Lookbook: NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil Swatches

NYX’s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils have a huge following with the makeup community, and for good reason: They are ultra creamy, long lasting, and pigmented eyeshadow “crayons” that can be used as an eyeliner, an eyeshadow, or as a base for your powder eyeshadow. At only $4.19 a pencil, these eyeshadow pencils are a ridiculously great value, and have so many uses. To see swatches of all the NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils I own, as well as tips for usage,

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencil Swatches

Black Bean is a dark black shade. This is perfect for applying lightly as a cream base for your eyeshadow, especially if you are using metallic or some frosted shades of eyeshadow. Black makes those pop!
French Fries is a bronzed brown shade.
Hot Pink is a bright bubblegum pink with hints of fuchsia in it.
Milk is a pure white, opaque shade. This is perfect for using as a cream base to make bright, neon eyeshadow colors pop even more. It’s also great to use as a base for light, shimmery powder eyeshadow, as it will stick to this formula, and last longer.
Cottage Cheese is a more translucent, slightly more silvery version of milk.
Baby Blue is a light, pastel blue shade.
Pacific is a medium sky blue that reminds me of the ocean.
Purple is a medium blue based purple shade.
Slate is a dark gray shade.
Strawberry Milk is a light frosty pink shade. It is lighter, and more translucent than the hot pink pencil.
Oyster is a light, shimmery, somewhat sheer light pinkish purple shade. It has reflections of pink in it, as well, and can sometimes look lavender, depending on the light.
Horse Raddish is a medium green shade that almost looks a bit on the seafoam green side.
Iced Mocha is a dark metallic brown shade.

Some usages for these pencils include:

Use as an eyeliner on your bottom or top lash line.
Use as an all over eyeshadow color for a quick, easy wash. Be careful to use a light hand, so these do not crease.
Use as a cream base for your powder eyeshadow. Anywhere you apply this, apply your powder eyeshadow over top, and it will last forever.
Line the inner corners of your eyes, or your bottom waterline with Milk or Cottage Cheese to open up your eyes and give you a refreshed, awake look.
Use the pink shades as cream blush or to make your own lipstick or lip gloss shades.
Use a color such as Cottage Cheese lightly as a highlight for your face, or above your lips to make them look larger.

NYX Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils retail for $4.19 each at your local Ulta, or you can browse and purchase these pencils online by clicking below: