Melt Cosmetics Blueprint Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Blueprint
Melt Cosmetics Blueprint 8-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($48.00 for 0.58 oz.) takes the original Blueprint “stack” and transforms it into a flat eyeshadow palette. None of the shades are new as the original Blueprint stack included split pans, so it always had eight shades in it!
I found the shimmers to perform a little bit worse in the re-released version as four of the six were thicker, over-emollient, and harder to apply evenly and were harder to diffuse into the mattes (which were thinner). The pigmentation was there for most shades, but it’s not the easiest palette to apply, blend out, or work with, though longevity wasn’t an issue.
Ingredients
Mica, Zinc Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Silica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Alumina, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Phenoxyethanol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tin Oxide, Lauroyl Lysine, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Disodium Carboxyethyl Siliconate. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Iron Oxide Ci 77499, Iron Oxide Ci 77491, Iron Oxide Ci 77492, Manganese Violet Ci 77742, Carmine Ci 75470, Ultramarines Ci 77007, Yellow 5 Lake Ci 19140.
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Blueprint
PPermanent. $48.00.
Skylight
Skylight is a light aqua with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had medium, buildable pigmentation paired with a thicker, denser texture that was a bit hard to apply evenly as it tended to get pushed around by my brush rather than lay down smoothly. I would recommend using a fingertip or a dampened brush to get a smoother, more even layer of product. It wore decently for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Bobbi Brown Seafoam (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop New Age (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Smashbox Sea (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Glowworm (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Chat Room (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Play It Cool (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Suns Out (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mojito Mami (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Lime Ice (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC So Jaded (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Skylight
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Deadbolt
Deadbolt is a light-medium blue with cooler undertones and a frosted finish. The texture was dense, thicker, and harder to pick up evenly with a brush. It seemed too emollient as well as it had a tendency to apply unevenly to my lid as well. It had mostly opaque pigmentation that lasted decently for seven and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Haight (DC, $19.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Ojo (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Equilibrium (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay LCW (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Contraste Horizon #5 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- City Color Under the Sea (P, $6.99) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Smashbox Nile (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Madness (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Dive (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Deadbolt
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Dim-out
Dim-out is a vivid, deeper blue with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color payoff that was easily built up to full coverage with a second layer. The consistency was fairly smooth, not too firmly nor too loosely-pressed into the pan, so there was minimal powderiness when picked up with a brush. It applied evenly and blended out without too much difficulty, though it was best applied with a smaller brush and then used with a clean brush to diffuse. It left a stain on my lids after removal and wore for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Sapphire #1 (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Noche Eterna (PiP, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- About Face Lost Unfound (P, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Fates (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Rebellion (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fly High (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace itsaboy (P, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bay Bridge (LE, $4.50) is more muted (90% similar).
- Viseart Defiance (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Dark Matte #10 (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Dim-out
PiPPermanent in Palette.
King Stud
King Stud is a medium-dark cobalt blue with strong, cool undertones and a pearly sheen. The eyeshadow was thicker, denser, and felt too emollient–it had a tendency to apply unevenly and was harder to diffuse along the edges. I’d recommend using a dampened brush, which helped to thin out the powder and produced a more even result. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that wore well for eight hours before showing signs of wear.
