This eyeliner comes in a thick marker style tube with a tip that tapers down very thin to a point. I don't tend to wear super long lasting eyeliner anyways, so if you are looking for something that is super long-wearing, this is not it, as it is not waterproof. That being said. it lasts a decently long time (though not as long as the sonia kashuk liquid eye pen) What I really like about this eyeliner is how stiff the tip is as this makes it super easy to apply, and also how black it is. The thicker tube does make the eyeliner more unwieldy, as the nib of the liner is VERY long, this makes it very difficult to do cat eye winged liner, especially at the wings. The stiffness of the tip makes it user-friendly to draw thinner eyeliner. This dries to a matte finish, which means that if you go over it again and again, it might appear patchy. Compared to essence pen liners, I find this comes off much easier and is more easy to correct with just water. As this does come off so quickly, it is not at all long wearing.