Kaja Beauty Glowing Guava Beauty Bento Eyeshadow Trio Review & Swatches
Glowing Guava
Kaja Glowing Guava Beauty Bento Bouncy Shimmer Eyeshadow Trio ($21.00 for 0.09 oz.) includes two matte shades with a pop of shimmer. The curated trio works well as a standalone set of shades, and as it is more on the neutral side, it could also pair well with a slew of other eyeshadows in one’s stash. All three shades performed well with good pigmentation, blendability, and long-wear.
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Glowing Guava
PPermanent. $26.00.
Smoky Sepia
Smoky Sepia is a soft, pinky-brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, a little powdery in the pan, but silky-smooth and blendable on my skin without sheering out too readily. I can definitely see it working as a nice transition shade for some skin tones. It had nearly opaque pigmentation that applied well and stayed on nicely for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Rose (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Your Love (LE, $5.25) is cooler (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Nude Rich #1 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Cheek2Cheek (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced A La Mode (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Bad Habit Cirrus (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Juliet (Deep) (PiP, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Ghosted (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Milani Always Pink of Me (PiP, $5.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC You My Everything (LE, $17.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica (Ci 77019), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Nylon-12, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Silica, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Octyldodecanol, Carmine (Ci 75470), Magnesium Myristate, Magnesium Stearate, Methylpropanediol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Dimethiconol Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Aqua/Water/Eau.
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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Smoky Sepia
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Sparkling Frose
Sparkling Frose is a medium, plummy brown with warmer undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had opaque pigmentation when applied with fingertips, as recommended by the brand, but I was also able to achieve mostly opaque, buildable coverage with a brush (my preferred method as it gives me more precision!). The eyeshadow had a denser, smooth consistency that wasn’t too firmly pressed nor too thick/heavy on my lid. It had a smidgen of fallout when I blended around the edges, and then it had very little fallout over the eight and a half hours it lasted well for.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #10 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mademoiselle (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Huda Beauty Nude Medium #9 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Inglot J403 Ethereal (LE, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace The Deep Love (DC, $8.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Is This Love (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Venus Slipper (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Too Faced Dollhouse (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia Rose Gold (Norvina) (LE, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Star Violet (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to have "uniform shimmer in every swipe" that is best applied "with your fingers." They have a dimethicone-heavy feel (unsurprising given it was typically the first ingredient in each shade), so there's a velvety slip that is lightly emollient but not truly wet or cream-like to the touch. I found them to be more powder-like than cream-like, but they had the binding and hold of a creamier formula. They applied well to bare skin without the need of primer, adhesive sprays, or glitter glue for pretty stellar wear--they often lasted between eight and 10 hours on me with slight fallout. I more often saw faint creasing after eight hours than much in the way of fallout.
Fingertips will definitely yield the most pigmented the quickest, but I didn't struggle to use brushes (my preferred method for precision) and found that brushes often packed semi-opaque or opaque coverage as well. I also tried them wet and didn't find that to cause issues to the pan, and it did give some shades a smoother, shinier finish but wasn't necessary to use them (more like a bonus). I didn't have issues with fallout whether I used my fingertips or brushes to apply; I pressed and gently pulled the brush across my lid area to distribute the product (same technique I use for high-shimmer/metallic shades). They were impressive; they were magical--if you love sparkly, shiny eyeshadows, they're well worth a look!
Browse all of our Kaja Bouncy Shimmer Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica (Ci 77019), Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Isostearate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Aluminum Distearate, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Silica, Carmine (Ci 75470), Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Tin Oxide, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol.
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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Sparkling Frose
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Velvety Mauve
Velvety Mauve is a muted, medium-dark coppery brown with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, velvety consistency that had enough substance to apply evenly without sheering out too readily. The color was easy to work with and wore well for eight hours on me before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Pipers Piping (P, $5.25) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Silhouette (LE, $4.50) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Cosmic Pearl #3 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Tunnel (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Wanderlust (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Drizzled (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Gemelas (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Morphe Chestnut (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Devoted to Chili (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Give Me Glow Smells Like Teen Spirit (PiP, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
Talc, Mica (Ci 77019), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Carmine (Ci 75470), Silica, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Nylon-12, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Magnesium Myristate, Magnesium Stearate, Octyldodecanol, Methylpropanediol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Propanediol, Dimethiconol Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin.
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.
I was waiting for your review on this trio, Christine. Thank you š I know that they are not the most exciting colors, but I really love this muted-brown combination and it happens that I don’t have any dupes.
Looks like Kaja hit it out of the ball park yet again! This one is so green/hazel eye friendly, too. Pretty obvious that I must have dupes already, huh?
How did I not know about these trios? Thank you for the review and swatches! Love these pretty & highly wearable shades. Great for travel.
Another perfect trio. These shades would really make blue and green eyes pop.
I missed out on the Cocoa which I really wanted, but I did grab Guava earlier today so Iām happy to see quality is consistent.
A gorgeous little rosy brown trio and I think that Sparkling Frose is a most beautiful shade to be worn with many other shades in your stash.