Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner in Th(ink)

Even since Marc Jacobs Beauty products are available in Sephora, I have been wanting to check out the products in person. I wasn't exactly impressed by the selection of eyeshadows but their gel eyeliners and lipsticks definitely caught my attention. Today I will be sharing my thoughts on Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner in Th(ink).

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is a long-lasting, waterproof pencil eyeliner that has the smooth texture of a gel eyeliner. I am curious to try out on my oily, hooded lids already.

There were 6 shades available from this range and I chose Th(ink) which is a dark blue with coppery shimmer and it was love at first slight for me. Just in case you are wondering. I did not commit a typo mistake with the name. It is indeed Th(ink). I later on realised that the 'ink' in the name Th(ink) meant this is a blue shade just like Ro(cocoa) = brown, N(ice) = white for example. Pretty innovative, I must say.

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner comes with a retractable crayon stick and has a small sharpener at the end of the pencil, very similar to the design of my HG pencil eyeliner, Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner. The texture is really smooth and I find it a breeze to draw without tugging my lids.

So how does it fares against my HG pencil eyeliner, Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner? I decided to put these 2 products through the water and rub test.

Here I have Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner on the left and Chanel Stylo Yeux Waterproof Eyeliner on the right. Not sure if it is visible to you but do you find the swatch of Chanel looking drier in comparison?

Let's run them through the water shall we?

After dipping dry with a tissue paper, both swatches look almost the same as before. BUT after a few rubs (in the next picture), you will see fainting of the Chanel swatch while Marc Jacobs still look as good as new!

After water test

After rub test

In fact, I was wearing it for more than 8 hours (as you can see from the oil on my face), there are no signs of smudges or panda eyes! Impressive or what??? Looks like I just found a new HG pencil eyeliner!

Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is available at Sephora outlets and retailing at $36 and although it is not exactly considered cheap, I personally felt it is worth every single penny. A disadvantage I can think of Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Gel Crayon Eyeliner is that the crayon tip gets blunt very easily (considering the creamy texture) and you will constantly need to sharpen it which can results in some form of product wastage. But I doubt this con will stop me from purchasing more. :)