24/7 Perfection

24/7 Shadow Pencil Stash

The 24/7 Shadow Pencil Stash is a set of five pencils that can be used in multiple ways. 


Here is the information about them straight from the Urban Decay website:



"For your inner artist: a set of pocket-sized 24/7 Shadow Pencils that make it easy to line, shade, and smudge like a pro. (In shades that inspire addiction.)

It’s like a box of ridiculously chic crayons… for your eyes. We packaged 5 travel-sized Shadow Pencils in a shade assortment that lets you play boldly with color or create softly smudged effects. You get all the creamy, waterproof, vibrant color of our 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencils in a fat shape that’s super-versatile: use the wide side of the pencil to shadow larger areas with ease or use the thin tip to line your eyes. This set makes achieving dramatic washes of color and precise lines SO EASY, in hues that run the gamut from soft and shimmery to deep and bright. The range of looks you can create with this set is endless, and we can’t live without it. Juju, a frosted taupe, is brand new and only available in this set! And each pencil barrel is color-matched so it’s easier to grab exactly what you’re looking for in the depths of your handbag. This kit will change the lives of lazy shadow appliers and wannabe makeup artists who can now achieve flawlessly shaded and/or lined eyes. Give it to yourself or a friend, or break it up into mini gifts."

(From Left to Right) Sin, Clash, Rehab, Delinquent, and Juju.

(Blurred to see the sparkle) The left swatch is unblended and the right swatch is blended with the 24/7 Blending Brush.

I dearly love these pencils. They're creamy until they set, about a minute or two on me. So, you do need to work quickly to blend them out. My suggestion is to apply on one eye and blend before doing the other. I have very oily eyelids, so I do use primer religiously, but with these pencils I don't need to use primer under them! 

Clash and Delinquent are my two favorite colors to use, especially alone. Juju, Rehab and Sin I use more as base colors. Many people can use Sin as a highlight, but it's still too dark for me to do that with. I know these pencils are often compared to NYX Jumbo Eye Pencils. I prefer the 24/7 Pencils over the NYX Pencils any day. I find the NYX pencils too creamy and they crease even with proper prep and powdering. The NYX Pencils do have a larger selection of colors and are much more inexpensive, but I feel they can't stand up to the quality of the 24/7 Pencils. 

The set is $34 for all 5 pencils. Each of the pencils is 0.088oz (2.5g), in comparison to a full size pencil, 0.10oz (2.8g). A full size pencil is $20 a piece, but each of these pencils are $6.50 each! Great deal for the quality and amount you get in them.


Overview


Pigmentation: Hyper pigmented, even blended out. 


Texture: Beautifully creamy and sets much like a gel liner.


Application: Extremely easy to apply, even to a beginner.


Wear: No creasing or smudging after it set, it easily wears for 12 hours or more.


Product: 0.088oz (2.5g) in each pencil.


Packaging: Beautiful packaging, easy to sharpen and use. I don't like the clear plastic caps at all, they come off far to easily.


Price: $$

Grade: A