I think this is the best eyeliner pencil I've gotten so farOther kinds of eyeliners:*Liquid eyeliner means a major commitment to full eye makeup for the day.*Felt-tip is easy to apply, but is also not subtle it's too sharp.*Dark eye shadow powder can be difficult to apply if it's tightly packed*A softer powder sprinkles all over your face.*So far, eyeliner pencils have been too hard to go on easily, so I've kept looking.This one is a soft pencil, very black, goes on easily, but not greasily It works applied from beneath the top lashes be sure there is liner as close to the lashes as possible, and then on top of the lash line, as thick or extended as you want. And nicely smudge-able.