Huda Beauty Topaz Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Topaz
Huda Beauty Topaz Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette ($27.00 for 0.35 oz.) is more of a mixed bag than I’d expect these types of shades to be, since we have certainly seen numerous orange/copper/red-themed shades over the last few years. The matte formula was noticeably drier, though actual application showed them to be rather pigmented and easy to use, so while they felt one way, it only seemed to inhibit the wear a bit. The shimmer formula seems denser and creamier to the touch, but then is harder to apply with dry brushes like a traditional eyeshadow due to the additional slip.
Topaz #1
Topaz #1 is a bright, tangerine orange with warm, yellow undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, slightly drier and thinner, but it blended out well on my lid. It had opaque pigmentation that stayed on well for seven and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Sequoia (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Morphe Creamsicle (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Bump This (P, $4.50) is more muted (95% similar).
- Ardency Inn Tangerine (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Gina (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Sunkiss'd (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Road Soda (LE, $19.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Maybelline Fierce & Tangy (DC, $6.99) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
- NARS Crushed (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics 2012 (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
Topaz #2
Topaz #2 is a medium copper with warm, orange undertones and a sparkling finish. It had medium coverage, which was hard to build up without using a fingertip or a dampened brush to apply it to the lid as the texture was denser and thicker. I had trouble blending and spreading it around, too, due to that thicker, denser consistecy. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me but had fallout over time.
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Lover #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Passport (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Cannes (PiP, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Not OK (P, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Cindi (PiP, ) is more shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Lucky (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Bad Habit Ao (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Boheme Dream #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Juvia's Place Boronu (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sun Beam (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Topaz #3
Topaz #3 is a slightly muted, medium orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. While the texture was drier and felt almost chalky to me (a combination of dustiness and thinness), it had excellent pigmentation and blended out easily on my skin. It didn’t seem to look dry or dusty on my skin either. The eyeshadow lasted well for seven and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Horizon (127CM) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Colour Pop I Owe You (P, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Dynamite (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Big Cocktails (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Bunny Fu-Fu (LE, $16.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Smashbox Torch (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Devious (LE, $4.50) is more muted (90% similar).
- MAC Red Brick (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Kat Von D Analogue (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia C3 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Topaz #4
Topaz #4 is a light copper with warm, golden shimmer and a metallic finish. It had a soft, slightly loosely pressed texture that applied best by pressing and patting onto the lid or else it had slight fallout. It had excellent pigmentation that stayed on well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Frazzled (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Minx #4 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- LORAC Amber (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Cava (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Subliminal (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Whippersnapper (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Honey Dip (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Hourglass Foil (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Candy Queen (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Olive Blend #1 (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Topaz #5
Topaz #5 is a medium peach with warm, orange undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation with a drier, dustier texture that was prone to sheering out. It started to appear noticeably faded after six and a half hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Tragic (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Too Faced Peaches and Cream (PiP, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Fringe (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Caution (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Blurr (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Go With the Flow (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Highway Queen (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Soft Peach (P, $12.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Champs (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop In a Wink (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Topaz #6
Topaz #6 is a medium bronze with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was dense without being thick or too stiff in the pan. This shade wore well for eight hours on me before creasing faintly.
Top Dupes
- LORAC Black Tie Attire #6 (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Copper Stone (188M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Almost There (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Golden Petals Scattering (LE, $17.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Stellar Gaze #2 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Bourbon (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Gilded (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Her Cocoa #3 (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Honeymoon #2 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Guerlain Gold Palette #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Topaz #7
Topaz #7 is a dark, reddish-brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, a bit powdery in the pan, but it had excellent pigmentation that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out without much effort. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Bonfire (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- bareMinerals Good Spirits (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Teddy Bare (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Joshua Tree (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Morphe Rich (PiP, ) is darker, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Leader (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Inglot J331 Bordeaux (LE, $10.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Dolce (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Coco (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Moonchild (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Topaz #8
Topaz #8 is a medium-dark orange with warm, reddish undertones and a matte finish. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the eyeshadow felt soft, a smidgen dry in the pan, but it blended out easily on my skin. It stayed on well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
Top Dupes
- Colour Pop Amber (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Empress (P, $6.99) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora Spiced (PiP, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Malibu (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Blazing (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Wild Thing (PiP, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Persia (DC, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Humble Brag (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Potion (PiP, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop GNO (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Topaz #9
Topaz #9 is a medium brown with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had semi-opaque color payoff paired with a lightly creamy, denser texture that had more slip, which I find often makes the base pigment harder to apply evenly (but can help more of the sparkle adhere without falling off the lid during application and that was true here). It applied best with a firm, pressing motion onto my lid or else using a dampened brush, which helped it apply more smoothly and evenly from the get-go. This shade wore well for eight hours with very little fallout.
Top Dupes
- Charlotte Tilbury Celestial Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Stila Peace (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Calendar Girl (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Violet Argente (LE, $46.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Her Cocoa #3 (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Mace (255M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Smashbox Hotline (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- MAC Coil (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Underworld (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Tan (PiP, $21.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Very pretty but an easy pass b/c I have all of these shades.
Probably the one out of all 5 that I am relatively certain I can locate dupes for within what I already have. I really DO love the color scheme of Topaz, but I wish that the quality was as wonderful as the colors within!
Beautiful colors and you did a very pretty orange-rust look! Thanks!
I’m going to skip this one. I have better oranges and coppers in my collection. I like the first shade a lot, though. It’s a really pretty tangerine color.
Hmm. I’m with you Christine. You’d think this palette would be gold. Considering these shades seem be incredibly easy to formulate these days. This was the one I was most excited to try. I need to check it out in person first sounds like
Definitely check it out in person! I think the mattes look/perform better on than they “feel” in the pan, at least.
It is certainly a very bright Topaz selection here, but the second shade is a major fail and shades 6 and 9 are perfect dupes for each other. The palette is a bit hit and miss with the mattes and I think this is an easily dupable palette.
It’s really Padparadscha, not topaz. Not to be hyper corrective or anything. P is a sapphire that varies within this color family. Agree that this is quite dupable for anyone who has acquired e/s since Mod Ren. I have 5 dupes for some shades, and these are not even my colors of choice. The CP dupes alone are endless. Still, the look of this in pan is quite impressive. Not everyone does the research, and I’m sure it will do well.
Exactly ! It really feels like Padparadscha Sapphire for me too. I would have expected more golden hues from a palette called Topaz. I hope they will do another one but more gold based
These colors are good on me. But I have Viseart Siren theory palette so am set.