elf Rose Quartz, Rose Gold, Champagne Crystal, Golden Goddess, Perfect Pearl, Copper Chic No Budge Shadow Sticks Reviews & Swatches
Rose Gold
elf Rose Gold No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a light, rosy copper with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen.
- Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Could have applied more evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Glitz Blitz (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Butterfly Away (LE, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop The Rose Standard (LE, $9.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Solaris (Illuminate) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Champagne Crystal
elf Champagne Crystal No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a medium, peachy gold with strong, warm undertones and a metallic sheen.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Could have applied mslightly ore evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Laura Mercier Intense Rosegold (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Smoke (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Shook Up (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Dame (LE, $14.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Wild Out (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Lucky Penny (220) (P, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Chanel Blurry Green #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Stargirl (LE, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Diego (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Litha (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Perfect Pearl
elf Perfect Pearl No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a very light gold with strong, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Semi-sheer, somewhat buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Could have applied more evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- MAC Surfer Boy Pizza (LE, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Gemme Doree (844) (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty De La Creme #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Ciate Halo (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Lucky Star #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Flasher (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Rapunzel (DC, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Dior Earthy Canvas #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Bananas (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Peekaboo (LE, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Golden Goddess
elf Golden Goddess No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a rich, darker gold with strong, warm orange undertones and a lightly sparkling, metallic sheen.
- Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Could have applied more evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- JD Glow Goldie Locs (P, $7.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Rare Beauty Pure (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Pain and Panic (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Citrus Squeeze (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Gett Off (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Guerlain Exotic Orchid #4 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bold Rush (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Warm and Toasty (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gold Star (Get That Coin) (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Harmony (LE, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Copper Chic
elf Copper Chic No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a darker, coppery-brown with warm, red undertones and a metallic sheen.
- Nearly opaque, buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Applied evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- ColourPop Celestial (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Constellation (LE, $7.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- LORAC Mirage (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Lava Lustre #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Abbot Kinney (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Romeo (PiP, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Duendo (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 06 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- KKW Beauty West (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Elegance (LE, $9.99) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Rose Quartz
elf Rose Quartz No Budge Shadow Stick ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a light pink with subtle, warm undertones and a sparkly finish.
- Semi-sheer, somewhat buildable coverage
- Lightly creamy, glided on comfortably without tugging
- Could have applied more evenly, best blended out with a fingertip
- Long-wearing (10 hours without creasing)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Glaminatrix Ballet (P, $8.04) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Dior Pink Corolle #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Let’s Skate (P, $23.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Take Off (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Knee Deep (LE, $6.00) is lighter, less pigmented, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Keep on Twinkling (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Let’s Sparkle (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop So Fine (Stone Cold Fox) (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Viseart Pink Quartz (Amethyst #4) (P, ) is more shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Sheepish (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.00/0.05 oz. – $100.00 Per Ounce
The formula is comparable across both the Matte and original (Shimmer) ranges. I felt like the Matte shades were ever-so-slightly thicker in a way that enabled them to have higher coverage and a smoother laydown of color overall whereas the Shimmers felt a touch thinner but the shimmer seemed to be forgiving (as it can be).
The formula is supposed to have “high pigment” and “long-lasting color.” They had a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that had enough glide to comfortably move along the lash line or over the lid space without tugging. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque color payoff, and while not every single one applied evenly, most did.
I found that using a fingertip was the most foolproof method to even out the product for all-over color while a dense, synthetic brush worked well to buff out edges. If blending out the edges of a more contrasting shade (against one’s skin tone), you’ll want to work one eye at a time as the formula dried down and set to a more transfer-resistant finish. The matte shades seemed to have a bit more play-time relative to the shimmer shades but not by much!
Once the formula set, it stayed on well and lasted for 10 hours without fading or creasing on me.
Browse all of our elf No Budge Shadow Stick swatches.
Ingredients
Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Synthetic Wax, Ozokerite, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Lauroyllysine, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Yellow Iron Oxide (Ci 77492), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.