Coloured Raine Bolds & Brights Eyeshadows Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Bay Breeze
Coloured Raine Bay Breeze Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lime green with warm, golden sparkle over a metallic finish. The color payoff was fantastic, while the texture was dense, cream-like, and smooth. It applied evenly to the lid, and it remained blendable around the edges while still maintaining opaque, bright coverage. The color started to crease after eight and a half hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Fenty Beauty Mula-la (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Giorgio Armani #17 (P, $32.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Passionate Friend (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Cryptic (P, $6.00) is more muted (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Lime Time (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Tempest (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #19 (LE, ) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Booked (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Secret Keeper (LE, $19.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Give Me Glow Lemon Lime (P, $7.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.99/0.064 oz. - $109.22 Per Ounce
2022 Formula: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" and "blendable" with a "butterly smooth" feel.The majority of the matte eyeshadows were quite pigmented, while some of the shimmers were overly emollient, which resulted in sheerer and/or uneven coverage.
The matte eyeshadows have a bit of dryness to them, though they were pigmented and fairly blendable, but they tended to apply best over an eyeshadow primer, which ensured a better base for them to adhere to. The shimmer eyeshadows were best applied with fingertips or a flat, firm (and sometimes dampened) brush and pressed/patted into place, then lightly blended.
I did not love the two finishes paired together as the matte finish was thinner and more powdery compared to the thicker, denser shimmers, so the shimmers often "erased" the matte eyeshadows when blended out.
The formula was different than the brand's original single pan formula that they originally debuted with, and I preferred their original formula overall, though the new one is decent, just not as foolproof to work with.
Original formula review: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-lasting, and blendable" and come in a variety of finishes. Most their eyeshadows are semi-opaque to opaque with a smooth, blendable textures that are easy to use and apply well to bare skin. The shimmers are slightly dense and creamier to the touch compared to the mattes, which aren't thin but don't have the same amount of slip. They tend to wear between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Coloured Raine Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Aluminum powder, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: +/- Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Aluminum Oxide (CI 77000), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), FD&C Yellow No 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI77510), Ultramarines (CI 77007), FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Black No 2 (CI 77266), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
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.
Bay Breeze
DCDiscontinued. $6.99.
Blue Magic
Coloured Raine Blue Magic Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a bright, medium-dark blue with strong, cool undertones and a frosted sheen. It had rich, opaque color coverage that adhered beautifully to bare skin and blended out nicely without much effort, despite its creamier, denser texture. I noticed a little bit of creasing after eight and a half hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Coloured Raine Opulence (LE, $6.99) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Two Piece (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Electrick (364M) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME216 Electric Blue (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Into the Ocean (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarina Tarantino Violet Storm #3 (DC, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Viseart Neptune (GPV2 #19) (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Fired Sapphire (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Sapphire Dream (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
- Giorgio Armani Spring-Summer '17 (LE, $39.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.99/0.064 oz. - $109.22 Per Ounce
2022 Formula: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" and "blendable" with a "butterly smooth" feel.The majority of the matte eyeshadows were quite pigmented, while some of the shimmers were overly emollient, which resulted in sheerer and/or uneven coverage.
The matte eyeshadows have a bit of dryness to them, though they were pigmented and fairly blendable, but they tended to apply best over an eyeshadow primer, which ensured a better base for them to adhere to. The shimmer eyeshadows were best applied with fingertips or a flat, firm (and sometimes dampened) brush and pressed/patted into place, then lightly blended.
I did not love the two finishes paired together as the matte finish was thinner and more powdery compared to the thicker, denser shimmers, so the shimmers often "erased" the matte eyeshadows when blended out.
The formula was different than the brand's original single pan formula that they originally debuted with, and I preferred their original formula overall, though the new one is decent, just not as foolproof to work with.
Original formula review: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-lasting, and blendable" and come in a variety of finishes. Most their eyeshadows are semi-opaque to opaque with a smooth, blendable textures that are easy to use and apply well to bare skin. The shimmers are slightly dense and creamier to the touch compared to the mattes, which aren't thin but don't have the same amount of slip. They tend to wear between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Coloured Raine Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Aluminum powder, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: +/- Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Aluminum Oxide (CI 77000), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), FD&C Yellow No 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI77510), Ultramarines (CI 77007), FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Black No 2 (CI 77266), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
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.
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Blue Magic
DCDiscontinued. $6.99.
