An eyeliner which works for me

I don't do eye makeup. I have eye lids which do not lend themselves to eyeshadowlinerpencil of any sort. My eyelids are baggy and saggy and have been less than taut for as long as I can remember, ie since first considering makeup circa 1977, I quickly realised that eyemakeup was not for me when I had carefully applied a rather splendid pale grey/green cream eye shadow with gold speckles in it, only to have a contemporary eleven year old say that she liked my eyeshadow because it was really noticeable, and that was it.

However one can dream, and a bit of definition never does anyone any harm, thus Kiko Smart Eye Pencil in #801

It is I suppose a greige shade, that sort of cool neutral mix of grey and brown, a sort of 'shroom colour.

I realised how perfect it was about two uses in, and then panicked when I couldn't find a replacement in my nearest Kiko store, or online. I am hoping it has not been discontinued.

MAC Eye Kohl in Powersurge

I don't do eye makeup. It is sad really, but from a very early first foray into makeup, I realised that my eyelids had not the space or the tautness for blending and brushes and colour and butterfly wings shimmer.

However I need something to make me look frankly as if I can be arsed, hence this eye pencil.

MAC eye kohl in "powersurge" is a neutral bronzey goldy green colour. It has the briefest of gleam.

I first came across it on MUA where its reviews were legion I tend to use it on the upper eyelid but close to the lash line, I have even managed to smudge it on the lower lash line without ill effect.

I find that it is a bit like a MLBB shade of lipstick - although where the heck one finds one of those I don't know as I am still searching after some thirty-five years - but a MEBB shade of eye pencil, it just makes my eyes look better, more awake.

A new unsullied pencil is never too far away.

Currently around £14