Affordable Brushes: Fanny Serrano Angled Eyeliner Brush

I so love it when I find good brushes at affordable prices! And I can count my Fanny Serrano Angled Eyeliner Brush among them.

I have several angled eyeliner brushes but I find that this is my favorite for applying gel liners. I find that the small size of the head makes it easy to control the application, since other brushes are too big that the bristles aren't firm anymore. This one has the right amount of firmness. Applying gel liner on clients is a breeze! The bad part, I have a hard time using this to apply gel liner on myself because the handle is too long. I can't see my eye well from afar because I have bad eyesight :P Good thing Fanny Serrano also has a mini version of this!

How much? P150. Affordable, right?

Review: Fanny Serrano Long Wearing Gel Liner

I tried this out because of the good reviews. In my experience, it's quite creamy and not hard to apply. However, waterproof as it may be, it's not very oil-resistant (at least in my case).

The first time I tried it, I just applied silica powder on my lids then proceeded to apply the liner on my upper lash line. One hour later, it was completely gone.

Not giving up hope, I tried it again for a second time. This time I place eyeshadow on my lids first, then applied the liner. Four hours later, to my horror, the liner migrated all the way to my undereye. I've been walking around with racoon eyes for who knows how long?

I still didn't give up hope. The next day, I applied Bare Naturals S5 Primer on first, then foundation, then eyeshadow. There was still some smudging a few hours later, although it didn't go all the way to my undereye. 6 hours later, the gel liner looked like eyeshadow already :(

Would I buy this again? No. For me, the search continues.