The Smashbox Iconic Eye Kit is sold at retailers (such as ULTA) for $47 plus tax. The kit includes an eyeshadow primer, an eyeshadow palette with 4 shades, black mascara, creamy eyeliner which holds two colors (brown and blue), and 2 professional brushes - an eyeshadow brush and an eyeliner brush. As I have discussed, when it comes to eyeshadows I am a diehard Stila fan. This kit from Smashbox contained so many goodies for the price so I just couldn't resist picking one up.
Unfortunately, it appears I am allergic to the creamy eyeliner which really put a damper on the whole look for me. After attempting to use both colors at separate times, my eyes became extremely irritated, red and watery which then caused the liner to smear. Definitely not the same quality as the popular gel liners made by such lines as Bobbi Brown and MAC. The eyeshadows aren't bad, but they definitely do not measure up to Stila standards and the mascara is not anything to write home about either. The only thing that I really liked about this kit was the eyeliner brush which works fantastically with my Stila eyeliner shadow (used wet). I have to admit this is probably not a fair review because of how my eyes reacted with the eyeliner, but I won't be purchasing Smashbox again. Great packaging - poor deliverance. Sorry Smashbox.
