It’s the Murphy’s Law of makeup. Whatever can go wrong with your winged liner, will go wrong with your winged liner, and that little kitten flick you intended to make morphs into a giant jungle cat of a flick extending from the outer corner to almost all the way behind your ear.
That said, it feels a little strange to talk about new $34 Hourglass Voyeur Waterproof Liquid Liner in the context of speed, and speediness, because, you know, “liquid liner” and “speediness” don’t often go together, but they do in the case of this liner. It makes quick work of liquid liner lines.
So, how does it do what it does? I dunno… It’s some kinda Hourglass hocus pocus.
A new addition to the permanent line, it’s a dark, true black liner with a shiny finish and a waterproof formula, and the color doesn’t have any blue or green undertones.
The tip reminds me of Tom Ford’s liner
The long, thin felt tip looks a lot like the tip of my holy grail Tom Ford liner, which is the main reason I was eager to give this liner a try, but it’s not exactly the same. It’s slightly stiffer (the Hourglass tip) and, because of that, the first few lines I drew with it were jagged, thick and, basically, out of control.
The tip took me a little while to figure out.
Use a light touch
Like, the lightest of light touches — we’re talking butterfly kisses. Once you get that down, it’s easy to quickly draw crisp lines with it in just a minute or two.
SO FAST!
And I think that the intensity of the black color lends to its quickness, along with how readily the liquid dispenses from the pen tip. Even that seems faster than usual for liquid liner.
I mean, it doesn’t gush out like a liquid geyser or anything, but if you press too hard… Not good. Your lines will look thick and jagged.
If, on the other hand, you use a light touch with it, it’s easy to get those perfect, opaque crisp lines.
No crease transfer
Oh, and here’s my biggest pet peeve when it comes to liquid liner: when you have to sit there with your eyes closed waiting for it to dry so that it doesn’t transfer up into your crease.
Uh…
Voyeur dries within a minute, so you don’t have to play the waiting game with it.
The final verdict
It’s a yes for me, but this bad boy probably requires some practice. If you’re trying liquid liner for the first time, Voyeur is going to be tricky. If you get it down, though, your luscious lines will last you through anything and everything.
In other news…
I’m totally obsessed with Lady Leshurr.
K, so, one of the reasons that I think YouTube is one of the best things ever is because of all the new music I find when I’m listening to it/running on the treadmill.
Last Sunday I randomly clicked on a video by a rapper named Lady Leshurr, and she’s really good! She reminds me of one of my favorite rappers of all time, Missy Elliott. She’s got that swagger and sort of a playful style.
She did this series of six performance art-like YouTube videos called Queen’s Speech, where it’s just her speaking directly to the camera, and they’re done in one continuous take. Her music gets me going, too. When I was listening to it on my run the other day, I wasn’t intending to run that far, but I ended up doing four miles, which is good for me.
I also wanted to start a band and believed that by the end of that four miles, I was Beyoncé. 🙂
Give her a listen! She’s really good.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Sorry for being MIA lately! I had some technical difficulties with my computer, and Connor Claire has been having a couple of “high needs” days.
Poor thing has a bad diaper rash, so we talked to an advice nurse who gave us some suggestions that seem to be helping.
She’ll be OK, but I’m giving her some extra TLC this week.
Hope you’re doing OK. How are things out yonder way?
I hope Connor gets better soon, if you can buy La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 for me is magical when skin is completely irritated, maybe it can help her.
Kisses to my little niece.
Thanks, Efrain. She’s doing a little better today!
I hope you’re having a great week so far. For me this one has been going by quickly!
Diaper rash is the worst. I’m sorry! Poor little sweetheart.
I always had good luck with Triple Paste for healing and with Aquaphor or A&D Ointment for prevention.
And… if it’s just not clearing up, it might be a yeast infection.My son had one at about 6 months and it was not fun at all. A gentle OTC antifungal like Gyne-Lotrimin can help.
Hi Y’all yes it ciukd sometimes be a yeast infection and if you don’t treat it as such it can get worse ! But no worries there are plenty of products out there either ask your pharmacist or your dr!
Going to try that Hourglass eyeliner !
Something has to work !
Hi Michele,
I spoke with an advice nurse and she mentioned that. I’ve been following her tips and it seems to have gotten better. 🙂
Thanks, Rebecca. That was one of the things that the nurse mentioned! I’ve been following her suggestions and it seems to be getting better. 🙂
Uh, diaper rash. With two kids we had our fair share of these, though baby boy gets them way less than my daughter used to. If it isn’t healing, check for yeast infection. My daughter used to get that almost every time she was teething, which did not help brighten her mood.
That’s what it might be. I’ve been doing what the nurse suggested and it seems to be helping. 🙂
This is right up my street. I used to have the Tom Ford liner but the price makes my eyes water-I was devastated when it finally kicked the bucket. Any liquid liner which doesn’t transfer is going straight in my makeup bag!
I think you’ll like it! Be aware that the tip is stiffer, though. It might help to hold the tip parallel to your lash line when you first start out.
Aw, I hope Connor Claire is feeling better soon! Diaper rash is the worst.
I generally don’t wear liquid liner because I can never get it smooth due to my double lash line in spots. The one I had the most luck with is by Le Metier de Beaute, but it’s just not very black or pigmented at all.
Hope your little girl gets better soon Karen. As for the liner, it sounds really good. So far, most liners transfer on me (excluding a couple), so might need to give this a shot 🙂
Glad to hear that Connor is improving. Diaper rash is the worst. 🙁 We always had good luck with Desitin and letting them air out. Of course, you need to be quick on your feet and keep the wet vac handy!
I’m sure the quick drying time is a big bonus for liquid liner lovers!
The air dry part has been mildly hilarious. The other day she grabbed onto a table edge, and she started twerking. The flaps from her onesie kept going back and forth between her bare booty and her legs and it was too funny!
Re: liquid liner. Are you still into LORAC Front of the Line Pro?
Oh I prefer ones that dry fast! As for diaper rash, airing out and zinc medicated salve. Also after a bath some oil on the areas. Also, check your washes for SLS and irritants.