Now that the weather is getting much nicer, I’ve noticed that fewer women seem to have time for blog reading on Fridays. So rather than just skipping Friday, I’ll try a short(er) post theme, Friday Finds, where I highlight a product that is either one that I forgot I had (which is pretty easy for me) or that I’ve found particularly useful lately.
This week’s Friday Find is the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Double Ended Eye Pencil that I found in one of my makeup bags stored underneath my bathroom sink. How did I forget all about this baby? Probably because I have so much darn makeup, and I don’t have a good storage system.
What I love about this eye pencil is that it has two very useful neutral matte colors:
- Zero: Urban Decay’s blackest black, I think, or at least it’s very black
- Whiskey: a rich, highly useful true medium brown.
I own another mini in Zero, and though I have about 4 different blacks from UD, I like Zero, the best.
I picked this pencil up while I was waiting in line at Sephora in Boston during the holiday season. It was in the impulse item bin that I study when I’m waiting for the next available cashier. They have it in the impulse buy kiosk at Ulta, too. It’s priced at $16 for essentially two mini-sized pencils. They have 3 other duos, but this combo seems to be the most available, and definitely a useful one for me.
If you like the Urban Decay eyeliner formula and you switch between black and brown from time to time, this is a good duo to own. I’ve found that the UD liners suit my dry eyelids well, plus they stay on my waterline well enough. I’m glad I rediscovered this convenient pencil.
Do you own any of the Urban Decay double ended eye pencils?
Ingredients: Zero: Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Synthetic Wax, Polybutene, Simmondsia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Ceresin, Ozokerite, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax/cire microcristalline), Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol.
Ingredients: Whiskey: Cyclopentasiloxane, Isododecane, Synthetic Wax, Polybutene, Simmondsia Chinesis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil, Ceresin, Ozokerite, Cera Microcristallina (Microcrystalline Wax/cire microcristalline), Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Phenoxyethanol. [+/- (May Contain): CI 77491/77492/77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77019 (Mica), CI 77510 (Ferric Ferrocyanide)].
I own zero U.D. double ended pencils. I have plenty of the regular ones. Most of my eyeliners are from Urban Decay. I have looked at Whiskey online and considered getting it. Thank you for providing such a clear swatch. Looks to be a matte and I like that about it.
Have a great weekend Allison and Happy Mother’s Day to you. 🙂
I find it really handy for travel or just to have on hand. Whiskey is the only true brown liner that I own, and I like it more than black/brown shades. Thank you, Laura, for pointing out that it’s matte. Yes, they both are and I should have mentioned it so I edited the post, thanks to your keen eye! It’s supposed to be in the 80s here on Sunday so I’m excited about that. I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day, Laura!
I love their liners but I can’t wear them on my waterline because of my watery allergy eyes. I like to use them in the inner corner or top of the lash. They always have beautiful colors and staying power!
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I’ve had good luck with them. Fortunately, they don’t irritate my eyes. I haven’t found any eyeliner that stays on my waterline for very long. I love the handiness of this double-ended neutral matte pencil
I own and love this!
Oh and I feel you about the organization problems!
If you figure out a good storage solution for your makeup please let me know about it hehe.
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I’m glad to hear it, Leigh! I was beginning to think I was the only one who has one of these duo pencils. Other than for my brushes and nail polish (apothecary jars) and a very pretty storage box from Homegoods for my palettes that’s now filled up, I have no storage system. I keep hearing about a crafts storage unit at Michael’s Craft but I keep forgetting to go and look for it.
I love UD pencils. I don’t have a duo but I have a few single ones and yes, they stay very well even in the waterline.
I have the same problem with finding stuff I forgot I had. Or even worse, I know I have something but I cannot find it (even though my makeup collection is somewhat well organized :-))
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I need some tips from you on organization, Agata. I have apothecary jars for my brushes and nail polish and a beautiful box that’s now filled up with palettes, but all the rest, OMG, what a disaster.
Whiskey looks amazing! I only have singles, but I love the idea of duos.
I saw that Julie/Collective Beauty used Whiskey in a FOTD a couple of weeks ago, and it made me search for this pencil, and there it is: Whiskey and Zero, a great duo!
I love UD pencils too! I have this one and I find it to be extremely useful – especially for travel! It’s nice to see a review of this.
Thanks, Judy! So glad you have one and like it too 🙂
I had a pencil like this from when I purchased my UD Naked palette. I LOVE the Whiskey shade. It’s such a beautiful brown and a great alternative to the usual black liner. I just wish they stayed put on my lids. For me, with oily eyelids, they don’t seem to last a good amount of time on me and they transfer badly. It’s a shame because I love their formula and they glide on like butter!
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I’ve heard that from quite a few women with oily lids, Christine. Since my lids are like the Sahara desert, they work well.
I love Urban Decay, but I’ve always been hit or miss with their pencils. These look fun and I love the colors!
