Lisa Eldridge Vega Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Vega
Lisa Eldridge Vega Eyeshadow Palette ($68.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a new, six-pan palette that included four more matte shades paired with two more shimmery shades in a soft, smoky 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 to metallic).
I was really quite surprised at how beautifully the products applied; like I had higher expectations, admittedly, but they were tempered a bit after initial swatching and touching of the shades (a little firm-ish to the point where I wasn’t sure they’d apply well). Instead, I was pleasantly surprised to find they went on well but also went on quite smoothly and sat well on lids.
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Formula Overview
$68.00/0.2 oz. – $340.00 Per Ounce
The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
From the brand:
Seamless Matte – A soft matte texture with a touch of luminosity that practically blends itself. Perfect for adding depth and dimension to the eye. Apply to the socket or lash line for a subtle day look or build for the full smokey effect..
Velvet – A super creamy matte powder paint that grips and adheres beautifully to the skin, with a smoothing finish and even coverage. Can be applied with fingers or a brush.
Luminous – A medium payoff, semi-transparent base that can be applied with a light hand for a wash of luminosity, or with fingertips for an intense, glossy lid top coat effect.
Satin/Metallic – Satin smooth, densely packed soft metallic shine.
Metallic – Full on, glittery molten metallic. Both metallics can be applied with fingers for full opacity, or as a wash with a brush.
Lustre – The densely packed, smooth and extra small pearls gives this texture a soft lustrous, pearly finish.
Top Coat – Multicoloured, sparkling pearls suspended in a transparent base. This minimal pigment formula is great for bringing a touch of light to the inner corner of the eye, or to add subtle extra dimension to the lid as a finishing touch.
In general, the Seamless Matte finish was smooth, velvety, and almost like a lightly cream-based powder formula as the powder seemed to “melt” on my skin and looked more like a soft matte/natural matte finish than true matte. Most shades were semi-opaque to opaque, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
The Velvet formula was slightly more powdery in comparison to the Seamless Matte finish, but they were pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
The Luminous formula is designed to be semi-transparent and have medium payoff, which was fairly accurate. They had medium to opaque coverage, with more sparkly but had some base coverage. The sparkles were finer and not as intense as in the Lustre finish, so they had a bit of a “glimmer” effect.
Satin/Metallic seemed to be a bit of a variation on Metallic with a smoother sheen. They were typically mostly opaque to opaque and had a shiny finish that wasn’t as textured as a true metallic. Metallic had semi-opaque coverage with a brush and more opaque coverage with a brush, as marketed, though I did not feel like they were “full on, glittery molten metallic.” They were more of a smooth metallic but not as intense as metallic finishes can be. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Lustre was more sparkly but had good emollience so that it adhered with minimal fallout and spread evenly. It was less sparkly compared to the Luminous and Top Coat finishes and had more base coverage. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Top Coats were sparkly with sheerer/transparent bases, and it was intended to be a sheerer formula, but they seemed a little drier than ideal so there was light fallout and they applied best with a fingertip. They lasted around eight hours but had light fallout over time.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Eyeshadow Palette swatches.
Ingredients
Vega
PPermanent. $68.00.
French Grey
French Grey (Velvet) is a light, rosy taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a satin finish.
- Mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation
- Soft, finely-milled, not too powdery
- Applied evenly and blended out effortlessly
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- ColourPop On Holiday (PiP, $4.50).
- Chanel Clair-Obscur #2 (PiP, ).
- MAC Cozy Grey (P, $17.00).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Covets (LE, ).
- ColourPop Epic (LE, $4.50).
- Sephora Mushroom (LE, ).
- MAC Love on the Run (LE, $17.00).
- Bad Habit Eos (PiP, ).
- Wet ‘n’ Wild The Night’s Quad #1 (LE, ).
- Sephora Chou a La Creme (353) (P, $9.00).
