Clionadh Chandelier & Ripple Glitter Multichrome Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Chandelier

Clionadh Chandelier Glitter Multichrome Eyeshadow ($7.50 for 0.05 oz.) has a sheerer, more translucent base packed with smaller sparkle and shimmer that shifted from peach to lavender to minty green. Per the brand, it has a “sheer mustard yellow base with small glitter particles that shift from turquoise-indigo-violet-pink.” I sort of saw this, but everything ran a little more pastel-like to my eye, which may have been that “sheer mustard yellow base” kind of interacting with it.

The texture was smooth, more emollient and thin, but it had good adhesion and glide, so despite being a more sparkly finish, the majority of it applied to skin and didn’t result in fallout. It had a sheerer base, as described, which was more or less apparent depending on the lighting and angle it was viewed. It wore well for eight hours before fading a bit on me.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Formula Overview

$10.00/0.05 oz. - $200.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to "apply relatively easy to the lid when patted on with a finger," but for "maximum longevity and intensity, apply over a set primer" or a "tacky base" for "larger-particle glitters." The brand goes on to stay that this formula can be applied with "your finger or a shader brush sprayed with setting spray" and then patted onto the lid. They also warn not to "dig" one's brush as they are "more delicate" in texture.

The base pigmentation varied from shade to shade, and the brand uses different particle sizes throughout the range, so some are finer and more pigmented and others may be more sparkly with a sheerer base. Keep in mind, the base being sheerer doesn't equate to a sheerer end product; the actual eyeshadows often appeared mostly opaque to opaque due to how packed they are with shimmer/sparkle--but it depended on the angle.

They end up being a bit more like traditional eyeshadow, since the bases have various colors (not black or transparent) with multichromatic shifts that varied from more intense to subtler. I felt like they were "easier" to use than the Jewelled Multichromes, especially if you're someone who uses more than a few shades at a time, though they have less of a high-shine finish and more of a twinkling/sparkling finish.

The texture was more loosely-pressed--definitely "delicate" as indicated by the brand--and worked best by patting or pressing onto the lid with a fingertip or a wet brush. They're still quite usable with a dry brush but definitely use a denser brush and a gentle pressing motion to pick up product. The texture itself was very soft, almost silky, and finely-milled; for has twinkling as the finish was, Clionadh's idea of "glitter" is more like fine sparkle.

The big difference with this formula is that the sheerer base makes them easier to sheer out for an all-over wash of color on the lid or diffused on the brow bone, but they can also be pressed into place without heavy blending for an intense, spotlight effect.

While setting spray or glitter glue would help to maximize longevity (by minimizing fallout over time), there was only light some fallout over time when pressed onto the lid with a fingertip and slight fallout applied with a dampened brush (wet with water) over eight to nine hours. The sparkles were finer and had better adhesion to bare skin, so the formula didn't need the most intense solution to minimize fallout in my experience.

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Ingredients

+/- Titanium Dioxide, +/- Mica, +/- Synthetic Fluorohlogopite, Dimethicone, +/- Silicon dioxide, +/- Tin Dioxide, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, +/-Silica, +/- Iron Oxide, +/- Kaolin Clay, +/- Magnesium Stearate, +/-Ferric Oxide, +/- Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, +/- Ferric Ferrocyanide, +/- Bismuth Oxychloride, +/- Red 40, +/- Blue 1, +/- Aluminum Oxide, +/- Ultramarines, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol.

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Chandelier

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8.5

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92%

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Ripple

Clionadh Ripple Glitter Multichrome Eyeshadow ($7.50 for 0.05 oz.) has a minty green base packed full of sparkle that shifted from warmer, aqua-green to aqua to cooler lavender. Per the brand, it has a “sheer aqua base with large glitter particles that shift from turquoise-indigo-violet.” I did see the three shifts readily while worn, though it can look fairly greenish straight-on.

The consistency was soft, more loosely-pressed into the pan, but it had good slip, which helped the product adhere evenly to bare skin and prevented the majority of fallout. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation (though the base itself was sheerer, as described) that applied best with a fingertip or a dampened brush, which helped the product apply evenly as a layer (in thickness and in coverage). It stayed on well for eight hours before showing signs of wear.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).