black eyeliner comparison review! urban decay perversion vs. tarte onyx

today we have a comparison of tarte skinny smoldereyes in onyx and urban decay 24/7 glide-on eye pencil in perversion. last weekend, i bought the tarte smoldereyes holiday pencil set, which included onyx. after several days of alternating between onyx and perversion, i decided to do a side-by-side.

i normally only use liner on my lower lash line and not my waterline, as i did here. i used onyx once on both my uppers and lowers; it stayed pretty well except in the outer corners because my eyes were itchy and i was tearing that day. i have not used perversion as my upper liner. i took the following photos 5 minutes, 6 hours, and 12 hours after application..because, realistically, who doesn't touch up by the 12hr mark? this was a normal day, me rubbing at my eyes as i normally do. i did not touch up or wipe off the raccoon-y for the photos. i apologize..not really..for the different lighting in the center photo. i had the bedroom curtain drawn and it looks a lot nicer than my bathroom shots... ^^;

my right (the left): perversion, my left (the right): onyx

what i found:

• application:
• onyx is a very creamy, soft liner to the point where if you apply too much pressure, you will break the tip. i'm not sure if it was just me, but i did make some mistakes in applying it because it's so soft, it catches on your lashes--they can cut into it a bit!, and i was being too careful. nothing a good ole q-tip can't solve! comes with a smudger on the other end, but i don't ever use those...
• perversion tugs at your skin a bit. it is not nearly as creamy as onyx, but it is creamier than most other eyeliners i've used.
• color: i think that they are the exact same color, very dark black and nicely pigmented
• longevity: 
• onyx seems to last a lot longer than perversion. they both last quite a long time, but onyx seems to remain dark and solid longer than perversion can. i really like the staying power of onyx, it does raccoon after a few hours, but not to the point where others will notice it.
• perversion: they'll notice the raccoon.
• i feel like, how thickly you apply these will determine how well they stay. but even if i applied them equally and evenly here, i still feel like onyx stays longer and better.
• removal: i used three different products to remove these liners. both liners came off about the same for each remover.
• neutrogena makeup remover towelettes refill pack (blue pkg): keep on wiping! it takes a while but you'll get it all eventually...
• avon moisture effective eye makeup remover: (applied with cotton ball) mostly came off. skin was gray tinted afterward...
• make up forever sens'eyes: (applied with cotton ball) effortlessly came off

the verdict:
onyx definitely gives perversion a run for the money; of which, they both are the same price ($19 for .04 oz). i think this is the new favorite black liner. it's amazing. sorry urban decay!!!

for those who may be wondering:

mascara: almay get up and grow in blackest black--uppers only, lash curler not used.
eyeshadow: l'oreal one sweep in natural for brown eyes, no eye primer
photo collage app: PicFrame for iphone

~Lin-chan ^.~