Wednesday 8 January 2014

A Kohl-lined Story

Anyone who's known me for even a week would be able to tell people that I love my kajal. I never (never ever ever) step out with eyes that are not kohl-lined. Friends have been assigned secret missions to secretly catch me without kajal and click pics as proof. My sister has called me a racoon, taking it upon herself to wipe the black stuff off of my eyes, and my kajal sticks have been hidden from me. (There was a period of time, in high school, where my eye doctor had advised me not to wear kajal, but I found ways...) So you understand, I can be called somewhat of a Kajal connoisseur. 

A few days back, while on sales calls, I started noticing this new product at chemist stores. It was black and pink, and obviously caught my eye. So, when I went shopping with my sister, I'd made up my mind that I would buy it. The last time I bought kajal was anyway in July and I go through these things like a kid goes through candy after Hallowe'en. So anyway, I went and bought the new Supreme Magique Kajal from l'oreal. The packaging's nice, I love anything with the colour scheme pink and black and it's a roll-on liner, the kind I love.
It's supposed to be suitable for contact lens wearers so I tried it on while wearing contacts. It's supposed to be smudge-proof, but frankly, the first day, I was disappointed. It wasn't dark enough for one, which I have a huge problem with. I kept trying to put more and more layers on, but that was a pain, and the difference wasn't very stark. The third continuous day of using it was better though. It is definitely darker now, but that maybe cause I've been wearing specs, not lenses and cause I never wash off my kajal at the end of the day. (Not advisable though, please don't do that).
Anyhow, for now I'll give it a rating of 5/10. My MAC is much better than this. But at more than 4 times the cost, it was bound to be. :)