NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils in Gold & Pure Gold Review & Comparison- ♥♥♥

I like these pencils mostly for the color selection. They come in just about every shade you could imagine which gives you some great options for your eye looks. While MAC Paint Pots color selection is quite small and offers colorful shades only on a limited edition bases. Unfortunately, NYX Jumbo Pencils pale in comparison to MAC Paint Pots quality. After I took the swatch photo to post here. I waited for about 30 min. and then took my finger and wiped it across the swatches to see if any would smudge. The MAC Paint Pots stood strong with no smudging at all. However the NYX Jumbo Pencils both smudged. Now, there is a way to fix this. When I use the Jumbo Pencils I always use a primer such as UDPP under the pencil. This helps to prevent creasing and smudging. Also, don't use the pencil by applying it directly to the eye. This can cause a build up of product and it will surely crease. Apply the pencil by rubbing it on your finger first, and then apply it to your lid with your finger. This insures that you don't use an excess of product and that it is evenly applied. I always apply them this way and I have never had any problems with creasing or smudging. It's an extra step that you have to take, but I would say that it's worth it. Especially if you are on a beauty budget. MAC Paint Pots are $16.50 ea. US and NYX Jumbo Pencils are $3.50 ea. US on the Cherry Culture website. That is a $13.00 US savings!

As far as the two particular shades go, I don't think that you need both. As you can see from the swatches they are both very close in color. The Pure Gold is slightly more golden were Gold is slightly more bronze. Being that NYX also offers a Bronze Jumbo Eye Pencil I would suggest skipping the Gold one and get Pure Gold and Bronze.
Just a little FYI- Skip the Black Bean Pencil as well. There is nothing you can do to keep this sucker from creasing. BTW- My lids aren't oily either.

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NYX Runway Collection- Versus 10 Color Palette: Rating ♥♥♥♥1/2

Top Row: This is a great palette to have in your collection. I love these to travel with, compact and no fuss. The top row is full of creamy, taupey brown tones with a shimmery shade of black. The first shade is a creamy beige tone that has a finish/texture that is simular to the MAC matte2 shades. The second, is a mid-tone camel brown with a satin finish. Third, my favorite, we have a frosty shade of light creamy brown tinged taupe. Fourth, we have a frosty grey/brown taupe with a buttery soft finish that is comparable to a veluxe pearl, and is very simular to MAC's Smoke & Diamonds. Last, is the dark charcoal black with silver pearl shimmer. The texture of this shade is slighly more chalky than the others, but is still nice for the price.

MAC DUPES (L to R): Shade 1: Blanc Type- Shade 2: Era- Shade 3: Dazzlelight- Shade 4: Smoke & Diamonds- Shade 5: Black Tied with a slightly chalky texture.

Bottom Row: On the bottom row we have some softer shades of purple with a slight pink base.The first shade is a deep plumed purple with a soft texture and a satin finish. Second, is what I would call a medium toned spring purple with a velvet finish. This shade is slightly chalkier in texture than most of the shades. Third, is a blue based pink with pink pearl that has a very soft texture and a veluxe finish. Forth, is a pale lilic with a velvet finish and a slightly chalky texture. Last is a creamy/white shade with a frost finish and a buttery soft texture.

MAC DUPES (L to R): Shade 1: Fig. 1 with a soft satin finish- Shade 2: Purple Haze with a velvet finish and chalky texture- Shade 3: Swish with a soft veluxe finish- Shade 4: ??? pale chalkish lilic- Shade 5: Nylon with a finish and texture that screams veluxe pearl.

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NYX Doll Eye Mascara- Waterproof- Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

This is my favorite everyday mascara. It gives me the long sexy lashes I love with little to no effort in waterproof formula. I hate the raccoon eye look so the waterproof formula works the best for me. The waterproof formula has the same brush as the long lash formula, which is great. I love the brush because the middle of it curves in allowing the brush to form around your lashes giving you a slight curl and grabbing every single one of you lashes, and maximizing what you already have. This is a great buy and everyone needs some. You can find it at cherryculture for around $7.00 USD.

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NYX Doll Eye Mascara- Long Lash- Rating: ♥♥♥♥

I think this mascara is a high quality mascara at a cheap drugstore price. You can find this at cherryculture for about $7.00 USD. I love it because gives nice long lashes with only a couple of coats. You don't have to go over and over the lashes to achieve sexy doe eye lashes. It also gives a slight volumizing effect without being clumpy or spider leg looking. My favorite thing about this mascara is the brush. The brushed is curved in the middle to fit the natural shape of the lashes, and the individual fibers on the brush are very close together. This allows for the brush to grab every single eye lash you have and maximize them. The only thing I don't like is that it is not a waterproof formula. I also found that this one tends to dry out a little faster than some of my other mascaras do, but for the price I still think that it is a good buy.

