This was one of the first purchases I made from NYX when they first opened their very first counter at the Queen street Farmers, the thought of a roll on shimmer enticed me to try these, it sounded easy and the swatches from the testers were gorgeous. I purchased Platinum (Silver), Almond (Warm brown) and Green (Medium mint green). They come with a screw lid which helps keep the shimmer from going everywhere and the ball is small and precise enough to use on various parts of the face.
If worn on the eyes I found they wear quickly on their own but with a wet eye shadow brush (Setting spray spritzed on the brush) before rolling the shimmer on to the eye make them last longer. For a more intense amount of shimmer I like to roll the shimmer on to the back of my hand before using my finger tip to layer the shimmer on to my eye lid.
I plan to purchase more in the future. The price matches the product perfectly, I use these often and there is still a lot of product left in each one.
You know that awesome looking product that you really want to love but doesn't perform quite as you'd hoped? For me that was this product.
I am obsessed with trying to find the perfect glitter eyeshadow and these caught my eye right away. I got the sliver one as that was the glitter colour I wanted most and it does look awesome on. The problem is, it doesn't retain it's full on shimmer for long.
Trying it with an eyelid primer definitely helps increase it's longevity, but I think I also prefer a compressed powder eyeshadow to a roller.
But for something relatively cheap and fun, they work.