To begin with, I tried filling in the stencil with a brown eye shadow (as I had seen on Instagram), and although I liked it, I didn’t think the result was dramatic enough for me to warrant using them all the time. So instead, I dug out a creamy eye shadow pencil (Laura Mercier Caviar Stick Eye Colour) in a bright colour—a shimmering brick red—and scribbled over the top. The result? Dreamy. In fact, I’m going to totally give up on trying to learn any sort of winged-liner technique at all. Even with my down-turning eyes, Quickie Stickies executed a totally perfect winged-liner look.
And while I wouldn’t typically endorse a single-use product (they aren’t good for the environment), I feel comfortable knowing that each pack of Quickie Stickies is particularly environmentally conscious. The inks, for example, are soy, the adhesives are made from seaweed (most adhesives aren’t recyclable), and the whole thing is biodegradable. Oh, and did I mention that the proceeds from sales go towards Kohl Kares, the brand’s charity that provides free workshops for a variety of communities, from transgender and cancer care support to supporting those with motor and visual disabilities?
Basically, if you can’t do winged liner and wish that you could, just give Quickie Stickies a go.
