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Decent sharpener that doesn’t eat entire eye pencils

15 replies

Ladiesfirst · 19/03/2018 19:57

Hello all - am fed up with my sharpener only doing one side of a pencil/ making the point too long/ break off just when everything is perfect/ getting squishy eye pencils evyewhere. Mine has consumed almost two maybelline eyebrow pencils - not sure whether it’s the pencil itself and most of a L’Oréal eyeliner. It was just a boots version as the only one they stocked. Any bright ideas? Pls while I am st it. Brown dense kohl type pencils that stay put all day/ don’t give you a second line on your brow bone/ smudge for the sake of it/ come off easily - and most inportant don’t affect hard lens. I have an infallible one from L’Oréal which is good but my old fav from clarins isn’t made any more :( thanks!

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Butterflies13 · 19/03/2018 19:59

I had the same problem re sharpener. I got the Mac one in the end and it’s perfect.

mercurymaze · 19/03/2018 20:01

The bourjois one is good

Ghostlyfeet · 19/03/2018 20:01

The body shop do a good one. I’ve had one for years and years!!

MaisyPops · 19/03/2018 20:03

I use the bourjois one and like it.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/03/2018 20:05

Mac Teddy is quite a good brown eyeliner.

I'm finding a similar problem with sharpeners. I definitely think eyeliners used to last longer and not need sharpening so often!

Watching for sharpener recs, as I have 2 currently and both are rubbish. One is No 17 and one Rimmel, I think.

littlepill · 19/03/2018 20:09

Same problem here with Estee Lauder eye shadow chunky crayon that does not fit an Elizabeth Arden sharpener. Arghhh! Do they make them all different sizes?

Aprilmightmemynewname · 19/03/2018 20:10

Had my Body Shop one over ten years!!

DownAtFraggleRock · 19/03/2018 20:14

I've got a Lancôme one that's really good, it's old tho. It's got a small hole and a bigger one.

DSHathawayGivesMeFannyGallops · 19/03/2018 23:46

MAC sharpener is pretty good. As is MAC Teddy liner. Really rich brown.

iggleypiggly · 19/03/2018 23:53

Body shop used to be amazing, lost my 12 year old one and got a new one... they are awful now Confused I’m desperate for a good one.

ZacharyQuack · 19/03/2018 23:59

Urban Decay make a good sharpener.

If you're organised enough, put your pencils in the fridge for a while before you sharpen them.

Sciurus83 · 20/03/2018 20:51

Urban Decay grindhouse

ElspethFlashman · 20/03/2018 20:53

If you can find an Essence stand their cheap as chips sharpener is Amazing.

Actually their cheap as chips Extreme Lasting eyeliner is amazing too, so go to town.

WellTidy · 20/03/2018 20:56

Estée Lauder do a lovely one that catches the shavings. It was £5.50 a few years ago. I also have an enormous Clinique one that came as part of a GWP that is big enough for a chubby stick (back when you used to have to sharpen chubby sticks).

diymania · 20/03/2018 21:01

Put them in fridge before sharpening and they firm up enough not to chew up whole pencil!

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