This has been my go-to liner for 15 years, but what is that brown stuff now?

This liquid eyeliner has been the only one I have used for at least 15 years. The black color is the blackest of black, the finish is pure matte, and as long as you apply it properly, it goes on smooth and NEVER flakes. It is the ONLY liner that holds up to my oily eyelids (I don't always like to use primer). The felt tip gives the ultimate level of control and precision, whether I want thick or thin lines, and the "inkwell" container always worked well for me. I use this liner everyday and can get a good 4-5 months use from it. It's the best liquid liner at such a great price. Although, I love this liner to death, the bottle and applicator aren't as weighty in the hand now and have a somewhat cheaper feel. Maybe they're trying to decrease the amount of plastic in their packaging so I guess that's OK. Now, about the formula, their liner used to last a whole day PLUS all night of wear up until the next day. Since maybe about 4 or 5 years ago it seems to last all day and only a small part of the night, then it needs a bit of fixing and refreshing. This liner still beats any other liquid liner out there except for maybe its own past formula. I don't know if they really did change it, but it just seems that way to me. All that aside, the ONLY reason I am giving 3 stars and not 5 is because I recently purchased the liner and without even opening it yet, saw a clear brownish liquid leaking from the bottle. I requested a replacement (Amazon said I didn't have to send the original one back) and what I received had the EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I know they didn't just send the same one back to me because I still have the original one I purchased. After receiving that second one, I opened the first one to see if the brown stuff was really coming from the bottle. The bottle contained the black liquid liner so I still don't know what that brown sticky liquid is and where it came from. I really hope this isn't a problem with Almay's liquid eyeliner now, because I don't want to put it anywhere near my eyes after seeing that brown stuff and not knowing what it is.

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