Up until two days ago, I had never used a black eyeliner pencil on my upper line.

Actually.

My cousin and I were in the bathroom doing our faces a few weeks ago (she came to visit for the weekend) and she looks at me, stunned, as I tried her brush-tipped liquid liner. “Oh my god! How are you so good at that??!?” Little did she know, it was my first time with a brush tip.

The first liner I used was just a black eyeshadow pan, applied with a wet art brush. (I still like to do this on days that I want a soft finish. The brand has scratched off the shadow, but I remember it being on sale for $2.50 at the drugstore – and after over two years, I literally have not touched 98% of the pan. It’s amazing.)

It’s never been pencil for me. Always either pan/cake, pen, or liquid… and I’ve never had any difficulties getting the perfect line. (Check out the last photo here if you need an image of that.)

Do you have any liquid eyeliner horror stories? I was blessed with the ability to apply it in one clean stroke, flawlessly and evenly… but it sounds like the rest of you weren’t!

Also, I received the perfect liner in a swap the other day – more on that once I can find my SD reader.