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Electrick (364M) (LE, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Sapphire (P, $8.04) is cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Sapphire (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Tiger Lily (LE, $29.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Nebula (DC, $21.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Soaring (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Celestial (P, $8.50) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Moon is Blue (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Blue Magic (DC, $6.99) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Dark Seas (P, $14.00) is darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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King Stud
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Beaming
Beaming is a bright, yellowy gold with moderate, warm undertones and a frosted finish. It appeared warmer and more orange in the pan than it applied. The texture was drier, a bit thick, and harder to pick up with a brush. I’d recommend using a dampened brush as I felt like it tended to cling to my fingertip and didn’t transfer as well. It had semi-opaque color coverage that lasted for seven and a half hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Peach Sorbet (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia Inspire (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Chanel Gemme Doree (844) (P, $36.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Goodnight (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Haus (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Moonlit (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Tarte Candle (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Divergent Golden Honesty (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Flower Child (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Lily White (2014) (LE, $21.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Beaming
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Hot Wire
Hot Wire is a rich, deeper coppery gold with strong, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. The texture was fairly soft, smooth, and blendable and wasn’t nearly as thick or as overly-emollient as the other shimmers were in the palette. It had opaque color payoff that stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- LORAC Unleashed (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sun Beam (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Whippersnapper (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME728 Copper Red (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- NYX Liquid Gold (P, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP Sunset #10 (PiP, $9.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Jingle Ball Bronze (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Isolde I (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Muze (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Cinnamon Sugar (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Hot Wire
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Hammered
Hammered is a medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth, velvety, and blendable without being too loosely-pressed in the pan, so it wasn’t prone to sheering out or having fallout. This shade was richly pigmented and wore nicely for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Actually (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Vulcano (125CM) (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Smashbox Miss Chili (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Chino (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop French Kiss (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Naturist (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Knockout (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 07 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Bad Habit Releve (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Honeysuckle (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, Ultramarines CI 77007
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Hammered
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nailed
Nailed is a medium-dark gold with strong, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out without difficulty. The consistency was smooth, lightly creamy, and dense but not too thick, so it was easy to work with. It lasted well for eight hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop TLC (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Viseart Petit Pro #6 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Cashmere (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Oniric (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Honey Honey (LE, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Toffee Crunch (DC, $8.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- LORAC Grove (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Showgirl (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Known For (PiP, ) is brighter (85% similar).
- Too Faced Wish List (LE, $16.00) is lighter (85% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Silica, Lauroyl Lysine, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Polysorbate 20, Isododecane, Mineral Oil, Dimethicone, Triethylhexanoin, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Stearyl Dimethicone, Octadecene, C30-45 Alkyldimethylsilyl Polypropylsilsesquioxane, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Olive Oil, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phytosterols, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Phenoxyethanol, Perfluorohexylethyl Triethoxysilane, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Decyl Glucoside, Aqua, Propanediol, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, PTFE, Retinyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Iron Oxide CI 77492, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Chromium Oxide Greens CI 77288, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510, Manganese Violet CI 77742, 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.
Barely half the shades are blue in a palette called “Blueprint”! I don;t know why I’m disappointed, but I am. I do really love the look of that navy blue shadow. I think I just want more of what’s going on there.
I just love the colour story here – the beautiful blues with the bronze and gold shades. But how the brand got the formulas so wrong is beyond me – they had an absolute winner on their hands.
Thank you for the review Christine.
I’ve been debating purchasing a palette from them. I have several of the stacks and recently used them. They aren’t as easy to blend as I remember. Could be that I haven’t used them a ton or need to get rid of them because the formula isn’t the same.
While I love the actual color combo going on here, I am no fan of fussy shadows! I just don’t know whether I may try it out or not. Probably not, though.
This looks cool, but I have dupes galore for these kinds of shades. Also, why can’t Melt seem to make a decent shimmer formula with this palette format?
I’d love to hear why Melt’s people prefer this type of shimmer formula, LOL!
I always had my eye on the Blueprint stack and was holding out to see how the palette would do. It’s unfortunate that the shimmers are so thick. I find that the shimmers in my Smoke Sessions palette vary quite a bit but I love the color story so much that I am willing to work with it.
Also I notice that the shimmers are sort of fragile and will lift out of the pan after a while. Has this happened to any of your Melt palettes?
It hasn’t happened to mine, but I have heard of it happening within the community!
I was raving for the blue shades, but thanks to your swatches I’ve just realize that with my well beloved huda’s beauty sapphire I’v got dupes for all of them.
Yay!
I have the Blueprint stack and adore it. I get the desire for a flat palette for some people, but I don’t think all of Melt’s formulas port over well. I’ve got all but one of the stacks they’ve offered, and all but three palettes. The shimmers/metallics in the stacks straight up murder the palettes all day in terms of intensity and application. The only exception being two shades from the Shapeshift stack that are gross, seal over, and are crap. But for the palettes I find I have to use a finger (not an issue, it’s what I use anyway, *but still*…) for all the shimmers/metallics, aside from a couple in the Impulsive palette – actually, one shade in Smoke Sessions is a tough one (my favorite – black widow), the rest are good. I know the stacks cost more to produce, but they’re just better. The Haze stack is a magical creature of intensely metallic glory.
The palette is lovely! And the color scheme is too! BUT, the browns ruin it for me because though they make the palette appeal to me visually that’s have a palette I am able to easily dupe. So no go, especially at B+ for them.