Fetish
Coloured Raine Fetish Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a medium-dark purple with warm, plummier undertones and a pearly sheen. The consistency was denser and stiffer to work with–the edges looked drier and uneven as I blended out the eyeshadow. It had good pigmentation, which was more buildable than it was intense right out of the gate. It wore well for eight hours on me before creasing.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Wham Bam (LE, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Dior Lilas Mitzah (176) (P, $29.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Crown Jewel (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Hysteric (P, $13.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Usbek (LE, $28.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Sovereign Rain (PiP, $6.25) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Morphe Royalty (LE, ) is more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Freakshow (LE, $19.00) is darker (85% similar).
- Viseart Amethyst #6 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Abigail (Deep) (PiP, $6.25) is less shimmery, more muted, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.99/0.064 oz. - $109.22 Per Ounce
2022 Formula: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" and "blendable" with a "butterly smooth" feel.The majority of the matte eyeshadows were quite pigmented, while some of the shimmers were overly emollient, which resulted in sheerer and/or uneven coverage.
The matte eyeshadows have a bit of dryness to them, though they were pigmented and fairly blendable, but they tended to apply best over an eyeshadow primer, which ensured a better base for them to adhere to. The shimmer eyeshadows were best applied with fingertips or a flat, firm (and sometimes dampened) brush and pressed/patted into place, then lightly blended.
I did not love the two finishes paired together as the matte finish was thinner and more powdery compared to the thicker, denser shimmers, so the shimmers often "erased" the matte eyeshadows when blended out.
The formula was different than the brand's original single pan formula that they originally debuted with, and I preferred their original formula overall, though the new one is decent, just not as foolproof to work with.
Original formula review: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-lasting, and blendable" and come in a variety of finishes. Most their eyeshadows are semi-opaque to opaque with a smooth, blendable textures that are easy to use and apply well to bare skin. The shimmers are slightly dense and creamier to the touch compared to the mattes, which aren't thin but don't have the same amount of slip. They tend to wear between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Coloured Raine Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Aluminum powder, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: +/- Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Aluminum Oxide (CI 77000), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), FD&C Yellow No 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI77510), Ultramarines (CI 77007), FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Black No 2 (CI 77266), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
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.
Fetish
DCDiscontinued. $6.99.
Forbidden
Coloured Raine Forbidden Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a deep green-teal with cooler shimmer and subtle, warm brown undertones. The color payoff was opaque, while the consistency was denser and cream-like but a little stiffer to work with. I used a flat, synthetic brush and had better luck applying and blending out the edges than I did with a regular, dome-shaped eyeshadow brush. It wore well for nine hours before creasing on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Estee Lauder Charred Emerald (LE, $45.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Too Faced Storm Cloud (LE, $16.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- The Estee Edit Wavy (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Grandeur (LE, $6.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Cleopatra (DC, $34.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Anastasia Throne (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Heartbreaker (DC, $25.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- bareMinerals Dazzle (PiP, ) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP Hocus Pocus (LE, $9.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chantecaille Lagoon (P, $34.00) is darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.99/0.064 oz. - $109.22 Per Ounce
2022 Formula: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" and "blendable" with a "butterly smooth" feel.The majority of the matte eyeshadows were quite pigmented, while some of the shimmers were overly emollient, which resulted in sheerer and/or uneven coverage.
The matte eyeshadows have a bit of dryness to them, though they were pigmented and fairly blendable, but they tended to apply best over an eyeshadow primer, which ensured a better base for them to adhere to. The shimmer eyeshadows were best applied with fingertips or a flat, firm (and sometimes dampened) brush and pressed/patted into place, then lightly blended.
I did not love the two finishes paired together as the matte finish was thinner and more powdery compared to the thicker, denser shimmers, so the shimmers often "erased" the matte eyeshadows when blended out.
The formula was different than the brand's original single pan formula that they originally debuted with, and I preferred their original formula overall, though the new one is decent, just not as foolproof to work with.
Original formula review: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-lasting, and blendable" and come in a variety of finishes. Most their eyeshadows are semi-opaque to opaque with a smooth, blendable textures that are easy to use and apply well to bare skin. The shimmers are slightly dense and creamier to the touch compared to the mattes, which aren't thin but don't have the same amount of slip. They tend to wear between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Coloured Raine Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Aluminum powder, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: +/- Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Aluminum Oxide (CI 77000), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), FD&C Yellow No 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI77510), Ultramarines (CI 77007), FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Black No 2 (CI 77266), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
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.
Forbidden
DCDiscontinued. $6.99.
