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My Favourite Eye Liner Hack

February 23, 2015

Gel Liner Hack

Last week while getting ready for university, I contemplated going through the whole hassle of liquid liner. Opened my vanity drawer to go through my options and found my Catrice Gel Liner sitting there for months now. I reviewed it last year and in case you aren’t aware, apparently I got a defected dried out pot. So, even though I had planned of chucking it in the microwave to make it work, I never really got around doing that (more on it later). Nonetheless, I decided to give it a go after a long while BUT I had something else on my mind this time. Like DOH! Why else would I bother with a somewhat dried gel liner when I wasn’t ready to deal with a liquid liner early morning?!

Now going a few days back even further, I had almost thrown out my Color Studio Professional Knock Out Marker as I had used it up long ago but then stopped, recalling a tip from some YouTuber (I really don’t remember, but I think it might be KathleenLights) on how she likes to use eye liner markers instead of brushes. Hence, that’s exactly what I tried with the two of my liners. I gently rubbed the still slightly wet felt tip of Knock Out on my Catrice cake and it turned out to be the easiest way of applying eyeliner ever.

Eyeliner Trick
The outcome is a combo of the two since my Knock Out Marker hasn’t completely dried out,
while Catrice one is a brown gel liner.

Gel liners on their own can take a lot of practice to master and while those are my favourite types of liner, I find eye liner markers are the easiest and quickest. The two combined together work like a charm. The firm tip of the marker is ideal to pick the product off the gel liner pot and all you have to do is draw your wings on like you would with an actual pen. Of course, there are brushes of all kinds out there but why not just recycle what you already have? ๐Ÿ™‚

As for microwaving my gel liner, well I did do it later on the same day I tried this hack and it did soften in just 30 seconds. However, as I expected it hardened again though do note that the consistency is still not any drier than it already was months ago. It’s just not creamy as it should have been to begin with, but it’s not at all rock hard and crusty.

That being said, I’m head over heels in love with this way of applying my liner these days and you should definitely try it out too!

If you have any fun liner hacks, please share in the comments! ๐Ÿ™‚ x
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  1. Rabiya Jehangir says

    February 23, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    Wow great idea if my gelliner will try I will definitely try it ๐Ÿ™‚ thanks for sharing

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 5:35 pm

      The original hack in the post is just an application technique but yes you can try microwaving! ๐Ÿ˜‰ Make sure to cover your pot with a fresh-wrap and do not put anything made of plastic, like the lid, inside. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  2. maya ahmed says

    February 23, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    great idea.i m gona try this out too

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 5:42 pm

      It made my life so much easier! ^.^ x

      Reply
  3. Zubaida Rasool says

    February 23, 2015 at 5:48 pm

    This seems a unique and good tip, i will let my essence pen eyeliner finish and then try it with some gel liner ๐Ÿ™‚
    GlamupGirls

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm

      I hope you love the trick! ๐Ÿ˜‰ x

      Reply
  4. anna kazi says

    February 23, 2015 at 7:29 pm

    Love love love your tip ๐Ÿ™‚ Iam seriously gonna try this trick tomorrow with my eyeliner and seriously the marker tip applys the perfect winged eyeliner ๐Ÿ™‚ xx
    annmakeupblog.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:00 pm

      This would end up being super duper easy! ๐Ÿ˜‰ x

      Reply
  5. Rabiyah Tungekar says

    February 24, 2015 at 10:17 am

    That's a great beauty hack. I will definitely try this out. Both my gel liners have dried out. Even I received a dried gel liner from Just4girls and it's still sitting somewhere in the corner. x

    Rabeeyahs Blog

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:18 pm

      Oh dear! I hope you can successfully restore their formulation! Do try mixing in a little bit of clear primer to make up for the water content that may get evaporated during microwaving. ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
  6. JayBee Qadri says

    February 24, 2015 at 10:21 am

    This is a great trick! I used my old liquid liner brush as a nail art brush before I had nail art brushes ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:19 pm

      That's nice trick! ๐Ÿ˜€ Thanks for sharing! xx

      Reply
  7. Shang J. says

    February 24, 2015 at 10:47 am

    This is an awesome hack. I need to try this.

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:21 pm

      Enjoy! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  8. Molly says

    February 24, 2015 at 5:58 pm

    What a great way to make two unusable products work for you! You can also try adding some kind of oil (like a face oil) to the cream liner to give it a better consistency.

    http://mollyandstacie.com

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:27 pm

      Now that's a neat trick! I had previously seen the trick of adding a clear primer but oil might work even better! Thanks! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  9. glamorous guilt says

    February 24, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    nice idea to use marker liners……..

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      They are the best! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  10. Chaste & Beautiful says

    February 25, 2015 at 11:47 am

    What a wonderful hack! I'll definitely try this.

    themeticulousperfections.blogspot.com

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:31 pm

      I hope you find it useful! Thank you for stopping! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  11. A'esha Abubakar says

    February 25, 2015 at 4:39 pm

    Oh that's a great trick! Thank you for sharing! x

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:34 pm

      My pleasure! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  12. Kiran Imtiaz says

    February 25, 2015 at 5:40 pm

    That's a great idea! Will bring the liner back to life.

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 25, 2015 at 6:35 pm

      Thanks for appreciating! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  13. Bobs & Rouge says

    February 25, 2015 at 8:46 pm

    Great post! I have been meaning to try a gel eyeliner so this will come in so handy ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 26, 2015 at 2:29 pm

      Now I'm glad to hear that! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  14. Hira Tabassum says

    February 27, 2015 at 2:32 pm

    I also use this technique. Works great!

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 27, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      That's awesome! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  15. Sana says

    February 27, 2015 at 8:16 pm

    woww .. such a great tip .. thanks for sharing dear x
    Makeupoholics

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      February 28, 2015 at 5:32 pm

      You're welcome dear! ๐Ÿ™‚ x

      Reply
  16. Momina Haseeb says

    March 1, 2015 at 10:12 am

    I have been doing this ever since I quitted using catrice eyeliner pen. My favorite way of applying eyeliner without any trouble.

    Momina Haseeb | เน‘ Divine Smudge เน‘

    Reply
    • Jadirah Sarmad says

      March 3, 2015 at 3:24 pm

      Good to know! x

      Reply

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