In general, I am not a great fan of eyeshadow pens; past experience has shown me that alot of pens do not apply very well as the product is either too dry to smooth evenly over the eyelids or they are very drying when on the eyelids. The colours look great when they are applied to the hand, however the real test is when you apply them onto the eyelid, that delicate area of the skin will always reveal if eyeshadow pens are effective or not at delivering the product smoothly.