Clean Beauty Eyeliner That Won’t Irritate Sensitive Eyes

As one of 146 Clean Beauty Awards judges, Jodi Weir takes her role seriously. Her dry, sensitive skin is prone to fine lines and she is keen to find the products that work for her. When Jodi was asked to judge the eyeliner category, she considered the values and brand ethos, the way in which they worked on her unique skin type and her own personal experience with the packaging. The overall ranking system of the Clean Beauty Awards is a systematic scoring method based on a product’s efficacy and performance based on skin type and skin needs which means that personal preference and brand values are not always reflected in the final results. Her top three finds may not reflect the final winners of the 2022 Clean Beauty Awards but they do reflect what Jodi personally loved during her judging experience.

Jodi is passionate about sharing her love of cruelty-free beauty, and skincare finds. As a writer out of Montreal, Canada she eagerly offers her insights on Instagram and her blog, where she celebrates products that deliver results without harmful ingredients. Here are her top three Clean Beauty eyeliners:

Favourite Eyeliner #1: Dome Beauty - Chromaforte Longwear Eyeliner Pencil in Ninja

This Gel Pencil Eyeliner features a unique creamy gel formula that defines eyes in just one stroke. The high-impact, the pigmented formula provides a silky-smooth application that's buildable, allowing the user to be in full control of the statement eye they want to make, whether it's subtle or smokey. Featuring a friendly Bio-Based Cellulose packaging provides a Longwear Eyeliner Pencil as the perfect sustainable alternative to wood & plastic and is as easy to sharpen as traditional pencils.

The long-wearing application put this product at the top of Jodi’s list:

“The Dome Beauty eyeliner had a very smooth application, was long-wearing and did not smudge - even with my watery eyes! I loved the minimalist packaging - always a good thing!

This is likely the darkest, blackest eyeliner I've ever used but it didn’t irritate my sensitive eyes and stayed on super well.”

Favourite Eyeliner #2: Elevé Waterproof Gel Eyeliner in Black Pearl

The Ultra-Luxe Gel Liner is Eleve's best gel liner. Presented in a retractable pencil with a built-in sharpener to create a super fine point, this is a highly pigmented, ultra-smooth, waterproof gel eye pencil that will not budge. You can enhance your eyes with careful precision or smudge to your heart's content for a dramatic, smokey eye. It is easy to apply but precise enough for the most sophisticated, high fashion looks.

The application and the waterproof features made this product a winner in Jodi’s eyes:

“Despite being a waterproof liner, removal is fairly easy. I love how long-wearing this eyeliner was for me and that this gel liner has a built -n sharpener! So smart! The pearly black shade of this liner was great with no smudging.”

Favourite Eyeliner #3: Marie Natie Eyeliner in Brown

Carefully crafted with always natural, ultra-moisturizing ingredients, MarieNatie Cosmetics' gluten-free eyeliner pencil combines coconut and sunflower seed oils to achieve long-lasting wear. Highly pigmented, the award-winning liner glides with ease and is easily smudged to create bold, eye-popping looks while offering shades of deep black & creamy brown.

The smooth application put Marie Natie on Jodi’s list:

This liner didn't irritate my sensitive eyes. It applies smoothly, without any tugging and I love the minimalist packaging. The dark brown shade is perfect for a softer liner look. It was fairly long-wearing, with only very minimal smudging from my watery eyes.

Jodi’s commitment to Clean Beauty means that she is always on the hunt for the best products to suit her skin type and preferences. She loved her experience reviewing the eyeliner category and has happily added these products to her regular beauty routine.

Alesha Buston reviewed the toner mist category for the 2022 Clean Beauty Awards. Take a look at her top three here.