Review: Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner and Gentle Eye MakeupRemover

Rimmel London is one of my favorite drugstore brands because their eye makeup products have been non-irritating and have amazing color payoff. They are a drugstore brand originating from the United Kingdom and is currently sold in many drugstores across America.

Rimmel London Scandaleyes Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Black

I was selected by Influenster to test out Rimmel's Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner in black as well as Rimmel's Gentle Eye Makeup Remover. Here is my honest review on the performance of these two products after wearing the eyeliner for a full day.

First Impressions:

My favorite thing about the Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner is that it glides so smooth on the eyelid. There is no tugging whatsoever as you draw the line. The black pencil from the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner collection is a pure black and has no sparkles. The length of this pencil looks like it will last at least a month if you use this eyeliner everyday.

As for the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, it is a generous size plastic bottle and on the packaging it says "Just let it go...", which is a motto I have been following a lot lately and makes me think of the overplayed song from Frozen. I don't think it was their intention to allude to the movie though.

The cap is very secure so you don't have to worry about it spilling while it tosses around in your luggage bag. If you accidentally knock it over, it won't spill everywhere. I really like how I can easily pop the cap open and pour the eye makeup remover one drop at a time onto a cotton pad to avoid over soaking it.

Review:

Even though the Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Eyeliner is in pencil form, I was still able to draw a nice thin line on my upper eyelid. After I finished drawing the line, I used an eyeliner brush to smooth it out to create a more natural appearance for the line. If I wanted to do a smoky eye, the kajal kohl gel like consistency makes it easy to blend and smudge to your heart's content.

Pro: Glides smooth on the lash line

One of the reasons why I don't usually wear eyeliner everyday is because sometimes my lids become very oily. This causes the eyeliner to imprint on my eye crease in the area where my eyeshadow would sit. So looking at the mirror in the middle of the day, I might see an arc appear on my lids.

When testing out this liner, I wore it without applying powder underneath and just used Urban Decay Eyeshadow and Urban Decay Eye Primer Potion.

Love that I can draw such a thin line with the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner Pencil!

At the end of the day, my left eye looked the same with no smudging. However, on my right eye there was an imprint of the eyeliner on my eyelid crease. This probably happened because I have more eyelid creases on my right eye. Surprisingly, the intensity of the black for the eyeliner did not fade on both eyes even though the color transfer happened to one of them.

If you have the same eyelid problem as me when wearing eyeliner, our best options would be to check up on it throughout the day and clean it up with a q-tip or apply a thick layer of powder on the lid to absorb the oil on our oily eyelids.  If you have other tips on solving the "arc imprint" problem let me know in the comments. :)

When it came time to remove my makeup, I used the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover. It was able to remove my eyeshadow, waterproof mascara, and most of the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner. There was no burning, stinging, or irritation when applying it to my eye area. It didn't feel greasy either like other brands of waterproof eye makeup removers.

I did have a little bit of panda eyes going on for my bottom eyelid but wiping that area with a q-tip dipped in the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover removed the stain. I am very happy that these two products can work well together.

I did try using the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover to take off my Benefit They're Real Push-Up Liner one time and it did not budge. So I wouldn't recommend this drugstore brand makeup remover to take that eyeliner off. The staying power is too strong, haha!

Final Thoughts:

I would say that the Rimmel Scandaleyes  Eyeliner in black is a keeper and is affordable in the range of drugstore makeup. It has good color payoff, lasting staying power, and is sparkle/glitter free! It doesn't smudge as much as other drugstore brands so you don't need to worry about looking like a raccoon by the end of the night. Other colors I want to try from from the Scandaleyes collection are deep blue, silver, and brown.

As for the Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover, it performed a lot better than I expected. I like that it is truly non-irritating, oil free, and took off 100% of the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner. For the price, I think this is an affordable drugstore makeup remover.

Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner (Rating: 5/5)

Retails: $4.49 at Ulta

Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover (Rating: 4/5)

*Didn't get a 5 because it doesn't work with all types of eyeliners and mascaras

Retails: $7.94 at Walmart

What do you think of Rimmel products? 

Have you tried the Rimmel Scandaleyes Eyeliner or Rimmel Gentle Eye Makeup Remover?

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x Carol

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*I received these products for free to keep from Influenster as part of their FrostyVoxBox and was asked to write an honest review. Opinions expressed in this product review are my own and are based on my own experiences when using these products. Photos in this post belong to Intrice Blog unless otherwise stated.