Eyeliner and I have been in a long-term situationship for years now. Some days, I nail a soft and smokey winged eye on the first try; other days, I somehow end up looking like a muddled mess. So when I tested Maybelline’s Sculpting Stix 2-in-1 Eyeline r for Cosmopolitan’s 2026 Holy Grail Beauty Awards , I was praying it would be the answer to my problems. There are so many brands that claim their eyeliners are “foolproof,” yet somehow I’m still out here struggling. The first thing I noticed is that this doesn’t look like a traditional eyeliner pencil. Instead of a rounded tip, it has a slightly slanted blade shape that makes getting close to the lash line so much easier. It gives you precision without requiring the super-steady hand of a makeup artist, which is exactly the kind of emotional support I need from my makeup products. And on the other end of the stick is a slanted brush for smudging and cleanup. This feels revolutionary because built-in smudgers are usually decorative at best.…