I’m really late on this bandwagon. About a year ago, Nyx released a new type of eye liner called the Slide On pencils. These were seemingly in response to Urban Decay’s 24/7 Pencils that were insanely popular, so these were claimed to be a cheaper drugstore alternative. I’ve heard great things about these and I am finally giving them a shot, almost a year after they were released.
Keep reading for swatches and my thoughts!
From Nyx:
Don’t let the softness of this eye liner pencil fool you. Silky soft yet delivers a powerful robust color to line eyes. The formula doesn’t smear or smudge and provides extreme color. It’s like a liquid eye liner in a pencil without the mess. Available in 18 intense shades.
The shades are from left to right: Green Papaya, Azure, Blue Sunrise and Purple Blaze
What I like: I absolutely love how bright the colors are! And I love the price! For all of you who are like me and want to experiment with your makeup but don’t want to spend an arm and a leg for something you don’t know if you’ll love, these are perfect. I also love the finish of the 4 that I have. All 4 have a metallic finish, which really makes them pop on your waterline or upper lash line. Also, these stay for a good 6-8 hours before they wear off. I noticed a little fading after about 5 hours when I didn’t set them with a powder.
What I don’t like: While these are pigmented on your hand, you have to do a couple swipes on your waterline to get them to show up brightly. I found that the best way to apply these is to apply 1 coat, let it dry and set itself, and then apply another. The first coat goes on patchy and sheer but the second coat gives you a true color. That is kind of annoying and increases my application time.
Overall, are these my favorite eye liners? No. Are these good for the money? Yes. I would suggest them if you’re looking for a cheap liner, but if you’re looking for an awesome liner then you could probably look elsewhere. I have really been enjoying wearing the purple shade and think the green one will be calling my name on St Patricks Day!
Grade: B-
Price: $3.49
These are some wonderful colors! Where did you buy them? They are very pigmented against your hand, so I am surprised they take a couple of swipes on your actual eyelid. Makeup is weird like that. That dark blue is so lovely! 🙂
these 4 were actually sent to me from a reader named holli, but you can get them at ulta, some drugstores, and online. its weird my grocery store actually carries nyx lol. they’re definitely great for the price tho
The green one is the exactly the color liner I’ve been looking for for ages!!! *O* Thanks for the review!!
i hope you can get your hands on it! the green one is definitely unique and a lot of fun!
I like the blue and the purple one. Purple looks great on you 🙂
awww thanks hun! i bet the blue would look great on you with your blue eyes
These look great & I love the brightness of the pencils a lot. They remind me of the Sephora one, that i got in november: ♥ Sephora NYC haul ♥ http://wp.me/p2HPl2-7l
thanks luchessa! and you’re right they are almost identical to the sephora ones! the light blue and purple look exactly the same. i bet the sephora ones go on a little bit more pigmented on the first swipe than the nyx ones
Yes im very please to have picked those at Sephora. They are waterproof and i can use on on my waterline.
i’m going to the mall tomorrow, i might have to check them out!
yes try them on your hand and you will def see what i mean.