NABLA Cappuccino, Midnight Gray, Lavender Cupid's Arrow Stylos Reviews & Swatches
Cappuccino
NABLA Cosmetics Cappuccino Cupid’s Arrow Longwear Stylo ($18.00 for 0.03 oz.) is a light-medium, golden brown with warmer undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation in one stroke
- Smooth, emollient texture allowed for glide-on application without tugging
- Dried down in 5 to 10 seconds, need to work quickly if blending/diffusing edges
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading/creasing)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Dose of Colors Churro (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Daddi-O (P, $29.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Manifest (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Puree (PiP, $16.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Crack On (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Sand Bar (LE, $22.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Anastasia Raw Sienna (PiP, $12.00).
- LORAC Black Tie Attire #5 (LE, $19.00).
- Too Faced Fur Baby (LE, $16.00).
- Viseart Sable (PiP, ).
- Natasha Denona Balance (376CM) (PiP, ).
Formula Overview
$18.00/0.03 oz. - $600.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "long-lasting, rich, and creamy" with "immediate full color pay-off" that is "extremely easy to use and to blend." There is also a built-in sharpener. They are a cross between a more traditional eye crayon and an eyeliner, so the point and thickness of the pencil was smaller and finer than a crayon but more substantial than an eyeliner.
They had a consistency that was smooth, comfortable, and creamy, which ensured they applied fluidly across skin and the curvature of the lid without dragging or pulling on skin. It also resulted in more even coverage for most shades, and the coverage was typically semi-opaque to opaque and buildable.
The formula was blendable initially but was still on the quicker side to dry down--more like an eyeliner than a cream eyeshadow in that respect--but by working one eye at a time and blending as it was applied, a more diffused edge was doable. Most shades wore well for eight to nine hours before thinning/fading as eyeliner or creasing as eyeshadow.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Cupid's Arrow Longwear Stylo swatches.
Ingredients
dimethicone, synthetic wax, dicalcium phosphate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, mica, lauroyl lysine, diisostearyl malate, octyldodecanol, isodecyl neopentanoate, polyhydroxystearic acid, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, lecithin, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid. +/ā (may contain / peut contenir): ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 15850 (red 6, red 7), ci 77491 (iron oxides), ci 45410 (red 28 lake), ci 77510 (ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77266 (nano) (black 2).
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.
Cappuccino
PPermanent. $18.00.
Midnight Gray
NABLA Cosmetics Midnight Gray Cupid’s Arrow Longwear Stylo ($18.00 for 0.03 oz.) is a deeper, bluish-gray with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish.
- Semi-opaque pigmentation in one stroke
- Smooth, emollient texture allowed for glide-on application without tugging
- Dried down in 5 to 10 seconds, need to work quickly if blending/diffusing edges
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading/creasing)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS London (P, $24.00) (100% similar).
- NARS Zinc (LE, $26.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Sephora Stone (51) (P, $11.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora Stone (DC, $10.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M14 Matte Charcoal Grey (P, $21.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Bachelor Pad (P, $22.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Smoke (P, $22.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mineral Girl (LE, $7.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Entity (LE, $15.50) is lighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Haus Labs Charcoal Matte (P, $22.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$18.00/0.03 oz. - $600.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "long-lasting, rich, and creamy" with "immediate full color pay-off" that is "extremely easy to use and to blend." There is also a built-in sharpener. They are a cross between a more traditional eye crayon and an eyeliner, so the point and thickness of the pencil was smaller and finer than a crayon but more substantial than an eyeliner.
They had a consistency that was smooth, comfortable, and creamy, which ensured they applied fluidly across skin and the curvature of the lid without dragging or pulling on skin. It also resulted in more even coverage for most shades, and the coverage was typically semi-opaque to opaque and buildable.
The formula was blendable initially but was still on the quicker side to dry down--more like an eyeliner than a cream eyeshadow in that respect--but by working one eye at a time and blending as it was applied, a more diffused edge was doable. Most shades wore well for eight to nine hours before thinning/fading as eyeliner or creasing as eyeshadow.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Cupid's Arrow Longwear Stylo swatches.
Ingredients
dimethicone, synthetic wax, dicalcium phosphate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, mica, lauroyl lysine, diisostearyl malate, octyldodecanol, isodecyl neopentanoate, polyhydroxystearic acid, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, lecithin, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid. +/ā (may contain / peut contenir): ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 15850 (red 6, red 7), ci 77491 (iron oxides), ci 45410 (red 28 lake), ci 77510 (ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77266 (nano) (black 2).
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.
Midnight Gray
PPermanent. $18.00.
Lavender
NABLA Cosmetics Lavender Cupid’s Arrow Longwear Stylo ($18.00 for 0.03 oz.) is a light-medium lavender with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation in one stroke
- Smooth, emollient texture allowed for glide-on application without tugging
- Dried down in 5 to 10 seconds, need to work quickly if blending/diffusing edges
- Long-wearing (8 hours before fading/creasing)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- elf Wildflower (P, $5.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cry Baby (P, $7.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M92 Matte Pastel Purple (P, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Loop (P, $15.50) is darker (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$18.00/0.03 oz. - $600.00 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to be "long-lasting, rich, and creamy" with "immediate full color pay-off" that is "extremely easy to use and to blend." There is also a built-in sharpener. They are a cross between a more traditional eye crayon and an eyeliner, so the point and thickness of the pencil was smaller and finer than a crayon but more substantial than an eyeliner.
They had a consistency that was smooth, comfortable, and creamy, which ensured they applied fluidly across skin and the curvature of the lid without dragging or pulling on skin. It also resulted in more even coverage for most shades, and the coverage was typically semi-opaque to opaque and buildable.
The formula was blendable initially but was still on the quicker side to dry down--more like an eyeliner than a cream eyeshadow in that respect--but by working one eye at a time and blending as it was applied, a more diffused edge was doable. Most shades wore well for eight to nine hours before thinning/fading as eyeliner or creasing as eyeshadow.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Cupid's Arrow Longwear Stylo swatches.
Ingredients
dimethicone, synthetic wax, dicalcium phosphate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, mica, lauroyl lysine, diisostearyl malate, octyldodecanol, isodecyl neopentanoate, polyhydroxystearic acid, disteardimonium hectorite, propylene carbonate, lecithin, tocopherol, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid. +/ā (may contain / peut contenir): ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 15850 (red 6, red 7), ci 77491 (iron oxides), ci 45410 (red 28 lake), ci 77510 (ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77266 (nano) (black 2).
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.
Really liking Lavender for eye brightening!
Cappuccino would look nice on the lower lashline when I may be doing a quick out-the-door look.
Pretty good quality for matte eye pencils, especially the lavendar one.
I always lay down a liner/chubby pencil (the majority of times in a shimmer finish) before I do shadow work because I like that it lends more depth and interest in the colour applied on top as well as the better adhesion for my fully hooded lids.. shadow primer is not always enough. Iām full on obsessed with some of the pencils in my stash and consequently these interest me a great deal. Pencils are the anchor.