Benefit Velvet Eyeshadows for Spring 2010
Benefit Spring 2010 Eyeshadows ($18.00 each) come in six, limited edition varieties: Bo Peep, Buns, Nice Melons, Shamrocker, Mermaid, and Fancy Pansy. They’re new and only available for a limited time, unfortunately, but they are perfect spring-friendly shades.
I am a big, big fan of Benefit’s Velvet Eyeshadows. I have been for awhile (you can see my original review, if you’re curious), so when I found out that there were six new shades for spring, I got a little excited. When I saw that they had pops of color, I couldn’t wait to try them. You know me, I love me some color–even though I can totally appreciate a good neutral–and Benefit finally brought me some color.
- Bo Peep is an icy pink with a silver sheen. This is probably the one with the most frost-like appearance.
- Buns is a caramel brown with a soft golden bronze sheen.
- Nice Melons is a peachy-pink with gold sheen. It would appear that nobody is going to escape spring without some sort of melon-esque shade in their makeup wardrobe. Yes, it totally reminds me of MAC Melon pigment, but it’s in glorious pressed form. (For the record, I do not like MAC pigments pressed… they’re not the same!)
- Shamrocker is a fresh, minty green with silver sheen. I don’t even know if I have any minty greens in my stash–it’s just not a color you see too often. I like!
- Mermaid is a dark green with a teal edge and gold sheen. I would have loved to see a little more boldness and vibrancy from this shade, even though it is very much in line with the look and feel of Benefit as a line.
- Fancy Pansy is a iridescent fuchsia-purple pearled shade with an icy sheen. It’s like a much more purple version of MAC Stars ‘n Rockets (which runs a little fuchsia in comparison).
All six shades have the same softness, smoothness, and pigmentation as I’ve come to expect of Velvet Eyeshadows. One of my favorite qualities about these is the consistency across the line — there are no duds. There are no misses in texture, color pay off, or feel. Everything is as it should be, even if one color may not be to your taste. I can really appreciate the consistency, because it means you don’t have to worry, “Is this one going to be a flop?”
I would, of course, love to see Benefit add even more vibrant hues (a girl can dream, right?) or even a line of matte or semi-matte eyeshadows to complement the Velvet Eyeshadow line (which is all on the shimmery side of life). But nevertheless, I hope they’ll continue to release new and/or limited edition shades throughout 2010!
Can’t wait to do a look with these!
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- Product: 29/30
- Value: 9/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
Recommendation: If you love soft, smooth, well-pigmented eyeshadow, Benefit’s Velvet Eyeshadow is all that and more.
Availability: Benefit
See photos & swatches!
Bo Peep
Buns
Nice Melons
Shamrocker
Mermaid
Fancy Pansy
Bo Peep, Buns, Nice Melons
Shamrocker, Mermaid, Fancy Pansy
Catherine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Ooooh, I want Nice Melons!
Fee-ona
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Took the words right out of my mouth! :D
Naz
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Lol…don’t we all?! =P
kurisu
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Shamrocker looks like UD’s Green Goddess… Dupe alert! Something about Fancy Pansy reminds me of MAC Stars ‘n Rockets. I really like the color of Mermaid, but I could do without the golden sheen/shimmer… Love the colors! :D
Tavia
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I really like the design of these eyeshadows :) and only 2 of the colors: Bo Beep and Fancy Pansy. I read about the Benefit eyeshadows on a Japanese beauty blog a while ago and I was really curious about a review. :)
Jousy
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
WOW, I’m absolutely loving “Mermaid”! it’s sucha gorgeous shade. “Shamrocker” has caught my eye too. Thanks for the swatches + info, Christine!
Ceriene
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Loving Buns, Nice Melons and Mermaid! Would love to pick these up ASAP. Thanks for the swatches and the pictures, Christine. The color pay off with these shadows is lovely.
I’m with you on wishing for some matte/semi-matte colors though. I think Benefit just needs more colors for this line. Their formula is awesome.
