Deep Amethyst
Wayne Goss Deep Amethyst Eye Kohl Pencil ($14.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a muted, darker burgundy with subtle, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. If one could apply it in a straight, fluid line, it was more pigmented than not, but it was inconsistent to use. On my lower lash line, I was able to use the slant of the pencil, rather than the tip, to apply and got more medium coverage that built up to semi-opaque coverage.
The wear was dismal; there was product that had migrated and settled into fine lines, most of it disappeared from my waterline with four hours or onto my upper lash line, and then there were fine flakes of burgundy-colored rain underneath my eye. It has a very firm, stiff consistency, though it didn’t feel as sharp when I used it on my lash line compared to on my arm.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$14.00/0.04 oz. – $350.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “fine tip” while still being able to “glide over skin with a cream-to-silk feel” that doesn’t scratch, tug, or skip and can be used to line the eyes, as an “all-over base,” or smudged along the lash line or applied to the waterline.
It’s a sharper pencil, which is a more “old school” formula compared to softer, more rounded pencils that tend to feel waxier (often containing more silicone for glide and slip). For those who like more precise, thin lines but prefer a pencil format, this type of formula is better for that. They also seemed to have more depth in the actual colors and were definitely less prone to tugging/feeling sharp compared to some I’ve tried in the past.
They were harder for me to use on my waterline, because the sharpness of the pencil did cause my waterline to water. They had four to six hours of wear on my water line and six to seven hour wear on my lower lash line, but they were quicker to fade and two shades were barely visible after nine hours of wear.
The formula yielded good coverage in a single stroke and was buildable or mostly opaque when applied with shorter, more overlapping strokes (which is really more how I apply eyeliner).
Browse all of our Wayne Goss Eye Kohl Pencil swatches.
Ingredients
Stearyl Dimethicone, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Octadecene, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Synthetic Beeswax, Polybutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl, Hydroxyhydrocinnamate. May Contain: Iron Oxides 77491, 77492, 77499, Magnese Violet 77742, Carmine 75470, Mica 77019, Titanium Dioxide 77019, Iron Oxides 77491, 77492, 77499, Blue 1 Lake
Blue Sapphire
Wayne Goss Blue Sapphire Eye Kohl Pencil ($14.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a darker, navy blue with strong, cool undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had medium pigmentation in a single layer, which built up better in practice (on my lower lash line) than it did on my skin (where it just pushed around product and looked like a travesty).
The pencil has a firmer, stiffer feel to it, which reacts better with the waterline (with some of that wateriness) than the lower lash line or skin (like my arm). It tugs and pulls slightly, and it tickled my waterline, personally. It settled into every fine line, despite smudging it a few times as it “set,” flaked, and transferred to my upper water line within four hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$14.00/0.04 oz. – $350.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to have a “fine tip” while still being able to “glide over skin with a cream-to-silk feel” that doesn’t scratch, tug, or skip and can be used to line the eyes, as an “all-over base,” or smudged along the lash line or applied to the waterline.
It’s a sharper pencil, which is a more “old school” formula compared to softer, more rounded pencils that tend to feel waxier (often containing more silicone for glide and slip). For those who like more precise, thin lines but prefer a pencil format, this type of formula is better for that. They also seemed to have more depth in the actual colors and were definitely less prone to tugging/feeling sharp compared to some I’ve tried in the past.
They were harder for me to use on my waterline, because the sharpness of the pencil did cause my waterline to water. They had four to six hours of wear on my water line and six to seven hour wear on my lower lash line, but they were quicker to fade and two shades were barely visible after nine hours of wear.
The formula yielded good coverage in a single stroke and was buildable or mostly opaque when applied with shorter, more overlapping strokes (which is really more how I apply eyeliner).
Browse all of our Wayne Goss Eye Kohl Pencil swatches.
Ingredients
Stearyl Dimethicone, C30-45 Alkyl Methicone, C30-45 Olefin, Octadecene, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Synthetic Beeswax, Polybutene, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl, Hydroxyhydrocinnamate. May Contain: Ultramarines 77007, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide 77510, Iron Oxides 77491, 77492, 77499, Carmine 75470, Mica 77019, Titanium Dioxide 77891, Blue 1 Lake