My "Steal of the Week"

Happy fall, y'all! It's my favorite time of the year - cool weather, football, comfort foods, and pumpkin-flavored everything. While I'm gearing up for a new quarter in graduate school that starts tomorrow, I have been having fun testing all kinds of products for you guys and I can't wait to share them with you.

This week, I must draw your attention to a product that my fabulous cousin and faccia bella, Julia Gerson, commented about on my "If the eyes are the windows to your soul" blog. Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencils are $19.00. Outrageous for eye liner, right? I think so, too.

But this is what I learned about this award-winning and blogger-favorite eye liner - IT DOES NOT MOVE! Once you put it on, you have about 30 seconds to blend it, smudge it or fix it, and then it stays put. ALL DAY LONG.

It's actually pretty amazing. But I wasn't too keen on spending $19.00 for one pencil, until last week I hit the mother lode. Roaming around Ulta, I found this:

This "Black Market" set is considered "travel-sized", as the pencils are not as large as the normal, $19.00 pencils, but for $36.00, you get six colors, all of which, are staple colors for me. Below are the swatches on my hand.

The first color is called West, which is a pretty brown with gold shimmer. Desperation is the next color, which is a matte gray. Black Market is black, and Riot is a shimmery purple. Apathy is a very pretty, shimmery green, like a khaki-green and Ink is navy blue, a dead-ringer for my all-time favorite MAC pencil, Blooz.

I thought this was a great find, specifically because these six colors are colors that I use the most to line my eyes. You can learn more about this product and buy it here (second row, center).

Urban Decay also has some vintage colors, regular size, on sale for $6.00. You can see the colors and purchase them here.

If you have tried Urban Decay's 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil, please comment below and let me know your thoughts. If you'd like to try this eye liner out for yourself before you purchasing, you can visit any Ulta or Sephora store near you.

Also, please check out Julia's Facebook page, "Makeup by Julia". She's extremely talented and I hope to do a video with her one day soon for you guys.

Now please excuse me, I have to go scrub my hand to get these swatches off! Have a great week, everyone!