URGENT! I need a practical eyeliner pencil.

Mands

Emmia said:

I'd suggest freezing before sharpening.

I've got a specific makeup pencil sharpener which I bought ~25 years ago in the Body Shop,  and a look on their website shows they still do one (which looks very similar) including the blade cleaner stick for £5

https://www.thebodyshop.com/products/double-pencil-sharpener

I could probably put my hands on a dozen eyeliners, no two of which are the same make. 

I've been using the same sharpener that Emmia linked to for ... 35 years? Everything gets resharpened about once a month, whether it needs it or not, and the whole exercise takes less than 5 minutes. 

Maybe I'm blessed in that this is not a task that feels at all onerous, or maybe I just hit the jackpot with the sharpener. 

WIAWSNB

Mands said:

Emmia said:

I'd suggest freezing before sharpening.

I've got a specific makeup pencil sharpener which I bought ~25 years ago in the Body Shop,  and a look on their website shows they still do one (which looks very similar) including the blade cleaner stick for £5

https://www.thebodyshop.com/products/double-pencil-sharpener

I could probably put my hands on a dozen eyeliners, no two of which are the same make. 
I've been using the same sharpener that Emmia linked to for ... 35 years? Everything gets resharpened about once a month, whether it needs it or not, and the whole exercise takes less than 5 minutes. 
Maybe I'm blessed in that this is not a task that feels at all onerous, or maybe I just hit the jackpot with the sharpener. 

Well, let's be frank here - my wife doesn't find it onerous either :-(

I have to say, the freezer technique really helped, coupled with a decent sharpener.

But I'm still insisting she buys some 'pen' types... 

Emmia

WIAWSNB said:

Mands said:

Emmia said:

I'd suggest freezing before sharpening.

I've got a specific makeup pencil sharpener which I bought ~25 years ago in the Body Shop,  and a look on their website shows they still do one (which looks very similar) including the blade cleaner stick for £5

https://www.thebodyshop.com/products/double-pencil-sharpener

I could probably put my hands on a dozen eyeliners, no two of which are the same make. 
I've been using the same sharpener that Emmia linked to for ... 35 years? Everything gets resharpened about once a month, whether it needs it or not, and the whole exercise takes less than 5 minutes. 
Maybe I'm blessed in that this is not a task that feels at all onerous, or maybe I just hit the jackpot with the sharpener. 

Well, let's be frank here - my wife doesn't find it onerous either :-(

I have to say, the freezer technique really helped, coupled with a decent sharpener.

But I'm still insisting she buys some 'pen' types... 

The thing is, if your wife is capable of putting eyeliner on, she's capable of sharpening the eyeliner.

I suggest you tell her to sharpen her own eyeliners, perhaps get one of those body shop sharpeners to sweeten the pill?

WIAWSNB

But...but...

Murphybear

Your wife may love the following.

“Clarins 4 colour all in one pen.”

its like one of those pens that has 4 different colours.  Instead of ink it has eyeliners.  Mine has black, brown, grey and red so the latter can be used for lip liner.  

There are quite a lot on eBay. costing around £10 - £15 which is very cheap as you get 4 different colours.  It is good quality as Clarins is one of the best brands.  

WIAWSNB

Will check that out - I think she uses both black and brown, so that sounds ideal. (I can use the red...)

Thanks