Mac Powersurge Pencil
If MAC ever discontinues Powersurge Eye Kohl ($15), I’ll hunt down every pencil at every MAC counter within a 30-mile radius, fo’ reals. My love for this shimmery golden bronze eye pencil runs deeeeep. A MAC artist introduced me to it about two years ago, and ever since that fateful day this pencil has graced my waterline many a time. A soft-on pencil liner that lines, defines and shades the eyes with rich colour and a silky-smooth, matte/pearl finish.
MAC's Eye Kohl in Powersurge ($18 CDN) is an eyeliner I'd never heard of before and then suddenly it was popping up everywhere I looked. I had to check it out for myself.
Powersurge is described as a bronzed-brown with golden shimmer. It's one I've always overlooked because nothing about it jumped out at me. I'm not a pencil eyeliner fan, apart from using it on the waterline or unless it's a dramatic colour.
Upon closer inspection though, it's a lovely bronzy colour, not quite brown and not quite gold with a nice shimmer. Here it is swatched (NW15 skintone):
Mac Powersurge Pencil Review
And yet another angle. It's really a lovely, warm, shimmery, creamy colour when it's applied. I'm not surprised I overlooked it for so long but I'm also not surprised it's such a beloved product.
The consistency is like most of the other MAC eyeliners I've tried, soft but not too soft, hard but not too hard and gentle enough to swipe easily on the waterline.
I use it mostly on the waterline. It's a perfect shade for giving the eyes a smoky effect but without closing them in (perfect for smaller eye shapes). Its warm bronze colour is also great for enhancing blue, green, hazel and brown eyes.
For those who like pencil liners, this would work well lining the eyes too. It's one of those perfect, shimmery almost-neutral, easy-to-wear colours and a pencil you want in your makeup bag, for sure.
Mac Powersurge Pencil Sharpener
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Mac Powersurge Pencil Set