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I bought this pencil this evening and what a cheat.  There is a little stub of liner and the pencil does not advance.  I just read reviews and this is a common complaint with this pencil.  I'm going to try to return it to Walgreens. How can companies get away with this I wonder.

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

It's not an automatic one....you need to sharpen it

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

@MoJoV 

 

Can you sharpen it?  I know sometimes a pencil dosen't appear like it is meant to be sharpened because of what it looks like on the outside, but you can.

 

Is this it?

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

Like the others say, you need a sharpener.  Depending on the product sometimes you get a better result if you put a pencil in the refrigerator for a little bit before sharpening.

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

@persiflage 

 

Mine roll up but that's an excellent tip.

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

I use the Revlon 24 hour eyeliner. It says waterproof but it washes off easily which is a good thing.

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I use the Revlon 24 hour eyeliner. It says waterproof but it washes off easily which is a good thing. 

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

It's not a ripoff if you chose to purchase the sharpening style and not the automatic. 

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

I keep a small battery-operated pencil sharpener in a bathroom drawer. All of my eyeliner and eyebrow pencils need to be sharpened regularly.

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Re: Almay gel eyeliner ripoff

The outside of the pencil is sort of a plastic that I didn't think could be sharpened.  Lots of complaints on the web about this pencil. Maybe I should just use  mascara and no eyeliner.  

Thanks for the response.

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