Expert Wear (formerly Expert Eyes) in Velvet Black

Name: Maybelline New York Expert Wear (formerly Expert Eyes) in Velvet Black
Brand: Maybelline New York
Rating: 3.8 (53 reviews)

Maybelline New York

3.8

53 reviews

73%

would repurchase

3.6/5

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5.0

from

EarthyGirl

9 years ago

This eyeliner /brow pencil has been around for years and it was the first eyeliner that I ever used. It wears forever,even when I used to only wear eyeliner on the inside lower rim. It doesn't...

About reviewer (165 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

5.0

from

hayleymary6

9 years ago

Of all my makeup, drugstore to high end, this is my absolute FAVOURITE item. I have been using this for years and i use it almost every single day, have not found anything else that gives me the...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinOily, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

5.0

from

valmont32677

10 years ago

I do like these in Velvet Black (& Blonde for brows). Once you have mastered the cigarette lighter technique these are wonderful...but w/o ur lighter they are useless. I know they are cheap & all...

About reviewer (2417 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesOther

5.0

from

alexiseptember

10 years ago

This is for eyes AND brows. I use it for brows because I'm half-Asian, so I have dark brown, almost black hair, and brownish eyebrows look really "off" on me. It results in a super natural grey...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel

1.0

from

TeHNyboR

13 years ago

Awful! This stuff barely has any pigment! I have to run a lighter over it to get it to show up! When I light it, it becomes a very rich black, but decides to melt and get clumpy within an hour...

About reviewer (396 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesGreen

5.0

from

SpicyCurry

13 years ago

I use these in black velvet and as stated in previous reviews, once heated with a lighter, this is the longest lasting, most rich black eyeliner I have found, and I own more black eyeliners than I...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Other

EyesBlue

5.0

from

gitsNshiggles

14 years ago

I use this literally daily for my eyebrows, just to outline the shape and filling it in with wet n wild brow powder duo and for days i feel like having them darker, i apply it in tiny hairlike...

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

5.0

from

Victoiresecret

14 years ago

I think some people have the wrong idea of this product. On the packaging (at least when I got it), it said Brow and Eye pencil. To me, it's just obvious that something that would be used on your...

About reviewer (98 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBlack

4.0

from

makeupholism

14 years ago

Well, there is no other way around this: you HAVE to warm it with a lighter. This is my favorite for inner rim application. And it's worth the trouble of having a lighter on your makeup kit: you...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown

4.0

from

Sophia1105

14 years ago

I've pretty much avoided all d/s MU as they usually are never worth it, not to mention lack of testers, etc. But I remembered seeing this as a permanent fixture on my grandmothers table so, missing...

About reviewer (295 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen

1.0

from

balletdancer923

14 years ago

Worst eyeliner ever! No matter what I do I can't get this to show up on my eyes unless I press really hard, and I don't want to be pressing hard on the skin around my eyes! It smudges off very...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBlue

1.0

from

emg93

14 years ago

This was one of the biggest disappointments of my make-up applying career. I got this from a friend who was discarding it, and I soon found out why. No matter what I did, this stuff just smeared...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesBlue

3.0

from

xkatkatarinax1

14 years ago

This liner is just OK... I think its a bit waxy. Like others have mentioned, you need to heat it up for it to be useable. It does have staying power, and i usually use it on only the bottom lash...

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBlue

4.0

from

nell01

14 years ago

This is the only eyeliner I use since I am on a tight budget. Yes, it hard but you can pass it through a match or lighter. I turn on the stove burner and pass it through for a second or two. Let it...

About reviewer (64 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Dark, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Medium

EyesBrown

4.0

from

gorbe

15 years ago

A good deal for the price (I think I got two sticks for around four dollars). As others have pointed out, it really only applies easily (well, at all), if heated first (put a lighter under it for a...

About reviewer (568 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Olive, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen

5.0

from

crossett

15 years ago

tried and true. I've actually only tried a few other eyeliners in my 39 years.. because this one works so well .. I don't feel the need to shop around. It used to come with a sharpener built...

About reviewer (31 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue

1.0

from

lynben

15 years ago

Not only is this stuff hard, when you attempt to apply it, it barely even shows up on your skin! Horrible. I'm sticking to the define-a-line.

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0

from

jama1

16 years ago

This is my alltime favorite....to be honest, it's okay when used dry, but I love it when you quickly warm it with a lighter. The texture is beautiful for about 10 seconds, and you can do anything...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther

5.0

from

newlywed

16 years ago

This is the BEST I've tried for my eyebrows -- doesn't smear and look fake by the end of the day. I also use it as eyeliner -- lazy, you know -- but was not completely satisfied until reading...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther

HairOther

EyesOther

3.0

from

micropipette

16 years ago

I'm not a huge fan of this as an eyeliner. It only works if you light it, and honestly that's a pain. But, it worked perfectly as an eyebrow filler for my dark brown eyebrows. I always have a...

About reviewer (93 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Coarse

EyesGreen