Price: $4.50 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 1 g / 0.04 oz The Nyx Wonder Pencils are multi-use pencils in 3 shades (light, medium and dark) as we all know by now, I'm pretty fair so I have the shade Light. The Light shade of the Nyx Wonder Pencil is a light warm ivory color. This pencil is an average eye pencil that sharpens and has a thin tip. Nyx suggests using this product in the waterline, as a lip liner to prevent lipsticks from feathering & for small concealing jobs around the face. I only like to use the Wonder Pencil on my eyes. I find its best uses is in the waterline to brighten them up a little bit and in the inner corner for a subtler highlight than a white. I'm going to be honest and say that this pencil is a little bit of a let down, it's not creamy or smooth and tugs on my skin, which disappointing me because I've heard that Nyx's other eyeliners are very smooth and creamy. It also doesn't change the color of my waterline very much and I would prefer to use a white liner over this one. Nyx Wonder Pencil in Light VS Chella Ivory Lace HighlighterI oringially thought that these products would be similar, but the color is actually quite different. The Nyx Wonder Pencil is much lighter and less peachy than the Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter. (Click here for my review on the Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter) The Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter is a jumbo pencil and also contains 0.4 g more product than the Nyx Wonder Pencil. Even though the color is different, they both can create a similar effect in the waterline or inner corner to brighten up your eyes. Unlike the Wonder Pencil, the Ivory Lace Highlighter is very creamy and won't tug on your eyes. I personally also like the Chella one better because it can be used as a concealer for dark circles, thanks to the peachy tone and even as a peachy eye base. However, it's up to you since the Ivory Lace Highlighter costs $13.50 more than the Nyx Wonder Pencil. XOX ♥
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Price: $3.97 * Size: 0.042 oz / 1.2 g * Buy At: Walmart The Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Eyeliner in Light Blue is a pale, powder blue pencil liner. This eyeliner applies very smoothly to the waterline and really opens up the eye and is something different than a typical white or nude liner. It is a blue liner, but since it's such a pale color, it still looks great in the waterline and you can't tell that it's even blue from a distance. It wears for a few hours in the waterline, which is understandable because liners never last very long in that area. Like the packaging claims, this liner is waterproof (when worn of the lid) and smudge proof! XOX ♥
Price: $12 * Size: 2.4 g * Buy At: Starlook's Website http://starlooks.com/collections/eyes/products/kohl-eye-pencil The Starlooks Khol Eye Pencil in Obsidian is a matte black eye liner that is designed to "glide across delicate lids without pulling". This liner came in my September Ipsy Bag. This eyeliner is fairly smooth, but it is not the creamiest liner I have come across. Sadly, this liner does tug on the lids, even though Starlooks claims that they glide without pulling. The shade Obsidian isn't the most intense black, but that can be good for a softer eyeliner look. For some reason, this liner would not apply to my water line. I kept moving the pencil back and forth and no liner came off onto my waterline or tightline. In the swatches, the first line is created with the tip of the liner and is just one "swipe". The line in the middle is a built up color and the line on the right is a built up wavy line. Unfortunately, this liner was definitely not smudge-proof. I let the swatch set for two or three minutes and it smudged everywhere when I rubbed the liner with my finger, and I didn't even rub that hard. This is very disappointing and there are so many great drugstore eyeliners that are cheaper than this one and work amazingly! (Although, I would like to point out that this is a khol liner which can be smudged out for a smokey look, so if that's what you are wanting a black liner for, then this may be for you!) XOX ♥
Price: $4.49 * Buy At: Ulta * Size: 0.18 oz / 5 g The NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk is a white cream shadow stick. I really like this product! It's a little bit sticky, which really helps to get powder eye shadows stick to your lid. Since Milk is white, it also really helps make colors be more vibrant and really pop. This color also really opens the eye when applied to the waterline. It lasts all day on it's own on the lid and can improve the wear of lesser performing shadows when applied under them. You can apply Milk straight from the pencil onto your eye. This can pull on your lids though, I suggest making little lines on the lid with the pencil and then blending and evening it out with your finger.
XOX ♥ Price: $14 * Size: 0.10 oz * Buy At: Sephora http://www.sephora.com/product/productDetail.jsp?keyword=SEPHORA%20COLLECTION%20Jumbo%20Liner%2012HR%20Wear%20Waterproof%20P284507&skuId=1311174&productId=P284507&_requestid=59544 I don't think I've mentioned these before, but the Sephora Jumbo Liners are one of my all time favorite products. Prior to getting these, I have been loving the shades Pink Glitter & Beige Glitter. I bought these in a set of 5, but all of them can be bought separately, expect for White Glitter. I can't say enough good things about these. They are creamy, super pigmented, completely smudgeproof, waterproof, and last all day without a primer. They are also multi-use products that can be used as a liner, shadow or shadow base. The first shade I picked up is 17 Black. The product appears to be grey, but is actually a very intense dark matte black when swatched. Next, we have 29 Purple Glitter. I normally don't go for purples, but this one is darker, cool toned and packed with gorgeous glitter. Then we have 04 Taupe. It looks much lighter and more gold in this picture than it really is. Taupe is a reflective medium taupe. This color reminds me a lot of YDK by Urban Decay. I have always loved colors like 09 Kaki. Kaki is a reflective mossy green. Lastly, is 32 White Glitter. As you'll see on Sephora's website, the colors stop at 31, so you can't buy this one separately. You'd think it would be an intense bright white, but since it's the glitter version, its an iridescent silver-white. This shade can be a little sheer with one layer, but become much more intense with two. SwatchesL-R: 17 Black, 29 Purple Glitter, 04 Taupe, 09 Kaki & 32 White Glitter XOX ♥
Price: $18 * Size: 1.4 g * Buy At: Chella's Website http://chella.com/products/item/lace_highlighter_pencil The Chella Ivory Lace Highlighter is a jumbo pencil style highlighter. This product is very versatile and can be used as a cream shadow, shadow base, brow highlight, inner corner highlight, concealer, under eye corrector or even as a lip liner to prevent lipstick from bleeding. (This product was in my June Ipsy Bag) The Ivory Lace Highlighter is very creamy and easy to apply. It doesn't pull on my skin at all. This also blends easily with your fingers if you are using it as a concealer or corrector. It has some nice wear to it, but I do think it would need to be reapplied at least once during the day. SwatchesDespite the name, this highlighter isn't really an ivory color. It's much more peachy-toned than ivory. It looks good with my skin, though and creates more of a natural highlight than something more white. The peachy tone also allows it to work as an under eye corrector!
XOX ♥ Price: $24 * Size: 0.02 oz * Buy At: Sephora Nars Larger Than Life Long-Wear Eyeliner in Barrow Street is described as a seafoam green. It's gorgeous and bright and unlike any other liner I've seen, high end or drugstore. I think the formula could be better though. It was decently smooth but still tugged a little. I also had issues getting it to come off on my lower lashline for some reason. This liner is also pretty smudge proof. If you rub it super hard it comes off a bit, but it still won't smudge! It held up pretty well against water, too. It did fade when rubbed with water, but still didn't smudge. This liner is about the size of most highend liners. It's a little shorter than the Too Faced Perfect Eyes Liner & a little longer than the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide On Pencil. This liner takes a little work to get it to look right, but in the end the gorgeous, unique color is worth it!
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