Clionadh Crown Glass & Lunette Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Crown Glass
Clionadh Crown Glass Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a blackened base with a multichrome finish that shifted between navy blue, purplish-blue, brighter purple, and red. Per the brand, the shade shifts between “teal-indigo-pink-red-gold.” It had a very high-shine, reflective metallic finish.
I was just barely able to detect a bit of gold–more like pink-peach–at the very, very edge of arm swatches at certain angles but less so in person. The shift on the eyes, in person, was still quite distinctive and was visually shifting from navy blue-violet-warmer purple (lower light) to more like a greenish-teal to blue to red (brighter light).
It was richly pigmented with a smooth, more cream-powder feel that was dense without being too thick or too heavy, so it picked up well with a brush and deposited even coverage to bare skin. I also didn’t have issues working with it using other eyeshadows (like thinner mattes). The eyeshadow lasted well for eight and a half hours before creasing faintly on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- JD Glow Umm (P, $15.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Clionadh Oxidize (P, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Cosmic Rocks (LE, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Clionadh Rosette Lite (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Payload (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, less pigmented (90% similar).
- Clionadh Spire Lite (P, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Clionadh Oculus (P, $19.00) is warmer (85% similar).
- Danessa Myricks Adore U (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (85% similar).
- Clionadh Rosette (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Terra Moons Multiverse (P, $8.50) is brighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula was described as "finely milled, ultra rich pigments" that have a "black base and intense colour shifting reflects" with the "end result [being] a saturated, vibrantly shifting shadow."
For those new to Multichromes, the brand has a nice application guide that walks customers through application. The big takeaway is with black-based Multichromes, less is more when it comes to blending as the more one blends, the more the base comes through and the shifting shimmer disappears. They can be used wet or dry, with a dry or wet brush, or with fingertips in "patting motions instead of swiping."
Clionadh's formula worked well with an assortment of brushes--flat shader brushes, fluffier shader brushes, narrow and larger pencil brushes, and even fluffier crease brushes. I liked using a small, lightly rounded crease brush to apply and diffuse product in my crease to buff out the edge for a blacker base to come through, which I found helped to blend the Multichrome shade with any transition/crease shade I might have used. A flatter, but not firm, shader brush worked well to deposit color all over the lid, especially on smaller areas, but fingertip application yielded the most intense, shiniest finish along with deeper color.
Multichromes are, in a way, the equivalent of applying three or four or five shades on an area at a given time, so for someone who likes the effect of more than one shade on the lid but may not feel as confident about blending... a multichrome gives some of that end result with less effort. It also does it in a reverse way, too, as they often shift slightly different from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, and bottom to top.
The consistency was smooth to the touch, dense and slightly thicker with a creamy, lightly emollient feel. A few shades felt more cream-like than powder-like, but most felt like a richer, creamier metallic by touch. The brand recommended applying the eyeshadows first as "there may be some fallout," though it seemed minor in my experience--the creamier consistency made the eyeshadow adhere readily to bare skin (or over primer).
I found them easier to use than expected, as I didn't feel like they had to be used with a wet brush or a fingertip to get opaque, even coverage, and they were blendable along the edges. The black base does make it harder to wear along the lower lash line without getting a noticeable shadow where the edge gets diffused, and the same was true around the inner tearduct (the brand's Iridescent Multichromes are better for these areas as they have a transparent base).
They had a tendency to crease faintly on me after eight to nine hours of wear without primer and more reliably between 10 and 12 hours over an eyeshadow primer. The shift became a bit more faded after seven to eight hours compared to the initial application over bare skin and around 10 hours over primer.
The brand recommended applying this formula over a "dried-down primer," which is actually unusual to see for an eyeshadow formula, so since most of the formulas I test don't require primer for testing, I tested all shades both ways so that they can be more readily compared to other formulas on the market.
Browse all of our Clionadh Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow swatches.
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.
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.
Look Using this Product
Crown Glass
PPermanent. $19.00.
Lunette
Clionadh Lunette Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a blackened base with a multichrome finish that shifted between brighter, navy blue (just slightly cool-toned) to cobalt blue to bluish-purple to slightly pinker (warmer) purple. Per the brand, the shade shifts between “blue-indigo-violet-pink.”
I felt like I did see all of those shifts both swatched and on the eye, though I think the width of the gradient is narrower so the effect isn’t as dramatic–because there was less contrast–compared to some of the other Multichrome shades. In some ways, that made this shade particularly easy to use as it looked bluer or purpler, depending on the light and angle, so both variations worked well with an assortment of crease colors (which hasn’t always been the case!).
The texture was smooth, creamy, and dense without being too thick or too firmly-pressed into the pan. The eyeshadow had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which adhered well to bare skin with pressing and patting it into place. It stayed on well for nine hours before creasing slightly on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clionadh Rosette Lite (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Clionadh Spire Lite (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Fortune Teller (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Morpho (P, $12.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
- Moira Zora (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
- Clionadh Spire (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Clionadh Crown Glass (P, $19.00) is lighter, brighter, cooler (80% similar).
- Danessa Myricks Adore U (P, $26.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Clionadh Rosette (P, $19.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Kaleidos Night of Creation (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce
The formula was described as "finely milled, ultra rich pigments" that have a "black base and intense colour shifting reflects" with the "end result [being] a saturated, vibrantly shifting shadow."
For those new to Multichromes, the brand has a nice application guide that walks customers through application. The big takeaway is with black-based Multichromes, less is more when it comes to blending as the more one blends, the more the base comes through and the shifting shimmer disappears. They can be used wet or dry, with a dry or wet brush, or with fingertips in "patting motions instead of swiping."
