This holiday Laura Mercier has released a limited-edition six piece Mini Caviar Stick Eye Color Set ($55, each mini stick 1.0g/0.03 oz). Over the past few years, I’ve eyed the holiday Caviar Stick mini sets but only liked 1/2 of the shades so never purchased it. This year’s set has beautiful neutrals including Rosegold, Copper, Moonlight, Khaki, Amethyst and Cocoa. All the shades are colors I know I will use, I’ve had this set for a few weeks now and love the versatility of the colors. These are perfect no-fuss cream shadow sticks that you can swipe and blend with a finger, although brushes work too for the darker shades if you want to get detail application.
- Rosegold is a lovely soft warm champagne with a hint of rose
- Copper is a warm but wearable soft copper shimmer
- Moonlight is the perfect platinum-taupe shimmer with a bit of warmth
- Khaki is a neutral khaki metallic
- Amethyst is a soft mauve purple with silvery pearl
- Cocoa is a basic chocolate brown with a hint of shimmer
Each shade is nicely pigmented but easy to blend and smooth on the lids. The sticks are buildable so you can control the level of color you want. My lids are on the normal-dry side, but I can apply these straight to the lid without any base or eye cream needed. If you have oily lids you will really like how these stay put. The dry time is just perfect for me. Some cream shadow sticks dry almost instantly requiring super quick blending before they set. The Laura Mercier Caviar Sticks have a slightly dewy texture which gives you more time to blend and apply slowly – but once they set, they don’t budge.
You can use these a number of different ways: a single shade alone, multiple colors layered together, or combined with powder shadow. Close ups and swatches:
Eye swatches below: top picture is just with Moonlight applied and blended on the lids, the bottom two photos are with Rosegold and Khaki layered in addition to Moonlight:
I’m smitten with this set. If you’re one who rarely gets to finish a cream shadow stick because they end up drying out before you can use it up, these minis are a good way to try multiple shades in smaller doses. I’ve had a couple of the full sizes that have lasted over a year and haven’t dried out but I’m always worried about it (many other brands have). Or if you want to try multiple shades out in a smaller travel friendly format, these are great. You can bring all six shades with you in your makeup bag or travels without worrying that they will take up a lot of space.
I highly recommend it. The Laura Mercier Mini Caviar Stick Eye Color Set retails for $55. I bought mine at Nordstrom (currently sold out). It’s also available at Space NK, Bloomingdales, Saks, Neiman Marcus, Macy’s and Laura Mercier.
Have you tried Laura Mercier Caviar sticks? What’s your favorite color? The holiday sets this year look amazing. I’ve started to make a wish list.
All the shades are gorgeous, I specifically like amethyst, moonlight and copper, they are beautiful. Lovely post and beautiful photography xxx
Love Charlotte xxxxx
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They're all so pretty and all of them look quite wearable. I haven't tried any of the caviar sticks before, but this set is a great way to try them out.
Do you find the full sizes dry up fast? I'm considering buying a couple sticks and I'm not sure I'd use them all that often. Maybe I should just go for this set!! Lovely review x
Julia | Wing me a dream
These looks so smooth! Perfectly holiday. xo
This is one of the best pencil/eyeshadow collections of the season. The colors are sophisticated neutrals to wear alone or with other eyeshadows. I'm particularly fond of Amethyst as it brings out the green in my eyes as do Rose Gold and Copper. I think I just might have to treat myself to this lovely set.
Hi Julia,
I've had Copper for about a year and a half and it is still in excellent condition. I also had Amethyst for a very long time but actually wore that one down to a nubbin and need to replace it. These last much longer than the Chanel effort from 2013 that were so short lived. They've also held up better than the ones by Bobbi Brown that I tried.
Everything I have read about these mini-sticks have been good. I really love the colours – they are so versatile and would suit most skin tones. The fact that they are mini-sized makes them user-friendly for travelling. The perfect gift.
These look wonderful. I have succumbed to a LM holiday set in the scented category (Vanilla Ambre) and am really liking it. I think overall, the holiday sets are fantastic this year (Chanel Brush set, Guerlain Meteorites).
Tanja
These look incredible!! Amazing colours. I need these.
Leonie ♥ IkonikBeauty
Oh my goodness they are beautiful! I would love to try the Moonlight, Khaki and Amethyst, not sure if they are within my budget this Christmas though unfortunately. So so so pretty though!
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I don't need this but I really want it! I love Caviar Sticks, they are by far my favourite eyeshadow sticks. I also want a couple of the new colours that came out recently.
Going on the beauty wish list which is now crept up into the 100's, LOL! A girl can dream:)
Moolight looks incredible!
Lots of love, xx
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The Cocoa and Khaki are my favorites – I use them as liners and then smudge them a bit for a quick smoky eye. They do not budge. I've had mine for over a year and they haven't dried out yet.
Do you have monolids? I'd love to see more eye looks; I have monolids and so I feel like I don't have enough lidspace to play with!
The colors are amazing for those who look good in warm colors, especially those with green or green/hazel eyes. The problem is that they all look very shimmery. Would this be a problem for those with eyelids that are not 25 anymore?
Hi Ellen, I think they are all very wearable for any age. I'm not 25 anymore, entering my mid-30s and they are not frosty. My camera flash tends to emphasize shimmer in some photos.