NABLA Cosmetics Eyeshadows ("Purple Haze" Look) Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Pegasus
NABLA Cosmetics Pegasus Satin Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a soft, pale lavender base with strong, warm golden shimmer that gave it a metallic finish. It tended to appear yellower and less mauve/lavender on me in person, regardless of the angle, but perhaps it will lean more mauve/lavender on certain skin tones. The texture was soft, a smidgen dusty in the pan, but it blended out well and had good adhesion and full opacity on its own. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- NARS Rave (DC, $25.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Inglot J401 Silver Dollar (LE, $25.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Lisa Eldridge Illusionism (P, $16.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- Dior Rosee (141) (LE, $31.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Raw Energy (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Immortal (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Touch of Lilac (P, $12.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop The Most (2019) (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Electric Air (LE, $19.00) is more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D914 Crystalline Mauve (DC, $21.00) is cooler (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Satin Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
mica · talc · squalane · diisopropyl sebacate · zinc stearate · silica · capryloyl glycine · undecylenoyl glycine · tocopherol · tin oxide · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · gardenia tahitensis flower · hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract · alumina [+/− (may contain): ci77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77891, ci 77742, ci 77007, ci 77510, ci 42090, ci 77163, ci 15850, ci 45410, ci 16035, ci 19140, ci 77288, ci 77289]
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.
Look Using this Product
Pegasus
PPermanent. $8.00.
Mystic
NABLA Cosmetics Mystic Just Pearl Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a muted, medium mauve with strong, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had excellent pigmentation with a smooth, almost cream-like texture that was dense but not thick, which made it easy to pick up with brushes but still have the adhesion and smoothness of some of the creamier, silicone-heavy formulas out there. This shade lasted well for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Just Fur Fun (LE, $6.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop So Jaded (DC, $4.50) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Dior Shimmer Lilac (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Seductive Rose #2 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Ulta Pink (P, $10.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Organza (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Too Faced Je t'aime (LE, $16.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Blossom (LE, $12.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Pop Art Princess (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- YSL Paris #3 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Just Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Just Pearl Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
talc, mica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, caprylyl glycol, argania spinosa kernel oil, tocopheryl acetate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, synthetic fluorphlogopite, cobalt titanium oxide, ci 77007, ci 77742, ci 77510, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 19140, ci 42090, ci 15850, tin oxide.
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.
Mystic
PPermanent. $8.00.
Calypso
NABLA Cosmetics Calypso Just Pearl Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium, warm-toned purple with a sparkling, metallic sheen. The texture was soft, yielding, and lightly creamy, which made it easy to apply and blend out on my lid while retaining its opacity on the lid. It wore well for eight hours on me before fading slightly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Guilt Trip (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics G*psy (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- UOMA Beauty Royal Bloodline (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fortune Teller (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Catherine (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Night Creature (PiP, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
- MAC Frizzyplum (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Blossom (DC, $8.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Purple Haze #6 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Anastasia Gemstone (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Just Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Just Pearl Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
mica, talc, squalane, diisopropyl sebacate, zinc stearate, silica, capryloyl glycine, undecylenoyl glycine, tocopherol, tin oxide, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, gardenia tahitensis flower, hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract, alumina. +/− (may contain): ci77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77891 , ci 77742, ci 77007, ci 77510, ci 42090, ci 77163, ci 15850, ci 45410, ci 15880, ci 16035, ci 19140, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 77000, ci 77400.
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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Calypso
PPermanent. $8.00.
Selfish
NABLA Cosmetics Selfish Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium-dark, almost gray-leaning purple with flecks of silver sparkle and a frosted finish. It had good pigmentation applied in a single layer, but it did apply better with fingertips or a dampened brush (as the brand recommended) due to the denser texture and the higher amount of sparkle/glitter in it. It was easier to blend when I worked with a dampened brush in particular. This shade stayed on nicely for eight hours but had slight fallout over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Giorgio Armani Scarab Violetta (33) (DC, $33.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia OA (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- elf Midnight Sapphire (P, $5.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Blueberry Fizz (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Ciate Oh, Roger (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Space Pirate (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Get Physical (LE, $18.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Jaguar #5 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Hoodoo (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Stila Spellbound (LE, $24.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$12.00/0.09 oz. - $133.33 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
calcium sodium borosilicate, talc, diisostearyl malate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, mica, silica, hydrogenated castor oil hydroxystearate, soybean glycerides, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, tin oxide, chlorphenesin, potassium sorbate, tetrasodium edta, ascorbyl palmitate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77007, ci 77742, ci 77510, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 19140, ci 42090.
