Melt Cosmetics Slate & Steel Gel Liners Reviews & Swatches

Christine — Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:00:00 +0000

Slate

Melt Cosmetics Slate Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a deep blue with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was very smooth and fluid, moderately dense but pigmented as it applied to bare skin with an angled brush or with a flat brush. This particular shade took noticeably longer to dry down and turn matte, so it was best applied in a thinner, more sparing layer and then built up if necessary.

I felt like it was pigmented enough where this still yielded pretty opaque results, but it was harder to use as a cream eyeshadow and easier as strictly an eyeliner–other shades in the range have been more versatile. Once it dried down, it stayed in place for over 10 hours without fading/thinning.

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Zoeva Female Attraction (P, $7.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Kaliste (P, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Urban Decay Mainline (P, $22.00) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop DTLA (P, $7.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
ColourPop Fast Lane (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Super Blue (Matte) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (80% similar).

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Ingredients

ISODODECANE, MICA, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, SILICA, BEHENYL DIMETHICONE, CETYL STEARATE, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, RHUS VERNICIFLUA PEEL CERA / RHUS VERNICIFLUA PEEL WAX, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA / COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX. MAY CONTAIN: IRON OXIDES CI 77492, ULTRAMARINES CI 77007, BLUE 1 LAKE CI 42090.

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Slate

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

93%

Total

Steel

Melt Cosmetics Steel Gel Liner ($19.00 for 0.088 oz.) is a medium-dark blue with subtle, cool undertones and flecks of lighter blue and minty green sparkle throughout. It had mostly opaque coverage in a single layer that applied evenly and smoothly without dragging, though I felt like the edge tended to look a little ragged if I wasn’t careful.

It was almost like the sparkles made it less smooth in application compared to the matte version of the formula. The eyeliner lasted well for 10 hours without fading and just had a smidgen of fallout/migration from a few sparkles.

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NARS Naxos (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Zoeva Good Karma (P, $7.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever I24 Iridescent Blue (P, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay The Night King (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
Sephora Aqua Glitter (P, $13.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Chanel Intense Teal (946) (P, $34.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay Accuse (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Urban Decay Cosmic Eternal (LE, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Urban Decay Abyss (DC, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
Urban Decay Roxy (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (80% similar).

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Ingredients

ISODODECANE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, MICA, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, BEHENYL DIMETHICONE, TALC, CETYL STEARATE, POLYETHYLENE, SILICA DIMETHYL SILYLATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, RHUS VERNICIFLUA PEEL CERA / RHUS VERNICIFLUA PEEL WAX, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA / COPERNICIA CERIFERA (CARNAUBA) WAX, TIN OXIDE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE. MAY CONTAIN: TITANIUM DIOXIDE CI 77891, IRON OXIDES CI 77499, BLUE 1 LAKE CI 42090, FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE CI 77510.

Steel

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

B+

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

88%

Total

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Melt Cosmetics Slate & Steel Gel Liners Reviews & Swatches

Slate

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Slate

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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Steel

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Steel

LELimited Edition. $19.00.

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