76%
would repurchase
3.2/5
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4.0
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15 years ago

Love this! Best eyeliner for the waterline, stays on FOREVER. Cheap and easy to use.

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown



4.0
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15 years ago

I'd been using these eyeliners for a few years now cos they're so asy to use, lining top and bottom lashes thickly takes upto a minute and that's it! Then i heard there was led in the product...

About reviewer (83 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Dark, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Medium

EyesBlack


1.0
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15 years ago

The NYC Dept. of Health has tested this product and found that it "contains high levels of lead". Why is lead dangerous? "Lead is a poisonous metal that can damage the brain, nervous system,...

About reviewer (402 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesGreen


4.0
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15 years ago

Edit: I recently found out that Hashmi have come out with a "Hashmi Surma" which people apply for religious purposes, thinking it will have the eye-salve effects of surma. However, the name "Hashmi...

About reviewer (134 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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15 years ago

this stuff has been used in the middle east and asia for centuries, and it really is the blackest black you can get. the shape of this is perfect for lining the waterline, and it doesnt sting burn...

About reviewer (155 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Olive, Cool

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

I loved this eyeliner but I recently trashed it due to lead concerns. I have yet to find an alternative, but I will be thrilled if I could find Shahnaz Husain-Shaeyes Herbal Kohl.

About reviewer (390 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesGray


5.0
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15 years ago

Independent tests (US) show this brand to contain lead. :-( Who knows if this is true? The company may or may not be telling the truth when they claim it's lead-free, but they're surely not...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen


4.0
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15 years ago

the best ive tried. ive tried loads. its pitch black!!! its cheap but sometimes hard to come by. I want to try the shahnaz kajal similar to this if anyone can advise me where i can get some...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

Nothing gets better than this. $3. Dirt cheap. Found it at my local Middle Eastern grocery store. Comes in blue or red tubes. Cheap enough to buy spares. Gives the most intense, sultry, black...

About reviewer (67 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

This is just the right kohl liner for the waterline.. It is not a creamy texture.. it is more dry... You just need a swipe or two on your waterline and you have a beautiful precise jet black look...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinDry, Olive, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


1.0
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15 years ago

I'm going to be the bubble buster here. I ordered this from ebay for about 3 bucks, not a bad price; I later found it in a Pakistani grocery store for 2.79. I do like the screw cap, I almost broke...

About reviewer (89 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

Hands down best eyeliner for waterline. HG. i never go with out eyeliner so Ive tried alot, high-end to low-end. they all disappear, smudge (in a bad way) , look dull or irritate. This is a...

About reviewer (14 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

i love this kajal..i have it in the bullet form and the tube of paste form..the stick is the only eyeliner i use on my waterline..some claim that it does contain lead..some say no..so i contacted...

About reviewer (77 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBlack


5.0
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16 years ago

this stuff is wonderfull! you dont have to deal with sharping it... or having it break a million times while your trying. it lastes ages! and is a great black'black. for dark lines and...

About reviewer (156 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesHazel


4.0
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16 years ago

this is a very pigmented black. i dont think any liners, kajal or kohl stays on my water line without fading to the corners of my eyes. i apply this to my water line and thinly on my low lash line...

About reviewer (339 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Tan, Not Sure

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

This is my absolute MUST-HAVE eyeliner. It is super black and stays on all day. This is the real deal - I buy it from my lebanese grocer. This is nothing like department store black...

About reviewer (143 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I love this eye stick. It comes in 4 different forms. 1.bullet stick 2.small flat pat comes with a stick 3. in the tube. 4. in a bottle in loose powder. I have all 4! I like them...

About reviewer (295 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

My sister got this as a gift from her Middle-Eastern native friend. We love this product. Produces dark and dramatic smoldering eyes. It has a perfect deep black color. However, it smudges like...

About reviewer (23 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack


5.0
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18 years ago

I've completely changed my review because Hashmi (and other researchers) have done tests that show that this kajal doesn't have any lead. There are still some powdered kohls out there that are made...

About reviewer (445 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Medium, Neutral

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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18 years ago

The only liner that lasts ALL DAY on my inner rims. Intense black. Purchased at a Middle Eastern gorcery.

About reviewer (59 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown