Guerlain Majestic Rose Ombres G Quad Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Majestic Rose (530)
Guerlain Majestic Rose (530) Ombres G Quad Eyeshadow Palette ($85.00 for 0.2 oz.) includes four shimmery eyeshadows that ranged from softer, satin to brighter, more sparkly and metallic finishes. The color story was warmer and pinker. Three of the four shades were very pigmented, while one was sheerer, but they were all blendable, sat well on bare skin, and lasted around eight hours on me before showing signs of wear.
Ingredients
Majestic Rose (530)
PPermanent. $85.00.
Majestic Rose #1
Majestic Rose #1 is a richer, medium brown with strong, warm orange undertones and a satin finish.
- Opaque coverage applied wet and dry
- Moderately-dense, firmer but not stiff, no powderiness
- Blendable, “melted” on skin for a smoother finish
- Long-wearing (8 hours of wear on average)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop My Way (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Viseart Marais (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede (Nordstrom) #3 (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
- ColourPop Charmed Life (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Bronze (P, $28.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Danae (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Surratt Beauty Cuivre (P, $20.00).
- NARS Calendar Girl (LE, $19.00).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have "intense pigments for long-lasting color" across four finishes: "intense satin," "deep matte," luminous metallic," and "radiant pearl." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented applied dry, but it seemed, by texture and look of the pan, to be a wet/dry formula to me, so I tried them damp as well. I didn't feel like using them dampened was necessary except for a few of the "radiant pearl" finish shades, which had more shimmer/sparkle.
The "deep matte" finish tended to have a firmer and more cream-like feel, so using a denser brush to pick up to apply and diffuse color was best, while the other finishes were more moderately-dense--firm but not stiff--and blended out well as they "melted" on my skin. The eyeshadows lasted around eight hours on me before showing signs of fading with a few getting closer to nine hours of wear.
Browse all of our Guerlain Ombres G Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tocopherol, [+/- Ci 77491, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)].
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.
Majestic Rose #1
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Majestic Rose #2
Majestic Rose #2 is a deep, reddish-berry with subtle, cool undertones and a satin finish.
- Opaque coverage applied wet and dry
- Moderately-dense but had a more emollient, almost cream-like feel
- Blendable, “melted” on skin for a smoother finish
- Long-wearing (8 hours of wear on average)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Ms. Brightside (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Chanel Noir Supreme #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Maria (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Full Power (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Sangre (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Please Me (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Obituary (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Commitment (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Rose Nocturne (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Velvet One (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have "intense pigments for long-lasting color" across four finishes: "intense satin," "deep matte," luminous metallic," and "radiant pearl." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented applied dry, but it seemed, by texture and look of the pan, to be a wet/dry formula to me, so I tried them damp as well. I didn't feel like using them dampened was necessary except for a few of the "radiant pearl" finish shades, which had more shimmer/sparkle.
The "deep matte" finish tended to have a firmer and more cream-like feel, so using a denser brush to pick up to apply and diffuse color was best, while the other finishes were more moderately-dense--firm but not stiff--and blended out well as they "melted" on my skin. The eyeshadows lasted around eight hours on me before showing signs of fading with a few getting closer to nine hours of wear.
Browse all of our Guerlain Ombres G Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tocopherol, [+/- Ci 77491, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)].
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.
Majestic Rose #2
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Majestic Rose #3
Majestic Rose #3 is a light pink with warmer undertones and a sparkling sheen with a mix of gold pink and micro-sparkle.
- Medium coverage applied dry, mostly opaque applied damp
- Moderately-dense, firmer but not stiff, no powderiness
- Blendable, “melted” on skin for a smoother finish
- Long-wearing (8 hours of wear on average)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Glacage (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede (Nordstrom) #1 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Tweet Me (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Atomic (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Chanel Quartz Rose (26) (P, $36.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- NARS Last Party (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, darker (80% similar).
