bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo Review, Photos, Swatches
bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo
bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo ($20.00 for 0.09 oz.) contains two shades that pair well together but are also more complex, a bit more unique than your average eyeshadow. The best of the Ready formula shines through this duo with both shades having a soft, buttery texture that feels like silk, blends out effortlessly, and wears really well.
Air is described as a “satin taupe.” It’s a light-medium beige with a hint of gray/brown in it and a frosted finish. It had good color payoff that had a very soft, buttery consistency and blended easily. The color wore well for eleven hours before fading slightly. MAC Fashion Beat (LE, $15.00) is darker. LORAC Navy #5 (LE) is darker, less shimmery. bareMinerals Ginger Sugar (LE, $14.00) is warmer. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
Catch Me If… is described as a “rich mauve.” It’s a medium-dark, plum with a warm, golden shimmer that almost gives a metallic finish to the shade. It has a more unique finish, because it has strong, plum colors but then a strong golden sheen that seems like it goes on top like an overlay. It was intensely pigmented with a very soft, creamy texture that felt like butter. This shade didn’t show any fading until after eleven hours of wear. NARS Dolomites (Left) (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery. Sleek MakeUP Eve’s Kiss (P, $9.99) is lighter. MAC Great Beyond #1 (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery. Tarina Tarantino Fantastical #1 (P) is darker, cooler-toned. Laura Mercier African Violet (P, $23.00) is lighter. Makeup Geek Twilight (P, $5.99) is warmer. MAC Performance Art (LE, $15.00) is lighter. See comparison swatches / view dupes.
The Covert Affair
PPermanent. $20.00.
Air
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Catch Me If
PiPPermanent in Palette.
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bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo
bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo
bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo
bareMinerals The Covert Affair Eyeshadow Duo
bareMinerals Air Eyeshadow
bareMinerals Air Eyeshadow
bareMinerals Catch Me If… Eyeshadow
bareMinerals Catch Me If… Eyeshadow
bareMinerals Eyeshadows: Future (inner lid), Catch Me If… (middle of lid), Center Stage (outer lid/crease), Air (brow bone), Marc Jacobs Beauty Brown(out) Highliner
bareMinerals Eyeshadows: Future (inner lid), Catch Me If… (middle of lid), Center Stage (outer lid/crease), Air (brow bone), Marc Jacobs Beauty Brown(out) Highliner
Catch Me If…is beautiful, I don’t think I have anything similar to it.
It is!! I think the way the gold shimmer sits on top (but is still blended with the eyeshadow – it’s not that type of sparkle that just dusts away) makes it more unique.
I love Bare Minerals Ready Eye shadows! They are one of my favorite shadow formulas! There are so many that I want to get, this one is at the top of my list, for sure!
Me too! It’s such a great formula!
The plum shade is lovely, works really well with the look you did too.
Thank you! 🙂
OMG I need this to create my fall beauty vision for myself. Picture it: A blown out slightly smoky light taupe and rose gold eye with Chanel Aura on the lips. Messy buns and slightly sculpted cheek! I’ve been looking for just the right products!
Sounds gorgeous!
I love the darker shade.
It is a stunning color!
Wow, that second colour is enough to convince me. I was telling myself I won’t need it but ah, so tempting.
It is more unusual – really loved that one!
Another great duo! Though I do like the first one that you showed us better. For me then 🙂
Both are nice, so glad one caught your eye 🙂
I haven’t tried any of the BM duos although I always hear good things. Catch me If… Is an interesting shade that looks great on you!
They’re really amazing!
Catch me If… is such a beautiful color. So complex, looks pink, mauve, rosewood with golden shimmer! Loved the look you came up with <3
It is a really fun color!
Thanks, Eesha!
bareMinerals Pressed eyeshadows are so great 🙂
Love, love them!
This duo is so beautiful! The shades look stunning with your eyes (: x
Thanks, Madeleine!
Catch Me If… looks pretty!
Is Air the same as Air in The Ellements quad? That quad is the only BM Ready formula I have trouble with.
Yes, it is!
Catch Me If looks like a 2-in-1 eyeshadow! Love the gold-plum thing going on there.
Right?? It’s not quite duochrome… since there’s no chang ein the color of the shimmer, but it is similar in the way the shimmer is more on top than blended with the base color (yet it is one product – it doesn’t just disappear like sparkle over a matte!).
I’m glad this is a permanent one – the colours are so pretty, especially ‘catch me if…’! 😀 the look you did is stunning!
Thank you, Sylirael! 🙂
BAH bare minerals does this every single time. I love their eyeshadows but they sometimes are a bit late to the game when it comes to colors. I always have their latest releases in a dupe somewhere else. I think its because it appears they are developing their eyeshadow range more?
You are lucky to have dupes 🙂
Catch Me If is sooo pretty!
Agreed!
Wow: that’s GORGEOUS. Christine, you put together the most beautiful, enviable, effortless (well, they seem effortless) looks in your eyeshadow reviews! I usually feel too made up with even a simple eye look, but maybe this little duo is a good one for practice: focus on Air with a little Catch Me and a lot of blending? I have green eyes and The Covert Affair will make them leap out of my face. Er, in a good way. As always, thank you for your incredibly detailed reviews!
Thank you so much, Lauren! You are very sweet. 🙂
This is so beautiful, as well as the other one. Your look has convinced me I need both! I couldn’t find them on Sephora yet though…
Hopefully they’ll show up soon! I know Beauty.com has ’em online, as does bareMinerals’ website.
If I can find a stockist of this brand I might well be all over this like white on rice. Love the way you’ve put this on Christine.
I hope you can, Denise! Thank you!
I think I have to buy this duo. Anyone know if either shadow is a duplicate from another of their palettes? If so, which. Thanks.
Air is in the Elements quad!
Great, I don’t have that one yet!
Catch Me If is beautiful. Air doesn’t wow me though. I don’t think I’ll get it, but I will keep my eyes open and swatch it when I find it, for sure. It migh look different on my skin. If I like Air in person, this is a must have. (Wouldn’t it be ironic if Catch Me If didn’t suit me at all, then). 🙂
I liked Air a lot, surprisingly – Catch Me if… totally catches the eye (ha, ha), but Air has an interesting, muted quality to it that’s taupe-y but brightening!
The pink is nice but I have similar shades in my Naked 3 palette. Duo’s are always handy to have for travelling though!
True!
I remember reading about BareMinerals being bought by Shisheido thus throughout the brand the texture of the powder has been improved. I am not too sure if it was something in one of my wildest dream or it was a real newsw that I actually read about. But from my recent experience with them (starting from their 8.0 Palettes last Christmas) , they have been on the top level so far.
The Ready formula has been fantastic since they released it 😀 I think they’d already been bought out by then.
I feel like this + The Big Debut would have made a great quad. They are all so pretty together. Another great duo!
They totally would!