A kajal or kohl is a woman's best fiend. We, specially
Indian women swear by Kajal. It enhances our beauty by opening up the eyes.
Some believe that kajal only complements a traditional wear but in my opinion ,
the same kajal can do wonders to your corporate look as well A bright pair of
eyes brings in the much needed confidence during a client presentation. On the
other hand, if you have bunked office on the pretext of illness, just reach
office without your daily brush of the kajal and voila! You will end up
receiving a lot of sympathies from your colleagues or better still maybe your
boss! The lack of kajal makes your face look pale and dull, the exact look
after one recovers from a sudden bout of flu and fever. Now getting back to the
kajal chronicles, presently the market is flooded with a variety of kajals from
various brands- organic, herbal, jet black, long lasting, washproof et al. From
this huge platter, I am picking up three of the most popular ones and sharing a
comparative review of each .
Shade
The first thing about kajal, that comes to our mind
when you talk is its intense black colour. Though we have an array of colourful
kalajs from various brands, still nothing can beat the appeal of the black
kajal's. Maybelline Colossal is the darkest of the three, one swipe gives
you intense black colour. Lakme Eyeconic comes a very close second .
L’oreal kajal magique is the weakest of the three, it needs a few swipes to
build the colour to its full intensity.
Winner : Maybelline Colossal
Texture
All three kajals have a decently smooth texture and glides
on without any difficulty. Loreal Kajal Magique is definitely creamier to apply
than Maybelline Colossal, however Lakme Eyeconic has the best
texture out of the three, it is very smooth and creamy and glides on the
eyelids easily without having to change the position of the fingers while
applying.
Winner : Lakme Eyeconic
Durability or how easily does it break?
I hate kajals which break off easily while you are trying to
adorn your eyes and you have to keep swirling it to bring the tip up. Colossal
and Eyeconic , both are quite soft and at times when I try to apply
them on my upper lashline with a little more pressure , it breaks off into
small bits, which is extremely saddening. I haven’t faced the same
problem with L’oreal Magique yet. . I have used it for a month and it hasn’t
broken off even once.
Winner:L’oreal Kajal Magique
Packaging
Though all three kajals come in retractable tubes ,
Loreal kajal magique looks the best – an electric pink and black
makes it stand out against the yellow black tube of Maybelline Colossal
and the black & turquoise tube of lakme eyeconic. Well though the
look of the kajal is generally not considered while choosing a particular
brand, but i still thought of putting down my views on it.
Winner : L’oreal Kajal Magique
Longevity or How long does it stay?
I have used all the three on my upper and lower lash line.
Becvause i find it easy to use a kajal or kohl pencil than any eyeliner.
Maybelline Colossal stays on the longest without even smudging a bit.
Thankfully, my eyes don't become watery much while applying kajal.
Loreal Kajal Magique and Lakme Eyeconic stays on my waterline
for around 3 hours and 5 hours respectively on my lower lash line. For
the upper lash line, colossal fades away the fastest followed by loreal magique
followed by eyeconic.
Winners : Maybelline Colossal & Eyeconic
Smudge Proof
All three kajals perform pretty good in this respect. Though Lakme Eyeconic wins the battle here but Maybelline Colossal comes a
close second. Though Loreal Magique doesnt really smudge but I would still
prefer the other two over it for this one.
Winner : Lakme Eyeconic
Re-movability
Nothing is as important as removing your make up at the end
of the day. Maybelline Colossal is the easiest one to remove. Just a genlt
stroke of the cotton with a dab of any make up removing cream or even better
Johnson baby lotion does the trick. Loreal Magique also doesnt take too much of
effort to be wiped clean. I find Lakme eyeconic the most stubboirn one to
remove. It takes a few tries and a gentle pressure by your fingers to be
cleaned completely.
Winner : Maybelline Colossal
Price
Maybelline Colossal : Rs. 199
Lakme Iconic : Rs. 210
Loreal Kajal Magique : Rs 275
Overall if you ask me to choose, I would go for Maybelline
Colossal. Its has an intense dark colour, stays for long, is easy to remove,
and very reasonably priced. No wonder it has been my favourite for a long time.
Do try out these three and let me know which one is your favourite.
