Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
Sunset
Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad ($32.00 for oz.) is a new, limited edition quad that features a soft brown, silvery blue, bronze, and mid-tone taupe. It is exclusive to Anastasia’s website, and the shade Birkin is part of the permanent range (though the version in the palette is significantly better!). It’s a very workable quad, especially for those who typically use primer, which will help improve longevity and mitigate some of the dryness in the formula for a couple of shades.
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Sunset
LELimited Edition. $32.00.
Birkin
Birkin is a light-medium brown with soft, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a soft, lightly powdery consistency that applied evenly and blended out nicely on my skin. There was slight fallout when I initially applied it due to the powderiness. This shade is part of the permanent range, but the payoff and texture were significantly improved in the version in the quad compared to my single. It stayed on well for seven and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Shadow Hill (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Good Habit (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Daydream (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #7 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Sand and Clay (LE, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Ciate Skinny Dip (LE, ) (95% similar).
- NARS Dominant (DC, $25.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mo Problems (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Morphe M.F.E.O. (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Naked Sleep (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
Anastasia Eyeshadow is supposed to be a “finely-milled, highly-pigmented” powder eyeshadow. There are several different finishes, and the performance can be better or worse depending on the finish, though it also ranges from shade to shade. On average, the formula is semi-opaque to opaque, lightly dusty to buttery, wears seven to nine hours, and is fairly blendable. The Metallic and Titanium finishes seem to be the best-performing to me, but there are some really standout mattes and shimmers as well. I have not tried the sparkle, satin, or velvet finishes as extensively as the other finishes, personally.
Browse all of our Anastasia Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, BORON NITRIDE, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, NYLON-12, ZINC STEARATE, GLYCERIN, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, SILICA, ZINC MYRISTATE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ISOPENTYLDIOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYSILICONE-11, TOCOPHEROL, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): MICA, YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), CARMINE (CI 75470), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
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.
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Birkin
PPermanent. $12.00.
Blue Flash
Blue Flash is a silvery blue with cool undertones and flecks of blue-to-violet sparkle over a frosted finish. The consistency was drier and had noticeable excess that kicked up in the pan when I worked with it, and as a result, there was also some fallout. It had good color coverage but had to really packed and pressed onto my lid to maintain that intensity or else it would sheer out. I highly recommend using this with a dampened brush–just water is sufficient–to improve the adhesion, payoff, and overall application of this shade. I did not get much shift with it, swatched or applied to my lid, even when I contorted myself to try and see it. This shade wore well for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clinique Big Blue (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Anastasia Jode (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Smashbox Steel (P, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Frozen Blue (LE, $21.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Blue Garden #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Iris Eyes (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Bleuluxe #2 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Hypnotique (LE, $25.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- MAC Say It Isn't So (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Chanel Tisse Riviera #1 (PiP, ) is darker (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
Anastasia Eyeshadow is supposed to be a “finely-milled, highly-pigmented” powder eyeshadow. There are several different finishes, and the performance can be better or worse depending on the finish, though it also ranges from shade to shade. On average, the formula is semi-opaque to opaque, lightly dusty to buttery, wears seven to nine hours, and is fairly blendable. The Metallic and Titanium finishes seem to be the best-performing to me, but there are some really standout mattes and shimmers as well. I have not tried the sparkle, satin, or velvet finishes as extensively as the other finishes, personally.
Browse all of our Anastasia Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, SILICA, BORON NITRIDE, GLYCERIN, NYLON-12, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, ZINC MYRISTATE, ZINC STEARATE, BEESWAX/CERA ALBA/CIRE D'ABEILLE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ISOPENTYLDIOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): MICA, CARMINE (CI 75470), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
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.
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Blue Flash
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Streak
Streak is a medium, rosy bronze with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that was denser without being thick or too firmly pressed in the pan. The eyeshadow applied evenly to my lid and blended out with little effort. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Chanel Ombres de Lune #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Dior Nude Dress #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- JD Glow Rose Goals (P, $7.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Aesthetic (PiP, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- LORAC Magic (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Eclipse (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Give Me Glow Rose Gold (P, $7.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Jingle All the Way Eyeshadow #4 (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Olivia Palermo Light Fawn (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Persona Seductive (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
Anastasia Eyeshadow is supposed to be a “finely-milled, highly-pigmented” powder eyeshadow. There are several different finishes, and the performance can be better or worse depending on the finish, though it also ranges from shade to shade. On average, the formula is semi-opaque to opaque, lightly dusty to buttery, wears seven to nine hours, and is fairly blendable. The Metallic and Titanium finishes seem to be the best-performing to me, but there are some really standout mattes and shimmers as well. I have not tried the sparkle, satin, or velvet finishes as extensively as the other finishes, personally.
