First up was the MaxFactor liner in Red Rush (£4.99). I chose this one because it looked like the perfect colour to match my MAC Russian Red lipstick, and I was right. The packaging is really nice which was a plus, but overall it was a little disappointing. It was perfect when first applied and I loved it, however after an hour or so it started to go really dry and flake off. I tried wearing on it's own without the lipstick and it had the same effect, the formula is just too dry. I was really disappointed because it's not the cheapest of liners around and the colour was so perfect too (boo!)
So after that, I wasn't too hopeful for my £1 MUA lip liner in Red Drama. However I was pleasantly surprised! The colour wasn't quite as perfect as the MaxFactor, however it still matched my red lipstick of choice, had a nice creamy texture and it didn't flake off either! The packaging isn't quite as lovely and gold, however you get a sharpener included in the lid and for £1 who is really going to complain about a bit of plain packaging?! The only thing that was worse than the Maxfactor was that the actual pencil crumbled a bit when you are actually applying it, but that's not really a big problem. Basically, I could have got 5 MUA liners for the price of 1 Maxfactor one, and I know that's what I'm going to be doing next time!
Lauren x
