Huda Beauty Nude Medium Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Nude Medium
Huda Beauty Nude Medium Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, neutral palette designed to be particularly flattering on medium skin tones. It includes five matte eyeshadows and four shimmery eyeshadows, and they’re housed in a slim, travel-friendly compact.
Most of the shades performed well, but a couple of the mattes were a little powdery and had to be built up (or used over an eyeshadow primer) to retain their pigmentation and intensity. One shimmer (#9) felt a bit too firmly packed into the pan, so it needed more effort to transfer onto my lid.
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Nude Medium
PPermanent. $29.00.
Nude Medium #1
Nude Medium #1 is a rich, orange-brown with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It was lightly powdery and had a touch of fallout during application. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, but it had a tendency to sheer out to more semi-opaque as soon as I worked with it, so I had to build it back up to get full coverage out of it. The color wore nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably on me.
Top Dupes
- NABLA Cosmetics Paprika (P, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Devious (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tarte Warmth (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Open (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Escape (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Belle de Peche #2 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia B3 (Norvina Vol. 4) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Anastasia Papaya (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- MAC Get Closer (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Mugged Off (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Nylon-12, OctyldodecylStearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isononyl Isononanoate,Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, CaprylylGlycol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499).
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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Nude Medium #1
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #2
Nude Medium #2 is a rich, light-medium copper with strong, warm undertones and a metallic finish. The consistency was soft, lightly creamy and yielding, so it picked up well with a dry brush and deposited color evenly and smoothly across my lid. It had rich color payoff that stayed on well for eight and a half hours before creasing slightly.
Top Dupes
- Chanel Ombres de Lune #3 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tarte Park Ave Princess (P, $22.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cinnamon Sugar (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Bohemian (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Lauren (P, $27.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Muze (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Rust (249M) (LE, $29.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Jingle Ball Bronze (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay HBIC (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Cindi (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate,Phenyl Trimethicone, Talc, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Zinc Stearate, EthylhexylPalmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Titanium Dioxide (Ci77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140).
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Nude Medium #2
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #3
Nude Medium #3 is a medium-dark copper with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had a soft, lightly dusty consistency, which was present in the pan but not in application; it applied evenly and blended out well without the opaque coverage sheering out too readily. It lasted well for eight hours on me before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Whatevs (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Peach Tea (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Saunter (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Tarte No Fox Given (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics 1 Upper (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Happy Eyes Smoke (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Tuff (438CM) (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Smashbox In the Mood (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Chaser (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Harvest (P, $5.25) is darker (95% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Nylon-12,Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene,Isononyl Isononanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035).
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Nude Medium #3
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #4
Nude Medium #4 is a medium, orange-leaning coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had a soft, velvety consistency that was slightly powdery in the pan, but the color applied well to bare skin without fallout or sheering out too easily. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single pass and could be built up to full coverage with less than half of a layer. The eyeshadow wore well for eight hours before fading visibly on me.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Blair (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sephora Tiger (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Easy Smokey Day (Smoke) (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Wait for It (P, $4.50) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Enchanted (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Strawberry Milk (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Haus Labs Blush Matte (P, $24.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk #2 (LE, ) is more muted, cooler (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Palace (PiP, $5.25) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Just Peachy (LE, $5.25) is lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Nylon-12,Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene,Isononyl Isononanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035).
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.
Nude Medium #4
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #5
Nude Medium #5 is a bright, medium copper with warm, orange undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich pigmentation with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that wasn’t too thick or too firmly-pressed into the pan. I had no trouble applying the eyeshadow to bare skin and blending out the edges. It stayed on nicely for eight hours on me before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #27 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Bronze Foil (437M) (PiP, $29.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Muze (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Touch in Sol Golden Tangerine (3) (P, $18.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Do It (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Linda Hallberg Cosmetics Gamma (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bold (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Breadwinner (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Campfire Girl (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Magnolia (143K) (DC, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Mica,Phenyl Trimethicone, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Talc, Zinc Stearate, EthylhexylPalmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Tin Oxide, Ethylhexylglycerin, Titanium Dioxide (Ci77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491).
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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Nude Medium #5
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #6
Nude Medium #6 is a deeper, reddish-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was soft, silky, and blendable without being too powdery nor too firmly-pressed in the pan. The eyeshadow had nearly opaque color coverage that applied evenly to bare skin. It lasted well for eight hours on me before I noticed signs of fading.
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Chocolate Raspberry Fudge (P, $5.25) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Rock Sugar (PiP, $4.50) is brighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Swept Up (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Give Me Glow Velvet Petals (PiP, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Oud (PiP, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Solomon (P, $5.25) is lighter (95% similar).
