{"id":13118,"date":"2013-09-09T08:30:35","date_gmt":"2013-09-09T00:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=13118"},"modified":"2013-09-08T18:47:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-08T10:47:56","slug":"laura-mercier-caviar-stick-eyeshadow-cocoa-sand-glow-khaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2013\/09\/laura-mercier-caviar-stick-eyeshadow-cocoa-sand-glow-khaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Like luxury caviar, the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eyeshadow is like creamy luxurious colour on your lids"},"content":{"rendered":"

After coming across a lot of raves for the Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eyeshadow<\/strong>, I picked one up in Khaki last year. At the time, the shades available were only deep shades. I wore it a few times, but considered myself unimpressed. Then, I lost it and promptly forgot about it.<\/p>\n

I later acquired one more in Cocoa and was also a little on the fence about it. But early this year, Laura Mercier came out with light colours for the popular Caviar Stick Eyeshadows and suddenly, everything fell into place. I fortuitously found my Khaki one, and it is now one of my favourite eyeshadows.<\/p>\n

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In fact, I’d like you to meet my favourite brand of stick\/crayon cream eyeshadows now available in the market. There are different brands that have them, but these from Laura Mercier are simply the best in terms of colour, application, texture and longevity.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure why it took me so long to get to grips with it, but having done so, it’s what I use when I want a very quick and simple eye look whether for day or night, and I can be assured that it’d stick around for hours without budging or fading.<\/p>\n

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The Caviar Stick Eyeshadow come in twist up pencil form in a slim, very portable packaging. The ends of the pencil indicate the colour in the tube, which makes it easy for you to identify the colour you want at a glance. Otherwise, the body is the signature Laura Mercier brown which can be confusing.<\/p>\n

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The crayon is easily twisted up and down and if I’m to be honest, doesn’t look quite like much in the tube. I will warn you not to twist it up too far as it will then be liable to break off. So, just twist it up a few millimetres above the plastic rim, and that will be enough for you to swipe it on your eye.<\/p>\n

The key is not to use too much, because these Caviar Stick Eyeshadow thingies are seriously pigmented! Here are swatches with just 1 swipe of the crayon down my arm.<\/p>\n

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From left to right: Cocoa, Sand Glow, Khaki<\/p>\n

Cocoa<\/strong> is a deep reddened brown that looks pretty much like cocoa. I don’t usually gravitate towards colours like these, but it was gifted to me and I have found that it can work, if I cool it down with a touch of Sand Glow. It is very rich and intense, and if you layer it on, you can create a very interesting brown smokey eye look. There is no discernible shimmer in this one and it dries a little matte.<\/p>\n

Sand Glow\u00a0<\/b>is shimmery golden beige neutral that works beautifully as an all over lid shade, brightening the eyes, or to draw on your lower lid, to make your eyes look bigger and brighter. I like using this one both ways and this has quickly become my to-go neutral eyeshadow. A slick of this on my lids, eyeliner and mascara and I’m done!<\/p>\n

Khaki<\/strong> was a colour I picked out. It isn’t a true khaki, if you ask me. The green tones are very subdued under the brown but I picked it because it is a very nice neutral shade. I wear this on my lid as a light smudge on light makeup days, and I’ve worn it heavy, as an evening eye. It works well both times.<\/p>\n

The best thing about these crayons is the staying power. Man! You have to be quick to blend, because once it sets, that’s it. It’s not budging till you take a makeup remover to it. Bioderma<\/a> gets it off, but not without a bit of rubbing, so I prefer using a bi-phase eye makeup remover.<\/p>\n

To wear these, here’s how I do it:-<\/p>\n