Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Smokey Eyes are Forever
Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever 12-Pan Eye Palette ($75.00 for 0.31 oz.) is a new, limited edition holiday palette that has five matte eyeshadows and seven shimmery eyeshadows. The performance was fairly consistent with past 12-pan eyeshadow palettes, but the color story does feel more rehashed so those who already have indulged in past iterations may find this year’s unnecessary to consider. Those who haven’t purchased before may find it a nice time to do so. I definitely think of holiday collections as for more casual users than for us enthusiasts 🙂
I wish the brand had made the first trio, with the lightest matte shade, all intense sparkly shades–think toppers, washes, etc. When I purchased mine, it came with a short-handled, larger crease brush, but I don’t see that in the product listing any more… so just a heads up!
Ingredients
Smokey Eyes are Forever
LELimited Edition. $75.00.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Prime
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Prime is a medium beige with warmer, peachy undertones and a matte finish. It applied a little darker than it appeared in the pan. The consistency was soft, somewhat powdery, and ended up sheering out to more semi-opaque coverage on my lid, despite having more opaque coverage when swatched. It lasted well for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Flesh (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Estee Lauder Desert Dunes #1 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Cafe con Leche (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Nude Cashmere (P, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bonafide (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Aya (LE, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Delirium (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Runway (LE, $4.50) is darker (85% similar).
- Sephora Linen (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Rise (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), CARMINE (CI 75470)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Prime
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Enhance
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Enhance is a medium peach with strong, warm undertones and an intense, metallic finish. The texture was lightly creamy, dense without being thick or overly firmly-pressed into the pan, and it yielded full pigmentation in one layer. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Push-up (2018) (PiP, $16.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Fabric (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Shine (218M) (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Crave (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop OG (LE, $7.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Crème Brulee (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Hourglass Reflect (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Stilazzi Bondi (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Soleil d'Hiver #3 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Luster (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, ISODODECANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, ZINC STEARATE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA, CERA CARNAUBA/COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CIRE DE CARNAUBA, MICA, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499), BISMUTH OXYCHLORIDE (CI 77163)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Enhance
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Smoke
Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Smoke is a muted, light-medium orange with lighter gold sparkle. The texture was more emollient, almost wet to the touch, and had a shinier finish. The base seemed slightly transparent, too, so it had more semi-opaque coverage. The color wore decently for eight hours and wasn’t prone to fallout.
Top Dupes
- Makeup Atelier Honey Brown #2 (P, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- LORAC Honey (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Sand Haze #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- elf Champagne Crystal (P, $5.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Spontaneous (450M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Dior Poncho #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Dore Rose (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop It's My Party (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Sassy Bun (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Rosegold (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, POLYBUTENE, ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, SILICA, ISODODECANE, ZINC STEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, MICA, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Love Eyes Smoke
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Prime
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Prime is a light-medium taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was very smooth and finely-milled with more of a velvety feel, so there was light powderiness but not a tendency to sheer out on the lid. It had opaque color coverage that wore well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Smashbox Taupe (P, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Cherish (Deep) (PiP, $5.25) is warmer (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Lucy (464CM) (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- elf Thrift Shop (P, $5.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Flint (184CM) (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Sandstone (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty O Boy (600) (LE, $29.00) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Pick Me Up (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Sage (Contour) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Fay (462CM) (PiP, ) is warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), CARMINE (CI 75470)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Prime
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Enhance
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Enhance is a medium olive green with strong, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had rich pigmentation paired with a smooth, almost cream-like texture that was easy to use dry. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Lisa Eldridge Daphne (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel (2020) #2 (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Green Lights #2 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Devinah Cosmetics Stunned (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Only (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel (2020) #3 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Dream Glow (Enhance) (LE, ) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Shield (252M) (LE, $29.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Force Sensitive (LE, $25.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Hourglass Vivid (P, $29.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, ISODODECANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYETHYLENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, CERA CARNAUBA/COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CIRE DE CARNAUBA, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TOCOPHEROL, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Enhance
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Smoke
Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Smoke is a deep, olive gold with muted, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had opaque color coverage that adhered well on bare skin as the texture was smooth, lightly creamy but not overly thick. This shade showed signs of fading after eight hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Phonograph (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Stun (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Sephora Golden Bronze (381) (P, $9.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Yabbos (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Raw Gold (13M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Only (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel (2020) #3 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Nap (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Grapenut (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Dream Glow (Enhance) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, MICA, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, TALC, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, MAGNESIUM MYRISTATE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499), CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Smoke
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Prime
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Prime is a medium copper with strong, warm orange undertones and a metallic finish. It had opaque color coverage paired with a soft, smooth consistency that had enough binder to help some of the finer sparkle adhere to the lid and kept fallout to almost nothing when used dry. It lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Guerlain Royal Jungle #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Suspicion #3 (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Hideaway (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Juvia's Place Boronu (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Breadwinner (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Coral Amber (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Smashbox 10000 Likes (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Caramel Brown #7 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Moira Glace (P, $7.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Magnolia (143K) (DC, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, POLYBUTENE, ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, SILICA, ISODODECANE, ZINC STEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Prime
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Enhance
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Enhance is a darker copper with warm, orange undertones and a soft, metallic sheen. It had opaque pigmentation with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that was dense enough to refrain from powderiness but not too thick or stiff in the pan. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Oh Beehive (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Crest (267M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Love Glow (Enhance) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Atmosphere (120M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lucky Break (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Cop a Pose (LE, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Copperazi (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Viseart Pirouette (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Guerlain Mystic Peacock #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Icon Date Eyes #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, TALC, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, MAGNESIUM MYRISTATE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), CARMINE (CI 75470)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Enhance
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Smoke
Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Smoke is a darker copper with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was very smooth and silky, though a little powdery in the pan, but the eyeshadow applied with full coverage on bare skin and blended out almost effortlessly along the edges. There were signs of fading visible after eight hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Nude Medium #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Smashbox Sienna (P, $22.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Nutmeg (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Nude Rich #7 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Whatevs (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Hooky (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Roussillon (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Milani Hiking in Sedona (PiP, $5.99) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Pinky Swear (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gold Rush (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499), CARMINE (CI 75470), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Smoke
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Prime
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Prime is a sparkling, rosy copper in a mid-depth and with a metallic sheen. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied evenly to bare skin with light fallout when I used a dry brush, so you may find a dampened brush or fingertip better if you are looking for no fallout. The texture was soft, slightly drier to the touch, but easy to work with. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Fire Rose (Prime) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- YSL Paris #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dreams #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Rose Gold 005 (PiP, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Kosas Heat (P, $15.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Night Moves (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Save the Dance (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Check Urself (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Arabesque #3 (PiP, ) is less pigmented (90% similar).
