Reviews
Not so good, unless you wanna look like Kesha
NYX's Black Sparkle is a cruelty-free, hypoallergenic eyeshadow. This shadow was manufactured in China. NYX Can be purchased at http://www.nyxcosmetics.com/, http://www.cherryculture.com/, Ulta, and select drugstores and e-tailers. I purchased this shadow at Ulta for $4.99 for 2.5g of product. NYX Single shadows come in small, black, square compacts. These compacts are quite durable and are recyclable. The small size, and clear window at the top of the flip up lid make these shadows easy to store. I love NYX packaging, because they've mastered making packaging that's cute, functional, sleek, and sturdy. NYX Eyeshadows are some of my favorites, but unfortunately, Black Sparkle is an exception. The formulation is quite different than the usual. Black Sparkle has a much more powdery texture, and is no where near as densely packed as your average NYX shadow. Because of the powdery texture, coupled with chunky glitter that isn't pressed into the shadow well, Black Sparkle is difficult to work with, and causes a ton of fallout. If you're super careful with your application, you only get glitter fall out, but chances are you're going to have grey cheeks when you use this. This isn't a problem I've had with NYX shadows before. Black Sparkle has very poor color pay off as well, once again, this stems from the powdery texture. In the pan, Black Sparkle looks like a rich, blue tinged black with tons of silver glitter. Once applied, Black Sparkle is more of a muted, sheer grey that can be built up slightly, but not without the risk of intense amounts of fall out. Black Sparkle may not be black, but it is sparkly.Very pretty in the pan. However, the silver glitter isn't bound well into the shadow and falls straight to your cheeks. It's nothing that a little scotch tape can't fix, but still, I expect better from NYX. Black Sparkle doesn't crease when worn over a primer, but it does fade significantly. This is the first product by NYX that I've been truly disappointed by. I expect better texture, pigmentation and wear from them. I'm tempted to think I've got a bad shadow, but I've read other poor reviews on Black Sparkle. Unless you want to go for a Ke$ha-esque look, I'd skip this shadow, and go for another one of NYX's 160+ shades.