Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches

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Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)
Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill)

Grey Haze

Estee Lauder Grey Haze Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow Quad (Refill) ($44.00 for 0.21 oz.) includes one very sparkly shade (lots of fallout, quite dry), two shimmers (that were disappointing to apply), and a darker matte hue (the best of a bad bunch). It’s probably clear at this point that these quads, including this color story, were a miss.

Ingredients

Talc, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Dimethicone, Silica, Nylon-12, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Zinc Stearate, Polymethyl Methacrylate, WaterAquaEau, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Carmine (Ci 75470), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140)] Rds Product Name: Power Surge Eye Shadow Satin Division: El (Estée Lauder)Ingredients: Talc, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Zinc Stearate, Nylon-12, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Alumina, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Tin Oxide, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510)] Rds Product Name: Power Surge Eye Shadow Sparkle Division: El (Estée Lauder)Ingredients: Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Talc, Diisostearyl Malate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Hydroxystearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter) Unsaponifiables, Soybean Glycerides, Caprylyl Glycol, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate, Silica, Tin Oxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Tetrasodium Edta, Chlorphenesin, Potassium Sorbate, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Carmine (Ci 75470), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Copper Powder (Ci 77400), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Chromium Oxide Greens (Ci 77288), Chromium Hydroxide Green (Ci 77289), Bismuth Oxychloride (Ci 77163), Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Bronze Powder (Ci 77400), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Blue 1 Lake (Ci 42090)]

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Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #1 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow

Grey Haze #1

Grey Haze #1 is a bright, sparkling white with cool undertones.

  • Semi-opaque coverage
  • Drier, chunky, powdery
  • Applied somewhat unevenly, prone to fallout
  • Shorter-wearing (6 hours before fading)

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

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Formula Overview

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The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" with "stay-true color" that won't smudge, crease, or settle into fine lines and doesn't "flake or dust onto face." The quality of the more matte shades was typically higher than the shimmer shades, but all of the finishes seeme to be particularly short-wearing and made it seem like my lids "ate" the eyeshadows quite quickly.

Some of the shimmers were drier and thinner, which resulted in uneven application and some fallout, particularly with the more sparkly shades. The matte eyeshadows were more pigmented and smoother on average but still were on the thinner side with slight to moderate powderiness, which resulted in light fallout and/or the color sheering out too readily on bare skin.

Browse all of our Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow swatches.

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Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #2 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow

Grey Haze #2

Grey Haze #2 is a light, rosy mauve with cooler undertones and a pearly sheen.

  • Mostly opaque coverage
  • Thin, somewhat powdery
  • Applied somewhat unevenly, prone to fallout
  • Shorter-wearing (6 hours before fading)

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

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Formula Overview

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The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" with "stay-true color" that won't smudge, crease, or settle into fine lines and doesn't "flake or dust onto face." The quality of the more matte shades was typically higher than the shimmer shades, but all of the finishes seeme to be particularly short-wearing and made it seem like my lids "ate" the eyeshadows quite quickly.

Some of the shimmers were drier and thinner, which resulted in uneven application and some fallout, particularly with the more sparkly shades. The matte eyeshadows were more pigmented and smoother on average but still were on the thinner side with slight to moderate powderiness, which resulted in light fallout and/or the color sheering out too readily on bare skin.

Browse all of our Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow swatches.

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Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #3 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow

Grey Haze #3

Grey Haze #3 is a dark, taupe-brown with a subtle, warmer undertone and cooler overtone paired with a frosted sheen.

  • Semi-opaque coverage
  • Drier, more loosely-pressed, somewhat powdery
  • Applied somewhat unevenly, prone to fallout
  • Shorter-wearing (6 hours before fading)

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

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Formula Overview

-

The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" with "stay-true color" that won't smudge, crease, or settle into fine lines and doesn't "flake or dust onto face." The quality of the more matte shades was typically higher than the shimmer shades, but all of the finishes seeme to be particularly short-wearing and made it seem like my lids "ate" the eyeshadows quite quickly.

Some of the shimmers were drier and thinner, which resulted in uneven application and some fallout, particularly with the more sparkly shades. The matte eyeshadows were more pigmented and smoother on average but still were on the thinner side with slight to moderate powderiness, which resulted in light fallout and/or the color sheering out too readily on bare skin.

Browse all of our Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow swatches.

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Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow
Estee Lauder Grey Haze #4 Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow

Grey Haze #4

Grey Haze #4 is a very dark, slightly faded, gray-taupe with cool undertones and a matte finish.

  • Mostly opaque coverage
  • Finely-milled but moderately powdery
  • Prone to sheering out
  • Best applied over tacky primer
  • Prone to fading (6 hours of wear)

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

Top Dupes

These are the dupes the editor has pulled but not yet rated and officially entered.

Formula Overview

-

The formula is supposed to be "highly pigmented" with "stay-true color" that won't smudge, crease, or settle into fine lines and doesn't "flake or dust onto face." The quality of the more matte shades was typically higher than the shimmer shades, but all of the finishes seeme to be particularly short-wearing and made it seem like my lids "ate" the eyeshadows quite quickly.

Some of the shimmers were drier and thinner, which resulted in uneven application and some fallout, particularly with the more sparkly shades. The matte eyeshadows were more pigmented and smoother on average but still were on the thinner side with slight to moderate powderiness, which resulted in light fallout and/or the color sheering out too readily on bare skin.

Browse all of our Estee Lauder Pure Color Envy Luxe Eyeshadow swatches.

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Nancy T Avatar

Well, this sure is a strange fish, as it swatches really nicely, yet fails to deliver when applied to the lids!
Since I do have enough dupes for this quad, I’m not feeling too letdown. Just hope that more consumers who are eyeing this quad (and it would seem, any of EL’s quads) would look up reviews on this before shelling out $’s on it!

Jane Avatar

Felt the same way when I saw the swatches. Since I have the ND Glam and quite a few cool singles, like you, I can dupe. This would never even have been a selection for me, since I don’t care much for quads (and particularly at such prices).

Genevieve Avatar

Estee Lauder’s eyeshadows are duds – the only good one was the original Victoria Beckham X EL palette from a few years ago – that was fabulous. But since then they have all been epic fails.
Even CP, SG, Terra Moons etc do a lot better at a fraction of the cost.

Mariella Avatar

Actually, the Estee Edit line (very short lived) had a fantastic pair of palettes sold together called Gritty and Glow. Thinking about them has sort of reminded me that I should pull them out to use them, though they are a bit more autumn/winter shades. The shadows rivalled the Victoria Beckham X Estee Lauder shadows in colour and quality but were far less in the stratosphere price-wise and were actually not difficult to get (the Beckham ones were either sold out or totally unavailable when I went to look for them).

Mariella Avatar

Here (in Canada) it was only at Sephora and I’m so glad I grabbed it when I could. That whole line was not around for very long. I can’t understand launching a whole line like that and then shutting it down within a year or so.

kjh Avatar

Did EL steal UD’s playbook? Oh, guess not. These are worse. I love the story as well, but at least have a dupe for my favorite shade. This is the quintessential example of not relying on swatches.

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