Felt Tip Marker

I was driving to the gym one morning last week and heard Kidd Kraddick In the Morning making fun of JC’s mom for trying to use a Sharpie as eye liner.

The whole time they are bashing her I’m thinking, what a great idea, except that it’s too permanent if you goof up.

Truth be known sometimes I stare at women for long enough to make them uncomfortable. It’s embarrassing, but really I’m just trying to figure out how they got their eye liner to look so good. Frankly, liquid eye liner is their secret most of the time, but I just do not have a steady hand and end up looking like a raccoon. Or a five-year-old who got hold of mommy’s eye liner. So usually I settle for a line of eye shadow or cream liner or go with just shadow and mascara, but I always wish I were more accomplished with the dramatic smoky eye.

Enter Stacy London’s new show Shut Up, It’s Stacy London on TLC. I love TLC and I generally watch What Not To Wear when there is not much else to watch. Secretly, I always kind of expect to see myself on the show, or at least be reported by one of my friends. This is probably because when they are trashing (literally throwing all of the victim’s clothes in the trash can) someone’s clothes I usually am wondering, hey what’s wrong with a faux fur coat with brass buttons straight from 1972? I love mine!

So, I’m working out and watching Stacy manufacture a party-like atmosphere for her new fashion talk show.  And out pops this:

Eye Definer Felt-Tip Eye Marker by Physicians Formula

It’s really a Sharpie as eye liner! I figure the Universe must be granting my wish. So, the next time I’m at the drug store I hid the new eye liner between the teething gel and the tampons and spend $6.99 on my new eye liner. I know, I deserve eye liner, but it always feels like less of an extravagance if I sandwich it between two necessities that I must buy. I still feel incredibly guilty if I just buy a new, risky product by itself.

It totally works just like liquid eye liner! It’s as simple as a felt tip marker and you can fix errors with a spit-on Q-Tip. I bought ultra-black and I’m going back for the brown next time I need shampoo or toothpaste.

You should try it.

p.s. Unfortunately I received no compensation from Physicians Formula for this blog entry.