Fight Evil by Moonlight and Win Love by Daylight With Sailor Moon Eyeliner

I have a love/hate relationship with eyeliner, mainly because one of my eyes is hooded and the other is almond-shaped. I've tried them all; Kat Von D, Stila, Urban Decay, Tarte, NYX, and MAC all serve their purpose in my makeup bag, but I've never fallen truly head over heels for a liquid liner. They all eventually disappoint me in one way or another. My ill-fated liner has always been destined to smudge, which typically leads to me sticking with plain mascara [1] and experimenting with wild lipsticks [2] instead.

So when I was walking around San Francisco's Japanese mall [3] and stumbled across Sailor Moon-themed eyeliner from Creer Beaute [4], I bought it out of novelty, rather than hope that it could be a genuinely good product. Imagine my surprise when, lo and behold, it blew all of my past liner experiences out of the water!

I'd been in it for the cute product-haul Instagram snap, not a lifetime commitment to a foreign beauty brand.

In truth, I'd been in it for the cute product-haul Instagram snap [5], not a lifetime commitment to a foreign beauty brand. But Bandai Miracle Romance Sailor Moon eyeliner totally changed the game for me. Immediately after trying out the brown felt-tip liner [6] ($21) that I'd snagged on sale in a random Japanese beauty shop, I went on Amazon and ordered the liner in black [7] ($16). Could it really be that a cartoon-themed liner was actually beating the entire lineup of designer makeup I'd previously tested?

After months of wearing the Miracle Romance Sailor Moon liners almost exclusively, I'm happy to report: yes, they really are a miracle. The brown hue is subtle and consistently earns me compliments on my "no-makeup makeup" days, while the black helps me easily nail a cat eye worthy of Luna and Artemis. Other liner-seekers have found additional hues [8] while traveling in Asia, and fangirls and makeup addicts alike can't get enough [9].

The liners aren't cheap for American beauty babes thanks to international shipping costs, but if your community has a Japanese beauty store you might be able to snag an inexpensive option. I got my first Miracle Romance liner for $10, including the awesomely geeky heart moon rod topper. The application of the liner is easy, with only one swipe necessary for a precise, thin line of opaque color.

Now that I've tried her makeup brand, it's no wonder that Usagi — or as English-dub fans might know Sailor Moon, Serena — always looks so chic while fighting evil by moonlight. Read on for swatches and a look at the packaging of this surprisingly incredible geek-beauty find!