Laura Mercier Eye Basics

I've on the search for a long lasting, waterproof, smudge-proof eyeliner for what seems like years now. I've been liking the Makeup Forever waterproof eyeliner but it still smudges by the end of a night out despite being waterproof. Then my friend Catherine told me something that sounded very wise to me: just because the eyeliner is waterproof doesn't mean it's oil proof. And since you skin produces natural oils the make up still smudges after a while. She told me the solution to this problem is eye makeup primer. Brilliant! My friend Erica who is a makeup artist at Laura Mercier swears that their primer is the best. I've been testing it all week with 3 different liners and here's the low down.

With the Smash Box cream eyeliner. The liner is not waterproof so the primer didn't help much at all. Then I tried it with Lancome Artliner liquid eyeliner, which is a water-resistant liner. My eyes were watery that day because of bad allergies so it was a good test. My liner ran a bit but it didn't smudge on my bottom lid so I didn't have racoon eyes! The best results came from using the primer with my Makeup Forever liner. It only smudged a tiny bit after a whole work day! I was so pleasantly surprised. I think I found the perfect combination. Eye primer + waterproofliner = perfection. Yes!