Best of Melt Cosmetics Amor Eterno Collection
Melt Cosmetics Amor Eterno Collection launched yesterday (officially!), and here’s a roundup of all the reviews for the pieces in the collection. I wish I could say it was impressive across the board, but I ended up having a so-so experience with a lot of the shades.
The highlighter performed beautifully (and was the, ahem, highlight! of the launch for me), and I think the gel eyeliners have a great texture but work even better as cream eyeshadows/bases. The liquid lipsticks were a miss for me, and the palettes were fussy; they’ll be better suited for those who have less-dry lids, don’t care much about how the shimmers perform, and are willing to spend more time on their eye makeup.
Melt Cosmetics Cultura Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a muted, light-medium orange with strong, yellow undertone and a matte finish. It was...
Melt Cosmetics Cultura Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a muted, light-medium orange with strong, yellow undertone and a matte finish. It was...
Melt Cosmetics Inmortal Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a deep black with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had a longer dry down time,...
Melt Cosmetics Inmortal Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a deep black with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had a longer dry down time,...
Melt Cosmetics Fortuna Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a deep, emerald green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque...
Melt Cosmetics Fortuna Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a deep, emerald green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque...
Melt Cosmetics Santos Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark blue with strong, cool undertones and a lightly sparkling, metallic...
Melt Cosmetics Santos Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a brighter, medium-dark blue with strong, cool undertones and a lightly sparkling, metallic...
Melt Cosmetics Iluminacion Digital Dust Highlight ($39.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a sparkling, light-medium peach base with pink-topeach shifting sparkle and...
Melt Cosmetics Iluminacion Digital Dust Highlight ($39.00 for 0.28 oz.) is a sparkling, light-medium peach base with pink-topeach shifting sparkle and...
Melt Cosmetics Muerte 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new, seemingly permanent palette that features an assortment of hues from...
Melt Cosmetics Muerte 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new, seemingly permanent palette that features an assortment of hues from...
Melt Cosmetics Vida 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new palette that features two shimmer shades and eight mattes housed cardboard...
Melt Cosmetics Vida 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new palette that features two shimmer shades and eight mattes housed cardboard...
Melt Cosmetics Fiesta Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It...
Melt Cosmetics Fiesta Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark pink with subtle, warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It...
Melt Cosmetics Monarca Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium orange with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had nearly...
Melt Cosmetics Monarca Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a bright, medium orange with warm undertones and a flat, matte finish. It had nearly...
Melt Cosmetics Mariachi Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep purple with subtle, warmer undertones and cooler, violet shimmer, which gave...
Melt Cosmetics Mariachi Liquid Lipstick ($19.00 for 0.11 oz.) is a deep purple with subtle, warmer undertones and cooler, violet shimmer, which gave...
Sadly, only the luscious deep green Fortuna is calling my name. The rest of this collection just isn’t either up to par, or just isn’t for me.
This collection is quite disappointing – particularly the eye palettes. Even the lonely highlighter looked sickly…..
I’m glad to see that the Cultura liner got top marks! As much as I love looking at the eyeshadow palettes, I think the liner is what I’d really get use out of.
I’m waiting for my Muerte palette to arrive from Sephora. Looking forward to trying it out. If I like it I may consider getting the other half with my $25 bonus reward. Or another discount since Sephora has a couple coming up. I like the mustard gel eye liner but fear I’ll rarely use it.
I was able to get the Muerta pallet, the highlighter and the purple lipstick in the early release. I can stop playing in the pallet and, as a black person, I can appreciate that the color shows up the way they look in the pallet without an eyeshadow base. I’m eyeing the blue eyeliner next and then I’m done. This is an overall great release…probably top 5 releases of 2019 in my opinion.
I’m bummed about the mixed reviews. But somehow Melt is one of those companies that I will buy everything from regardless of reviews. *Although* my experience with the Shape Shift stack (paying full price PLUS their ridiculous $7 shipping domestic for easily their worst performing shadows) left such a sour taste that I’ll only buy their products on sale.
Overall – it’s a damn fine looking collection.
I saw poorer reviews on the Shape Shift stack but have not tried it… wasn’t a priority after so many dismal reviews and that is not encouraging me to go back either, LOL!