Naz
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Ooooh Nice Melons and Mermaid are just my kinda colours! Gorgeous¬
Jennifer
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
omg i love these swatches! thanks for posting these, at first i thought these LE shades are not that appealing, lol! now i’m tempted to pick up 6 of them!
Courtney
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Mmmmm Shamrocker…
Jazz
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
they look gorgeous :) thanks as always for the swatches
egon
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nice Melons,Mermaid and Fancy Pansy are mine =) thanks Christine great swatches as usual
Andrea
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wow, mermaid and pansy are gorgeous!
Miriam
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I would say that nice melons looks just like paradisco from mac and buns close to honey lust. I really like shamrocker and mermaid (gonna check it out, see how it looks in real life) :)
Ally
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
shamrocker will be mine. Thanks for the review.
Meghann
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Gorgeous! I love these colors and they are perfect for spring. Will definitely put this on the list to grab.
Ilaria
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Fancy pansy looks really nice!
Gretchen
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I just have to say, I lol’d when I saw Nice Melons. My nickname for one of my friends is Melons, and I’m sure you can guess why. XDDDDD
Crystal
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wow! I’m loving these colors so much! I definitely want Nice Melons and Buns.
Nicole Straka
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I like Nice Melons, Shamrocker and Mermaid. I haven’t tried Benefit eyeshadows yet but I want to. I love Benefit Creaseless shadows.
Marcia
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I’m loving Nice Melons and Mermaid!~
Sixx
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nice Melons looks like UD’s “X”..
Alexandria
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
How similar are these to the new Urban Decay Stardust eye shadows?
Christine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Not even in the same family… Stardust are glitter eyeshadows, these don’t have any glitter at all!
Alma
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
This one is totally worth checking out for me, I love the colors!
LNU
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I completely agree with what you said about mermaid, a little bolder would have been lovely! I adore nice melons, I’m a sucker for peaches!
LNU
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
I never tried the benefit velvet line before but after your review I was convinced! I went today and just bought one shade and I love it! I have REALLY oily lids, so I just crease away, but I’m 8 hours crease free! After your review on sin, I tried UDPP instead of a MAC Paint and I think that definitely has something to do with it! Thanks for the advice Christine! :)
Christine
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
YAY!! Which one did you get?
LNU
Thursday, February 4, 2010
I got rich beach! :)
I actually went to Sephora and I was looking for Nice Melons but my Sephora didn’t have any of these, only the permanent velvet line, I don’t know why?
Christine
Saturday, February 6, 2010
YAY!
They might not have ‘em in stores yet, since they’re new for Spring. Hopefully soon though!
LNU
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Strange, I went to Macys one block away from that Sephora and they had them! I ended up not liking nice melons, but I bought bikini line and buckle bunny because its gonna be on my next billing cycle mwahaha! :D
Nicki
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Nice Melons is LOVELY! Reminds me of UD Scandal, from one of their Book of Shadows…volume 1 I think. But it was exclusive to that palette, and it’s one of my favorite shadows, so I might have to pick up one of these. Thanks for the swatches!
Never Enough Nails
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Oooo I love these! I think I’ll get Nice Melons and Shamrocker definitely. There’s something about Benefit products that just suck me in… LOL
mediumcrazy
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I’m on a major Benefit kick (I love the creaseless cream shadows) and I really want to try these, but I can’t bring myself to spend $19 on one little shadow. Does anyone know if the velvet eyeshadows ever go on sale or show up in value sets??
Christine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Sometimes they do! I think maybe one or two went on sale last season… but yeah, not too often! I don’t remember value sets with these in ‘em.
Paulina
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I really like the packaging. Nice melons is my favorite color!!
LiLi
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN DEPOT THESE?!?! Love two of the shades, but I’m trying to only purchase shadows that I can place in a palette for travel purposes. Any help would be great!! Christine, do you know??
<3
Christine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I’m sure you could find a way, though I’ve never attempted it, LOL.
resham
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
BUNS AND NICE MELONS ARE COOL…THEY ARE SO LOVELY…:)
gio
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I love the packaging, it’s so cute! The colors are beautiful too, esp Mermaid.
