I’m a little late getting to LAURA MERCIER’s limited edition Kohl Eye Pencil Set ($45 @ sephora.com) as they came out as part of their holiday collection but they are worth the wait. While I think the colors look kind of hard and dry in person, they couldn’t be smooth or easier going on. Kohl liners are known to be both, which makes them great for smudging but you still have to investigate.

And the colors? If you were to just look at the picture on the lauramercier.com site, the middle color looks like a bright teal green. And ooo, I want it! But you know what? Looks are deceiving as there is no green in this collection. When are sites going to start getting hip to swatching their products on their site in real time?

Anyway, back to this pencil set. If you need to make sure you have the basics on hand at all times, this would be a good set to pick up.

From L to R above and below: Brown Copper (shimmering brown), Black Navy (black with navy pearl), Black Gold (black with gold pearl), Black Violet (black purple charcoal), Stormy Grey (charcoal grey).

Disclosure: A sample of this item was provided for review purposes.