LA BIOSTHETIQUE Eye Performer True Dark Chocolate RT

A waterproof liner in a dark chocolate brown rather than black — the shade people reach for when black reads too hard against their colouring, or when they want definition that does not announce itself in daylight.

What's in it

• Pigments, including a natural mineral shine pigment — where the colour and the light-catch come from.
• Waxes — the structure behind the soft texture and the staying power once it sets.
• Vitamin E — the conditioning ingredient in the formula.

Who it's for

Anyone whose liner tends to travel through heat, swimming, sport or a fourteen-hour day. Brown sits well with warmer colouring and softer eye make-up; if you want a hard graphic line, black will give you more contrast than this will.

Worth knowing

1.2g. Waterproof means what it says, so water and a face wash will not shift it cleanly — use an oil-based or bi-phase remover such as La Biosthétique's Bi-Phase Eye Make-Up Remover, and give it a few seconds to dissolve rather than rubbing at the lash line.