Formula Overview
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The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
The Velvet formula was slightly more powdery in comparison to the Seamless Matte finish, but they were pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Velvet Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
MICA · DIISOSTEARYL MALATE · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · CETEARYL ISONONANOATE · SILICA · KAOLIN · ZINC STEARATE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · ALUMINA · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · TOCOPHEROL · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors (Seamless Matte) is a medium, bluish-gray with cooler undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Velvety, almost lightly cream-like feel
- Applied evenly and blended out effortlessly
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Marc Jacobs Beauty For Less (PiP, ).
- Sydney Grace Reaching Zenith (Light) (PiP, $5.25).
- Wayne Goss Pearl Moonstone #2 (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Rumor Mill (PiP, $4.50).
- Zoeva MT110 (PiP, ).
- NABLA Cosmetics Cubism (PiP, $8.00).
- Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00).
- Fenty Beauty Shisha Smoke (PiP, ).
- ColourPop Twilight (LE, $4.50).
- Devinah Cosmetics Zane (P, $5.00).
Formula Overview
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The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
In general, the Seamless Matte finish was smooth, velvety, and almost like a lightly cream-based powder formula as the powder seemed to “melt” on my skin and looked more like a soft matte/natural matte finish than true matte. Most shades were semi-opaque to opaque, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Seamless Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · MICA · LAURYL DIMETHICONE · STEARYL DIMETHICONE · C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE · POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE · POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE · DIMETHICONE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · SILICA · POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · TOCOPHEROL · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Moonswirl
Moonswirl (Metallic) is a light-medium, golden taupe with warmer undertones and a smooth, metallic sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth to the touch, firm but picked up evenly with a dry brush
- Applied evenly and blended out well, looked “melted” on lid
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Sydney Grace Cliff Jumping (DC, $8.00).
- ColourPop Daydreamer (PiP, $4.50).
- Natasha Denona Jude (394M) (PiP, $29.00).
- Laura Mercier Intense Moonlight (P, $29.00).
- Natasha Denona Glam (321M) (PiP, $29.00).
- Chanel Desert Wind (28) (P, $36.00).
- Sydney Grace Carmel Beach (PiP, $6.25).
- Sydney Grace Cliff Jumping (P, $8.00).
- Giorgio Armani Avant-Premiere #3 (PiP, ).
- Giorgio Armani Halo (2) (P, $36.00).
Formula Overview
–
The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
Satin/Metallic seemed to be a bit of a variation on Metallic with a smoother sheen. They were typically mostly opaque to opaque and had a shiny finish that wasn’t as textured as a true metallic. Metallic had semi-opaque coverage with a brush and more opaque coverage with a brush, as marketed, though I did not feel like they were “full on, glittery molten metallic.” They were more of a smooth metallic but not as intense as metallic finishes can be. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Metallic Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
MICA · LAURYL DIMETHICONE · BUTYLENE GLYCOL · POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE · C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE · STEARYL DIMETHICONE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE · CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE · HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE · ISODODECANE · PENTYLENE GLYCOL · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · SILICA · TREHALOSE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE · HYDROGENATED LECITHIN · GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE · CELLULOSE GUM · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · TOCOPHEROL · CARMINE (CI 75470) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Turbulence
Turbulence (Seamless Matte) is a light brown with soft, warm undertones and a semi-matte finish.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Velvety, almost lightly cream-like feel
- Applied evenly and blended out effortlessly
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- ColourPop Conundrum (P, $4.50).
- Kylie Cosmetics Sandy (LE, ).
- Clarins Brown Sugar #4 (PiP, ).
- NYX Underneath It All (P, $4.50).
- Dior Golden Day #4 (PiP, ).
- Dose of Colors Churro (LE, ).
- Anastasia Incense (LE, $12.00).
- Sephora Flax (LE, ).
- Viseart Sable (PiP, ).
- Natasha Denona Atik (117CM) (PiP, ).
