L'Oreal

L'Oreal Infallible Grip 36-Hour Gel Mechanical Liner.

Moisturizers

About this product

A mechanical gel eyeliner pencil from L'Oreal Paris that twists up without sharpening and has a blending tip on the opposite end. It is designed to draw defined lines on the lash line and waterline.

Full ingredients

Dimethicone, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Polyethylene, Acrylates/Stearyl Acrylate/Dimethicone Methacrylate Copolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Ozokerite, Cellulose, Polyisobutene, Alumina, Kaolin, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Tin Oxide, Propylene Carbonate, Polyglyceryl-3 Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone, Maltodextrin, Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499/Iron Oxides, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 77007/Ultramarines, Ci 77742/Manganese Violet, Ci 77510/Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Ci 77266/Black 2, Ci 75470/Carmine, Ci 77510/Ferric Ferrocyanide, Ci 19140/Yellow 5 Lake, Cl 42090 Blue 1 Lake

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

Easy glide with no skipping or hard pressing is the draw here, and the little blending tip helps if your makeup skills are still a work in progress. The catch is a slightly waxy, smudgy feel, plus a blue shade with weak color payout. Shade seems to matter: a gray earned praise for lasting all day, and a nude works on the waterline.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take July 2025

What they liked

Glides on smoothly without skipping
Stays put all day
Blending tip for touch-ups and mistakes

What they flagged

Waxy texture, not as blendable as typical gels
Smudges slightly on some skin

Type

MoisturizersGel

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

~Mixed

"I'm going to put that on the brush and just press on top of that, filling any gaps and softening it a little bit. Probably go over that with a brown shadow. I've got some areas where it doesn't want to blend. It's a little more waxy, and like a pencil, it sets relatively quickly. It says it's a gel mechanical liner."

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Yay

"I didn't like it. Maybe hate is not the right word, I can't even remember, but I was not so happy with it. Then I tried the gray color, and all of a sudden it was like, oh yeah, this is one of the best products I've ever used. It stays on all day, and it also lasts a long time. As far as the product goes, I've been using this particular pencil for several months now, so I highly recommend it."

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"I tried this L'Oréal Infallible Grip eyeliner in a different shade a couple of years ago, I think. I can't remember if I bought it or it was sent to me, and I don't think I liked it. But I want to try this gray shade just to see, so I'm going to give it another try. It did go on pretty smoothly, pretty easily, but it's a little smudgy. It's a gel, and I've been using this mon"

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"I decided to try out the L'Oreal Paris Infallible Grip gel mechanical liner, and I have been loving it. [...] The liner glides onto the eyelids very easily, you don't have to press hard, it's smooth, it doesn't skip, it's a very nice consistency. On the other end it has a little blending tip, which is nice if you want to blend it out. I found this really easy to use, so if [...] you don't have much makeup skill this is a good one to use."

Allie Glines

829k subs

~Yay

"The L'Oreal Paris Infallible Grip Mechanical Gel Eyeliner was an award winner. I love a nude waterline, so I picked this one up to try as a waterline color. I believe I bought this shade, Bright Nude, and I'm going to put it on my waterline."

Abbey Yung

887k subs

~Yay

"These are the infallible grip 36 hour gel mechanical liners. I think these are perfect for the waterline depending on what you're looking for, I personally don't love white in my waterline, I [...] prefer a nude like this. [...] Regardless of what color you like, I think this is a really nice formula, it's easy to work with, you can build it up, and I like that it's soft and not like a dry pencil. I also like that they have little smudgers on the ends."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"I use the infallible grip liner on the upper water line that's still in place."

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"I used the L'Oreal Infallible Grip Gel Liner in Blue Jersey [...] to tight line the uppers, but I [...] really wasn't getting great color payout with this, so I switched to a different eyeliner."

What the evidence says.

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Frequently asked.

What is L'Oreal Infallible Grip 36-Hour Gel Mechanical Liner?

A mechanical gel eyeliner pencil from L'Oreal Paris that twists up without sharpening and has a blending tip on the opposite end. It is designed to draw defined lines on the lash line and waterline.

Is L'Oreal Infallible Grip 36-Hour Gel Mechanical Liner worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is L'Oreal Infallible Grip 36-Hour Gel Mechanical Liner's Guru Score?

L'Oreal Infallible Grip 36-Hour Gel Mechanical Liner holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.