- Viseart Tourmaline (PiP, ).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to have "intense pigments for long-lasting color" across four finishes: "intense satin," "deep matte," luminous metallic," and "radiant pearl." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented applied dry, but it seemed, by texture and look of the pan, to be a wet/dry formula to me, so I tried them damp as well. I didn't feel like using them dampened was necessary except for a few of the "radiant pearl" finish shades, which had more shimmer/sparkle.
The "deep matte" finish tended to have a firmer and more cream-like feel, so using a denser brush to pick up to apply and diffuse color was best, while the other finishes were more moderately-dense--firm but not stiff--and blended out well as they "melted" on my skin. The eyeshadows lasted around eight hours on me before showing signs of fading with a few getting closer to nine hours of wear.
Browse all of our Guerlain Ombres G Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tocopherol, [+/- Ci 77491, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)].
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.
Majestic Rose #3
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Majestic Rose #4
Majestic Rose #4 is a brighter, medium pink with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen.
- Opaque coverage applied wet and dry
- Moderately-dense, firmer but not stiff, no powderiness
- Blendable, “melted” on skin for a smoother finish
- Long-wearing (8 hours of wear on average)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Pink of Me (DC, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever I808 English Pink (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Peach (New Nudes) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #21 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Capital of Light #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Sugar Shade #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Ballet (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Roy G Biv (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- YSL Paris #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Sweet Dreams (LE, $8.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to have "intense pigments for long-lasting color" across four finishes: "intense satin," "deep matte," luminous metallic," and "radiant pearl." The majority of the shades were quite pigmented applied dry, but it seemed, by texture and look of the pan, to be a wet/dry formula to me, so I tried them damp as well. I didn't feel like using them dampened was necessary except for a few of the "radiant pearl" finish shades, which had more shimmer/sparkle.
The "deep matte" finish tended to have a firmer and more cream-like feel, so using a denser brush to pick up to apply and diffuse color was best, while the other finishes were more moderately-dense--firm but not stiff--and blended out well as they "melted" on my skin. The eyeshadows lasted around eight hours on me before showing signs of fading with a few getting closer to nine hours of wear.
Browse all of our Guerlain Ombres G Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Glycerin, Polysorbate 80, Squalane, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Camellia Japonica Seed Oil, Chondrus Crispus Extract, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Xanthan Gum, Tin Oxide, Dicalcium Phosphate, Tocopherol, [+/- Ci 77491, Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77891 (Titanium Dioxide)].
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.
Not bad in the performance and pigmentation departments! As for the color scheme, I’m not as sold on needing it. Not with my having enough similar shades in ND Retro Midi and several other rosy palettes. However; I really do love it!
I’m certainly enjoying watching Guerlain slaughter Tom Ford in the great Quad Wars.
The turn in the battle. TF had a long run, but a distaff army, all but forgotten, lays a siege. Who knows who will win the crown? It’s almost like the succession of English kings. Total non-history person here, so the parallel must be pretty obvious. And it IS interesting.
What is it with all the orange tones? Yesterday Dior, today Guerlain. The orangey shade does not work really well with all of those pink hues. Maybe a lavendar shade, or an antique gold, or soft silver would have worked really well. At least the quad rated well.
Outrageous price for something I wouldn’t buy at even half the price because of the colours. Oddly, Sephora in Canada no longer seems to carry any Guerlain eyeshadows or quads (except for some eyeshadow pencils) and I think even The Bay doesn’t have their shadow quads any longer (at least not online….I was curious to see what the price for this thing would be in Canada).
I was tempted by this quad, found it on saks (through borderfree)… price tag over $100 cad.. took a pass!!
All the more reason I’m glad that I’m not even remotely tempted! I imagine you’ll be able to dupe the 4 shades in this and save yourself a bundle.
I like it, but I def do not need this colour story.
Call me crazy, but would this make a great full face palette? #4 as a blush, #3 to highlight, #1 just might work as a bronzer or contour for some, plus a golden-plum eye look. This color story isn’t new, but it might actually make a great travel palette.
Beautiful quad. I’m def intrigued by these Guerlain quads!