Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
Eyes of a Star
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad ($53.00 for 0.18 oz.) is a new, limited edition warm-toned, neutral eyeshadow palette that included two moderately shimmery shades and two more satin-like shades. It’s harder to rare true, satin-finish eyeshadows, so it was nice to see them released. The gold shade was a little drier than the others, but the palette was fairly pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with overall.
Ingredients
Eyes of a Star
LELimited Edition. $56.00.
Eyes of a Star (Prime)
Eyes of a Star (Prime) is a muted, medium gold with moderate, warm undertones paired with a pearly sheen. Compared to a lot of gold-hued eyeshadows on the market, it appeared “cooler” than most. The texture was moderately dense, slightly drier than other shades in the palette, but it applied evenly and blended out without issue. It had mostly opaque coverage applied dry and full coverage applied with a dampened brush. This shade wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Tom Ford Beauty Sun Worship (Eye Color) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop The Mayor (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Arabesque #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Refined Gold 002 (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Aurum (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Glaminatrix Constellation (PiP, $8.77) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Nightlife (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Tarnish (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Colors of the Wind (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- NARS Rue de Tournon (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, SQUALANE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 20, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRAGEENAN), XANTHAN GUM, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, SILICA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499)].
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.
Eyes of a Star (Prime)
LELimited Edition.
Eyes of a Star (Enhance)
Eyes of a Star (Enhance) is a medium-dark copper with moderate, warm undertones and a smoother, metallic sheen. It had rich pigmentation with a moderately dense, slightly firmer texture that yielded to a dry brush but didn’t have any powderiness. The eyeshadow applied evenly to bare skin and blended out with ease, while the formula itself looked “melted” after a few minutes, which gave it a seamless sheen. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Half Baked (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Bronze (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Bohemian (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona True Copper (305M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tarte Park Ave Princess (P, $22.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Suspicion #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Red Harness #2 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Drizzle (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Do It Better (PiP, $6.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass Burnish (P, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, SQUALANE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 20, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRAGEENAN), XANTHAN GUM, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, SILICA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499)].
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.
Eyes of a Star (Enhance)
LELimited Edition.
Eyes of a Star (Define)
Eyes of a Star (Define) is a medium brown with subtle, warm undertones and a satin sheen. It had opaque color coverage applied dry as well as with a dampened brush with the latter application method yielding slightly deeper, richer color. The texture was smooth to the touch, firmer and denser without being stiff to work with, so I didn’t have issues picking up product or blending it out on bare skin. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- NABLA Cosmetics Darkroom (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Noontide (PiP, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS Unbuttoned (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Smoke and Mirrors (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Fired Earth (P, $16.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Smashbox Stare (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Earthy Canvas #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Up Up and Away (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Howdy (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Nude Awakening #8 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, LAURYL DIMETHICONE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, SILICA, GLYCERIN, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, ZINC STEARATE, POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, TREHALOSE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, ISODODECANE, SODIUM CITRATE, GELLAN GUM, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE, ZINC CHLORIDE, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, PEG-12 DIMETHICONE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, CITRIC ACID, [+/- IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)].
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.
Eyes of a Star (Define)
LELimited Edition.
Eyes of a Star (Smoke)
Eyes of a Star (Smoke) is a medium brown with warmer, more rusty-orange undertones and a satin finish. The texture was moderately dense, firm but not thick or too stiff, so it picked up well with a dry brush and had good adhesion while blending out well along the edges. It had opaque color payoff applied dry as well as damp, which wore well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Country Girl (DC, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior Shimmer Sienna (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Sorrel (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics No Doubts (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Runway (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever S602 Cinnamon (DC, $21.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Makeup Atelier Honey Brown #3 (P, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Too Faced Gingerbread Glam (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Viseart Sepia (Dark Matte #4) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Amorous Alloy (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, LAURYL DIMETHICONE, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII (SHEA) BUTTER, CETYL PEG/PPG-10/1 DIMETHICONE, SILICA, GLYCERIN, POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE, ZINC STEARATE, POLYGLYCERYL-3 POLYRICINOLEATE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, TREHALOSE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, ISODODECANE, SODIUM CITRATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, GELLAN GUM, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE, ZINC CHLORIDE, TOCOPHEROL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, PEG-12 DIMETHICONE, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-t-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, CITRIC ACID, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)].
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.
Eyes of a Star (Smoke)
LELimited Edition.
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star Eyeshadow Quad
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Prime) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Prime) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Enhance) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Enhance) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Define) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Define) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Smoke) Eyeshadow
Charlotte Tilbury Eyes of a Star (Smoke) Eyeshadow
It IS difficult to find true satin finish shadows these days. What brands would people recommend for that?
Gosh, this sure is nice! Not anything shade wise we haven’t seen before, but done exceptionally nicely. These are the types of shades that really make my eyes look bright aqua jade green. I might just go for it!
It is so lovely to see a satin finish in an eye palette – and I hope that more brands do this and do it well. As to the quad, I thought there was a bit of sameness between Shades 2 & 4, but otherwise it is a beautiful quad. The more antique gold shade is a plus for me too.
This looks lovely but overall, too warm for me. But that brown shade – LOVE that brown shade (again, the sort of colour I always fall for – this is why I keep buying the same sorts of colours over and over again and why self-made palettes aren’t always the best idea for me!)