After hearing good things about N.Y.C.’s Eye Liner Pencil and perpetually stopping at the aisle cap display at CVS to consider their products, I gave the pencil a try in White for my waterline. After all – it was $0.99 – how could I go wrong?

I’m pretty impressed. I have some white pencils from luxury brands for the water line, but the downside, no matter how great they are, is that I hestitate to toss them at the eye-makeup recommended times because of what I paid for them in the first place. So to find a pencil that doesn’t tug, gives a natural, wided-eyed look, and costs less than a buck – I’m a happy girl.

Some of the perks:

• Very creamy – no tugging or pulling
• Doesn’t run or get in your eye
• Very long pencil – if you are crafty enough to saw it in half, you easily have two reasonably long pencils
• Natural look – sometimes a white waterline can look a bit too costumy if you aren’t careful, but this just deposits enough color to cover any redness and give the illusion of a bigger eye
• Once again: 99 cents!

One piece of advice – the tip is very pointy when you first get it – if you are a klutz like me and worry about poking yourself in the eye, rub the pencil down on the back of your hand (wash your hands first to minimize bacterial spreading) until it gets to a rounded tip that is more to your comfort level. And of course, take a cotton ball and sanitize the tip again just to keep it super-clean before you use it on your waterline.

N.Y.C. Eyeliner Pencil