Bargain Beauty Find: Stargazer Cake Liners

by Row on March 17, 2009 · 12 comments

in Make Up,Review

TAGS: Eyeliner • stargazer •

I was browsing eBay when I saw some cake eyeliners by Stargazer.

Stargazer is one of those funky, goth-emo type brands that I think, appeal to a teen/young adult audience, and is very affordable because of it.

I love cake eyeliners! I love the way its like painting, but quite often, although some eyeshadows can be used wet, I find that most will seal up if you constantly apply water to them. There were £2.25 each from eBay.

There are three shades, silver, white and gold:

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You can tell this is a real cake liner – when mixed with water, it become like a thick paint:

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The colours are pigmented and quite easy to use:

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Now, I haven’t tested these yet for durability – but I am tempted to use it with something like a sealing gel so that I get maxiumum wear out of it, or a MAC gel mixing medium (Bare Escentuals and Illamasqua also make them).

These come in lots of different colours, black, green, red, blue you name it, they do it! Stargazer is a fun brand, so I am going to check out the other fun colours they do in this cake liner.

{ 12 comments… read them below or add one }

libby March 17, 2009 at 11:23 am

They look super good for you!I have the white one but it just cracks off over time, which is a shame because i got super excited when i aquired it.

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Anonymous March 17, 2009 at 12:58 pm

thanks for sharing this.
im on this huge wet liner craze right now…and checking out the website :)
looks really pretty! :P

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Michelle Shaw March 17, 2009 at 2:08 pm

As a make up artist I am always loving products like this and it is not too expensive either. I recently bought Paula Dorf Transformer one drop of this and it turns any eyeshadow into a liner and it doesn’t crack or wear off. It costs around £15 but it will should last for months.

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Gloria March 17, 2009 at 2:19 pm

Hey Row,

I hope your internet is up and running. I’m trying out contact lens solutions to wet my eyeshadows and it works really well. The color stays on much longer as eyeliner.

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Heather March 17, 2009 at 2:21 pm

Just curious who won last Monday’s giveaway contest :)

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Row March 17, 2009 at 3:56 pm

Hi Libby

I was thinking this – as it dried it got a bit chalky so I am plumping for using more than water, a sealing gel (Illamasqua do a nice one) so it has extra lasting power!

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Row March 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm

Hi Anonymous

You should check out Illamasquas too (although the colour range isnt big yet) Laura Mercier, Chanel had this amazing black and black glitter one too. Oooh I love cake liner.

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Row March 17, 2009 at 3:58 pm

Hi Michelle

Sounds good. I don’t have the Paula Dorf one but I have the MAC mixing mediums, one by Bare escentuals and the Illamasqua one which all have a sealing effect.

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Row March 17, 2009 at 3:59 pm

Hi Gloria

I heard that visene (spelling?) is good but thats a US brand! I am going to find some optrex! i find it has a slightly sticky texture on the fingers which is probably why it sticks so well! (and is eye safe of course!)

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Row March 17, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Heather

Hi! my internets been off I’ve only been able to do the most basic of tasks! I will have a look at it now and pick!

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mandypandy March 17, 2009 at 4:21 pm

If you’re going to invest in cake liners, I suggest using Rohto Zi eye drops as the mixing medium; I used to use a rosewater/glycerine solution to apply shadow as liner, but the eye drops seem to set the stuff like nothing else.

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elmo's empire July 12, 2011 at 3:09 pm

i love the colours :)

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