Elf Cream Glide Lip Liners come in 8 shades and go for $2 each. They are a creamy, comfortable, easy to apply formula with quick color payoff that come in a wooden pencil. The pencils are a tiny bit on the shorter side but otherwise have a standard diameter and will fit into a standard pencil sharpener. The names of the shades are not printed on the pencils themselves and are only found on the plastic sleeve each one came it. I’m glad I noticed this before tossing the plastic out so I could tell them apart. For now I will keep the pencils in the sleeves but may try to find a way to label them myself.

The texture of these reminds me a little bit of lipstick. Like they repackaged a semi-matte (but still creamy!) lipstick formula into a lip liner pencil. The name is accurate. They glide on without any tugging and color goes on evenly and quickly. They don’t feel drying at all and they don’t slip and slide around on the lips once I get the color where I want it. Unless my lips are chapped, I feel zero need to use a lip balm beforehand to get these to apply nicely.

They don’t transfer a whole lot if I take a sip of coffee so it seems they will hold on for a good amount of time. I haven’t really given them a good wear test yet though.

For $2 I wasn’t expecting a whole lot but wow am I surprised. If someone handed this lip liner to me and didn’t tell me what brand it was or how much it cost, my opinion would be the same – beautiful quality. If you are already planning to make a purchase from Elf and need to add something to your cart to get past a shipping threshold, these are a no brainer.

Red Receipt

Red Receipt is an ultra bright red. It is mostly neutral but leans ever so slightly more pink than orange.

Plum & Get It

Plum & Get It is a deep reddish purple. The red in this doesn’t come across too strongly and it has a nice amount of depth to it so it doesn’t look too bright.

Dark Cocoa

Dark Cocoa is a deep brown with subtle red undertones. This looks mostly like a neutral chocolate brown on me with only a hint of the red tones coming through.

Spill The Tea

Spill The Tea is a medium yellow-brown. This is a really unique color (to me at least) that doesn’t look anywhere near natural on me but has a cool fall vibe to it.

Mauve Aside

Mauve Aside is a medium muted rosy beige. This one is slightly deeper than my natural lip color but has a neutral-to-cool undertone that fits my complexion better than the other lighter shades available.

Baddest Beige

Baddest Beige is a light brownish pink. I never did get into the whole latte makeup trend but the color of this seems like it would fit perfectly.

Truth Or Bare

Truth or Bare is a light peachy pink with strong warm tones. This one looks almost melony on my lips

Pinky Swear

Pinky Swear is a light pink with very slight warm undertones. This is the closest shade to my natural lip color in depth but is just a tiny bit warmer.

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I’ve been seeing the display for NYX Wonder Pencils at Ulta for about a month now and it has not been in stock for that whole time! I’m so glad to finally have them to share with you. Keep reading on to see how this multi-use product performed.

Product Description

Price/Quantity: About $4.50 for 1g
Availability: NYX, Ulta, Amazon
Color Range: 3 Shades

Color/Finish: All three are nude shades meant to suit different skin tones. I am hoping that NYX will eventually release a wider range of colors. I think most skin tones would be able to find a use for these since they serve more than one purpose. The current color range is okay for most people if it is used for lining your waterline but for concealer use, more colors should be available. Light was too light for me and Medium was too dark so I found myself layering the two together to get a good color match.
Packaging: Eyeliner-style pencil. I like how precise this pencil is. There have been times that I’ve wished I could just “draw” my concealer on exactly where I want it and now I can. This would be really convenient for travel or to keep in my purse for quick touch ups.
Smell: None.

Performance

Application: This is a multi-use product. It can be used as a concealer, an eyeliner, or a reverse lipliner to prevent your lipstick from bleeding or to highlight your cupid’s bow. They are similar to the L’oreal True Match Super Blendable Crayon Concealers but they are much more precise. I would recommend using a small brush to blend and feather out edges because your fingers can easily rub too much of the product off. I don’t think this would be a good concealer to use if you have a larger area you want to conceal because it would take a lot longer to use than a traditional concealer. When applying to the waterline it applies fairly well and deposits a good amount of color. When using it as an under-eye concealer it was a little too dry making it look patchy and drag during application which made it uncomfortable to use. However, I love how easy and quick it is to spot-correct acne scarring and dark spots with these pencils.
Coverage: Medium to full coverage. To achieve full coverage I had to apply, blend, and repeat if more coverage was needed.
Texture: This has a thick almost waxy feel to it and it takes some work to blend it out but it does layer well. I can forgive the texture (but only a little) because it is affordable and the texture does lend to better coverage but I would prefer if it were just a tad more creamy and didn’t tug at my skin when applying.
Longevity: On my face, it started to fade just a little after about 6 hours. After the natural oils from my skin mixed with the product it became easier to accidentally rub off. It lasted 2-3 hours on my waterline.

Overall Opinion

Pros:

• Affordable
• Compact
• Precise
• Good coverage
• Works well for blemishes and on waterline

Cons:

• Requires a pencil sharpener
• Might be easy to use this up quickly
• I’d be wary of using the same pencil for both waterline and facial use
• Not so great for covering dark circles
• Very limited shade range

Would I buy this again? Yes because there aren’t too many products like this at this price range out there and I love the precision application I can get with it.