Ingredients
POLYBUTENE, ISOSTEARYL NEOPENTANOATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, MICA, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, SILICA, ISODODECANE, ZINC STEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, TIN OXIDE, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77499)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Prime
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Enhance
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Enhance is a medium-dark brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth, very finely-milled, and blendable without being too thick or too thin, so it wasn’t powdery but was easy to work with. It had opaque coverage that lasted well for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Fenty Beauty Affogato (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Party Like (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Verse (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Who (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Liberation (LE, $19.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Workhorse (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Lucky Star #5 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Our Deal (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Olivia Palermo Smoky Quartz (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Coco (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), CARMINE (CI 75470)].
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Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Enhance
LELimited Edition.
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Smoke
Smokey Eyes are Forever Confident Eyes Smoke is a soft black with a semi-matte finish. There was barely-there iridescent pearl running through it that I could see in the swatch, but it looked like a matte in practice. The brand referred to “magic mattes” in the palette but only this shade felt like what they described–it’s denser, thinner, and creamier but definitely a dry powder as it had sheerer, almost patchy pigmentation used dry and much more intense coverage applied with a wet brush (and the eyeshadow didn’t develop a film over where it had been used wet).
It worked decently for darkening over another eyeshadow, but on its own, dry, it wasn’t the most blendable. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace La Jolla Shores (PiP, $5.25) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Sense of Doubt (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Woof (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- LORAC Onyx (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace My Person (PiP, $5.25) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Diva Lights (Define) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Midnight Curfew (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Nude Awakening #7 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop South Beach (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Nothing's Impossible (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Ingredients
DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, POLYETHYLENE, CERA CARNAUBA/COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX/CIRE DE CARNAUBA, C10-18 TRIGLYCERIDES, DIAMOND POWDER, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499)].
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I bought this! Glad to see it performed well. I’ve never tried CT eyeshadows, and the color story seemed very versatile for me, plus it had an olive shade! I’ve been enjoying it and the CT formula so far. Which is good news and bad news, bc now I am looking at her other palettes….
I really like the coloir story of this palette and pleased it rated well. As you have said Christine, if you own any of her past iteratioms, this may feel the same. And it does – I have The Rebel 2020 and the olive shades are exactly the same. I do like some of the softer peach shades – the second one, but when you own Smashbox’s Petal Metal and Naked 3, you are definitely covered there.
I find the names unwieldy, a bit like PMG’s – which can be downright confusing. All in all a good palette for those who don’t own any of her eye products.
I was thinking the same regarding the 2nd Rebel palette (not the original, which was totally different) – that the shadows I like best in this can be duped in that one and for a smaller price. I do like 1 or 2 shades on the far left – and I agree with you about the confuddling names – but they can be easily duped. I was at Sephora the other day and looked at the Rebel palette (the Sephora near me finally has a huge CT display) and nearly broke down to buy it but I know that the reviews on Sephora’s own site are sort of lukewarm about it and the 4th shade looked really, REALLY glittery (and I love shiny shadows) but I may yet go back and get it…perhaps in the VIB sale. Are you really pleased with that quad? If so, that’ll push me over the edge!
I think this palette looks beautiful! Love those bronzes and green. The price is definitely holding me back though.
While I most definitely feel that it is a lovely palette, actually quite gorgeous TBH, I doubt that it is something I “must have”. So why am I tempted? That’s just silly!
Eh, I’ll probably pick up that sweet little quad instead, provided it reviews well and is something that could show up decently on my winter skintone of NW30.
Not for me, this one. I have by far too many warm toned palettes. It looked less warm, I thought just looking at the palette itself, but warm it is.
I love the olive green, and found that I have a dupe, it’s far, far down the list, but at least I have one.
I think a lot of people will love this palette.
I do wonder if it’s a lot harder to make neutral to cool eyeshadows, most everything seems to be warmish.
It’s a lovely palette to look at but, price aside, we can all dupe the colors several times over with my Pat McGrath collection alone, at even better rated shades.
Having said that, I have just one quad from the brand and have never been inspired to pick up anything else except now. I really do love the autumnal take on pink and green. I’d pick it up at half price, when undoubtedly everything else goes on sale later in the season.