Tonight I felt like showing you all my collection of NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencils. I don't know where I'd be without these bad boys. I remember "Milk" being my very first one, when I really got into makeup, because everyone was raving about how amazing it was as a "sticky base." And OH WAIT, there are so many more colors too. Be still my heart. (Yes, I love them THAT much!) For my birthday I picked up a few more to add to my collection. (And a backup of Milk.) I picked mine up at Ulta for $4.19 but Cherry Culture has them for $3.50 each!
In my collection so far:
Milk: creamy white
Black Bean: creamy black (new to me)
Slate: creamy pewter
Rust: creamy rust color- hints of maroon in certain light (new to me)
Purple Velvet: creamy dark purple (new to me)
Lemon: creamy lime color (lemon? really?!)
Pots and Pans: creamy silver
Strawberry Milk: creamy light pink
Purple: creamy periwinkle. Purple with blue shift (my favorite!)
Electric Blue: creamy teal with silver sparkles (new to me)
Now, if you're just starting out with makeup these creamy jumbo pencils are great to use all over the lid (over a primer) for a vibrant eyeshadow look. It's best to apply and then blend the color in (with clean finger or brush) until there is just enough color so that it's not overwhelming on your lid. Once you add the shadow on top, the colors POP! If you've blended well enough, there is very little creasing with these. Milk sometimes creases if used heavily and not blended well enough. I honestly can not do my eye makeup anymore without my creamy base. AND they are a great alternative to more pricey eyeshadow bases out there.
What's your favorite NYX Jumbo pencil color? Do you use them as your eyeshadow base?
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Man, I neeeeeeeeeeeeed some of these!! I keep meaning to buy them and I just never do! They look so pretty!
ReplyDeleteI used to use Milk everyday. I tend to use it for things like Sleek mattes, etc, now, whereas for loose shadows I'll always use PE.
ReplyDeleteHow sad is it that I don't have any of these jumbo pencils :( I know, I need to get some. Just don't have an Ulta near by and haven't ordered from an online store recently that sells them.
ReplyDeleteElectric Blue is AWESOME!!! I want you to do a look for me using that color some time soon.
ReplyDeleteLook at Strawberry Milk! That baby is fabulous! Thanks for the tip about Ulta...I have one kinda nearby so I will go and see and probably spend ha ha. Glad for these swatches!
ReplyDeleteStrawberry Milk, Purple Velvet, and and Milk look awesome. Need to go find me some NYX now. :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing swatches!
ReplyDeleteI thank you so so much for them!
XOXO
Catanya
Omg Electric Blue and Lemon (I think it's been renamed as Lime? Idk I see it in some places as Lime I swear) look gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love NYX pencils, I have Milk, Black Bean, Yogurt, Cottage Cheese, Iced Mocha, Gold and Yellow and I use them every other day. And on those days when I don't use them I'm using some other creamy base ;]
I really recommend Cottage Cheese because it's really sheer but has sparkles, so is a nice base under any sparkly shadow if you don't have a coordinating coloured one :D
Oh my, they do look awesome. I hate the fact they most of them are not available where I live... :(
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