I was sent a GOSH Velvet Touch Eyeliner in Black Ink (the blackest of the black, natch) for review. I had heard so much about this budget waterproof eyeliner, all good, so was really eager to see what all the fuss was about. Apparently, on some it lasts an amazing 6 hours on the waterline – wowzer!
The only eyeliner I have ever repeat bought was Mac Smoulder, which is great for achieving lovely smokey eyes and lining the waterline, but still, like most eyeliners, it seldom stayed ON the waterline. I’ve bought a few others that were purchased specifically for the waterline (hello Clinique Quickliner and Benefit Bad Gal Waterproof) but found neither of these really did the job either. Knowing some of these pricier brands failed to do the task at hand, I did have my doubts about how well this £5 product would work.. But all the reviews I’ve read of it had been so promising (not to mention a friend with perfect eye make-up swears by it) I allowed myself to get a little excited at the prospect of eyeliner that stayed on the waterline. Well, I’ve now been wearing this product for the last two weeks and… I love it! It does last a really decent amount of time on the waterline (bizarrely, especially if I’m just sitting around the house – lasts literally all day!) and is so easy to work with. As it’s quite a soft pencil, it glides effortlessly across the waterline so you get excellent coverage with just one coat (I add another for luck) and then it sets, almost like a liquid would. However, being fairly creamy also makes it fairly smudgy, so if you like smokey eye make-up (ala moi!) this is a fab product as it smudges and blends so easily and then sets. But of course then, on the other end of the scale if you did want to just delicately line your eyes you might find this a little too strong and heavy to frame your peepers that subtly. As with everything, I do have a couple of complaints, but only minor really. You have to sharpen this pencil A LOT. I have to sharpen it before every wear (not including touch-ups), as even if the pencil didn’t naturally wear down it’s so creamy in consistency the sharper you can make the point the easier it is to work with, which means you’re gonna go through the product real quick. But hey, it’s cheap! I also found that when it sets it does sometimes feel like you have a dry coating of product on your waterline (which understandably is how it sets) and that isn’t the most pleasant of feelings, particularly when re-applying (adding product onto dried product on waterline, bit cringe). And lastly, while it does last upto 6 hours of perfect wear in a nice, calm, non windy or wet environment (i.e. indoors), outside its lasting power is considerably less. Again, obviously because we are faced against the elements and are probably blinking and such much more, this is the reason why. But in whole, compared to all eyeliners I’ve tried cheap and not so cheap, I think this is a brilliant product that I will repeat buy till a product supersedes it in brilliance! You can pick up GOSH Velvet Touch Eyeliner for £5 from Superdrug (which has free shipping at the mo, might I add!). Lx 
