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Beautiful Makeup, Horrible Execution
The makeup itself - the white pigment that you apply to your face - is great. It's got great color, goes on smoothly and easily and I can't even feel it on my face. But the pencil format as is is awful. The reasons: 1) You need to have an extra huge pencil sharpener. I have a Tweezerman sharpener that has the regular size and the large openings and the large opening was still not big enough. Fortunately, I have a giant novelty pencil and the sharpener that came with it, which is what I had to use. 2) The container that the pigment is in appears to be some kind of plastic that does not take very well to sharpening. It chips off in chunks (as you may be able to see in my pic) which makes sharpening go un-smoothly, which the creamy makeup does not like. My first attempt resulted in the entire makeup tip breaking off. I put it in the freezer for awhile and that stopped the tip from breaking off, but I was still very nervous that it would. I also felt like a lot of material was getting wasted as I was sharpening it and the creamy makeup really gummed up the sharpener. So, if you're going to be using this as more of an eye shadow where you're not really worried by the sharpness of the tip, it'll be a great product for you - just remember to put it in the freezer for about 30 mins before you sharpen it. However, if you want to use it as more of an eyeliner, like I did, don't bother. I'm going to find something more like a traditional eyeliner pencil.
March 2019 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase
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NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Jumbo Eye Pencil, Eyeshadow & Eyeliner Pencil - Milk
4.3★ · 67,690 ratings, as of 2023
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