Julep Eyeshadow 101 Cream-to-Powder Waterproof Shadow Stick – Evergreen Shimmer – Long-Lasting, Crease-Proof, Deep Green Shimmer Cream Eyeshadow with Built-in Smudger

Love! Super easy to use and the color is perfect! A good, all-around everyday color, to use on both upper and lower lids. I get a ton of compliments on my eyes, and it literally takes me minutes to apply. I've been using this product for several years now and I plan on continuing. I love that it doesn't smear/smudge and it lasts all day into the night. Worn with mascara, it gives a nice smokey, soft look. Gives a more natural looking eye than just wearing mascara alone. Last a long time and the price is unbeatable!

The Julep eyeshadow stick is everything it says it is, and then some. The application goes on so smoothly and covers and does not crease. It really does go on as a cream then turns into a powder. A very fine suede powder. Doesn't rub off and lasts for hours. It's very easy to remove. I've used make-up wipes and I've used facial soap and facial cleanser. They all come off easily without robust wiping. I love this product so much that I ordered six more in various shades. It's perfect for my senior skin that still likes to wear make-up. It looks like a professional application. I'm very impressed with the Julep eyeshadow sticks so I'm going to study all they have to offer in their online Amazon store.

I really appreciate that this cream to powder eyeshadow stick is clean and it isn't faint or pale in its application. The color is vibrant and shimmery, which I like and goes on smooth and doesn't crease. I do need to reapply once throughout the day, if I put on makeup in the morning and its going into the late afternoon, but definitely has a longer wear than other natural eyeshadows I have used in the past.

I wanted an eyeshadow stick that would be easy to apply and try.e to the color advertised= vanilla matte. This shadow stick delivered on both. Less is best. By that I mean when applying, use sparingly and BLEND BLEND BLEND. Layering powder over is super easy and lasts all day. It is truly Matte, no shine, no creasing. It will be a go to shadow for me.

This is the perfect color for me. The product itself stays on nicely. It isn't hard to work with at all. You can use the other end and blend, but I use a very small brush and add this right on my eyelash line on the top. Then I gently tap it a few more times across the same area and blend with another brush. Because it is a cream, it blends very well while it's still newly on. Once it sets in, though, you have lost your blend window, which is exactly what I would want from a cream eyeshadow. I then take the small brush again and make a wing line upwards. Use a different color shadow that I tamp into the eyelid, then crease, and on that goes. Then blend it all. I use a shade just lighter than this to use on my watermark, and poof, I have eyelashes. (I have blonde eyelashes. It has taken me decades to get it right.) This product is so valuable to me that I keep three extra on hand at all times. I cannot go without it. The value is perfect for the price. I love this. The only thing that scares me is ..what if they stop making it .. lol. It can be used alone as a shadow by itself, and I have done that. On cocktail night, this whole routine I do for the day goes out the window, and this becomes the star of my eyes. I have always felt like black is just way too harsh for shadow and liner unless you actually have true black hair. I also have this in shimmer and very light for the corners of my eyes and below my eyes. I don't wear anything on my lower eyes other than this brand, in very light. No mascara either. (I also set this cream shadow/liner with either a clear setting powder or a navy of the same color. I found that if I do it helps since I wear all cream everything. If you don't wear cream foundation, you likely won't need to set it in. Sometimes I also use primer to help set it in. That is cocktail night because during the day I don't have patience for primer.)

