Today I’m swatching the Nyx Jumbo Eye Pencil in Rocky Mountain Green. Here’s how the Jumbo Eye Pencil is described on the Nyx website:
A radiant eye liner that also doubles as an eye shadow. Made with a blend of mineral oil and powder our creamy Jumbo Eye Pencils glide on effortlessly—no pulling tugging or fading—and come in a rainbow of vivid hues. Our most voluptuous pencil yet!
I had high hopes for this eye pencil since it can be used as either a liner or as a shadow. Rocky Mountain Green is described as being a true green. In the packaging, it looks like a bright emerald green with a bit of a metallic finish.
Here it is swatched directly onto the skin, no primer.
I was expecting a more rich, jewel-toned, slightly metallic, emerald colour. The colour isn’t bad, it just isn’t as intense, or pigmented as I was hoping for. But all is not lost! I can use it as a primer of sorts for my ColourPop Super Shock Shadow in Empire. They work amazingly well together!
I will probably pick up a few more to try out since it worked so well to keep my shadow locked into place.
Thanks for reading and have a beautiful day!!! ❤ ❤ ❤
Disclosure: I purchased this!
I am in love with this color!!!
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I like it, but I was expecting more, closer to how it looks when combined with Empire.
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I almost always expect more lol But it is a better color than the green I recently purchase. I think it was a Wet n’ Wild so I don’t know why I was shocked when I wasn’t thrilled lol
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Pretty green! I can’t really pull these colors off, but they are so gorgeous.
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I love green eyeshadows, I need to wear them more often!
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I’m always so tempted to buy them, anyway! 😀
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Gorgeous! I love those pencils. I have a bunch. My faves to use as a base are Milk & Black Bean.
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I’ll check them out, thanks for letting me know your faves! 🙂
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Rust is a great shade for under similar shadows too. Or on its own.
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I almost bought that one on the same day that I bought Rocky Mountain Green!
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I’ve got a couple of these jumbo pencils – not the best if your lids are oily but on top of a primer, applied in a thin layer is decent. I have Milk (white) and Iced Mocha (a taupe – what else? 😛 )
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I’ll probably be getting Milk, and maybe one or two others to try out. 🙂
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I love greens and teals for Autumn as it suits great for an elegant evening wear look
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Ooh, teal! You have inspired me!
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Thanks
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The Milk one really does help make brighter shadows pop. Especially if they’re mattes. I love these pencils too!
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Thanks for the suggestion, it is definitely going on my list! 🙂
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Both are lovely shades of green!
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I really like the two combined, and it gives a greater staying power – you should have seen my arm after trying to scrub the swatches off!
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I could imagine! That’s how you know you got the good ones that won’t budge.
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Love the shade combined with empire, I guess that was how I thought it would look to begin with 🙂
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Yes, that is exactly what I was expecting too!
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