NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils in Milk and Cottage Cheese

My first ever enabled-by-the-internet beauty purchases were the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils in Milk and Cottage Cheese (~$5 each). Currently, stick eyeshadows are a thing nowadays but I'm pretty sure the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils pre-date a majority of them. 

I've put these on the backburner for a while but Halloween blog posts (see here) and the need for a stark white base have forced me to shop my stash and pull out these beauties. 

The NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils come in 23 shades in either shimmery or matte finishes. From Lavender to Black Bean to Rocky Mountain Green, there's definitely a colour for everyone. Milk is a matte white, while Cottage Cheese is a white with fine silver shimmer. 

When applied, more than anything, the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils are a cream product that stay creamy. The feel smooth and soft when applied and they stay tacky, transfer easily, fade away within a few hours, or even flood the crease of your eyes if you don't set the cream with a powder. When set with powder, the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow pencils will last you 6-8 hours. 

Milk, Milk (blended), Cottage Cheese , Cottage Cheese (blended)

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There are two clear reasons why the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils (especially Milk) are so popular in the beauty community. (1) Affordability (2) Versatility. Versatility in that you can use the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils in a multitude of ways, a few of them being... 

• As an eyeshadow primer, to make lacklustre eyeshadows pop (case in point, above) 
• As an inner corner highlight, 
• As a lower waterline highlight
• As an eyeliner (when applied with a detail brush) 
• As a plain, old eyeshadow
• As a mixing medium, to lighten darker cream shadows
• As a white face paint (see all of the Halloween makeup looks I've ever posted)

... and the list goes on. 

The clear plastic lids (which I hate) have cracked and I've taken to fixing them with scotch tape. My NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils are way past their prime but there's a million reasons why I still keep them around. 

Overall, the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils deserve all the attention they get. They're affordable makeup collection staples. Just don't forget that if you're using these for every day, you need to set them with powder to make them last! 

Have you tried the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils? 

Purchased by me 

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