Julep Eyeshadow 101 Cream-to-Powder Waterproof Shadow Stick – Sand Shimmer – Long-Lasting, Crease-Proof, Champagne Toned Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow with Built-in Smudger

I really like these eyeshadow sticks! The formula glides on easily and blends beautifully*, but blend it quickly because once it sets, it DOES NOT BUDGE. (YMMV if you have oily lids.) I can put it on in the morning and it will look exactly the same at bedtime. If that wasn't great enough, it comes off easily too, with micellar water or other makeup remover. Worth the effort!Overall, I love using these much more than any powder shadow I've ever tried, even high-end brands.*I use a brush to blend. I find that works much better than the included sponge tip.I don't find the need for an eyeshadow primer with these. In fact, when I've used one, it creates a sticky/tacky texture that's harder to blend. Maybe I just haven't used the right primer, but I don't need one with these.I have 15 shades and counting. I like some better than others. I'll give my take on each one below. (I have fair skin with olive undertones, brown eyes, and dark hair.)In general, shimmer shades are medium coverage, but buildable. Matte shades are pretty full coverage, but very blendable. I tend to like the shimmer shades better than the mattes. I know conventional wisdom is that mattes are better for 'mature' skin, but I find the light-reflecting quality of the shimmers very flattering. In my opinion, the mattes can look a little stark and dusty, drawing more attention to wrinkles.- Amethyst shimmer: very pretty, cool dark purple. It lightens up when I blend it, but I think it's buildable.- Blush pink metallic: very, very sheer glittery pink. Useful as a highlighter if you like glitter, but I don't.- Cherry cola matte: lovely deep eggplant, good for outer corners.- Clay matte: a dusty pink, kind of the color of baby doll skin? Works well for a no-makeup look for lighter skin tones.- Cocoa shimmer: perfect dark brown. I use this on my outer corners most days.- Flame shimmer: a nice, warm light pinky peach.- Lilac matte: this was a poor choice on my part, lol. Too cool for my skin tone, too unnatural looking for my preference.- MInk mauve metallic: a nice medium taupe, but I kinda overlooked the 'metallic' part -- it really is shinier than a shimmer, which limits it to evening wear for me.- Mocha matte: great for outer corners.- Orchid shimmer: very pretty warm purple.- Pearl shimmer: beautiful, true to the name. Good for inner corners or as a highlighter.- Putty matte: matches my skin color but brightens it a bit. I use it for a base, to even out my veiny lids.- Red wine shimmer: very pretty ruby/russet. I use on outer corners.- Rose shimmer: I expected a dusty pink but this is more like a dark rose gold. A good transitional shade or for making a fake crease.- Sand shimmer: too glittery for me, so I returned it and ordered champagne shimmer, the next step in my quest for a neutral shimmer shade for my lids.- Smoky tawny matte: I didn't expect this to be very exciting, but it is a fantastic transitional shade for my skin tone, great for making a fake crease and lifting my saggy browbones.- Stone matte: dark grey with a hint of plum. Nice for outer corners.

I noticed this eyeshadow was a best seller and since I have never heard of the brand or the specific product, I definitely wanted to try it. it's a convenient and handy way to use eyeshadow. I also like how thick the eyeshadow crayon is. It also doesn't rub off easily throughout the day. The pigment is a pretty texture/color. only thing I can complain about is after applying the eyeshadow it slowly turns into a lighter color black, rather than it staying black black. Then bc of that it can look sort of dull. For the most part, it's a great eyeshadow and I will purchase more colors.

I can't get enough of the rose shimmer color. I've tried other eyeshadow sticks and none of them are as smooth or in the right color. I've purchased this item multiple times and will continue to do so. The only negative is the stick broke for me this last one and kept getting stuck in the cap rather than the dispenser.

I have newly converted from powdered traditional eyeshadows to cream eye shadows and I must say that this is one of my favorites. The color is a beautiful, neutral, glittery color that brightens up your eyes. I could tell right away after opening the package that it was a high quality product. It's smoothly comes out with a small twist and easily retracts again. The sponge smudger works very well also. I can tell this is going to be a color that I use very often.

Had this saved in my cart for a while and finally decided to just try it based on the reviews. At my age (60) I’m all about simplicity in my daily makeup routine and I really appreciate eye crayons. I’m a big fan of Thrive products and have several of their Eye Brightener shadows. But up until recently most of the colors were shimmers, which I have decided don’t look as good on my mature skin.I had a special event coming up so decided to just try this one in a matte color. I’m so glad I did! It was perfect! Color is good with my skin tone, it blends easily with the sponge tip, and it stayed all day. I like that it is perfect for daily wear for work, but it can be layered for a more intense color for evening wear. And the price point is great.Only complaint is that the stick was broken inside the tube, but I was able to just push it back down inside and it seems fine. That’s not the fault of the manufacturer but Amazon’s sparse packaging, so I won’t deduct a star for that.Great product! I will order more.

As you can see from my photo, I love these a bunch! I wear contacts and have combo skin, so powders don’t last long and get into the eyes, plus the dust makes a mess, especially if a cake breaks. These shadows fix all those problems, plus they’re ultra compact and can replace blush and brow makeup. I apply Orchid with a powder brush for sun-kissed color on my cheeks, temples and nose, and it stays ALL DAY. I blend Mocha and Cocoa for natural brows. My go-to eyes: in order of lightest inner to darkest outside/liner: Pearl,Stone,Cocoa. Always start with lightest to darkest or you make mud.