HI guys, The first thing that I noticed was that the Lakme Eyeconic Kajal is that it is indeed black it is not a deep rich black colour. I feel its dark black with a bit of cool undertones. It has good pigmentation, but for a perfect black look you need to apply minimum of two swipes. I had asked the SA two show me the Lakme Absolute kohl along with this, she put a single swipe of the both the products and I realized that the Absolute kohl is much darker and softer than this.It is soft but not that creamy, probably because it is supposed to be smudge proof. Yes, it is smudge proof. I have worn it for a max of 8hrs and it stayed intact on my upper lash line with a very slight fading around the outer corner. On my lower lash line it says for around 4hrs after which it does budge a little. So its claim of a 10hrs can be true but only on the upper lash line.I haven’t used it on my waterline.It is waterproof.I washed my face with a foaming cleanser that day and still saw the Kajal(slightly faded) there on my eyes. But plain water just doesn’t seem to effect at all and the Kajal remains intact.I have actually taken almost 7-8 mins yesterday to remove the kajal from my lower lash line completely with the help of a makeup remover, so you can understand very well that once the kajal set in it is difficult remove. This is a good product!