It has always been a bone of contention whether the Colorbar I-Glide Pencils were the ones to go for or whether the Faces Long Wear pencils fare better. Of course both are dear to us beauty bloggers and to all beauty enthusiasts but seriously sometimes even I am at a loss at what I should really go for. Both ranges of pencils have similar shades and similar staying power even on oily lids, so getting confused between the two is an expected deal :)
Hence, I am trying to make an endeavor to make it easier for everyone of us to finally make a decision where these two pencils are concerned :)
Similarities
Differences
Verdict
Though the competition was really close, Faces Long Wear Pencils win by a slight margin mostly on the basis of the cost of the pencils :) Other than that it is super difficult to judge on the better pencil :)
What is your take on it?
Hence, I am trying to make an endeavor to make it easier for everyone of us to finally make a decision where these two pencils are concerned :)
Similarities
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Property
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Colorbar I-Glide & Faces
Long Wear Pencils
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Staying Power
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They have similar staying power. They stay on for more than 8 hours
easily.
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Performance on Oily Lids
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They both stay on and do not transfer or smudge on oily lids. I have
super oily lids and I vouch for them both
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Texture
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Both are super smooth texture-wise and glide on like a dream!
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Availability
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With Faces stores open nationwide plus with the advent of various
online beauty portals, availability of both is not an issue.
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Ease of Removal
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Both are waterproof but can easily removed with soap or makeup
remover. No tugging, no scrubbing :)
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Differences
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Property
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Colorbar I-Glide Pencils
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Faces Long Wear Pencils
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Price
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They cost Rs. 375/- per pencil
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They cost Rs.249/- per pencil
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Quantity
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Each pencils weighs 1.1 gms
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Each pencil weighs 1.5 gms
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Color Selection
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Decent range of shades available
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The range of shades available in this pencil is a tad bit more that
those of the Colorbar ones :)
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Verdict
Though the competition was really close, Faces Long Wear Pencils win by a slight margin mostly on the basis of the cost of the pencils :) Other than that it is super difficult to judge on the better pencil :)
What is your take on it?
Faces ones for me..I totally love them..colorbar has become even more expensive re its 399 now
ReplyDeleteThey increased prices for I-Glides too? These pencils were already on the expensive side and now its almost 400 bucks? LOL.. what are they even trying to do?
DeleteBoth of these are so similar....Sad!!! Colorbar lost because of price factor...The I-glide pencils look prettier than the faces one though
ReplyDeletehahahah yeah the silver colored pencils tend to be very eye catching :) though i like the black sleek looking Faces pencil ka look as well :)
DeleteI adore the faces one . . . havent used colorbar but i dont want to spend 400 bucks on a similar product !!!!
ReplyDeletetrue that Rashmi! :)
DeleteHands down Faces for me! colorbar have increased prices for most of their products dont know where they are going with that :P
ReplyDeletei swear! I see no logic in increasing prices for everything! Even MAC is doing that! I think they are following the petrol prices ka trend :P
Deletethanks for comparison post, it is really difficult for us to get these in our place
ReplyDeleteis that so? Where do you stay Sahar? :)
Deleteyay!am gonna hoard more faces pencils now..thanku Suma..:)
ReplyDeletehaha happy hoarding Preetha :)
Deletecolorbar is hiking price every 3 months I guess! For me, its faces when it comes to these pencils!
ReplyDeletei know! I wonder why they keep doing that! As such I really like Colorbar but the price hikes are really putting me off! :(
DeleteI love both!but colorbar keeps hiking its prices un necessarily.. Idiots!
ReplyDeleteseriously i swear!!!!
DeleteI'm surely picking up both ;)
ReplyDeletehahahah i thought only you'd say that :D
DeleteWoww liked your post! Loved the way you compared! Totally agree with all points you mentioned!
ReplyDeletethanks Taps :) How ve you been?
Deletei love faces eye pencils..will buy some more shades ^____^
ReplyDeletebut man! colorbar is increasing prices like crazy! heard their blushes are now Rs.575..wth !O.o
i know! they are crazy i think! :P
DeleteA very useful post :)
ReplyDeletehappy to help :) Oh god that sounded sooo Vodafone! :P
DeleteSo true, totally agree with that. I recently tried the Avon glimmerstick, even those are fabulous and no sharpening required but they totally lack variety in shades :(
ReplyDeletenice comparision..havent tried both the brands.this will help me decide.
ReplyDeleteThat brought fond memories of school class work where we used to tabulate diff n similarities :) lol.. beauty is serious stuff.. and it will be the faces one for me also..
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ReplyDeleteI like the faces ones hands down, I feel their texture & quality is much better and they also seem more pigmented to me as compared to colorbar.
ReplyDeleteI recently came across ur blog n i have to say i totally love it..i love ur style of writing ...and thanks for the detailed comparison..i face the exact same dilemna whn it comes to them..but bcoz of colorbar constantly increasing their prices im turning to faces more n more..absolutely love the sheen of their navy blue eye pencil
ReplyDeletesuper useful post! Thanks for doing all the hard work! :)
ReplyDeleteI bought my first i-glide pencil in Cocobar 02 just yesterday and now I know why there is so much of craze for this i-glide colorbar pencil in the Indian beauty blog world! I am loving it!
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