5 yrs, 1 mth ago

Sharpeners for makeup pencils?

Hi all 🙂

Can anyone recommend a good pencil sharpener for makeup pencils? I have tried a few, most recently one from Manicare and another from the Body Shop, but they seem to get blunt so quickly! I literally used the one from TBS twice, before it started ‘screwing’ the wood casing of the pencil – the wood was splintering and twisting and would not sharpen cleanly. The Manicare one was not much better. Any suggestions?

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  • 4 yrs, 10 mths ago

    Nyx, EL or Urban Decay although try and find one with Solingen steel.

  • 4 yrs, 10 mths ago

    great topic, I need a new one and this thread has help me a lot. Thank you all.

  • 4 yrs, 11 mths ago

    I use one from Benefit and it looks like the EL one without the blue lid. I think it’s quite good. I haven’t tried the EL one but it’s handy when you are a few dollars off from qualifying GWP

  • 4 yrs, 11 mths ago

    I’m also on the hunt for a decent sharpener, I put aside time this morning to go through and sharpen all my pencils and it was a disaster. The Estee Lauder one looks perfect.

    I just love a crisp sharp point to get that perfect line so a decent sharpener will be worth the investment.

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Great topic. The sharpener I have is a cheapie and does not do a good job. I didn’t realise that you could get ones that would sharpen properly and was going to resign myself to buying twist ups only in future.

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Mine is a guerlain one I got with a lipstick I bought ages ago – I’m sure they sell it on its own and its fabulous! I bought it over 10 years ago and still works perfectly!

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Thanks so much for all the replies, I’ll check out your suggestions 🙂 🙂

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Estee Lauder is the best sharpener I’ve ever used and it lasted me 8 yrs+. They are worth the money.

    • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

      I bought the Estée Lauder one too! $25 bucks ! I thought what a rip off haha but I can shove a blunt pencil in it and in one turn its sharp! Its pretty awesome

      • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

        I’ve just gone onto their website and it’s only $15. Is it the same one?

      • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

        Yes this is it!! Sorry I had the price wrong haha I knew it was a lot but I suppose now it seems cheap haha sorry ! Xx

      • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

        No that’s alright. I wanted to see if they had any gwp offers and I noticed price difference. I want to make sure it’s the right one.

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    Estee Lauder is brilliant, Sally. I thought all makeup sharpeners were pretty much the same but needed a small amount to get the Estee Lauder GWP some time ago so got the sharpener. I couldn’t believe how good it is. I’ve used it with lip and eye pencils and all the brands I use, not just EL.

  • 5 yrs, 1 mth ago

    I like the Australis Sharpener!

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