Browse all of our Anastasia Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, BORON NITRIDE, GLYCERIN, NYLON-12, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, SILICA, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, ZINC MYRISTATE, ZINC STEARATE, BEESWAX/CERA ALBA/CIRE D'ABEILLE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ISOPENTYLDIOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, PHENOXYETHANOL, SODIUM POLYACRYLATE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) SEED BUTTER, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): MICA, CARMINE (CI 75470), IRON OXIDE (CI 77491), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
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.
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Streak
LELimited Edition. $12.00.
Horizon
Horizon is a medium-dark taupe-brown with neutral-to-cool undertones and barely-there lavender micro-shimmer over a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable color payoff that applied evenly to my skin and diffused well along the edges without losing its intensity too readily. The texture was thinner, slightly drier, but it built up well and was easy to work with overall. It stayed on well for seven and a half hours before it started to fade on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty O Snap (610) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Cool Brown (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Milani Bella Taupe (05) (P, $4.49) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop The Virgo (P, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Burberry Storm Grey (No. 27) (DC, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Exhale (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Eiffel Tower (LE, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Kevyn Aucoin Espresso (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Parallax (Deep) (PiP, $5.25) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Revelry (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce
Anastasia Eyeshadow is supposed to be a “finely-milled, highly-pigmented” powder eyeshadow. There are several different finishes, and the performance can be better or worse depending on the finish, though it also ranges from shade to shade. On average, the formula is semi-opaque to opaque, lightly dusty to buttery, wears seven to nine hours, and is fairly blendable. The Metallic and Titanium finishes seem to be the best-performing to me, but there are some really standout mattes and shimmers as well. I have not tried the sparkle, satin, or velvet finishes as extensively as the other finishes, personally.
Browse all of our Anastasia Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, BORON NITRIDE, NYLON-12, POLYMETHYLSILSESQUIOXANE, ZEA MAYS (CORN) STARCH, ZINC MYRISTATE, ZINC STEARATE, GLYCERIN, SILICA, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ISOPENTYLDIOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYSILICONE-11, TIN OXIDE, TOCOPHEROL, MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR (+/-): MICA, CARMINE (CI 75470), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)
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.
Really am loving this combo of colors together! I think I’ll see if MAC Joy To along with some shades I have that seem similar to the other 3 can get me there. Here’s hoping!
Love this, and the look. But, in keeping with low buy, think i’ll Wait for an SG or CP dupe for Blue Flash. The others are sufficiently duped.
I like this quad, but the only color I really want is Blue Flash b.c I don’t have any dupes for it, and I would rarely use it, lol. So this is a pass for me.
Birkin, Streak, and Horizon are gorgeous!
The shades are lovely and quite cohesive, I just wish the tuape shade was more of a satin finish and better quality. The blue is really pretty. Lovely eye look Christine.
Would love to see Blue Flash as a single.
I really love Blue Flash. Hopefully it will be released as a single.
I love Streak and like Horizon but I have several dupes of each of them.
Nice color combo. And great look! I wore a similar shimmery blued-grey shadow today with less success (it was fine, just didn’t put much effort into it). I wish I had seen your eye look before I did mine.
Actually, now that I look again, my eye look was almost exactly a Blue Flash-like and Birkin-like color together. I think I was missing the magic of a Horizon-like color to tie it all up. (I have a dupe, I just didn’t think to use it.)
Blue Flash is just gorgeous! I hope they’ll release it as a single. It’s the only one I don’t have a dupe for.
I hope quads are making a comeback! I still prefer a quad or a small palette over a large!!
I don’t know why… this quad is really speaking to me. I don’t know that I have dupes for any of these particular shades. I might just pick this one up.
Is it possible for me to suggest a dupe for Blue Flash? I’m thinking of Lorac’s Twilight Tide which was from their mini Santa Monica pallette.
Readers can submit dupes!
I like this color combo a lot. Blue Flash is the star. ABH should make that one a single, as it’s unique.
Really beautiful on you!