to be a brand ambassador and advertise their products. 
I get to be an influencer How very exciting! obviously theres no such thing as a free lunch, you still have to pay for the products but theres a very nice 30% discount and I do need a new eyeliner so why the hell not, let's give this a try.  
I ordered the "Liquid precision pen eyeliner" (retail price $18+ $6 postage) It arrived a week or so later in a very stylish black and gold package and when I took it out the pen looked exactly as advertised - So far so good! 
However putting in on was different story, the pen was a little bit dry and as a result it didn't apply that smoothly, however the end result was decent enough so I decided before I gave it a write up I would wear it everyday for a week in order to give it a fair trial.
With a bit of further experimentation I discovered it blended well and could be used to create a nice smokey eye, however the fact it smudged so easily should have been a bit of red flag for my main issue with this product - It doesn't stay put!  

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Verdict: meh!

I first discovered this fact when I wore it on a day when it was raining heavily, so I figured maybe its just not very waterproof.  But then it also smudged on  on a day when it was beautifully sunny, another day that was kind of average and a day where I didn't leave the house, so I'm afraid its definately the eyeliner. 

Verdict: Sorry but there is no getting around the fact this is a decidedly average product, fine as a back up or if you're using it for something where it dosn't need to last that long or come under that close scrutiny, but as a day to day this just won't cut it.

Plus I know that all pen liners dry out over time but the fact this one was dry when it arrived makes me wonder how long of shelf these pens have.
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Good luck to the guys at Mellow cosmetics and thank you for the discount, but I probably won't be returning any time soon

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