"Awaken the goddess within!" If ever a strapline on a beauty item was going to make me desperately want to buy a product it would be this one. It almost makes me feel that a simple slick of this eyeliner could transform me from an ordinary creature into something divine. If only beauty products could really do such things...
Eye of Horus have been creating some really covetable pencils in recent months so I was incredibly excited to try their latest offering, the Scarab Sapphire Goddess Pencil*. It's not often an eye pencil will be so regularly used in my makeup stash (I'm usually more of a gel liner girl) but this one has been making regular appearances in my most used drawer for weeks now. Let me tell you why...
Eye of Horus have been creating some really covetable pencils in recent months so I was incredibly excited to try their latest offering, the Scarab Sapphire Goddess Pencil*. It's not often an eye pencil will be so regularly used in my makeup stash (I'm usually more of a gel liner girl) but this one has been making regular appearances in my most used drawer for weeks now. Let me tell you why...
The Packaging?
At
£17.00 for a pencil Eye of Horus is definitely a premium brand so their
packaging should stand up well to other high end favourites of mine,
including my beloved Nars. I can't say I'm disappointed with this brand
on that front, both the glossy black box and satiny black pencil carry
mirrored gold lettering alongside the iconic Eye of Horus emblem, it
could be gaudy but it's just enough gold and is very chic.
The emblem is really quite a clever symbol to use too, automatically making me think of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra, and the dramatic eye makeup she is always wearing in her various depictions (definitely something I'd want to emulate). The thing I like most about the packaging of this product is that it's double ended; one side has the colour and the other end has a handy foam smudging tool.
The emblem is really quite a clever symbol to use too, automatically making me think of Ancient Egypt, Cleopatra, and the dramatic eye makeup she is always wearing in her various depictions (definitely something I'd want to emulate). The thing I like most about the packaging of this product is that it's double ended; one side has the colour and the other end has a handy foam smudging tool.
The Formula and Colour
Of
course a good product doesn't end with the packaging, it's got to work
above all else. Thankfully this pencil really does and it is the
definition of creamy! It glides onto the lid allowing me to get a nice
precise line, but is soft enough that it can smudged out for a smokier look.
Once the product sets however, it's not going to move without the help of a makeup remover; just what I look for in a good eyeliner. I completely adore the colour too, it's a beautiful indigo blue which looks pretty great (even if I do say so myself) with my light brown/hazel eyes.
Once the product sets however, it's not going to move without the help of a makeup remover; just what I look for in a good eyeliner. I completely adore the colour too, it's a beautiful indigo blue which looks pretty great (even if I do say so myself) with my light brown/hazel eyes.
Would I Purchase?
Absolutely I would. I've already got my eye on the Bronze Amulet Goddess Pencil among many other things.
More information on Eye of Horus is available here, their products are available to buy in the UK here.
Have you tried anything from the Eye of Horus range? What is your favourite type of eyeliner?
Sharon x
*Pencil provided for review purposes, thoughts and opinions 100% my own.