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.
Look Using this Product
Selfish
PPermanent. $12.00.
Lotus
NABLA Cosmetics Lotus Super Matte Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a slightly bright, medium lavender with warm, pink undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was smooth and velvety with enough substance that the eyeshadow gripped onto my lid well without aid of a primer. It had good pigmentation that was buildable to opaque coverage less than half of a layer on top of the first one. It blended out with ease and stayed on nicely for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Kittenfish (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Terra Moons Star Crazy (P, $6.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Zoeva Daydream (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Wisteria (DC, $6.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Uplevel (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- About Face Freaked (P, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Player One (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Carnival (DC, $6.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- ColourPop Popped Off (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Meow (LE, ) is darker, more muted, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Super Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
talc, mica, polymethyl methacrylate, silica, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, zinc stearate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, diisostearyl malate, phenoxyethanol. +/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77007, ci 19140, ci 42090, ci 15850.
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.
Look Using this Product
Lotus
PPermanent. $8.00.
Eresia
NABLA Cosmetics Eresia Super Matte Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium purple with subtle, warm pink undertones and a matte finish. The texture was smooth, velvety, and substantial–dense but not heavy or too powdery, but it had enough substance to adhere well to bare skin without sheering out right away. It was easy to apply and blend out, and I was impressed by how pigmented it was–nearly opaque–given that matte purples are often a trouble spot for brands. It wore well for eight hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop The Tea (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Anastasia B5 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Shock-a-holic (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Juvia's Place Zulu #9 (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Nube (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- By Beauty Bay Velvet (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Nina's Orchid (82V) (PiP, $29.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Lavender (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Undone (P, $6.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Bougainvillea (Grande Pro (Vol. 1) #20) (P, ) is lighter (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Super Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
talc, mica, polymethyl methacrylate, silica, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, zinc stearate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, diisostearyl malate, phenoxyethanol. +/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77007, ci 19140, ci 42090, ci 15850.
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.
Look Using this Product
Eresia
PPermanent. $8.00.
Circle
NABLA Cosmetics Circle Soft Matte Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a soft, light-medium mauve with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-sheer coverage, which was buildable to semi-opaque, but it was drier and more dusty, which made it harder to apply evenly and build up in layers. The eyeshadow applied better over an eyeshadow primer, which helped the color adhere and build up. This shade stayed on well for six hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Vine (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- MAC Quite Spoiled (LE, $17.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Lilas (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Gigi (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Tarte Modern Icon (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Rose Petal (P, $5.25) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Radiate (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Big Moves (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Floral Affair (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Andy (393CP) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$8.00/0.09 oz. - $88.89 Per Ounce
The brand has a few different powder eyeshadow formulations, and because they don't just differ in finish but in price, they're listed as individual formulas on Temptalia, but for ease, I wanted to keep the same overview available so it's easy to get a big picture overview of their powder eyeshadows generally!
Soft Matte Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "soft and delicate" effect while blending "easily." While the brand mentions "soft and delicate," the swatches they provided of the shades in this finish were showing opaque coverage in one layer, so the expectation would be for true, full color coverage, but a lot of the shades in the finish seemed more muted (which could be interpreted as "soft and delciate"). My experience was that the pigmentation ranged from medium to opaque but most shades were buildable, and I felt like buildable, matte eyeshadows are much needed and quite versatile--there's a huge difference in a poorly pigmented eyeshadow and one that can be pigmented, just requiring two layers--the latter gives one a lot of control over how it can appear in a look. The shades in this finish seemed to fade a little faster on me with six to seven hour wear on average.
Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadows are supposed to give a "wet effect" and can be used wet or dry but are suggested to be used by "dabbing them on with your fingers" or "trying it wet." I found that these varied--some were really soft, blendable, and extremely pigmented with more fleck-like sparkle and others were drier and firmer with a thinner texture that was stiffer to work with. Most of them did apply best with fingertips or with a dampened brush over a dry brush. This finish is more interesting than the others, but I'd pay attention to the specific shades as there was some inconsistency. The wear time ranged from six to eight hours and slight to moderate fallout.
Satin Eyeshadows are supposed to have a "gentle sheen" with "the finest pearls" that will have "excellent adhesion" and be "long-lasting." They can also be applied wet or dry, and some shades did apply more smoothly or had better pigmentation when applied with a dampened brush, but the majority were easy to work with dry. The texture was smooth, firm but not too dense, and most shades blended out easily as the formula wasn't stiff to work with. Most shades lasted seven to eight hours.
Super Matte Eyeshadows are "highly pigmented, completely opaque" with a "full, velvety" finish. The Super Mattes have a more finely-milled, velvety, and more substantial texture compared to the brand's Soft Matte eyeshadows, and I also found that they were much more pigmented than the Soft Mattes, too. There was more fallout during application if I wasn't careful due to the Super Matte shades being so pigmented, though. If one prefers building up coverage, the Soft Mattes would be more suitable. The eyeshadows in this finish tended to wear seven to eight hours on me.
Pearl Eyeshadows are supposed to "apply evenly, blend well" with "excellent skin adhesion" and "long-lasting" wear with high pigmentation. These are your m re typical shimmery, powdery eyeshadow formula with light creaminess, moderately dense textures, and are usually quite easy to blend out. Most of the shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that lasted between seven and eight hours on me. Some shades were very metallic and others were a soft frost.
Browse all of our NABLA Cosmetics Soft Matte Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
mica · talc · squalane · diisopropyl sebacate · zinc stearate · silica · capryloyl glycine · undecylenoyl glycine · tocopherol · tin oxide · cocos nucifera (coconut) oil · gardenia tahitensis flower · hibiscus sabdariffa flower extract · alumina [+/− (may contain): ci77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77891, ci 77742, ci 77007, ci 77510, ci 15850, ci 77400, ci 77000]
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.
Overall the purples did okay. This is generally my favorite color family and I have several of these shades. I don’t have Circle so I guess I am lucky I didn’t order that. Beautiful eye look, Christine.
I have had a beautiful experience
For circle. I use it as transition shade with a too faced blending bruush
I love Calypso, Lotus, and Eresia. I don’t think I have any colors like these in my collection. Really beautiful.
These are pretty good shades for the price and I love how the brand is using satin finishes – a far better alternative to glitter I think.
Apart from one dismal fail, the shades are lovely and look beautiful.
Beautiful eye look, Christine!
Thanks, Seraphine!
My happy place is purple eyeshadow. Y’all know that, right? So…even though I have CP Prowlin’ and MUFE Crystalline Mauve, I must get Pegasus! Also, Selfish, perhaps.
I did notice that Nabla gives a different finish title to Circle that it didn’t to Eresia or Lotus. Those are labeled “Super” Matte, Circle is labeled as “Soft” Matte. Kind of wonder if “Soft” means a sheerer, more buildable finish on purpose? Like one to use as a transition shade or wash?
You can read “Formula Overview,” where I walked through each finish based on what the brand described them as and how they lived up to those claims.
Thanks for the reminder, Christine! The old noggin here had totally forgotten about this tab! So, after reading through, their descriptions fit what I suspected, however, their *own* seem to be somewhat misleading. Makes perfect sense.
So, a near-miraculous purple that most other brands have a problem with, and a weak earth pink that other brands don’t usually have a problem with. But I’m poking fun — really, overall pretty nice. Don’t need any of them.
OMG some stunning purples here, and more unique colors/finishes too. Will definitely need to check these out
It’s a pity about Circle, but I’m really impressed with how all the other purples look.