Review | Soap and Glory | Supercat Felt Tip Eyeliner

Since I discovered my unwavering admiration for a certain lady by the name of Alexa Chung, my determination to perfect her enviable cat eye flicks has become almost like a mission. That means that i've tried more liquid eyeliners than I would care to remember and had a fair few wonky eyeliner days  where one eye just will not for the life of me match up with the other. I've always found it a bit of a tricky little business and short of just being Alexa Chung thought that there was no hope for us mere mortals... That is, until I discovered the genius that is the felt tip liquid liner.

Again, i've been through a fair few of these little babies and I must say, i've liked quite a few, but being ever the optimist, i've swapped brands quite a bit in the hopes of finding that perfect one. The one that stays put all day, doesn't smudge and gives you a crisp Alexa worthy flick that even the queen of the eyeliner Brigitte Bardot would be jealous of. Now before I get into this review, I'm not saying that I've found the perfect one... it's a very, very good one, but it's not the perfect one that search will have to continue.


Anyway, although I have always been an absolutely massive fan of Soap and Glory products, their make-up is something that i've never ventured into. Everything else is another story altogether, from their amazing body butters to their shower gels, I find it a hard push to find a company that rivals them. When my trusty eyeliner ran out not so long ago though, I took a little wander over to the Soap and Glory make-up stand and stumbled across the Supercat Felt Tip Liner. What i've always loved about felt tip liners is how easy they are to apply, you have none of the faff of having to fiddle around with a teeny tiny pot of liquid liner and one of those plasticky stick like brushes that they always come with... worst still, the faff of gel liner and a brush. Theres none of the mess, and I always think that for whatever reason, the actual eyeliner product is much easier to correct if it does go awry (which unfortunately is pretty often in my case... curse of the unsteady hand!).

This liner is not only a bit of a bargain at £6, which makes it a whole lot cheaper than a lot of others out there, but it's also one of the first ones that i've tried that doesn't bend the truth slightly when it says it is 'Carbon Black'. When they say deep, rich colour, believe me, they mean it. The product itself goes on super smoothly, and because of the brilliant pigmentation, one (hopefully steady) line and you are good to go. The tip is also something that drew me to it initially as you have the option of two different looks, you can either use the tapered fine tip to create a delicate, super thin line or the thicker edge to create a more defined, dramatic flick.


In terms of longevity, it's a hardy little product. It lasts literally all day. One of it's downsides though is that fact that it isn't exactly waterproof. I do get quite watery eyes at times and my eyes are very easily irritated which means that panda eyes are often a bit of an issue with things like mascara and liquid eyeliner. While this didn't leave me looking like i'd escaped from Edinburgh Zoo, it does do a bit of a disappearing act as soon as anything watery goes near it and can get a bit smudgy... not exactly ideal, although, it does mean that when it comes to removing your eye make-up in the evening, it comes off like a dream, a big plus point if, like me, eyeliner is a bit of a signature of yours. Another thing that i'm not a huge fan of is the scent. It's not an overpowering scent by any means, which is what you would expect from an eye product, but it does have a hint of the artificial about it. It's not something that would put me off buying it again but in comparison to other liners that i've tried which have literally no scent at all, it's an odd one.

For £6, I think this is well worth a purchase and it's something that I would most definitely buy again next time i'm on the hunt for one, it has also made me quite curious about some of the other S&G make up offerings. For the time being though, i'm just hoping and praying that the lovely people at Soap and Glory bring out a version that is just a tad more waterproof for us watery eyed ladies!