Formula Overview
–
The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
In general, the Seamless Matte finish was smooth, velvety, and almost like a lightly cream-based powder formula as the powder seemed to “melt” on my skin and looked more like a soft matte/natural matte finish than true matte. Most shades were semi-opaque to opaque, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Seamless Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · MICA · LAURYL DIMETHICONE · C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE · STEARYL DIMETHICONE · POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE · POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE · DIMETHICONE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · kaolin · SILICA · POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · TOCOPHEROL · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Supernova
Supernova (Luminous) is a medium, pinky-peach with moderate, warm undertones paired with a lightly sparkling, metallic sheen.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Smooth to the touch, lightly emollient but a little more firmly-pressed than desired
- Applied evenly and blended out well, looked “melted” on lid
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- Tarte Seashell (LE, ).
- MAC Flashbeams (PiP, ).
- MAC Jest (P, $17.00).
- NARS Double Orgasm (LE, ).
- Make Up For Ever Jewelry (LE, ).
- ColourPop Vivacious (LE, $4.50).
- MAC Last Dance (P, $18.00).
- LORAC Mirage (LE, $19.00).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede #1 (LE, ).
- Tarte Posse (LE, ).
Formula Overview
–
The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
The Luminous formula is designed to be semi-transparent and have medium payoff, which was fairly accurate. They had medium to opaque coverage, with more sparkly but had some base coverage. The sparkles were finer and not as intense as in the Lustre finish, so they had a bit of a “glimmer” effect.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Luminous Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · DIISOSTEARYL MALATE · MICA · SQUALANE · CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE · SILICA · SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE · POLYSORBATE 60 · HYDROGENATED STYRENE/ISOPRENE COPOLYMER · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · HYDROGENATED RAPESEED OIL · TIN OXIDE · TOCOPHERYL ACETATE · LAUROYL LYSINE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · TOCOPHEROL · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.
Lamp Black
Lamp Black (Seamless Matte) is a medium-dark black with neutral-to-cool undertones and a semi-matte finish. Despite being on the firmer/stiffer side in the pan, it blended out surprisingly well.
- Opaque pigmentation
- Velvety, almost lightly cream-like feel but a bit stiffer (minimized fallout, though)
- Applied evenly and blended out effortlessly
- Long-wearing (8 hours)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.
- MAC Illuminaughty (P, $20.00).
- NABLA Cosmetics Plastick (PiP, ).
- About Face Dream Syndicate (P, $14.00).
- Urban Decay So Dark (LE, $19.00).
- Tom Ford Beauty Badass #4 (LE, ).
- Chanel Noir Lamé (908) (LE, $30.00).
- Byredo Wrath (LE, ).
- Make Up For Ever I102 Onyx (DC, $17.00).
- NARS Look Closer IV (DC, $25.00).
- Danessa Myricks Black Hole (LE, ).
Formula Overview
–
The brand has seven different finishes to the eyeshadow formula, so performance depended–to some degree–on the finish. Most shades were pigmented as marketed, blendable, and easy enough to work with, but there were a few that had firmer/stiffer textures that worked better with a dampened brush or a fingertip.
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 to metallic).
In general, the Seamless Matte finish was smooth, velvety, and almost like a lightly cream-based powder formula as the powder seemed to “melt” on my skin and looked more like a soft matte/natural matte finish than true matte. Most shades were semi-opaque to opaque, blendable, and easy to work with. They lasted eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Browse all of our Lisa Eldridge Seamless Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
MICA · SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE · CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE · LAURYL DIMETHICONE · STEARYL DIMETHICONE · C30-45 ALKYL DIMETHICONE · POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE · POTASSIUM CETYL PHOSPHATE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE · CAPRYLYL GLYCOL · ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN · SILICA · DIMETHICONE · POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE · PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE · TOCOPHEROL · KAOLIN · MALTODEXTRIN · CARMINE (CI 75470) · TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77492) · IRON OXIDES (CI 77499) · YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140) · BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) · ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007) · FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510).
Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.