What do you do when there’s a hurricane blowing off the coast and the schools are closed? You go to Target, that’s what you do. I know this because I went this morning, along with every other mom that has school aged children. While I was there I picked up 2 of the e.l.f. Eyeliner and Shadow Sticks. For $3 each, I couldn’t pass them up. I got one in Plum/Purple and the other in Smoke/Black. The double-ended stick twists up so no sharpening is required. The shadow side has a creamy rounded end and the eyeliner has a nice point on the opposite end. I have never used a shadow in the form of a stick before so I had no idea what to do with it at first. I used the Smoke shadow from the Smoke/Black stick and applied it on my lid, from lashline to crease. Then I smudged it along my lower lashes and connected the color at the outer corner. I just followed the shape of the hollow of my eye. Then I took a fluffy eye brush and lightly blended along the edges and in the crease to diffuse any demarcation lines. I lined my upper lashes and upper and lower waterline with the black liner. Seriously, this took me all of 30 seconds and I was pretty impressed with the result! I think it’s the color of the Smoke shadow that makes it. It’s a shimmery dark silver/gray that glides on so smoothly. It is so similar to color Gunmetal from the Urban Decay Naked palette, except not as dark and Gunmetal has glitter.
Smoke/Black stick (l), Purple/Plum stick (r)
The purple shadow from the Purple/Plum stick didn’t perform as well. The shadow wasn’t as creamy and soft. The liner was a bit difficult to get to show up on me. Because I’m an Olive with dark brown eyes, I usually wear black liner. Unless it’s a really pigmented, soft liner like the UD 24/7 Glide-On’s or the L’Oreal Color Chromes, I don’t fare well with colored liners. The texture was a bit hard and waxy. I think this stick might work better on Ivory because she has those beautiful green eyes. I tried to find a color that matched best with the purple shadow and MAC Shale was probably the closest, although a bit lighter. So it gave me an idea to layer Shale over the Purple stick shadow. I also did it with Smoke and Gunmetal.
I have to say that I was disappointed with the wear time of the shadow. It started to fade within 2 hours. But when I layered a powder shadow over the cream, it was much better. I definitely wouldn’t use this without a primer underneath.
I really love the ease of use and the color of the Smoke shadow. It makes doing a smokey eye so easy and fast. I think this would be a great product to keep in your bag or at your desk so when you need a quick touch-up, you have shadow and liner in one stick and no need for any other tools. For $3, I think it’s worth it.
Availability: Target $3
-Olive
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