Old and New

If it’s not broke don’t fix it.

Eyeliner brings back memories of school days and the no makeup rule that hardly anyone followed despite the fact that someone or rather the same group of people were always made to “wash that muck off” (do teachers still use this line?)

My 1^st regular bit of makeup was Rimmels’ ‘professional liquid eye liner’. The formula was a good almost thick consistency. The brush was thin and sturdy. All it took was one stroke to create a precise clean black line and dried pretty fast. Fantastic for the upper lash line. Now for some odd reason I also used to use this on my waterline, I think this goes without saying but I strongly recommend you don’t try this yourself. Despite the fact that I used it almost every day one bottle would last me about 6 months, absolute bargain as it cost £4.99 at the time.

I had been using this eyeliner for years until Rimmel decided to reformulate it/rename it ‘glam eyes professional liquid liner’. The formula is much thinner and less pigmented. I find myself having to go over the same line twice to get good colour pay off. The extra water also means it takes longer to dry, not good for someone who is always in rush to get ready. Very disappointed.

Top:'professional eye liner'

Bottom: 'Glam Eyes'

Thankfully ebay came to the rescue and i managed to get a couple in the old formula.

Crisis averted yay!

Anyone else had this happen to their favourite product?