Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner

What the experts use it for.

The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Pampered Wolf

237k subs

✓Yay

"It's also got a very fine point on this so you can be very very precise. I bought this in the shade brown so it was a little bit softer on my 46 year old eye soon to be 47. This is [...] the perfect strokes matte liquid liner and I love this. I've just applied it just on that outer edge. Very easy to apply and then connect to the dots. Nothing fussy, nothing too difficult. Very easy to do. Absolutely love it."

Allie Glines

829k subs

✓Yay

"So next on the list was actually some gel liners and I actually haven't tried these yet but I received them in PR. It said that he used the black one which for sure he used that on the top but in the waterline it almost looks like something more brown which they did launch a brown. [...] I do feel like there's a bit of tight lining in this inner corner and I'm also going to tight line a little bit in the water line of the top lashes as well."

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"The brown seems nice. It's a nice warm brown color. [...] I'm seriously not the best with liquid liners, but this is applying really well. It's applying really well, though."

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"So next on the list was actually some gel liners and I actually haven't tried these yet but I received them in PR. It said that he used the black one which for sure he used that on the top but in the waterline it almost looks like something more brown which they did launch a brown. [...] I do feel like there's a bit of tight lining in this inner corner and I'm also going to tight line a little bit in the water line of the top lashes as well."

Cassandra Bankson

2.46M subs

✓Yay

"Their liner is just so good and affordable. I was in the mall and I had my mask on and I went to Sephora. These two girls were walking past me and they were like, you know, Rare Beauty's liner is just so good and affordable, and [...] I got so excited to hear them talk about the brand even though they had no idea I was there."

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Alexandra Anele

1.45M subs

✓Nay

"I didn't like how thick it was. It just did not work for me. I really really didn't like it. I found it to be incredibly grippy in a bad way. Like I had a hard time drawing it. And it does have [...] these little bristles that come together, which I usually like, but the problem is there isn't enough, there's like a little too much give to them and so they sort of will form into like a downward shape or an upward shape and then you have to reform them and it can just be really messy."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

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Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner?

A long-wear gel eyeliner from Rare Beauty in a mechanical pencil format, designed to draw precise, lasting lines on the eyes, and available in shades including black and brown.

Is Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner worth it?

Mostly yes. 3 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 77%.

What is Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner's Guru Score?

Rare Beauty Perfect Strokes Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner holds a Guru Score of 77%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected. At least one expert has named it a Top Pick in its category.