Clionadh's formula worked well with an assortment of brushes--flat shader brushes, fluffier shader brushes, narrow and larger pencil brushes, and even fluffier crease brushes. I liked using a small, lightly rounded crease brush to apply and diffuse product in my crease to buff out the edge for a blacker base to come through, which I found helped to blend the Multichrome shade with any transition/crease shade I might have used. A flatter, but not firm, shader brush worked well to deposit color all over the lid, especially on smaller areas, but fingertip application yielded the most intense, shiniest finish along with deeper color.
Multichromes are, in a way, the equivalent of applying three or four or five shades on an area at a given time, so for someone who likes the effect of more than one shade on the lid but may not feel as confident about blending... a multichrome gives some of that end result with less effort. It also does it in a reverse way, too, as they often shift slightly different from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, and bottom to top.
The consistency was smooth to the touch, dense and slightly thicker with a creamy, lightly emollient feel. A few shades felt more cream-like than powder-like, but most felt like a richer, creamier metallic by touch. The brand recommended applying the eyeshadows first as "there may be some fallout," though it seemed minor in my experience--the creamier consistency made the eyeshadow adhere readily to bare skin (or over primer).
I found them easier to use than expected, as I didn't feel like they had to be used with a wet brush or a fingertip to get opaque, even coverage, and they were blendable along the edges. The black base does make it harder to wear along the lower lash line without getting a noticeable shadow where the edge gets diffused, and the same was true around the inner tearduct (the brand's Iridescent Multichromes are better for these areas as they have a transparent base).
They had a tendency to crease faintly on me after eight to nine hours of wear without primer and more reliably between 10 and 12 hours over an eyeshadow primer. The shift became a bit more faded after seven to eight hours compared to the initial application over bare skin and around 10 hours over primer.
The brand recommended applying this formula over a "dried-down primer," which is actually unusual to see for an eyeshadow formula, so since most of the formulas I test don't require primer for testing, I tested all shades both ways so that they can be more readily compared to other formulas on the market.
Browse all of our Clionadh Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow swatches.
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.
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.
Holy freaking crap these are so GORGEOUS!!
Wow, there are amazing! I love the quad pictures you’re posting so you can really see the shift.
Each swatch of these is more beautiful than the last. I wish they came in palette form! I suppose DIY-ing it would be quite easy….
They do sell sets of the multichromes 🙂 There is a make your own option as well as some pre chosen color stories (quads, six pan, full set, etc). You’d have to have your own magnetic palette or get theirs, but it is possible to get them in sets and save a little bit of $. I find that they are still too expensive for me so I just get a shade here or there and put the singles in my magnetic palettes with different brands.
Can I just smear these all over my body and come a jeweled multichrome queen?
Lol
There’s not enough lid space on my body for these
Interesting twists on navy blue! I know that I would personally have an easier time using Lunette on my hooded lids than Crown Glass, though.
I have hooded eyes and trust me with your favorite primer you’ll get colors to come through. I applied these a little higher than normal on my lids, so they double for lids and crease. It looked like I had three different eye shadow colors on.
These are totally wowing all of us. The idea that these leave SG and Fyrrinae so far in the dust is so hard to believe!
Christine, just wondering how you think these compre with the Pat McGrath duo/trichrome shades?
I’m not sure what you mean – like compare in what way?
I suppose which you like more overall. I suppose I’m trying to decide whether to get some of these but I’ve already got some duochromes in my collection, including Pat and ND..
They’re all good! I think it depends more on what you’re actually after in terms of color or if you want something more metallic vs. more sparkly. I haven’t tried that many of Clionadh’s duochromes, but they have significantly more multichromes compared to PMG (which only has one and ND doesn’t have any). I think PMG’s VR Sextraterrestrial is a good representation of what a multichrome can/should be, and if you are looking for more like that, then Clionadh is certainly famous for those in particular!
Oh ok sure, I guess if you want >2 chrome then clionadh is the way to go.
To be 20 again! These glitter formulas tend to be tough to work with on my textured lids, with some rare exceptions (VR fire opal) and I usually foil them or put down UD glitter base first and hope for the best.
Maybe I’ll wait until they come back in stock to order. Maybe they’ll make a palette that’s slightly more affordable. Or maybe I’ll just live vicariously through your incredible eye looks and everyone else gushing on about how great these are ??♀️
Clionadh’s Jewelled Multichromes are definitely more metallic (smoother) than very sparkly 🙂
Too Faced glitter glue (not UD).. I’ve had this for years and never used it. Broke it our for a VR fire opal moment and it is shockingly great.
It works with glitter, metallic, and shimmer textures.
I’m in love! These kind of blurple multichromes always get me.
These are sooo exciting! And judging by ingredients, it looks like I CAN try this brand!
these are some of the most beautiful eyeshadows I have truly ever seen!
Wow – how lux are these? Beautiful blue shades – these are just stunning and so is your eye looks Christine!
wish they were cheaper..
They sure have the recipe down for these eyeshadows and you know how to wear them Christine. I will be experimenting when my shipment arrives in September.
OK this decides the matter, Crown Glass and Forge will be coming to me!
The shot of Crown Glass where the red shimmer peeks from the deep blue makes me think of rubies in the ocean. Stunning.
It’s…………………………….stunning!
Sweet damn I think I finally found an eyeshadow I am more obsessed with and instinctively drawn to than PM’s Smoked Amethyst. I think I need to make Crown Glass mine.
Crown Glass is probably the most beautiful eye shadow I’ve ever seen. Yes, it has to be. Gorgeous and I must have it, I must. Feeling a bit Gollum-y, My eye shadow, mine, my precious! 🙂