- Milani Heat is On (PiP, $5.99) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Russet (435CM) (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Matte Brick (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Pasha (219CM) (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Nylon-12,Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene,Isononyl Isononanoate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035).
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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Nude Medium #6
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #7
Nude Medium #7 is a brighter, light-medium reddish-copper with soft, warm undertones and flecks of pink and gold sparkle. It had excellent pigmentation that adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges without the color losing its intensity. The consistency was a bit more firmly-pressed in the pan compared to the other shimmers, but it softened and became more yielding after one use. It wore nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably on me.
Top Dupes
- MAC DM Me (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Life on Mars (LE, $25.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- ColourPop My Prince (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Bucolic Baby (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Thank U, Next (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Confiture (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Midnight Stunner (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop TTYN (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Icon Day Eyes #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dream Eyes (Prime) (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
Ingredients
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Mica, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Talc, Zinc Stearate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Carmine (Ci 75470).
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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Nude Medium #7
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #8
Nude Medium #8 is a dusty, darker coral with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was moderately powdery and had some fallout during application if I wasn’t careful to use less and tap off the excess. The pigmentation was closer to opaque, so long as one didn’t touch it after initial placement, but it had a tendency to sheer out so it worked better applied in more gradual layers. The color stayed on well for seven and a half hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Fenty Beauty Quicksand (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Enchanted (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Easy Smokey Day (Smoke) (LE, ) is lighter, brighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Pumpkin Pie (LE, $5.25) is darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Love Eyes (Smoke) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Happy Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Soft and Sweet (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Blair (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Zoeva MT070 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Perky (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, brighter (85% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Nylon-12, Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Isononyl Isononanoate,Silica, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylyl Glycol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Carmine (Ci 75470), Red 40 Lake (Ci 16035).
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.
Nude Medium #8
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Nude Medium #9
Nude Medium #9 is a medium, plummy bronze with warm undertones and a metallic finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color coverage that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges. The texture was smooth, lightly emollient to the touch but was a bit firmly-pressed into the pan so I had to use a heavier hand with this shade. It lasted well for eight hours on me before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Maze (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia Rose Gold (Norvina) (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Star Violet (P, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Sand Haze #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Kaja Sparkling Frose (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #10 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Sugar Plum (I Want Kandee) (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Ripe (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Posh (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Is This Love (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Mica, Silica, Phenyl Trimethicone, Talc, Tridecyl Trimellitate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate,Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, TitaniumDioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510).
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.
The quality looks decent. The shades are nice, too. But, a little too familiar…as in; I’m pretty sure I can dupe it to a very close degree using just my ND Lila and Sunrise palette, plus a few MAC Pro pan singles I have.
I am inspired to bring them out and do a very similar eye look to this beautiful one you did above!
These palettes are great for travel and to have a bunch of neutral shades that would make a nice everyday type eye look, together in one palette. Most of us who have large collections have the right neutral shades already. But, if I were travelling for a long period of time I would think these palettes would be ideal.
Another really pretty palette by Huda. I think if you were into these kinds of shades, you would want/wish for all three of them.
Beautiful eye look too Christine.
Looks quite pretty and easy to use but you’d probably only get one or two different looks out of it.
Shouldn’t the rating be A- overall though?
Everything is averaged for the overall score but nothing can be rounded up to 100% if it wasn’t 100% (it is inaccurate to say something was 100% if it had ANY deficit, IMO), so it is done manually for each part of the rubric to reflect that adjustment. Similarly, if there were two products and one scored 9 and one scored 8.5, then on my end, I actually use partial points to determine whether it’s closer to 9 or closer to 8.5 as a whole – again because I use half points only, pigmentation might be 8.7 and 9.2 (making 9 a better representation) or it could be 8.3 and 8.8 (making 8.5 a better representation). This is something only done on something like a duo or trio if necessary.
Raw averages here were 8.833, 9.833, 8.722, 8.556, 4.889 – rounding to 9, 9.5, 8.5, 8.5, 4.5, which is 89%.
This was my first experience with Huda’s eyeshadows, and I’m pretty pleased! This easily joins my Colourpop Brown Sugar palette as a “palette in residence” at work. I used #1 and #2 for an interview today, they went the distance, and I got compliments on my makeup throughout the day. ☺️
I passed on New Nudes because I felt that too many shades that were too light for me to use. This palette feels like a more curated version of the New Nudes color story. I agree that #9 is the hardest to work with, but it’s still pretty good, and I love how that shade of purple looks with my complexion and eye color.