January 8, 2018

Do You Have the Time To Listen To Me Whine About Kat Von D Basket Case Anti-Precision Eyeliner?

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I want Kat Von D Basket Case Anti-Precision Eyeliner ($19) so very badly. Why? Because first off Green Day was (is) totally my jam. I remember playing and replaying the Dookie album over and over and over and over and over again. The first time I saw them in concert I woke up the next day without a voice I was screaming and singing along so loudly.

Secondly, I really like the idea of this eyeliner! But really, can it even be called an eyeliner at all? It’s more like a cream eyeshadow stick in my humblest opinions. If it’s creamy enough it’ll likely be super easy to swipe on your lid and smudge out with your finger to get you the “I slept in my eyeliner and I look hot with racoon eyes” look. No but seriously, Billie Joe always managed to pull off that smudged up freaked up my eyeliner ran look without a hitch didn’t he?

I have to whine though for a minute. I wish it came in brown. I mean Billie Joe never used brown but I can’t really do black anymore. My eyes are super dry plus finer lines and black smudged eye liner isn’t really a good look for me anymore. It makes me look rather tired and beat up. Smoked out brown though I could do. But yeah, that would defeat the purpose of looking like Billie Joe.

I’ll still buy it though as a fan girl. That’s ok right?

None the less if the smudged out grunge look is what you seek this new Kat Von D Basket Case Anti-Precision Eyeliner is available now at Sephora.com.

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  • Lori

    I also intend in buying it because I was/am a huge Green Day fangirl hahaha. Will I use it much? Probably not. But…. GREEN DAY.

  • Kimmwc03

    I was obsessed with that album too and I’m totally jealous that you got to see Green Day live!!

    I can’t do black eyeliner either so this will, unfortunately, be a pass for me.

    • Isabella Muse

      I used to listen to that freaking CD every single day! Was obsessed with it. I actually got to see them twice and each time was amazing. That’s saying something as so many bands sound different from albums but they were SO damn good. Yeah, me either. On my waterline or upper line yeah but not smudged out. It ages me 🙁

  • RGR

    I purchased it the day it launched on Sephora but my order has been processing since then! I wonder if they were giving a lead to the KVD site. I’m kind of irritated, but I didn’t want to order directly from the brand because I have free Sephora shipping.

    • Isabella Muse

      likely yes! I notice this with TF and Tarte too lately. Even funnier, Ulta has a bigger lead with certain brands. Like two weeks or more on launches until they hit Sephora. Don’t feel bad btw as I ordered it on launch and still see it pending shipment too!

  • Maria

    Funny Muse. I ordered it also. I also prefer brown over black. . It is also sold out on Kat v d website. It also reminds me of Laura Geller kohl eye liner on Qvc. It is also same size.

  • Christine Moskau

    I definitely need brown! What’s your favorite long lasting brown eyeliner? I’ve been on a lifelong search!

      • Jane

        Charlotte Tilbury Veruschka Mink! It’s like a deep dope taupe brown with no funky undertones; brown is great in theory, but it always pulls red or blue or just ugly.

        Veruschka I can apply and smudge (or not) and it wears like iron, which is what I want. My faces eats makeup.

    • amy

      Essence Long Lasting Eye Pencil may be worth a shot! I’ve personally only tried the black, but at $4 each, I think it’s worth at least trying out. It smudges easily before it sets, but once it does, it holds up really well.

  • Carol

    Muse, I am older than you, and ANY concert, the UD Perversion comes out! In fact, I just went to see Avatar this past Saturday night and I had on Perversion AND black eye shadow from their Distortion palette. Used the black then put one of the toppers over it. I will be 50, 60 or 70 and still rock my black eyeliner at concerts! And I don’t care! (One of the perks of getting older, you just don’t give a sh*t!)

    • Isabella Muse

      ha good for you! I love me some Perversion too! I try to avoid smudging black though as I think my puffiness ends up looking really bad!

  • amy

    I was never a big fan of Green Day, but a close friend of mine was. I had a couple of other friends working the bar at the hotel the band was staying at, and they called to let me know. My friend and I actually went down that night so we could hopefully catch a glimpse of Billie Joe, which we did, but he was so painfully uncomfortable with people approaching him, so we just hung back at the opposite end of the bar. Incidentally, my friend was constantly being told how much he looked like Billie Joe, so we mainly just wanted to see what he looked like IRL, and try to get a pic (which we didn’t, because we respected his boundaries).

    I will be passing on this; I have way too many cheap black eye pencils that serve the same purpose… If 100℅ of the proceeds went to charity, I’d consider it, but $20 for an eye pencil with a “name” is just too much…

    • Isabella Muse

      Even if you didn’t get pics that’s still a cool story and you actually did see him up close which is pretty darn awesome ;-D I dunno about 100% but I know some of the proceeds are going to a charity, maybe Project Chimps!? Don’t quote me I wasn’t paying attention when I read that part, my mind was all OMG GREEN DAY!

    • Janessa

      BJ is soooo incredibly socially awkward. I have been at parties with him and even around people he’s known for years, he has a hard time.

  • Janessa

    I LOVE this product and actually know the band personally. I was STOKED when I heard about the collab. BJ’s wife Adrienne is also linked to KVD through the Chimps sanctuary.

    • Isabella Muse

      omg you do!? Tell me everything ;-D Yeah! I was watching the vid that said Adrienne was the one that introduced KVD to the Chimps sanctuary!

  • ruth

    I’ve seen Green Day 3 or 4 times, and they’ve been amazing each time! I’d love a better collab than just a black pencil eyeliner since I don’t use pencils. I have hooded eyes and it ends up on my upper meat flap, and that isn’t a good look for me! =)

  • Virginia

    I was thinking the same thing when I saw this. I knew black, but was hoping for at least even a dark brown. My eyes are hooded, and they’re already dark brown, so black smudged out liner looks so so harsh. Smudged our brown ? Now that’s my JAM. It looks so dam good. Will I still buy it tho ? Maybe

    • Isabella Muse

      Likewise!!!!! Not hooded but I have puffiness and generally tired looking eyes. Bringing in dark liner makes it looks worst but brown I’m all about 😀