Hello all! It has been a while, but I’m back! Today I’m doing a sort of throwback post. Long time followers of mine will remember from my old blog that I used to do “battle” posts. Well today I’m doing just that. I’ll be comparing three liquid eyeliner pens; two from Asian beauty brands and one from a western brand.

So who is gonna win? The super hyped Clio Waterproof Liner Pen in Kill Black? The relatively unhyped Ink Graffi Brush Pen Liner from The Face Shop? Or my long time favorite, Physicians Formula’s Eye Booster 2-in-1 Lash Boosting Eyeliner + Serum? Read on to find out.



Packaging



All three come in very similar packaging and even with similar brushes. They all have the plastic type of brush tip that I find to be the easiest to control and least likely to dry out. Overall in this department, all are winners.

Clio



The Face Shop



Physicians Formula



Effectiveness



When initially swatched, all three are a great dark black and all have a veryyyyy slight sheen. When I ran water over them and rubbed quite a bit, they all still held up well. There was no noticeable difference until I rubbed super hard (way harder than I would ever rub on my delicate eye skin). At this point, it was clear that the Clio liner held up the best. The Face Shop and Physicians Formula came in second and third respectively.

Clio



The Face Shop



Physicians Formula



Value

Clio $16-20

This is on the higher end for a liner and definitely a price tag I would associate with being a liner from Sephora or a department store brand. It did perform the best, but I’m not sure by enough for me to justify this price.



The Face Shop $6-8

It appears that for the lowest price, we are able to get the second best performance, which is a great steal in my book.



Physicians Formula $9

With the mid-range price tag out of the three and performing the least well, I can’t really give this one a good rating.



Availability – From a US buyer point of view

Clio

Available on various online retailers & a few Clio stores (mostly in the NY area)

Clio, SokoGlam, & AmazonPrime



The Face Shop

Available on various online retailers & a various The Face Shop Stores (spread through US)

RoseRoseShop & Amazon





Physicians Formula

Available at any drugstore, Target, Walmart, etc…

drugstore.com



Overall

Clio



4 out 5 Kitty Piles

The Face Shop



4 out 5 Kitty Piles



Physicians Formula



3.5 out 5 Kitty Piles

Overall my take away from this is that if you have very oily lids and need very waterproof/durable eyeliner and can afford it, the Clio liner wins out. If you want a liner that still performs great, but is a tiny bit less long-lasting, the The Face Shop liner is a great value. Lastly, the Physicians Formula one was underwhelming compared to the Asian Beauty alternatives.

Disclaimer: All products mentioned and linked to in this post were purchased by me. There are no sponsored or affiliated links. All opinions and thoughts are my own.