Agape Love Designs: MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua XL Eye Pencils

Monday, April 25, 2016

MAKE UP FOR EVER Aqua XL Eye Pencils | Swatches + Review

Hey beauty babes and welcome! I am excited to share with you an awesome PR package I received recently from MAKE UP FOR EVER filled with all 20 of their new Aqua XL Eye Pencils! Below you will find photo swatches, but I also have a video review that includes live swatches as well. Be sure to watch it at the end of this post. ♥

Recently MUFE has teamed up with Charli XCX for their NEW Aqua XL Eye Pencils. This is "THE FIRST OF AN ONGOING SERIES OF ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS THAT HIGHLIGHT STAGE ARTISTS AND THEIR MAKEUP ARTISTS." Read more (here)!

Launching in May, the Aqua XL pencil is an enhanced version of the existing Make Up For Ever Aqua Eye Pencil, which is a part of the brand’s water-resistant franchise. The pencils come in a range of 20 vibrant hues, including various shades of blue, green, purple and pastels, along with traditional colors like black and brown. The pencils come in five finishes — Matte (M), Diamond (D), Satin (S), Iridescent (I) and Metallic (Me). An updated formula containing emollient oils and mango butter is said to make for a smoother application, and the pigment is more intensely saturated.

Super exciting right!? These pencils are AMAZING. The colors are extremely vibrant and pigmented, but also smooth and creamy and apply like a dream. In addition to all that, these pencils are budge proof, smudge proof and water resistant too! ♥ The formula does allow a small window of time to smudge out the color after first application, if you desire. But once its fully set it wont move - very impressive! If I had any complaint at all its that I wish these had names rather than just reference numbers - which are a lot harder to remember offhand. ;)