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
- Morphe Creamsicle (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Ardency Inn Tangerine (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Kat Von D Gina (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Mango Tea (P, $5.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Maybelline Fierce & Tangy (DC, $6.99) is more shimmery, glossier (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Wild Soul (LE, $5.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Running Late (P, $5.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Koi (P, $5.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Sephora Tangerine (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
- Colour Pop Work It (PiP, $5.00) is more muted (85% 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
- Colour Pop Passport (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Lover #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Boheme Dream #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Too Faced Cannes (PiP, $16.00) is more shimmery, warmer (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 Cindi (PiP, ) is more shimmery, brighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Sun Beam (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- MAC A Glimmer of Gold #3 (PiP, $21.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Viseart Grande Pro (Vol. 2) #27 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% 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
- Colour Pop I Owe You (P, $5.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Horizon (127CM) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Disco Therapy (LE, $17.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Juvia's Place Morocco (P, ) is brighter (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Big Cocktails (PiP, $5.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Baja (PiP, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Thic (LE, $5.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Flamepoint (P, $13.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Kat Von D Analogue (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Fire Opal (PiP, ) is 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
- Viseart Minx #4 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- LORAC Amber (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Honey Dip (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Cava (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Boss Lady (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Becca Sandstone (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME700 Amber (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Entice (LE, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Nano Nude #2 (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Rouge Bunny Rouge Angelic Cockatiels (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, cooler (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
- 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 In a Wink (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Issues (P, $5.00) is brighter (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Coral #5 (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Champs (PiP, $5.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Zoeva Profusion (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay ABC Gum (P, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (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).
- Smashbox Party Time (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Almost There (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced NSFW (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Guerlain Gold Palette #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Warm (Winter 2016) Eyeshadow #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Firecracker (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Anastasia Gilded (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Honeymoon #2 (PiP, ) 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, $5.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- bareMinerals Good Spirits (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Inglot J331 Bordeaux (LE, $10.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Morphe Rich (PiP, ) is darker, brighter, warmer (90% similar).
- LORAC Joshua Tree (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Teddy Bare (PiP, $5.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Dolce (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Moonchild (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Coco (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Leader (PiP, ) is lighter (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 Malibu (LE, $5.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop Amber (LE, $5.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Blazing (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Empress (P, $6.99) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Sephora Spiced (PiP, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Wild Thing (PiP, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Colour Pop GNO (PiP, $5.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Rose in the Air #10 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Morocco (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Potion (PiP, $5.00) is darker (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
- MAC Coil (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Smashbox Hotline (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Star Bronze (139CP) (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Grandstand (P, $9.99) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Fortune Kookie (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Classy and Sassy (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC La Vida Mocha (PiP, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NARS Isolde II (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Guerlain Electric Look #6 (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Viseart Saint-Honore (PiP, ) is less 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.