Milani Ultrafine Liquid Eyeliner Review and Swatches
Recently I had the opportunity to try out the new Milani Ultrafine Liquid Eyeliners. I received 5 shades: Black Vinyl, Black Gems, Prismatic Purple, Sparkling Turquoise and Emerald Glisten.
The Website Claims
Sparkling intense color, long-lasting, waterproof formula. The ultrafine felt-tip applicator makes it easy to apply a thick or thin line and dries down to a sparkling finish. Black also available in a vinyl finish!
Price
$7.49 each
Ingredients
Water (Aqua), Styrene/Acrylates/Ammonium Methacrylate Copolymer, Butylene Glycol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Silica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Bis-PEG/PPG-16/16 PEG/PPG-16/16 Dimethicone, Sorbitol, Laureth-2 Benzoate, Sodium Laureth-12 Sulfate, PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides, Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Polyacrylate, Tin Oxide, Ammonium Hydroxide, Tetrasodium Edta, Coconut Acid, Hexylene Glycol, Sodium Chloride, Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Methylparaben, Potassium Sorbate, Methylparaben, Propylparaben,
May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Mica, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140).
Top to Bottom
Black Vinyl – Black Gems – Prismatic Purple – Sparkling Turquoise – Emerald Glisten
Left to Right
Black Vinyl – Black Gems – Prismatic Purple – Sparkling Turquoise – Emerald Glisten
Black Vinyl – Shiny black
Black Gems – Charcoal grey base with rainbow sparkles
Prismatic Purple – Royal purple with blue shimmer
Sparkling Turquoise – Bright shimmering turquoise.
Emerald Glisten – Emerald green with blue tones.
I wore Sparkling Turquoise on the upper lash line only. I used Jesse’s Girl eyeshadow primer for my base and then put Urban Decay Walk of Shame on top. For the mascara I used bareMinerals black mascara for the upper and lower lashes, then added a second coat on the bottom lashes in Aqua Blast.
Sparkling Turquoise and Emerald Glisten stain like crazy. For the swatches above, I washed my hands to remove them and not much budged. I scrubbed with a wash cloth and got most of the liners off. I used a makeup wipe, still had blue and green residue. I used my oil makeup remover, still had blue and green residue. I washed again with soap and water, didn’t budge. I finally exfoliated my hand and got it all off.
Black Vinyl, Black Gems and Prismatic Purple are pigmented, apply easily, and come off easily with makeup remover. Sparkling Turquoise and Emerald Glisten left a stain on my skin, even with oil makeup remover.
Overall, I really like these liquid liners and I think they’re a very budget friendly option for liquid liners. I didn’t experience them transferring or rubbing off on my hooded eyes and they lasted all day for me. However, I always wear eyeshadow primer, so I know that helps to extend the life of my eyeliner.
I think Milani did a nice job picking these colors! The only color that is ‘weak’ is the Emerald Glisten, which seems a bit watery though it can be built up. I really love Prismatic Purple! It’s gorgeous.
I took off 1 star for the staining and the watery Emerald Glisten. 4 stars.
What do you think of these eyeliners? Like? Dislike?
Products sent for consideration. All opinions are my own.
Oh snap. Need to get these.
Do you know where these will be available to buy? Thanks!
JenniferInnes They should be available at Kmart, Milani’s website, and CVS. I’m not sure where else they’re sold.
I saw an ad for these and was really curious as to what they actually looked like, and whether they really had sparkle or were just shiny, so thanks for sharing the swatches!! 🙂
Bonnie C. The Black Gems and the Purple have sparkle to me.
These look so pretty, Emerald Glisten almost has a jelly quality to it. Too bad about the staining, though, I’m always scared of blue/green liquid liners for that reason.
ahhhdri Yeah I am not a fan of staining.
waaaaant!!
JudiGarcia You can has!
Oh my goodness, the charcoaly olivey shade is so unique and beautiful – I’m glad that one performed well!
bcrueltyfree Yeah it is pretty!