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I agree about the great colors from UD, the best! I’ve been lucky that UD pencils really work on me. As a matter of fact, I started out with a Mally black waterproof pencil this morning but it is much harder and harder to get it to work on my waterline so I went back to my trusty UD. It is so interesting how different makeup results are on different women.
Seems like a great make up bag staple! I’ve been looking at the shade Whiskey lately but can’t make up my mind. UD make so many colors it’s ridiculous!
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For me, Whiskey is a perfect brown for when I do brown/neutral eye looks with brown mascara for a change. I’m so glad I found this pencil duo 🙂
Great find! It’s like finding $20.00 you forgot about in a coat pocket! I love it when that happens! UD makes amazing eye pencils! This is the perfect combination of shades!
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And this was almost literally like finding $20, lol! So glad I found this pencil duo coz I love both shades!
Great idea for a Friday post. Those impulse bins are so temping, but this looks like a great find. You can go wrong with an a brown and black eyeliner from Urban Decay.
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Everything looks so appealing in those impulse bins, but this pencil really is so handy. So glad I found it in my stash!
LOL, I like this idea for a post, I forget about products all the time! I have 2 UD pencils and they are really great, like I said before I can’t wait to get that purple one from Ulta!
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I love Voodoo for a wonderful change! Hope you enjoy it too!
Ooooh! This looks sweet! I often switch colors on my eyeliner.
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Super useful, and it comes in a variety of neutral pairs!
The black & brown is a perfect combo! All your everyday needs in one liner 🙂 I love UD liners too!
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Absolutely, love how you put it, Chelsea!
Oh, the land of forgotten products….don’t we all have that? Or maybe just us beauty junkies 😉 I love Whiskey! I’ve raved about that liner on my blog a million times, it’s so pigmented and creamy!
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You raved about Whiskey recently, Julie, and that’s what made me search for this pencil!! Thank you 🙂
Ohmygoodness I LOVE this pencil! I’ve been using it for 3+ years now! I think it was one of the first eyeliners I’ve ever owned, and it’s great for travelling!
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Couldn’t agree more! Love it too. So happy to have found it again!
Ah… I think I have two Zeros that I havent’ used yet and are still in packaging. My friend loves the double ended pencils, it’s one of her favs.
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Oh, really? Zero is definitely the pencil I use most often. Counting the duo, I’ve got 3 Zeros. Since I have blonde eyelashes and blue eyes, I pretty much tight line and wear mascara every day unless I’m not leaving the house, lol, otherwise, I feel invisible.
I just packed this in my makeup bag to take on an overnight trip this weekend. Love it!
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Glad that you have one too! So perfect for travel 🙂
These are so pretty! I love UD eye pencils.
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Me, too! And this combo is so handy to have together for me.
Whiskey is one of my faves!
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I was so happy to rediscover this duo because I forgot how much I liked Whiskey!
I also have a wasteland of forgotten products! I would def. take this pencil for travel – nothing more useful than black and brown eyeliner. I also love UD Perversion eyeliner, which is the ‘none more black’ liner for me! /Spinal Tap
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Now, I’m wondering if I have the Perversion pencils too, or just the mascara sample?? Hmmm, where might I have put it/them?
I always get in trouble waiting in line at Sephora too lol. At least you stumbled on something you love!
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Yes, this was a good impulse buy. Glad I found it again in my stash 🙂
I don’t have any double ended ones but I have a handful of travel sized UD liners and I love. love. love them. They are so easy to use and set and don’t transfer on my hooded lids. 😀
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I think all I have from UD is the minis that I’ve bought in sets, and they are so handy.
Both are pretty colors, I only own the single pencils and really like the shade Perversion.
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I’m not sure whether I have Perversion or not, Mai, but if I can’t find it in my stash, I need that super black shade for sure.
I’m a huge fan of UD in general, but their pencils are what got me hooked
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Same with me, Lisa! those UD pencils 🙂
Shame on me, I don’t think I have a single UD pencil at the moment! I give away all the minis that I get that are just black, since I don’t wear them. I wish they’d use Whiskey as a GWP for a change! I’ve got plenty of other “misplaced” makeup too. There’s a catch-all bag in my vanity drawer that I really need to clean out…. Who knows what’s in there! Certainly not me, hahaha
I think that’s a great idea to promote Whiskey more. It’s such a great neutral shade. In fact, I wore it this evening along with DiorShow brown mascara, two Rimmel shadow sticks in camel and dark brown, and I loved it for a change. Too much of only black. Let me know what you find in your bag when you take a look some day, Rach 😉
LOVE double ended liners and the UD ones are fabulous! xxx
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Glad you love ’em too, Laura! I’m so happy I rediscovered mine!
Zero is the one black pencil I just had to buy. The raves for it are justified too.
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I agree, Marcia. Zero is a classic!
LOVE UD liners! I don’t have either of these shades in my own collection, but I have gifted both shades to friends.
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Do you go more for the colors, Bailey, or just not this particular black?
Oh, I love Whiskey! I have Zero and love it, but I change up my waterline eyeliner all the time.
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Excellent! I have to try a color on my waterline one of these days!