Ulta Beauty sells both drugstore and high-end makeup, skincare, and hair care products as well as its own in-house line. Once you try these multitasking cream-to-powder formulas, you may never go back to 'regular' eyeshadow palettes.The Ulta Beauty kit contains almost every product you'd need for a full makeup look. 'I love to add a bit of a shimmery shade to the center of my lips and blend out with my finger for added dimension.' You could, in theory, use one shade for your entire face - talk about creating a quick look on the fly.īelow, we've rounded up the 15 best eye shadow pencils and sticks - some classics, some newer-to-the-market hits - as recommended by us, Allure editors, and our highly esteemed makeup artists. 'A matte taupe shade works amazing as a contour color or any shade can be applied on the lips for a nice pop,' Mehta says. The possibilities don't end there, either. In fact, makeup artists like Mehta love using eye shadow sticks as a priming base for other eye shadows. And unlike powder shadows, there's virtually no fallout to anticipate or deal with. These user-friendly pencils are typically very creamy and glide onto your lids without tugging on your skin. (If you're a stickler for brushes, New York City-based makeup artist Tobi Henney loves to diffuse shadow sticks with the MAC 217 Synthetic Blending Brush.) You can create crisp graphic lines and cat-eyes with the tip (many brands have a built-in sharpener in their designs) or slick them on with abandon and blend out the edges with your fingers for a smoked-out look in less than a minute. 'You can apply them directly onto the eyelid and then blend out - super effortless,' Los Angeles-based makeup artist Emily Cheng confirms. The best part? Even beginners won't have a rough time with creamy, easy-gliding eye shadow sticks. 'I love to use them for all-over color or to add a bit of sparkle to any look - I also use them as an eye shadow base and they work really well as a smudged liner, too.' 'Eye shadow sticks are so versatile,' New York City-based makeup artist Amrita Mehta tells Allure. Just ask any Allure editor or slide into the DMs of your favorite makeup artist, and they'll agree. Eye makeup doesn't have to be complicated - especially if the best eye shadow sticks have anything to do with it.

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