Category: Cosmetics

Sage the Day

ColourPop Sage the Day 9-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($14.00 for 0.32 oz.) is supposed to be a sage-inspired color story, though I’d just say it’s green-leaning rather than a particularly literal-translation of sage as a hue. It was grounded by warmer browns. The matte shades were pigmented, smooth, and blendable, while the shimmers were mostly opaque in coverage but a couple were a bit more loosely-pressed in feel.

Lit Vibes

Lit Vibes is a very pale, peachy-gold base with green-to-gold shifting duochrome shimmer.

• Opaque pigmentation
• Smooth, moderately emollient consistency without being too dense
• Picked up readily with dry brush, blended out well
• Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)

FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

• Top Dupes
• Formula Overview

Whitney’s Nippy Eye-Conic

MAC Nippy Eye-Conic Eyeshadow x 8 Palette ($45.00 for 0.49 oz.) is a new, limited edition neutral palette with a pop of plum but otherwise a mix of both cooler and warmer-toned neutrals across brown/gray/black. The mattes were very blendable (except the black) and easy to use, while one shimmer was so-so and the other was lovely to work with.

Nippy Sand

Nippy Sand Dust is a light-medium, peachy yellow with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish.

• Opaque pigmentation
• Soft, finely-milled consistency, lightly powdery
• Blendable, easy to work with
• Long-wearing (eight hours on average for this formula)

FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

• Top Dupes
• Formula Overview

Cinnabar

Lisa Eldridge Cinnabar Eyeshadow Palette ($68.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a new, six-pan palette that included three more matte eyeshadows paired with three more shimmery eyeshadows across a warm-toned, copper color story. It is one of five pre-made options from the recent Lisa Eldridge eyeshadow release, though all six shades can be purchased as pan-only (the best deal, unsurprisingly, is to buy pre-made, and you cannot purchase empty palettes at this time, but I know the brand is considering it in the future after receiving requests).

The brand’s eyeshadow formula has an assortment of finishes, so how they were supposed to perform (and how they performed) did vary from finish to finish, but the important finishes to note are that Luminous has “medium payoff, semi-transparent base” and Top Coat as a “minimal pigment formula,” whereas the other shades are higher coverage with a literally different finish (ranging from soft

Muse

Lisa Eldridge Muse Eyeshadow Palette ($68.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a new, six-pan palette that included three more matte shades with three more shimmery shades across warm-toned, rosy neutral color story. It is one of five pre-made options from the recent Lisa Eldridge eyeshadow release, though all six shades can be purchased as pan-only (the best deal, unsurprisingly, is to buy pre-made, and you cannot purchase empty palettes at this time, but I know the brand is considering it in the future after receiving requests).

The brand’s eyeshadow formula has an assortment of finishes, so how they were supposed to perform (and how they performed) did vary from finish to finish, but the important finishes to note are that Luminous has “medium payoff, semi-transparent base” and Top Coat as a “minimal pigment formula,” whereas the other shades are higher coverage with a literally different finish (ranging from soft matte