Maybelline Expertwear Eye Shadow Single, Night Sky Review

Last year for Halloween I was dressing up as a vampire so I needed some dark makeup to finish the creepy look.  I bought some very dark red lipstick, som very light foundation to make me look pale and dead and some black eyeshadow for dramatic eyes and sunken cheekbones. 

Although I had trouble with a Maybelline Expertwear eyeshadow quad, I've had good luck with the Maybelline ExpertWear Single in Night Sky.  It worked perfectly with my costume as the color showed up rich and dark and was very blendable.  I still use this eyeshadow a few times a week for everyday use.

Not as an eyeshadow!  As an eyeliner.  I have finally achieved the elusive "smokey eye" and all it took was dressing up as a vampire to get it!  I normally wear black eyeliner anyway so as I had tons of this eyeshadow left over after Halloween I decided to give it a try on a less dramatic scale for every day use.  I have a flat eyeliner brush that I drag lightly over the eyeshadow and apply at my upper and lower lash line after applying brown eyeshadow.  It gives that smudged, smokey look right off the bat without having to smudge or blend but if I do need to blend, it works really well. 

I love to use this product as an eyeliner because I can achieve the desired look quickly with a brush and I don't have to fiddle with pencils that can be painful and oily.