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The bareminerals Maximist Liquid Eyeliner that I've been testing out complimentary of bzzagent can be a wonderful eyeliner IF you can manage to have a steady hand, get your look in mostly one layer, and give it ample time to dry down. The Maximum Black shade has great pigmentation, the brush sits at... the end of a long handle that screws into the inkwell. The fine, tapered brush is soft and flexible whiling still being able to maintain its shape and holds a decent amount of product. The handle also allows for better precision depending on where you're comfortable holding it/giving you options. A steadier hand will give you a better application with little to no bleeding. The more pressure = thicker lines, less pressure = thinner & sharper lines. I enjoy the applicator on this as opposed to the pen liquid eyeliners as I find you have better control of saturation and precision. I love that this is a clean, vegan formula made with rich mineral pigments and can be smudge & waterproof. I say "can" because, if you layer the product over itself it can get a bit cakey and if you try to clean up a mistake before it's completely dried down (it's difficult to tell but, it takes awhile) it can start to flake and crumble and has the potential of getting messy if you're impatient. No different than most liquid liners in that respect. Still, it's an easy enough clean up if you mind your patience and once it's on and completely dry, it's impressively budge/smudge/water-proof and takes a fair bit of soaking with remover on a cotton round to gently remove. Once you get the hang of it, this is a great eyeliner however, if it skips or transfers and you need to layer or try to spot clean, it can end with you in tears but, that's the fun thing about liquid eyeliner. I love that bareminerals says on this box that they are committed to using less plastic and makes their packaging from recycled materials. This eyeliner was made in Canada and is ophthalmologist-tested and says it's safe for contact lens wearers, which is also pretty awesome to know.