Bee Luscious Luxe Creme Liner "Metallic Jade"

I love gel liners, especially green gel liners. So I was thrilled when this little jar of gorgeousness arrived a couple of weeks ago.

It's availble from Bee Royal for $16.75.


It comes in a frosted glass jar, a bit smaller than the MAC Fluidline jars (scroll down for a group photo) with a plastic lid. There's the usual seal on the inside of the lid to create an air tight seal. The liner itself is a beautiful metallic blue-green. I would say this approaches teal, rather than Jade. There's a metallic finish to the liner which adds a lovely shimmer and depth to the colour.

Usually I'd take a photo of the liner before using it! I like to show products untouched so there is no distraction from testure change after use. However, I just could wait to try this liner! It's quite soft, not as soft as the Bobbi Brown ones, and certainly not as soft as Coastal Scents. But it is softer than the MAC Fluidlines. It goes on very smoothly with an angle liner brush (the MAC #266 as an example), but takes a couple of layers to bring out the best colour. This tends to be a general issue with shimmer finished gel liners (MAC is the worst for it!), I expect the matte shades from Bee Royal will be perfectly opaque in one coat.

It takes around 2 minutes to set for me, so there's plenty of time to smudge if you like. I didn't notice any fading after a day at work either. My favourite way to wear this is to keep the lid fairly neutral and make a focus of the liner.

I thought I'd compare to two other green gel liners in my collection: the MAC Fluidline in "Shade" and Bobbi Brown "Ivy Shimmer" gel liner. The "Metallic Jade" liner, as you will be able to see, is in a different green colour family to the other two, but I thought the comparison would be nice.


The other two are not quite so blue-based.

For the swatches, I applied one layer of each liner with the MAC #266 brush. I forgot to label that picture, so here's the swatching order:

-MAC Fluidline "Shade"
-Bobbi Brown "Ivy Shimmer Ink"
-Bee Luscious Liner "Metallic Jade"

So, overall, it's an interesting addition to my liner collection. I had initially been worried that it would be too similar to the Bobbi Brown liner, but it's very definitely a different colour.