Now it’s not any more difficult than applying eyeliner, itself, but I did feel like there was something missing from the experience. I mean, eyeliner is so classically enjoyable to draw into place. Brushing or padding it on is just meh. There is no room for detail and you practically have to put it in your eye to do the bottom lids.

On the other hand…

The eye shadow was far easier to remove than the eyeliner. I am uncertain how much I was able to remove, as we all know that after wearing eye make up all night, our eyes look foreign to us once it’s gone…no matter what. The next day, though, it looked like it was mostly gone by 11 o’clock, after a five hour sleep and a single morning eye wash. I washed once more and by 5 o’clock there was certainly no trace of it. (Though it may have been gone sooner without my imagination being able to comprehend it.)

The key factor of the experiment is this: I never even touched the witch hazel. Had this been eyeliner, applied then simply washed without an astringent, it likely would have stuck around for two whole days. The conclusion here is that we ultimately have to weigh our options. eyeliner is great fun, but how long do you want to have it on and what do you have to remove it? If you want to play it safe for the office, your much better off to just go ahead with the black eye shadow. It’s not a cure-all, but it’s definitely less of a hassle.  Also, you should be able to tell from the pictures that the effect of the eye shadow on the lids really is just as good as eyeliner, itself.

On a side note, my readership has picked up here and I certainly appreciate it. However, I really want to start a community here, and share pictures of other girls…not just me all the time. So again, I’m asking for you to email to me pics you’d like to share here: holly@gendertrade.com

I’ve already asked for headband pics (and received none!). Those are still good to send! Email me some eyeliner pics also! Or whatever you have! Eventually, I’ll share them (with more of my own) when we have a good, categorically relevant gallery built up.

By the way, if you’re in the market for some eye shadow to play with, check this out.

But if you’re just looking for black eye shadow, may I suggest this?