Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 20:00:00 +0000

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.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

87%

Total

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).

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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).
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).
Morphe M.F.E.O. (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Naked Sleep (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).

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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.

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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)

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Birkin

PPermanent. $12.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

89%

Total

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).

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Smashbox Steel (P, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Clinique Big Blue (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Anastasia Jode (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Dior Blue Garden #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Frozen Blue (LE, $21.00) is cooler (90% similar).
MAC Iris Eyes (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Too Faced Ice Queen (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC Big Bad Blue (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
MAC Bleuluxe #2 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Hypnotique (LE, $25.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce

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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)

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Blue Flash

LELimited Edition. $12.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

83%

Total

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).

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Chanel Ombres de Lune #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Fortunate One (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Please Me (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Shine On (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Hourglass Exposure #3 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% 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).

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce

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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)

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Streak

LELimited Edition. $12.00.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

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.

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Marc Jacobs Beauty O Snap (610) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
MAC Revelry (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Grounds (P, $5.25) is less shimmery, cooler (90% 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).

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Formula Overview

$12.00/0.06 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce

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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)

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Horizon

LELimited Edition. $12.00.

8.5

Product

8.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

84%

Total

Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad

Anastasia Sunset Quad | Look Details

Anastasia Birkin Eyeshadow

Anastasia Blue Flash Eyeshadow

Anastasia Streak Eyeshadow

Anastasia Horizon Eyeshadow

Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad

Anastasia Sunset Quad | Look Details

Anastasia Birkin Eyeshadow

Anastasia Blue Flash Eyeshadow

Anastasia Streak Eyeshadow

Anastasia Horizon Eyeshadow

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Anastasia Sunset Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches

Sunset

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LELimited Edition. $32.00.

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Birkin

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PPermanent. $12.00.

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Blue Flash

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LELimited Edition. $12.00.

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Streak

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LELimited Edition. $12.00.

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Horizon

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LELimited Edition. $12.00.

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