I Tried the Exact Eyeliner Shade Victoria Beckham Swears By, Now I Know Why It's a Bestseller

Few makeup products make it from our Who What Wear UK beauty cupboard to my makeup bag. As a beauty editor who tests new beauty products for a living, it's only the very best makeup products that earn a permanent spot in my daily rotation, and for me, one of those is undoubtedly the Victoria Beckham Beauty Satin Kajal Liner in shade Cocoa. If you're thinking of buying it, scroll on for my honest thoughts on why I think that this Victoria Beckham Beauty product is genuinely worth it after owning it for over a year.

Victoria Beckham Beauty Satin Kajal Liner in Cocoa

The Formula

Having owned this eyeliner for over a year (and several of the other shades, too), I can see exactly why Cocoa is one of the bestselling shades. In fact, it's also a favourite shade of Victoria Beckham herself. As for the formula, it's buttery soft, gliding effortlessly onto the eyes. It's perfect for creating a defined wing, a soft-focus smoky eye, or using on the waterline to define the eyes—it excels at them all.

My favourite way to use it is to create a softly diffused wing and smudge it along my lower lash line to create lived-in, smouldering definition. But you can even scribble it over the entire lid like a creamy eyeshadow stick, making it an incredibly versatile product to have in your makeup bag.

The texture is soft and creamy, so it doesn't drag or crumble when you're applying it. And if you have sensitive eyes like me, you'll appreciate this! It's also waterproof and long-wearing, so you don't have to worry about it transferring or fading throughout the day.

The Shade

Cocoa is the perfect brown eyeliner colour I've ever tried. It's a rich, chocolate brown with a matte finish, meaning there's no sparkle or shimmer here. I favour this shade over black, as it's a softer and more wearable day-to-day, and having asked my colleagues, it suits all eye colours, too. It offers just enough definition to line the eyes, without it looking heavy. In fact, it's a great eyeliner for tightlining on the lash line if you favour subtle definition day-to-day.

The Verdict

While it may be more expensive than most eyeliner pencils, I wholeheartedly believe this eyeliner is worth the extra investment. If you're yet to try any of the Satin Kajal Liners, I recommend going for the Cocoa shade first. The matte brown shade is ideal for daytime definition, right through to smoky eyes and creating cat-eye looks. Plus, the addition of the smudger on the other end of the pencil is so helpful for diffusing and smudging the pigment. I've tried a few different shades (including Cinnamon, a shimmering bronze, as well as Ash and Black), but Cocoa is by far my most reached-for hue. Trust me, you won't regret it.

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