Cream Glide Lip Liner
Summary of Reviews
The e.l.f. Cream Glide Lip Liner is a $3 creamy formula that several creators praise for its smooth application and pigmentation, with Laura Lee calling it a top-tier dupe for higher-end liners. However, Emily Noel gives it a thumbs down, noting the creaminess causes it to wear down quickly and bleed into fine lines, while others like Helga Mua confirm it isn't long-lasting due to its waxy base. It works best as a base for other lip products or when set with powder, but those wanting a long-wearing liner may need to look elsewhere.
Full Reviews
Positive
Variant: Baddest Beige
- “These are seriously one of the best lip liners I have tried”19:20–19:26
- “They are so so creamy”19:23–19:30
- “I look at how creamy this is for a wooden pencil lip liner”19:30–19:35
- “It's incredible”
- “This color is so pretty”19:46–19:49
- “It's just like the perfect neutral spicy liner”19:48–19:52
- Source: Affordable summer makeup that looks expensive - Jul 6, 2026
Variant: Dark Cocoa
- “One of my favorite liners ever is Dark Cocoa by e.l.f. Cosmetics. It is $3”18:09–18:14
- “I love the formula. Super creamy”
- “These two colors are the exact same color”18:25–18:33
- “Babe, that's the same color. I don't know what to tell you”18:45–18:50
- “Same. Can't tell a difference”18:57–19:00
- “And they both worked so beautifully because the formulas are top tier”18:59–19:06
- Source: Best drugstore dupes ever created - Apr 22, 2026
Variant: Dark Cocoa
Variant: Dark Cocoa
- “We're going to take my favorite dark cocoa $3 lip liner from Elf”16:50–16:54
- Source: Viral drugstore makeup tested - Jul 26, 2026
Variant: Dark Cocoa
Variant: Mauve Aside
- “These are amazing for lining the lips and giving you that perfect base so when your lip combo starts to wear away, you still have something underneath”2:43–2:47
- “Line your lips with these before you do your foundation”2:49–2:52
- “They're going to go on a lot smoother and last a lot longer”2:51–2:55
- “Once these dry down, they're not going anywhere”2:54–2:57
- “I really, really use these on a daily basis”2:55–3:00
- Source: Best affordable makeup of 2025 explained - Dec 12, 2025
Variant: Pinky Swear
- “They're so creamy and soft and they provide long lasting wear on the lips”8:42–8:48
- “And they're $3. You can't beat that”8:48–8:54
- Source: Full Face Tutorial Drugstore Makeup Favorites Under $11 - Dec 27, 2025
Variant: Truth or Bare
- “I love their lip liners”10:47–10:49
- “They have great shades”10:51–10:55
- “These lip liners don't set down. So, they're very easy to smudge and blend and reapply. There's a time and a place for that, you know”11:05–11:09
- Source: New and viral e.l.f. cosmetics drops review - Jun 29, 2026
- “These lip liners are amazing”0:37–0:40
- “Espresso Martini, which is a really nice cool tone brown”0:39–0:45
- “Dark Cocoa, which is a dark brown chocolaty shade”0:43–0:47
- “Pinky Swear, which is a neutral pink”0:47–0:51
- “Plum and Get It, which is a plum shade”0:51–0:54
- “These two shades go with most of my mauve and nude lipsticks”0:58–1:02
- “If you're around NC4042, these two shades are going to look amazing on you”1:02–1:05
- Source: Nykaa Pink Love Sale Recommendations under Rs.500 - Feb 6, 2026
Variant: Pinky Swear
- “I also have my Elf lip liners, which I love”
- Source: Full face of drugstore makeup - Jun 19, 2026
- “These are really good lip liners and super creamy”36:18–36:23
- “I was shocked because I thought they were going to be super dry but they are not”36:21–36:30
- Source: 2025 Best Drugstore Makeup Tested on Mature Skin - Dec 30, 2025
- “I tried in 2025 lip liners from e.l.f. Cosmetics first time and I like them. They are soft, they are creamy, they pigmented”38:13–38:17
- “They aren't long-lasting because they are creamy, waxy based”38:16–38:26
- “If you want to make sure that such products stay longer in place, apply them over powder and they would stay longer in place”38:24–38:27
- “They so so good. You can apply them all over your lips and as they are quite creamy you know no dryness no dryness while wearing them”38:26–38:38
- Source: Best Drugstore Makeup 2025 - Dec 18, 2025
Variant: Mauve Aside
- “Elf lip pencils. These are probably like the cheapest, they're $3”1:48–1:51
- “I mean babes, you just can't beat that price”1:49–1:53
- Source: Full face of drugstore products under $10 - Mar 24, 2026
Variant: Espresso Martini
- “This one's a little bit lighter than Rimmel Cappuccino”19:46–19:50
- “This formula is not as long-wearing as some of the others that I did mention, but it is the most affordable out of the bunch”19:48–19:53
- “Still wanted to mention it though because it does give some good creamy pigment”19:54–19:57
- Source: The best lip liners and my go-to lip combos - Apr 15, 2026
Mixed / Negative
Variant: Mauve Aside
- “It’s a $3 product. I see the appeal in that”1:11–1:17
- “This is definitely a thumbs down for me”1:17–1:21
- “What e.l.f. Cosmetics has given us here is basically a lipstick formed into a lip liner packaging and it basically ends up having the staying power of a lipstick”1:23–1:29
- “It’s really, really creamy. It goes on super easily”1:31–1:37
- “The creaminess of it wears down really fast”1:46–1:50
- “I definitely think you’re better off spending a few bucks more and getting yourself a Revlon Coloray lip liner or from Krice, they have something called plumping lip liner and those wear too”1:48–1:54
- “You want a little bit of dryness in there, so it has a little better chance of really adhering to your lips”
- “This shade, by the way, that I put on in the video is called Mauve Aside. It is a good color and as you put it on, it seems like it’s something you’re going to love and then it’s like, well, it’s just kind of going up into fine lines, wearing down super quick”2:15–2:21
- Source: Best-selling elf makeup at Ulta - but is it really the best? - May 26, 2026
What creators say
- Consensus
- 4.2 / 5 from 13 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Features
- Creamy (6) · Easy to use (4) · Long-wearing (2) · Pigmented (2) · Wide shade range (2)
- Value
- Value for money (7)
- ⚠ doesn't last / fades through the day (2)
Product details
Details
- Type
- lip liner
- Finish
- semi-matte
- Shade
- Dark Cocoa
- Key ingredients
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Castor Oil, Mango Seed Butter, Candelilla Wax, Mica, Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Carnauba Wax, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil
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