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KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black dupe

KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black
NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner
−80%per oz
KVD Beauty · $25NYX Professional Makeup · $9.99
KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black against NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner
FactKVD BeautyNYX Professional Makeup
Type✓ Liquid eyeliner, both
Size0.5 g1 ml
Per ounce$1417.48 / oz$295.44 / fl oz
Amazon rankNot ranked#3 in Eye Liners
Sold byThe Icon GroupAmazon.com

The trade-off

The film formers differ, styrene/acrylates and acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymers in KVD's and acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer in NYX's, and KVD's ink is carried in alcohol and butylene glycol where NYX uses propylene glycol.

Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black costs about $25 for 0.5 g ($1417.48 / oz). The dupe below is NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner at $9.99, about 80% less per ounce. Each pair is compared on format, finish and key ingredients, including what the dupe doesn't do.

Waterproof liquid liner with a fine brush tip, for a hairline stroke or a thick wing in satin black. 0.0176 oz.

Amazon price as of Oct 1, 2026, 12:33 PM ET, subject to change: the price on Amazon at checkout is the one that applies. Retail price checked 25 September 2026.

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The dupe, side by side

KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black

The original

KVD Beauty

Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black

$25

$1417.48 / oz

NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner

The dupe

NYX Professional Makeup

Epic Ink Liner

$9.99

$295.44 / fl oz

Cost per ounce

Original$1417.48 / oz
Dupe$295.44 / fl oz

One is sold by weight and one by volume, compared at 1 g ≈ 1 ml.

$15.01 less at checkout than the original.

What matches

Same tool and the same kind of ink: a brush-tip pen that lays down carbon black, Black 2 on both labels, in a water-based acrylic film that is waterproof once it sets.

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Questions

What is the best dupe for KVD Beauty Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black?

NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner at about $9.99. Same tool and the same kind of ink: a brush-tip pen that lays down carbon black, Black 2 on both labels, in a water-based acrylic film that is waterproof once it sets.

How much cheaper is NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner than Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black?

Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black costs about $25 for 0.5 g, or $1417.48 / oz. NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner works out at $295.44 / fl oz, roughly 80% less per ounce.

What does NYX Professional Makeup Epic Ink Liner do worse than Tattoo Liner – Trooper Black?

The film formers differ, styrene/acrylates and acrylates/octylacrylamide copolymers in KVD's and acrylates/ethylhexyl acrylate copolymer in NYX's, and KVD's ink is carried in alcohol and butylene glycol where NYX uses propylene glycol.

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NYX Professional Makeup · 80% less

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