Doubts Discussion: Best Long Lasting Kajal/ Kohl in India

Posted on Jun 9 2014 - 10:00am by poonam

 Doubts Discussion: Best Long Lasting Kajal/ Kohl in India

From Reetu,

Can you recommend any long staying Kajal/Kohl.

Long Lasting Kohl Kajal In India

If there is one thing in Makeup world that everybody is on the lookout for, no matter what’s the age and makeup interests are is to find a long lasting smudge–proof Kajal/Kohl. I have tried almost the entire drugstore Kohls but still couldn’t find one that last for more than 5 hours on me.  There is always a trade off between staying power and pigmentation, some are slightly much better than the rest. Let’s have a quick look over the one’s tried and tested.

Best Long Lasting Kajal/ Kohl in India:

  1.  Maybelline Colossal Kajal (6hr)The formula wasn’t richly pigmented and it barely showed up on my waterline.
  2. Lakme Eyeconic Kajal: It was slightly better than the Maybelline (6hr) Kajal but it felt a little sticky when applied on waterline and also it fades quickly when applied as kohl
  3. Bourjois Kohl and Contour Eye Pencil – Noir Expert: It is on be of the most richly pigmented kohl, intense black and buttery smooth formula and shows up well on waterline but it smudges easily due to the creaminess
  4. Colorbar Eye Pencil: It was worst Kohl Formula I have tried ever, rock solid texture which doesn’t give a decent black color even after multiple swipes
  5. Faces Canada Kohl: This one has creamy texture which gets applied smoothly but the pigmentation wasn’t great enough and also it faded pretty fast.
  6. Hashmi Kohl/KajalStick: This one cheapest of all the Kohl’s I have tried. It is not the deepest black Kohl/kajal but it last easily for 4 hours on me and it is almost smudge-proof.
  7. Maybelline Colossal Kajal – 12hr Formula: This is the recent addition to my Kohl Komapy.. 😉 . The formula is  better than the 6hr formula, smooth, creamy and well pigmented. Out of all I have tried this one stayed longest on me.
  8. Maybelline Gel Eye Liner – Black: This gel eye liner can be doubled as Kohl, I have seen many girls using it on waterline. The creamy texture goes on smoothly and long lasting formula refuses to budge for long. It

Best Long Lasting kohl In India Drugstore Brands

Some Affordable Kohl that are voted to be long lasting

  1. Amway kajal/kohl Eye Pencil : Rs  280
  2. Avon Extra lasting Kajal &2-in-1 Smudger: Rs 229
  3. Rimmel Soft Kohl Kajal Eye Liner Pencil: Rs 290

Our Lakme who is approaching to be MAC soon.. 😉

  1. Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate Eye Pencil– Rs. 700Best Long Lasting Kohl In India High End Brands

Luxurios Kohl/Kajal with long staying power:

  1. MAC TechnaKohl Liner Graphblack – Rs. 1100
  2. Estee Lauder ‘Double Wear’ Stay-in-Place  Pencil / 01 Onyx – Rs 1502
  3. CLINIQUE Quickliner For Eyes Intense – # 09 Intense Ebony – Rs 1266
  4. Lancome Le Crayon Kohl Waterproof No. 02 Chataigne – Rs 1590

My Bourjois Kohl & Contour Eye Pencil is about to be finished and its time for me to get a new kohl for me, now I have to decide whether to go for drugstore ones or invest in a luxurious one.. 😉

Which is your favorite long lasting Kohl? Have you found your HG Kohl?

19 Comments so far. Feel free to join this conversation.

  1. krupaJune 9, 2014 at 10:24 AM - Reply

    I love the Lakme Absolute Kohl Ultimate. I think that works best for me. I haven’t tries any of the luxury brands so no comment there. But this lasts about 4-5 hours in my waterline. Then again, I don’t mind reapplying it after that.

    • poonamDecember 23, 2014 at 9:58 PM - Reply

      I am yet to try Lakme Absolute .. it indeed sounds amazing!! neither do i .. but at that price tag Lakme is a luxury too.. 😉

  2. milyJune 9, 2014 at 11:04 AM - Reply

    ohh pls try lakme absolute forever silk eyeliner in blacklast…trust me when i say that i have tried every kajal under this sun….this is the blackest…cremiest and lasts so long on the waterline!!!

    • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 12:48 PM - Reply

      Hey Mily thanks for the recco.. Blacklast and ultimate are on my list next.. 😉
      ur words are more than convincing to me.. 😉 I am sold!!

  3. Poo@beautyandmakeupmattersJune 9, 2014 at 11:43 AM - Reply

    hey Krupa.. Lakme absolute is going to be my next purchase for sure …4-5hours on water line sounds excellent..:)

    • krupaJune 10, 2014 at 9:19 AM - Reply

      if you hang on for a few weeks, I do have a blog sale in the pipeline and one of the products is a brand new Lakme Absolute. Shhhh!

      • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 12:38 PM - Reply

        oohh isi t.. I am surely waiting fro you to announce that.. 😀 😀 !! sshhh.. 😛

  4. Rakhi SinghJune 9, 2014 at 1:28 PM - Reply

    Lakme eyeconic & Maybelline colossal 12 hrs are my favorite. I am planning to buy MAC TechnaKohl Liner too.

    • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 12:46 PM - Reply

      They both are pretty good.. i find eyeconice a little sticky though.. 🙂 …
      MAC is on my list too.. 😛

      • milyJune 10, 2014 at 6:19 PM - Reply

        dont buy technakohl..it is so creamy that it gets over in 20 days if used everyday..can u believe that..20 days..1100!!!

        • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 7:43 PM - Reply

          :O :O .. what are you talking about girll.. not even a month… 🙁 ..
          thats horrible.. thanks for the warning dear.. I will better stay away.. 😛

  5. GowthamiJune 9, 2014 at 2:19 PM - Reply

    I wanna try lakme ultimate kohl… and I’m planning to try lakme forever silk liners.. what do you think poo?

    • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 12:41 PM - Reply

      Me too.. Ultimate followed by forever silk…. 😀 yeeehhh!!! Go ahead girl I am coming with u.. 😉

  6. HarineJune 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM - Reply

    Lakme Khol Ultimate is a great khol, doesn’t smudge.. but the main drawback is removing it completely- I personally have a tough time with it. Maybelline gel liner is another super duper product as khol but applying with a brush every time can be a little tough.. The Lakme eyeconic is a budget friendly good option.

    • poonamJune 10, 2014 at 7:39 PM - Reply

      Hey Harine.. I know what r u talking about.. the kajal traces on eyes it to get off them completely!!

      I have never dared try it as kohl. bcz of that brush thing.. 😛

  7. PinktrendsJune 11, 2014 at 11:15 PM - Reply

    I like Maybelline Gel Liner and LAkme eyeconic.. would like to try lakme silk range..

    • poonamJune 13, 2014 at 9:34 PM - Reply

      I am excited to try the SILK range too.. it looks promising.. 🙂

  8. NandiniJune 13, 2014 at 7:53 PM - Reply

    Hey!Try the faces super longwear kohl.. its quite dark and amazing once it sets. otherwise, clinique and estee lauder are my favorites!! but estee lauder isnt that dark

    • poonamJune 13, 2014 at 9:40 PM - Reply

      Didnt knew faces came up with any such kajal.. will give it a shot too..

      yeahh clinique seems to be in your good books.. 😉

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