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Product Spotlight: Laura Mercier Cocoa Caviar Stick Eye Colour

March 18th, 2020 by Karen 4 Comments

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Easy brown smoky eyes courtesy of a single product: Laura Mercier Cocoa!

What you need to know: Laura Mercier Cocoa Caviar Stick Eye Color is a flexible brown cream shadow stick your time-pressed self needs, so if you’re building a better makeup bag and you love a workhorse brown neutral, this absolutely HAS to be in there because it doesn’t move, and you can wear it a bunch of different ways. (It’s available at Ulta for $29.)

This cocoa is a pain in the butt.

It’s the cocoa powder we use at the bakery, and whenever I have to dig into the bin, the powder is so fine that it gets all over the place! — my apron, my leggings, my face, everywhere. As adept as it is at making stuff taste good, it’s highly annoying, especially when you accidentally leave two big ol’ cocoa powder palm prints on your backside and don’t realize it until a stranger buying tuna at Trader Joe’s points it out.

This other Cocoa by Laura Mercier is not a pain in the butt…

laura mercier cocoa swatch
A swatch of Laura Mercier Cocoa, which is like a less red cream eyeshadow version of MAC Teddy liner. I’m an NC42 in MAC, by the way!

In fact, it’s the complete opposite of a pain in the butt, which I guess would be a pleasure in the butt? 🙄 Yeah, did I really say that out loud? You can *always* count on me to make it super awkward for everyone, my friend!

“What the hell is this?” you’re probably wondering. “It looks like beef jerky.”

What can I say? I’ve got a thing for beef jerky browns. WHERE’S THE BEEF?

It’s right here in this satiny brown cream shadow stick, and it’s the main dish your makeup bag needs if you are 1) upright and breathing , 2) if you’ve ever caught yourself saying, “Oh crap! I’ve gotta leave in five minutes, so I should probably put on some underwear and makeup!” and/or 3) if you like flexible products you can use in many different ways.

Use it by itself for a simple brown smoky eye, or layer it as a base for your other neutral shadows. Bronze, gold, taupe, tan, peach, all the shades of brown (SO MANY). If you love all the colors in the neutral rainbow, Cocoa’s neutral brown base will deepen and add color to any combos you layer on top. The entire neutral world — heck, UNIVERSE — is your oyster.

laura mercier cocoa
A little pearly, but not too much so… It almost looks like a matte.

Cocoa is also long lasting, and once it’s on lids, it won’t move, so tell those “experience lines” not to worry. Just be aware that when you jooj it around your lids, you only have a few minutes to play before it completely sets.

Anyway, it’s my new favorite thing. 😊

Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,

Karen

Product Spotlight: Laura Mercier Cocoa Caviar Stick Eye Colour / Originally published March 18th, 2020

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  1. Kim says

    March 18th, 2020 at 12:29 pm

    It looks great and I totally laughed that you looked like Count Chocula gave you a spanking in Trader Joe’s. And that a stranger told you! HAHA! I don’t have the lids for shadow anymore (I tried it out this weekend and it…. ugh.. that ship has sailed). But, it looks good on you!! 🙂

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  2. Tatiana says

    March 18th, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    Such a pretty color. Seems to be sold out everywhere I looked. Sigh.
    What brand of cocoa do you use at the bakery? Or is it a trade secret?
    I find it interesting someone at TJs pointed out you had cocoa on your bum. When I was in grad school for an MFA I would frequently rush out of the studio to pick dear daughter up from preschool then go grocery shopping before rushing home to make dinner. I always got stares and weird looks. Then I’d get in the car and flip down the visor mirror and realize I had either paint or charcoal smeared all over myself. Not to mention about half the time dear daughter was caked in mud from playing outside half the afternoon. Lol.

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  3. Suzanne C says

    March 18th, 2020 at 1:44 pm

    I have the LM Caviar Stick in Plum and love it. It works really well with the Dior Cool Neutrals Backstage Eye Palette. I can easily see myself ordering the Caviar Stick in several more colors.

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  4. Allison says

    March 18th, 2020 at 9:18 pm

    I loooove the caviar sticks! I am not great at make up and they’re so easy to use. I’ve bought most on Ebay, which I *know* is risky. I’m not advising that but of course they’re a lot more affordable that way. I love the Amethyst shade.

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