I didn't get to try this out because I received a used item. (And it appears I'm not the only one.) I was able to get a close look at it, and I was immediately disappointed with the color "mixture." The item I selected wouldn't have worked for me, regardless of any other issue. I've been curious about these eyeshadow sticks for a long time. I wanted to test them out years ago, but they seemed kind of pricey for my budget. I don't like to spend more than I'm used to on an item I have no certainty will work as claimed. But then my friend told me she bought a stick on discount, and it was a game changer for her. (Easy to use, easy to blend, buildable color, quick application, lasts long, looks natural, etc.) She said she bought more and suggested I at least try one. She insisted they were worth the regular price... finding one on discount was just a bonus. We're very much alike in what we look for in beauty cosmetics, so I was intrigued. I also saw there were a ton more reviews on Amazon than the last time I checked, and the majority of them seemed highly positive. So, I went for it. I felt I had the amount of guarantee I needed to justify testing this thing out. I got the sheer shimmery pink color to use as a highlighter and on the inner corner of my eyes for a brightening effect. But that's not going to happen now. After I received my used product, I took a closer look at the reviews on Amazon - mostly to see if anyone mentioned unexpected problems with the same color I ordered. Instead, I noticed there were quite a bit of people who received what appeared to be used products, too! This is highly disappointing considering this brand seemed to have made a good name for itself over the last few years. I was really excited to finally try their infamously convenient and water-resistant eyeshadow stick. You'd think they'd be more careful about the products they're sending out - especially for what they're charging. My eyeshadow stick was undoubtedly used before I received it. Box was slightly crushed with signs of having been opened. The tip of the eyeshadow was smudged and there was product smeared on the outside of the barrel. If all that wasn't proof enough, the sponge tip had makeup residue on it as if someone fully tried every part of this thing out. I can't speak for the application and wear quality of the item because I'm not willing to risk transferring potential bacteria to my eyes, face, or even the back of my hand. I can say the expectation of the product was not met, right off the bat. I can also add that I was surprised that there looked to be big chunks of glitter in the shimmery sheer pink eyeshadow and on the sponge tip. (I wasn't expecting such large specks of actual GLITTER to be in the mix. It wasn't shown on the advertised photos or explicitly stated that cheap glitter would be used. I did expect some fine mineral-like shimmer, but not cheap glitter.) I'd suggest that if you buy this product, you thoroughly inspect it upon receiving it. Having cosmetics melt or break during shipment is one thing. But being sold a used product (advertised as new) is absolutely unacceptable. Especially, when there's evidence of it be a reoccurring issue for this particular product. I'm debating whether or not I want to try ordering another color - only because my friend was raving about this eyeshadow like it was the best product she has found to date. If I do decide to take another chance, I'd likely play it safe and choose a matte shade. I can handle some amount of "shimmer," but I feel I'm a bit too old and I don't get dressed up enough to decorate my eyes with glitter. (I cannot stress enough: This was straight up large specks of GLITTER - almost like you'd find in a craft store or in young teens' cheap & trendy makeup - mixed in with an otherwise nice looking shimmery/pearlescent color.) I'm just worried I'll get another used product... or that the product was otherwise kept in unsanitary/uncertain conditions before I received it. I just don't understand how this issue could happen so often. (Search thru the product reviews for yourself and count the number of complaints. You may not find it to be excessive, but I do. It really should be more of a rare occurrence. I haven't found this many complaints of used/questionable products when researching other cosmetics I'm also interested in trying.) Also, avoid the shimmery sheer light pink color... unless you're ok with random large specks of glitter. Then maybe go for it. The overall main color appeared nice with some shimmer to it already.

Best eyeshadow out there. I don’t like doing much makeup or anything that takes too much time, but I can swipe this over my lids and even blend two colors easily to contour a lid lift. This is indeed waterproof. I wear it at the lake and swim with it all day in the sun. That is the best part! Almost requires an oil based makeup remover to come off, but no scrubbing is necessary with a good remover. I’d recommend Clinique Take The Day Off either balm or liquid work great depending on your preference. For reference, I am wearing the color “champagne” in this photo and I believe that color is the best for every day wear as it a subtle yet beautiful share that goes with everything. If you were to only choose one stick to start with, that would be the color I would suggest for any age.

Love, love, love this eyeshadow. So smooth when applying. Feels like I’m adding my eye color with a smooth, soft crayon and the color goes just where I place it. No dusting over other areas of my face. And the color last all day! I keep wishing for a ‘pink shimmer’ to be developed. I know there is a rose shimmer, but I’m hoping a ‘pink shimmer’ will be created. I’ll keep checking 😉