Faces Purple Eye Pencil: Swatches, Photos, Review

Sometime back I had reviewed blue pencil of this flock and I had said that I was planning planning to make a 12 color set of these Faces pencils :). So here's my second step to that set.

Earlier Prunella was my ultimate favorite for a purple. But unfortunately, it started giving me rednes after an eye infection. So though it is still lying half used, I can't use it. But I needed a 'purple' for sure. I hunted in a few brands, but either they were light or shimmery. I finally found my unadulterated, pure purple shade at the Faces counter at DLF Place and I grabbed it at once. Trust me this must have been my quickest purchase ever.


Product Details

• Price: Rs 249 for 1.15 gm (Currently a 10% off)
• Shade: Purple
• Range: Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil (Wide range of colors available)

Now, in terms of my review and experience, it is very similar to my review of the Blue shade here. It is the color that's different.

The Color
Compared to the Navy Blue, this has a slight, and I repeat very slight shimmer. This swatch is not perhaps not the best snap, but the color is nice, dark and thick. It's kinda smoother on the skin than it appears here.

The color is very similar to Prunella. Will compare sometime.


What I like about Faces Purple Eye Pencil

• The Color and Pigmentation: It lives up to its name and is a true purple eye pencil, with a good pigmentation, 2 strokes and you're done.
• The Texture and Finish: Its soft to apply and has very slight-shimmery finish. 
• Long Stay and Smudge-proof: Well it stays on till you clean it off! Also I wear it for 8 hours and it does not smudge unless you rub it real hard.
• The Price: While all these sound similar to Chambor Eye Tattoo or Colorbar I Glide, here's what is different - the price! It costs 250 for 1.15 as against 325 for 1.1 for Colorbar, without too much difference in the overall performance! And I actually got this for s 224 after the 10% discount. Price is a big plus for sure.

Overall Rating: 4/5 (Price gets some extra weight)

Will I Buy it Again? Of course, I have to complete the 12 color set :) and I have 10 more to get..

Faces Eye Pencil: Swatches, Photos, Review and Comparison with Other Blue Pencils

This was really the kind of blue that I had been looking for a long long time - The Navy Blue! This is the first time I am using a FACES product, thanks to the blog world! These pencils have a wide range of colors. I am planning to make a 12 color set of Faces pencils :)

Here's my review.

Product Details

• Price: Rs 250 for 1.15 gm
• Shade: Navy Blue
• Range: Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil (Wide range of colors available)

What I like about Faces Navy Blue

• The Color and Pigmentation: It lives up to its name and is a true dark Navy Blue pencil, with a good pigmentation, 2 strokes and you're done.
• The Texture and Finish: Its soft to apply and has non-shimmery finish. I already had a shimmery blue and so this was perfect.
• Long Stay and Smudge-proof: Well it stays on till you clean it off! Also I wear it for 8 hours and it does not smudge unless you rub it real hard.
• The Price: While all these sound similar to Chambor Eye Tattoo or Colorbar I Glide, here's what is different - the price! It costs 250 for 1.15 as against 325 for 1.1 for Colorbar, without too much difference in the overall performance!

I wish Faces Navy Blue was Better in These..

• Availability: Although these pencils have been around for a while, they were not easily available. It's still not available in the retail houses like shoppers stop, lifestyle etc. They are available in some drug stores. 

Availability in Delhi: I saw a counter in DLF Place Mall, Saket. I don't know of any other place. 

If you know where else to find them please leave a comment.

• Ease of Removal: While I wouldn't exactly call this a serious issue like that with Lakme I Glide, but my experience is that it does not completely go off with a face-wash. You have to use a make-up remover (Which ideally we always should, but I am generally lazy), and then it goes off quickly.

Overall Rating: 4/5 (Price gets some extra weight)

Will I Buy it Again? Of course, I have to complete the 12 color set :)

Offers from Faces

• The DLF Place counter I visited had the following offer of 'Spend Rs 400, Get a Kajal worth Rs 99 free'.
• Recently, there was also an offer of 'Get 2 Pencils worth 500 for Rs 300' on Fashion and You. I missed it, but waiting for the next one! So keep your eyes and ears open!

Comparison of Blue Eye Pencil Swatches

Color

• 1. Lakme I Glide Eye Color
• 2. Navy Blue from Faces Long Wear Eye Pencil
• 3. Astral Blue from Lakme Shadow Artist

1 has a violet tinge with shimmer

2 is the perfect blue

3 is slightly towards turquoise

Smudge Quotient

One stroke and this is what happens.

1 and 2 stay fine but 3 gets smudged very easily.