Maybelline Expert Eyes Moisturing Eye Makeup Remover

"For Waterproof Eye Makeup."
That sentence is the only reason I purchased this. And is why I'm fairly disappointed.
Though no ingredients are listed on the package, I'm pretty sure this is just 2.3 fluid ounces of baby oil in disguise. It works about as well, and smells similar. My mom's been using baby oil to remove her eye makeup for years, I've got no problem with it, I just don't want to pay for it to be repackaged and marketed to me as something "better."

I wear waterproof mascara frequently. Not daily--but going anywhere that I know I'm going to be active, or out late means I'll be picking up the waterproof. (I don't like smudges, I swear, I'm not walking around crying all of the time!) This remover gets most of my eye makeup off. Most, not all. I'm always left with residue the following morning, and let's be honest here, I'm not exactly caking on the color here I usually opt for curling my lashes, throwing on one coat of mascara and that's all. Realistically, this product should be able to take care of that in a pinch, but it just doesn't impress me and leaves behind an oily residue and shine that just further convinces me that it's just baby oil in a smaller bottle.

I'd pick up No-Miss No Tears! Eye makeup remover in the future.

NYX Auto Eyebrow Pencil

I am currently using this in dark brown.

When I had a source of income, I used the MAC "Eyebrows" pencil in Spiked. Now that no one posting a professional position wants to hire me, the budget for MAC items has disappeared, and I'm searching for replacements at a drugstore price. I picked this up at Ulta.

I enjoy the color, it's a near perfect match to how I'm coloring my hair these days, and isn't too obvious that I'm filling in my lighter brows.

This pencil is a dual ended device, with one end being a cheap and way too thin excuse of a brow brush. There is no point in including this, it's just taking up space that could be otherwise occupied by more of the pencil itself. And this plastic shell, seriously... how much plastic is required to contain such a tiny amount of stick-pigment? Surely this is overkill. The large exterior is difficult to grip, and I constantly drop this thing.

The pigment portion of the pencil itself is almost eggshaped rather that perfectly cylindrical which wouldn't bother me but because it requires that it be rotated to extend, the sides of the pigment are slowly getting shaved off. The texture is nowhere near as smooth as the MAC pencil, and is much easier to smudge while applying.

I haven't had any trouble with this lifting, or rubbing off throughout the day once set, so there is one redeeming quality. I wouldn't purchase this again, even knowing it was inexpensive, but I'll continue to use it for the time being and push away any thoughts of how dreamy the MAC brow pencil is.