stilaSmudge Pot

I love this product. I've used it for years. I does not smudge or smear, is easy to apply to the waterline, and can be bold or natural. Being a bit on the more mature side, I go for the natural look and use it on the upper lid only, applied to the waterline. I feel put together without looking overly done up; it adds just the right amount of pop. The product can dry out, so I always have an empty jar that I put 1/4 of the new product in, and that's the jar I use daily. It gets thick about the time it's used up, and I don't waste any of the gel. Best eye liner ever, for any age.

I found this through a youtube review. While the packaging isn't impressive, the liner itself is great. I've worn eyeliners for over 20 years now and this is one of my favorites. It doesn't smudge easily, stays on all day long, and is easy to apply. I do have to take care to not go back with very many strokes during application, as it does start to set in a few minutes, and we all know that can cause clumping and consistency issues with further application. So touchups can be a little tricky, but are totally doable with a quick wipe-down and re-apply.I don't have much experience with this and durability while swimming, but it's held fine in surprise rainstorms and is still fairly on after a quick face wash. I've had some dry out after not properly screwing the top back on, but that's to be expected. When I close it properly, the product lasts pretty much until I've used almost all of it.

So terrific! Too often, in my experience at least, the contents in eye shadow smudge pits is a bit on the dry side. I've had to use pressure with my finger to get the product out of the pot and adhered to my finger -- worse still, in application it tends to skip and bunch when trying to transfer what I collected onto my finger and am now trying to "smooth" (smooth? Hardly) in a gliding stroke to eyelid.What a pleasant surprise I had using the Stila smudge pot eye shadows! The mere touch of my finger to the contents of the smudge pot put just the right amount of the very moist and creamy color onto my finger, and from there, simply and gently glide my finger ((no tugging) across my eyelid.Such a pleasant experience, and with practice, I've gotten even better in my application attempts for an ever more professional look.Syria's smudge pot eye shadows are THEE BEST! Will NEVER AGAIN use any other brand of smudge pot eye shadow. Stila's formula outclassed ALL other brands!

I will only use this eyeliner!

i saw a review of the smudge pots in "gothic beauty" magazine and i had to try it. i've been using smudge pots for a couple years now and i can't say enough about them. i have really oily skin which means makeup tends to slide off my face, even my eyelids. this stuff lasts me all day and all night, even to the next day. i have to make sure my face is clean, then i put on a layer of eyeshadow, then i use the smudge pots with sephora's flat eyeliner brush. it goes on so perfectly, smooth and soft. with pencils, i was always pulling on my eye or having to go over the line because it skipped in spots. then it would disapper within a few hours. i always had to carry my pencil with me in case of emergency! black eyeliner is a must for me and i tried so many different pens and inks. but after the smudge pots, there's been nothing else.

Ive been using smudge pots for at least a few years & love them, i think its super easiest eyeliner to use thats versatile and looks really good. I love that they last forever too, the only problem is a little goes such a long way that the remaining product dries up after several months (and does NOT apply well once it kind of dries up). So really one smudge pot could last me over a year if the container was able to preserve it longer.

Applies very well even to write kly skin

This smudge pot came extremely dry and pretty much unusable. I usually don't write reviews - actually, this is my first Amazon review, but this product is so bad, it's worth spending part of my day writing a review on it. I decided to splurge on some make up, and I was excited to receive it, but it turned out to be way worse than any drug store make up I've ever used. I would never purchase this product/brand again. I'd return it if it weren't such a pain in the butt to so. Instead, I just threw it away. I'd give it zero starts, but that was not an option.