Tatyana
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
OOH, Shamrocker, Mermaid and Fansy Pansy look great. I am definitely going to get those. I can see doing a lot with Shamrocker on the lid and something dark in the crease.
Jennifer
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Colors are so gorgeous! However I don’t wear colors that often to persuade me to get some.
I do love LOVE these shadows…Heck I might just get “Fancy Pansy” because I liked Pansy flowers (even if they didn’t mean that with the naming lol). I do love to wear purple or green when I do wear colored e/s.
Trisha
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Ohh, I like it! It looks like it goes on so smooth. And shimmery!
Ellie
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
ooh! i want nice melons, mermaid, shamrocker, fancy pansy, and bo peep!
so basically all of them except buns hahah…
Allie
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
How similar is nice melons to mac’s paradisco? they look a little similar to me, although paradisco’s texture is not my favorite. also, have you heard anything about a hello kitty anniversary launch? i was at a mac counter yesterday, and a salesperson said it was launching the second week of february!
Christine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A lot less pink – Nice Melons is closest to MAC Melon pigment, for reference! The texture of Nice Melons is way better than Paradisco, though.
Spring Colour Forecast is the anniversary collection for HK!
Megan
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Mermaid and Fancy Pancy are my favorite. Benefit e/s are amazing!
knownever
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I love the packaging! although I wish the shades were more saturated, but that’s always how I feel about Spring shades.
Laura
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
I die over Mermaid, it seems relatively unique! Can’t wait till these come in stock on Sephora!
Angela
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
seriously lemming Fancy Pansy cuz it looks quite similar to UD asphyxia (my favorite color)
Luisafer
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
by just seeing the palette didn’t catch my attention, but seeing it on you arm LOL, I really really like it!!! nice soft colors!!!
Tabi
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Hi Christine!
How would you compare Nice Melons to MAC Paradisco? I think maybe Paradisco has a little more pink and less gold to it, but not sure if they’re distinctly different enough to warrant having both. What do you think?
Thanks! =)
Christine
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
It’s similar, but I’d say it has less pink than Paradisco (so your assumption is right!). The texture is a zillion times better!
Tabi
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Thank you so much!
xoBellaCullenxo
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
“Mermaid” is really pretty!!!!! :)
Brenda
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
hmmm…. Nice Melons totally reminds me of X by UD, as another post mentioned. I’m feelin the greens though!! I’ve been on a huge green kick lately.
amy
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
All the colours are very pretty and cute! I wished it came together in a 6 piece palette because all the colours work so well together. Shamrock looks a bit like MAC Aquavert to me.
ezzie
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
ooh, pretty~
& i SO agree that benefit should come out with a line of matte shadows! i’ve been sorta having this matte-obsession lately. Lol :P
benefit’s single eyeshadow packaging will always be the prettiest to look at. tehee
Mel
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Oooo I’m loving Nice Melons and Shamrocker!
Jackie
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
please do a look with these asap! :)
Christine
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
I did, it’s here – http://www.temptalia.com/bright-makeup-lotsa-teals :)
Rosanna
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Bo Peep & Shamrocker caught my eye but the price tag makes me wary. It’ll likely be more here in Canada. I hope MAC turns out similar colours then!
Nicole
Thursday, February 4, 2010
These are mighty lovely :)
But do you think Mermaid is similar to MAC’s Steamy? They both seem to have that gold undertone
Christine
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Kind of – like if you have Steamy, you could probably hold off on Mermaid. Mermaid isn’t as dark and a little less green, I’d say, but still similar.
Shannon
Monday, February 8, 2010
I must own Fancy Pansy and Shamrocker!!! I just bought MACs Beautiful Iris eyeshadow, which is NOT showing up, so I’ll try my luck with Fancy Pansy.
Kate
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Can you only get Shamrocker through Benefit’s website? I wonder if Sephora will ever get it.
Christine
Monday, February 22, 2010
Hmm, that is odd!
Annie
Sunday, March 14, 2010
I kind of want them all… :]