Melt Cosmetics Twenty Seven Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 21:00:00 +0000

Twenty Seven

Melt Cosmetics Twenty Seven 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new, limited edition warm-toned palette with eight mattes and two sparkly shades. The mattes were quite nice–pigmented, blendable, long-wearing–but the two shimmers left something to be desired. The worst part is just that the shimmer shades are not particularly unique or different and yet so disappointing compared to the numerous dupes available. Shimmery golds, bronzes, and coppers seem like shades that any brand at any price point can push out good variations of… and yet Melt manages to disappoint with them.

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Twenty Seven

LELimited Edition. $58.00.

B+

8.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

87%

Total

Naked Sleep

Naked Sleep is a medium-dark peach with warm undertones and a matte finish. The texture was slightly denser but still soft and blendable with a touch of powderiness in the pan. It had rich pigmentation that applied well to bare skin, but I noticed there was a touch of ashiness when I mixed it with some of the more red-based mattes. It stayed on well for eight hours on me.

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Tarte Euphoria (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
Makeup Geek Buffed (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Hourglass Dusty Rose (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Lethal Cosmetics Delirium (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
Morphe M.F.E.O. (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Seven Heaven (DC, $25.00) is more muted (95% similar).
ColourPop Hot Gossip (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Chocolate Brown #5 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Anastasia Birkin (P, $12.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Tarte Natural Peaches (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Talc, Mica, Zinc Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Dimethicone, Lauroyl Lysine, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Phenoxyethanol, PTFE, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Aluminum Calcium Sodium Silicate. May contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Iron Oxide (CI 77492), Iron Oxide (CI 77499), Red 40 Lake (CI 16035), Ultramarine Blue (CI 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Tin Oxide (CI 77861)

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Naked Sleep

LELimited Edition.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Downtown

Downtown is a medium brown with warm, rusty red undertones and a matte finish. It had excellent color coverage with a soft, velvety texture that was blendable and easy to work with on the lid. This shade wore well for just over eight hours on me before fading noticeably.

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ColourPop Check Please (P, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Morphe Roxanne (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Sephora Branch (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS L'Ephemere (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Beige (P, $18.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Henna (Remastered) (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Tom Ford Beauty Belle de Peche #4 (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Morphe Risky (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Dose of Colors Brassy (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
LORAC Romance (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).

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Downtown

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Nip Slip

Nip Slip is a soft, medium coral with warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had good color payoff, which was buildable to full coverage with less than half of a layer on top. The texture was soft, a touch thinner compared to the other shades, but it applied well to bare skin and blended out easily. It lasted for just over eight hours before it started to fade on me.

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MAC Coral (2020) (P, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
ColourPop Someday (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Ruby #8 (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Zoeva MT070 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Flashy (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Mad Cute (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Charge It (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Eyelet (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Zen (PiP, $8.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
NARS Orgasm III (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).

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Nip Slip

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Moxie

Moxie is a rich copper with warm red undertones and matte finish. The pigmentation was fantastic with opaque color coverage achieved in a single layer. The eyeshadow felt finely-milled and velvety without being powdery, yet it still blended out with ease. This shade stayed on nicely for eight hours on me before it started to look faded.

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ColourPop Potion (PiP, $4.50) is more muted (95% similar).
Morphe Heat (PiP, ) is brighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Cuteologist (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
MAC Brick-a-brac (P, $23.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Too Faced Spice is Nice (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Terra Moons Cognac (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
KVD Beauty Mandala (LE, ) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Smashbox Wait, What? (P, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Huda Beauty Warm Browns #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
NARS Persia (DC, $25.00) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).

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Moxie

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Crimefighter

Crimefighter is a bright, medium-dark orange with warm, brown undertones and a sparkling, frosted sheen. The texture was dry to the touch, which made it prone to fallout unless it was really pressed and pushed into the skin (which made fingertips the best tool to use). It appeared more much sparkly in the pan than what translated on the skin. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me but had moderate fallout. It’s strange that the shimmers in the brand’s larger-format palettes are so weak when the mattes are higher quality (often the finish that brands don’t get right).

