I feel like the entirety of the NYX Off Tropic collection was made for me and my love of vivid, vibrant makeup colours. Not only did I love the Off Tropic palettes (see swatches of Hasta La Vista here, and of Shifting Sand here), but I’m telling you upfront that I freaking love these Off Tropic Pro Liners.
The NYX Off Tropic Pro Liners come in a massive array of rainbow shades (not a neutral to be seen, be still my heart!), although I only have three colours to show you in this post. There are nine shades in total though, and you can bet your butt I’m going to be picking up some ore!
The pencils twist up (and thankfully down) and contain 0.28 grams of product. They come pre-sharpened, but I found that I accidentally snapped off all three tops the first time I applied them to my eyes which was a bit odd. Once they were blunt, I found they no longer broke off and were rather creamy to apply. It’s kind of like the tip got dried out and just broke off on first use. Not really an issue to me though because the product underneath was glorious to use.
All three colours are incredibly vibrant and surprisingly opaque given how almost neon they seem. I did find that the yellow, Pineapple Punch, needed a few passes for full opacity, but I’m not surprised as yellow is, by nature, pale and tends to be sheer. However, it was opaque after a second layer so I was really impressed!
As you can see, Pineapple Punch is a standout yellow shade. I applied two layers on my water line to get that colour and aside from a little outer corner fading, this colour stayed put all day!
As did the vibrant hot pink! Basically, none of these colours moved on me throughout the day except for a tiny amount of product being removed at the outer corner of my eye (which is fairly normal for me). The colour stayed true all day, and I especially love how vibrant Happy Hour is!
Pool Boy was equally beautiful and vibrant!
Final Thoughts
Basically… these are all knockout shades. The NYX Off Tropic Pro Liners are so frigging good that it’s hard to describe without just saying… they truly are flawless and a true drugstore gem. They apply creamily (which is especially nice as I only wear pencil eyeliner on my lower waterline which is a hella sensitive area of the eye) and stay put all day. The colours are gorgeous and vivid, and they make me so happy! Since MAKE UP FOR EVER has discontinued all of their colourful Aqua XL Liners, this is going to be the brand I turn to when I need new, fun shades. I’m already eyeballing the bright green (Bamboo) and orange (Mimosa Orange) because I don’t have anything like that in my collection at all!
EDIT 2019/05/31: It’s been brought to my attention that the packaging on the NYX Pro Liners marks these are not eye safe (there’s an eyeball with a big X over it). I’ve reached out to NYX to find out why this is as these are definitely positioned as eyeliners. From my personal experience, I suffered no issues with these on my water line, but those with eye sensitivities may want to steer clear.
The NYX Off Tropic Pro Liners can be purchased at shoppersdrugmart.ca for $7.49 CAD each or on nyxcosmetics.com for $5 USD eachnyxcosmetics.com for $5 USD each.
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