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NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils- Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

I love these babies! I have heard so many ladies complain about how they crease. Ladies Ladies! There's a trick to applying these, and there will be no creasing, ever. It's simple. Just take the pencil and rub the color on your finger then apply it to you lid. This way you are not applying to much at one time making a thick gunky mess. This way always works for me. Of course, I only use these as a base for applying eyeshadows or pigments. I never use these by themselves as an eyeshadow. So, I'm not sure how they would work for that. But, if you are using this as just a base, the trick works every-time. I never use a primer (ex. UDPP...), and it still works perfectly. That just me though, and I don't have very oily lids.


You can find these on cherryculture for about $3.00 USD, and they come in 24 different shades. I plan on ordering several more, definitely Milk, Lemon, and Purple. Give me more!

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NYX Carribean Collection- I Dream Of Jamaica 5 Color Palette- Rating: ♥♥♥♥

First, I must say that this palette is very pretty and has classic shades that everyone needs. The texture of these shadows are as good as MAC Veluxe Pearl shades. As I found with all of the Caribbean Collection shades that I have. In this palette you get a frosty white highlight shade, a creamy beige highlight shade, a mid-tone taupey/brown, a deep taupey/brown, and a deep charcoal black. I feel like these shades are necessary for all sorts of eye looks. By combining these basic shades with more colorful ones you can create as many gorgeous eye looks as your mind can think of. Now that I've hyped you up about this palette. I have to say that if you already have or are interested in buying the NYX For Your Eyes Only Smokey Eyes palette, do not buy the Jamaica palette. I hate to discarge you from buying this great palette, but the shades on the top row of the Smokey Eyes palette are EXACTLY the same as the Jamaica palette. Therefore, I have to recommend getting the Smokey Eyes palette over the Jamaica palette. The only reason why I say this is because both of the palettes are $8.00 USD at cherryculture, and I feel like you get more bang for your buck by getting the Smokey Eye palette since you get 10 shades instead of 5 shades. Now, I know that lots of you out there are depot-ers as am I. That is why I'm glad I have both. I plan on depotting all of my Caribbean Collection eyeshadows and adding them to a Coastal Scents 15 pan palette. So, really the choice is up to you, but at least now you know what you're working with.

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NYX Carribean Collection- I Dream of Barbados 5 Color Palette- Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

I love the Barbados palette. I like to use it for a fun purple look. The shades in this palette are super soft, very similar to the MAC Veluxe Pearl shades, and are very pigmented. This is a high quality drugstore eyeshadow palette, which I find are few and far between. The packaging is compact and has a nice mirror in the inside. But as with all the NYX palettes it has that "childish" writing/drawing on the top. Really it doesn't bother me that much, because the product inside is sooo wonderful. If I had to recommend only one palette with great, wearable purple shades at a drugstore price this would totally be it. In this palette you get everything you need. You have a pretty, light silvery/purple, a deep, dark charcoal, a brighter pink shade to make everything pop, a nice mid-tone silvery/grey, and a gorgeous true purple. This true purple shade is my absolute favorite of all the purples I own, even my MAC. So many of the other purples I have are not a true purple. You know, they have variations of pink or blue in them. Which is ok, but sometimes you just want real purple! That's exactly what you get with this one. I love experimenting with this palette. It seems like every-time I wear it I create a different look with it. I know that some of you out there may be a little scared of color, and just not sure what to do with it, or just not sure how to apply it. For this I recommend this tutorial... I absolutely adore this look that JulieG713 does using this palette. She uses this same palette to create a beautiful, sexy, purplish/pink smokey eye, love it! Just in case you are wondering I am in no way affiliated with her, friends with her, or even know her. All I know is the look she created is to die for and I want to share it with you. That's it. Hope you love it!

Here's what mine turned out like. Not bad for a first try. Next time I'll be using Purple NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil. I think it will make the look a little more intense. This really is such a beautiful eye look.

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NYX For Your Eyes Only- Smokey Eyes 10 Color Palette: Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥

The NYX Smokey Eyes palette is amazing and a must have! This palette is all you need to create the most sultry smokey eye you have ever seen, and have enough options to wear a different one the next day. Although, I wear a different eye look from day to day. I reach for this palette at least once a week. The shades are classic shades that are must haves for any smokey eye. You can easily make this a colorful smokey eye by throwing in a purple shade, green, or whatever shade you love. It will change the whole look, but you will still be able to use the shades you already have in this palette. The eyeshadows have a nice soft texture similar to MAC's Frost and Matte2 shades, not quite as soft as the Veluxe Pearl ones, but very very close. The color pay-off is very good and equal to MAC's, imo. The packaging is a little ummm I would say childish, but very practical and durable.

The case is sleek and black with a kind of "childish" writing/drawing on the top, but inside you have a nice size mirror, and a place to hold the sponge applicator.You can purchase these at cherryculture for about $8.00 USD. There are several others to choose from, but this is the only palette in the For Your Eyes Only Collection I was interested in. They also carry the Runway Collection 10 color palettes, Carribean Collection 5 color palettes which are the same price. I will be swatching and reviewing some of these as well.

I hope you love it!

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