Malibu
Coloured Raine Malibu Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a bright, medium bluish teal with cool undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The eyeshadow had good pigmentation with a cream-like, dense consistency that worked best with a flat, synthetic brush as it was much denser and thicker compared to the average powder eyeshadow. I found it fairly blendable on the lid, and if you’re used to working with this type of texture, it wasn’t any more work than the average, good eyeshadow, but it may take a couple of uses to figure out if you aren’t used to it. The color started to crease after eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Shaved Ice (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Catamaran (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Evil Genie (PiP, ) is darker, more muted (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Blitz Aquamarine (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Hello Kitty Kawaii (LE, ) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Virgin Island (P, $12.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Milani Teal the Truth (P, $6.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Inglot #413 (P, $7.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Milani Bella Teal (21) (P, $4.49) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Pegasus (P, $9.99) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.99/0.064 oz. - $109.22 Per Ounce
2022 Formula: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" and "blendable" with a "butterly smooth" feel.The majority of the matte eyeshadows were quite pigmented, while some of the shimmers were overly emollient, which resulted in sheerer and/or uneven coverage.
The matte eyeshadows have a bit of dryness to them, though they were pigmented and fairly blendable, but they tended to apply best over an eyeshadow primer, which ensured a better base for them to adhere to. The shimmer eyeshadows were best applied with fingertips or a flat, firm (and sometimes dampened) brush and pressed/patted into place, then lightly blended.
I did not love the two finishes paired together as the matte finish was thinner and more powdery compared to the thicker, denser shimmers, so the shimmers often "erased" the matte eyeshadows when blended out.
The formula was different than the brand's original single pan formula that they originally debuted with, and I preferred their original formula overall, though the new one is decent, just not as foolproof to work with.
Original formula review: The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented, long-lasting, and blendable" and come in a variety of finishes. Most their eyeshadows are semi-opaque to opaque with a smooth, blendable textures that are easy to use and apply well to bare skin. The shimmers are slightly dense and creamier to the touch compared to the mattes, which aren't thin but don't have the same amount of slip. They tend to wear between eight and nine hours on me.
Browse all of our Coloured Raine Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Aluminum powder, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin. May Contain: +/- Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Tin Oxide (CI 77861), Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77492), Aluminum Oxide (CI 77000), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), FD&C Yellow No 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI77510), Ultramarines (CI 77007), FD&C Red No. 40 Aluminum Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Black No 2 (CI 77266), FD&C Blue No. 1 Alum Lake (CI 42090:2), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288).
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.
So nice. Is there a purple on the planet that ever rates and A? That must be the hardest shade to get right. Even the best of the best seem to struggle with that color. 🙂
There are a few 🙂
Woah!!! These sure are richly pigmented and just stunning! I want whatever ones I don’t have dupes for yet.
The eye look you did using all the green-hued shades has an earthy, yet very modern look to it. It came together so beautifully!
Aw, thanks Nancy!
Bay Breeze is slaying my life so hard. It’s like Sugarpill Acidberry with a beautiful shine. I saw the swatches of the collection and thought “Oh, that Green one is cute!” but now I’m reading the review and the performance is really selling me! I may have to give their shadows a try!
Yes! The shimmer makes it more pigmented/easier to work with than some more satin/matte variations on it.
Wow, these look stunning!! Especially liking the purple
They’re very rich!
Color. Bring it on. Nice looks. Think I’m duped, buy yay for these. Suspect I’ve found my new MUG. Better look up what you said the pan size was, and plan out a z-ful. Marlena has some stiff competition from coloured raine.
The pan (by eye) seems comparable to MUG/MAC/UD pans!
What amazing shades – all totally beautiful and stunning. Just love Forbidden the best and your eye look is sensational.
Forbidden adds a lot of contrast!
Beautiful colors, especially Fetish, Forbidden and Malibu.
They are!
These are gorgeous but I’m glad I have dupes for all of them!
Phew 🙂 Money saved this time around!
They look awesome! I love how you’re giving a good lesser known brand exposure.
They were fun to play with!
I love that in the wake of so many lackluster products from the big brands really good indies and smaller brands are finally starting to get the attention they deserve! I know you’ve been championing them all along as have the other couple reviewers/bloggers I trust and it’s fantastic to see the spark catch fire. I think Coloured Raine has a big future!
Here’s hoping!
Woah Blue Magic, Forbidden, and Malibu are my favorites of this bunch. And they rated well plus I only have a dupe for Blue Magic. Since they’re permanent I’ll pick up the other 2 next year.
YAY!
These are so beautiful! I think I need to finally place an order with them!
They’re so intense!
These are really nice! Even the purple is good. 🙂
They are 😀