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Charlotte Tilbury Supersonic Girl #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
ColourPop Surfrider (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Coloured Raine Pumpkin Pie (DC, $6.99) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop Wild One (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
ColourPop Starshine (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Pledge Class (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Urban Decay First Offense (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever I724 Rust (DC, $21.00) (85% similar).
Natasha Denona Peach (P, $28.00) is darker, more muted (85% similar).
Anastasia Orange You Fancy (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% similar).

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Crimefighter

LELimited Edition.

B-

7.5

Product

Pigmentation

7.5

Texture

7.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

82%

Total

1 More Thing

1 More Thing is a soft, light taupe with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, smooth, and velvety with a bit of powderiness that was present in the pan but not in the application, as the eyeshadow had opaque coverage and applied evenly to bare skin. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading.

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Sydney Grace Pismo (P, $5.25) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever M548 Pink Gray (DC, $21.00) is darker (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Nude Awakening #6 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Banter (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Nudie (PiP, $16.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Makeup Atelier Nude #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Tarte Merci You Later (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Give Me Glow Ride or Die (P, $7.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Viseart Resistance (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Riffraff (LE, $17.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

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1 More Thing

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Thick

Thick is a muted, medium-dark brown with subtle, warm red undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color payoff with a soft, smooth texture that was just a smidgen powdery in the pan but applied well to bare skin and didn’t have fallout. This shade blended out nicely and lasted well for eight hours.

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Persona Audacious (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Huda Beauty Chocolate Brown #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Makeup Geek Sidekick (DC, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild VI Purple #1 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
Milani Spice It Up (PiP, $5.99) is warmer (95% similar).
Morphe Buns (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
Kaja Brownie Bite (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
LORAC Romance (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Highball (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop The Cocoa (PiP, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Thick

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Vegas Past

Vegas Past is a mediu, golden bronze with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture was drier and more loosely pressed with a chunky feel to the touch, and it applied dismally with dry brushes or fingertips; it had to be applied with a dampened brush (moderately wet) in order to pick up enough product for smooth, even color coverage that was more opaque. There was moderate fallout when I used it with a dry brush, so again, the shade lost a lot of its versatility due to the texture. On its own, it wore well for six hours and had fallout over time.

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Sydney Grace Suntan (DC, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
Viseart Limoncello (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Pledge Class (LE, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Smashbox Gold Sunnies (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Ice Dunes (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Viseart Orangerie (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
NABLA Cosmetics Glitz (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Suntan (P, $8.00) is cooler (90% similar).
Too Faced Spice of Life (LE, $16.00) is darker (90% similar).
ColourPop TF (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).

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Vegas Past

LELimited Edition.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

5.5

Longevity

Application

57%

Total

Whiskey Neat

Whiskey Neat is a medium brown with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation with a soft, velvety texture that wasn’t too firmly nor too softly pressed in the pan, which made it easy to work with on the lid. This shade stayed on well for just over eight hours before fading a bit.

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Tarte Picnic Basket (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
KVD Beauty Leather (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Too Faced Cocoa Chili (PiP, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
Too Faced Truffled (PiP, $16.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Natasha Denona Coco (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
NARS Bengali (DC, $25.00) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop Sun Giant (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
Urban Decay Faith (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Dose of Colors Cheens (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
LORAC Walnut (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).

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Whiskey Neat

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Moonchild

Moonchild is a deep brown with warm, red undertones and a matte finish. It was richly pigmented and applied evenly to bare skin, though it took a little more effort to diffuse as it seemed more prone to melting on the lid and having a stronger adhesion wherever it was initially applied–but it wasn’t too much effort to diffuse. If layered over other powder eyeshadows, I didn’t experience any blending problems. The texture was smooth, slightly drier to the touch, and more firmly pressed compared to other mattes in the palette. This shade stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.

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ColourPop Top Down (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
Viseart Dolce (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
Chanel Trait de Caractere #3 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
LORAC Joshua Tree (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
ColourPop Dutch Process (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Pat McGrath Deep Shade (PiP, $25.00) is cooler (95% similar).
Smashbox Barista (P, $22.00) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Party Like (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
Coloured Raine Torch (LE, $6.99) is darker (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty The Rhythm (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).

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Moonchild

LELimited Edition.

A-

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

5.4

Application

91%

Total

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Twenty Seven

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Naked Sleep

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Downtown

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Nip Slip

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Moxie

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Crimefighter

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1 More Thing

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Thick

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Vegas Past

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Whiskey Neat

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Moonchild

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