Wet n Wild ColorIcon Eyeshadow Palette in Walking on Eggshells Swatches and Review

Another amazing drugstore discovery to add to the list. This one's from Wet n Wild, so it's no surprise that I loved it. I don't think I've disliked a single Wet n Wild product that I've tried in the last few years. Their ColorIcon eyeshadow palettes are some of the most heavily used items in my stash (especially the Comfort Zone palette!) and this tiny trio of neutrals is just what I've been needing lately.

Wet n Wild ColorIcon 3-Shadow Palette in Walking On Eggshells

The front is sealed with a safety seal and the back includes a small diagram on how to use the shadows.

The clear plastic lid flips open to reveal the three shadows, miniature plastic-bristled eyeshadow brush and miniature sponge-tip shadow applicator.

Swatched without primer, natural light and flash. Browbone, which is a light ivory shimmer, Crease, which is a light bronzed brown shimmer, and Eyelid, which is a light neutral peach-pink shimmer.


Here's a look I did using the shadows as directed on the packaging: Eyelid on the lid, Crease in the crease and Browbone on the browbone.

What I liked:

• Super cheap! I paid $2.99 for this.
• Easy to find, available at drugstores.
• Great formula on the shadows. Smooth, silky, pigmented, easy to blend, long-wearing (over a primer).
• The neutral shades in this trio aren't too warm for my skin tone.
• Using the shadows as suggested results in the easiest, nearly no-effort-required, basically foolproof 2-minute neutral eye. You barely even need to blend it.  Perfect for when I'm running late or just don't have the patience to do anything more complicated.

What I didn't like:

• The crease shade could be a little darker.
• The plastic brush is useless.

I'm not usually into neutral eyeshadows, but sometimes they're necessary. When I'm not feeling well, when my allergies are really bad, when I can't decide what colors to wear, when I want to wear a strong lip color and not have it clash with my eyes, when brightly colored eyeshadow is inappropriate, then I reach for neutrals. This palette is just right for when I want neutrals. Not too warm, not too cool, not chalky or streaky or hard to blend and it goes really well with a big, thick stripe of winged black eyeliner. The formula of the shadows in this palette is better than a lot of the higher-end neutral shadows I have, but it only costs $3. In my opinion, this (along with all the other ColorIcon palettes) is one of the best drugstore buys out there. Cheap and good!