Frontcover Top Drawer Is Top-Notch!

This brilliant set contains "six chunky eye pencils in a rainbow of new shades and textures", a black kohl pencil with a smudger on the end and a double pencil sharpener. It also includes tips and tricks about doing different looks and images of each. Right here we go....

There is also directions on the back about how to get this look

These chunky pencils can be doubled as cream shadows which is brilliant as application is nice and precise which is brilliant for people like me who tend to not to have the steadiest of hands. Now there's six shades in this set Moccasin (a soft gold with a slight shimmer, more metallic), Pine needle (a sort of teal colour with no shimmer), Drifter  (a lovely dark-ish blue with a slight shimmer, again more metallic), Purple Durple (a straightforward purple with a very very slight shimmer), Chalk (a very pale icy-blue with a shimmer) and Lemon (at the tip it looks like yellow with glitter but when swatched it is pretty much just glitter).

From l-r: Moccasin, Pine Needle, Drifter, Purple Durple, Chalk and Lemon

I have to admit I am guilty of favouritism here. I am really in love with Moccasin. It is perfect for everyday use because it goes with pretty much everything and right now I am really into tan, white, navy and red clothes together. Don't get me wrong though, the other colours are beautiful and I think I'd rather save those colours for going out as they are quite bright and I'm not really one to wear bright colours on an everyday basis, nevertheless these look amazing on.

Right so there is a few tips and tricks I find useful when applying these. Firstly, you need a base on these as they can tend to slide off (not down your face by the way, they just kind of wear away like any other eyeshadow) when they don't have a base which is due to natural oils and/or leftover moisturiser on your eyelids. I use what is recommended on the inside of the set which is just a light dusting of either plain face powder or I use white eyeshadow (but not too much or then it can look as if you have a sunglasses tan, so just a tad) but I'm sure you could use Urban Decay primer potion too.

And on the left we have a little mirror and tips and tricks and on the right is the pencils in all their glory

These are great for precise application but if you want more of a cream eyeshadow look, not here-I-am-with-my-line-of-cream-eyeshadow-I-just-drew-on, just gently blend the top of the line so that the eyeshadow is evenly spread and there is no harsh line left. I also like to use a bit of eyeshadow of the same colour as the pencil for a bit more shimmer and added staying power. On the inside of the cover is the examples and how-to's of looks. These pencils are really a dream to wear and put on.

Now, the only thing is there is one major downside to these pencils. Don't worry it is in fact nothing to do with the pencils themselves but the packaging. I mean it looks lovely and all but some aspects of it all really aren't cuttin' the mustard. Firstly, these are a fairly decent price (i.e. they aren't exactly cheap as chips but they're not over the top priced) but you would think Frontcover would surely use something more hard-wearing than this card. I can see this getting fairly scuffed if this set follows you in your travels everywhere.

The other bad thing about this packaging is trying to get the pencils out. I think they made the grooves that the pencils sit in way too deep as I spent at least a half-hour on Christmas day trying to get them out. I ended up having to tip the whole thing over and tapping (almost turned into slamming) the back of the box gently (while I still had my patience, that is) to get the surrounding part out and then try squeeze out the pencils. On the bright side it was well worth the effort. I figured out then when you are putting back the pencils just don't press them down fully or else you will have to relive the nightmare of trying to get them back out.

These pencils are really a dream to work with. I have been converted to the cream shadow side. There's no fallout all over your face during application so life is made a thousand times easier. So they aren't cheap as chips but these are most definitely worth the money and it is a really decent price for what you are getting. So really these pencils are gorgeous in colour and a dream to work with - definitely recommended for anyone even the complete novice as they are easy to get the hang of. Off you go now and buy them!


                                     Gabriella x

UPDATE: After Frontcover reading this post and hearing my difficulty about getting the pencils out they have placed semi circular holes to assist removal of the product - yay!!