Matte Black
Sephora Matte Black 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil ($13.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a rich black with neutral undertones and a mostly matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly creamy but firmer overall, not stiff
- Applied fairly evenly, layered well
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading but not 12-hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Urban Decay Perversion (P, $22.00).
- Natasha Denona Black (P, $24.00).
- Charlotte Tilbury Hollywood (Matte) (PiP, ).
- Melt Cosmetics Inmortal (P, $19.00).
- Haus Labs Black Onyx Matte (P, $22.00).
- MAC Point Black (P, $25.00).
- Maybelline Deep Onyx (P, $9.99).
- Zoeva Black to Earth (P, $7.50).
- About Face Into the Void (P, $13.00).
- MAC Graphblack (PiP, $17.00).
Formula Overview
$13.00/0.01 oz. – $1300.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “super-creamy, waterproof formula” that has “intensity.” The pigmentation ranged from shade to shade with the more matte shades tending to have semi-opaque, buildable coverage, while the shimmers were often a bit sheerer and did not always build up as well.
The texture ranged from lightly creamy to moderately creamy but were comfortable to work with on the lash line without tugging or dragging. They claimed 12-hour wear, but my experience was that they lasted closer to eight to eight and a half hours for most shades. They seemed water-resistant overall. The range seemed decent but nothing ground-breaking nor a real improvement over most eyeliner ranges available. Given that these are twist-up, they contain very little product for the price, so not the first formula I’d reach for.
Browse all of our Sephora 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyethylene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ozokerite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Silica, Nylon-12, Polyisobutene, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), Tin Oxide, Mica, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Matte Cobalt Blue
Sephora Matte Cobalt Blue 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil ($13.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark purplish-blue with strong, cool undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly creamy and a bit too emollient
- Applied fairly somewhat evenly, layered well
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading but not 12-hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Haus Labs Cobalt Matte (P, $22.00).
- MAC Perpetual Shock (P, $23.00).
- ColourPop Rucker Park (LE, $7.00).
- Fenty Beauty Sea About It (P, $22.00).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Out of the Blue (P, $25.00).
- Urban Decay Chaos (P, $22.00).
- About Face Sadgrl (P, $13.00).
- ColourPop Floater (LE, $7.00).
- Urban Decay Chaos (P, $22.00).
- NARS Ocean Drive (P, $24.00).
Formula Overview
$13.00/0.01 oz. – $1300.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “super-creamy, waterproof formula” that has “intensity.” The pigmentation ranged from shade to shade with the more matte shades tending to have semi-opaque, buildable coverage, while the shimmers were often a bit sheerer and did not always build up as well.
The texture ranged from lightly creamy to moderately creamy but were comfortable to work with on the lash line without tugging or dragging. They claimed 12-hour wear, but my experience was that they lasted closer to eight to eight and a half hours for most shades. They seemed water-resistant overall. The range seemed decent but nothing ground-breaking nor a real improvement over most eyeliner ranges available. Given that these are twist-up, they contain very little product for the price, so not the first formula I’d reach for.
Browse all of our Sephora 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyethylene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ozokerite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Silica, Nylon-12, Polyisobutene, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), Tin Oxide, Mica, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Glitter Black
Sephora Glitter Black 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil ($13.00 for 0.01 oz.) is a rich black with neutral undertones and flecks of silver sparkle over a mostly matte finish.
- Semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Lightly creamy but firmer overall, not stiff
- Applied fairly evenly, layered well
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours before fading but not 12-hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Fenty Beauty Black Card (P, $22.00).
- Zoeva Black to Earth (P, $7.50).
- Maybelline Metallic Nights (P, $9.99).
- ColourPop From Downtown (LE, $7.00).
- Urban Decay Cosmic Speed (LE, $22.00).
- MAC Dark Spark (LE, $16.00).
- Make Up For Ever D12 Diamond Black (P, $21.00).
- MAC A Little Moonlight (LE, $22.00).
- Urban Decay Uzi (P, $22.00).
- ColourPop XOXO (LE, $7.00).
Formula Overview
$13.00/0.01 oz. – $1300.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “super-creamy, waterproof formula” that has “intensity.” The pigmentation ranged from shade to shade with the more matte shades tending to have semi-opaque, buildable coverage, while the shimmers were often a bit sheerer and did not always build up as well.
The texture ranged from lightly creamy to moderately creamy but were comfortable to work with on the lash line without tugging or dragging. They claimed 12-hour wear, but my experience was that they lasted closer to eight to eight and a half hours for most shades. They seemed water-resistant overall. The range seemed decent but nothing ground-breaking nor a real improvement over most eyeliner ranges available. Given that these are twist-up, they contain very little product for the price, so not the first formula I’d reach for.
Browse all of our Sephora 12HR Retractable Eyeliner Pencil swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Polyethylene, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ozokerite, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), Silica, Nylon-12, Polyisobutene, CI 77491 (Iron Oxides), Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide), Tin Oxide, Mica, CI 77492 (Iron Oxides).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
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