Metropolitan

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette ($24.00 for 0.26 oz.) is a warm-toned color story that featured two matte shades, one top coat, and three more shimmery shades. The shade I had the most difficulty with was Anomalia, which was sheerer and had issues with fallout (both during application as well as during wear). The other shades performed more in line with expectations and had the pigmentation they were supposed to have, were blendable, and long-wearing.

As a heads up, Dissolution contained plastic glitter, while the shades Lord and Nothing Personal were pressed pigments and listed as “face” shades.

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Lord

Lord is a deep, reddish-brown with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which built up easily to full coverage with less than half of a layer more. The texture was soft, smooth, and velvety with a touch of powderiness present in the pan but not during application. It applied evenly and blended out without difficulty. There was visible fading after eight and a half hours of wear.

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• Urban Decay Whiplash (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• ColourPop Angel BB (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
• Anastasia Palm (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
• ColourPop Oh Fudge (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Ciate Queen Bee (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar).
• Anastasia Back Rolls (LE, $12.00) is warmer (90% similar).
• Pat McGrath Disobedient (PiP, $25.00) is warmer (90% similar).
• Natasha Denona Magma (310CM) (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Mar (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Huda Beauty Jaguar #4 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).

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Ingredients

talc, ptfe, zinc stearate, polyethylene, synthetic fluorphlogopite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, silica. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 15850 (red 7 lake), ci 19140 (yellow 5 lake), ci 42090 (blue 1 lake), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 77510 (ferric ammonium ferrocyanide), ci 77742 (manganese violet)

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.

NOTICE: All products categorized under "Pigment" carry a warning in the US that the product is "not intended for use in the immediate eye area." Brands in the US typically market these products as "Pigments" (instead of "Eyeshadow"), and there is often a warning on the back of packaging or the label. The product includes color additives that are not approved for usage on the eyes per the FDA. Some color additives in "Pigments" have no usage restrictions in the EU, per CosIng, and can be used on the eyes. We recommend checking ingredients to confirm current safety assessment/restrictions: FDA/CosIng.

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Alaska

Alaska has a translucent base with flecks of pale iridescent shimmer and micro-sparkle that flashed pink and bluish-aqua. It was listed as a “top coat” with a “translucent base,” so it was as described. The texture felt almost cream-like as it seemed rather emollient to the touch, though it wasn’t actually wet, and had a very lightweight, thin consistency.

It applied best with fingertips or a flat, firm synthetic brush and pressed onto the lid. It blended out easily with very minimal fallout and had good dispersion of the shimmer/sparkle. It wore well for eight and a half hours with slight fallout over time.

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• ColourPop GRLFRND (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
• KVD Beauty Saphyre (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
• ColourPop New Magic (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
• ColourPop Lumi (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
• NABLA Cosmetics Play Hard (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
• Viseart Moon (GPV2 #4) (P, ) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
• ColourPop Back to Back (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• ColourPop Mountain Lion (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• ColourPop Cuddle Close (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• ColourPop Pure Magic (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

mica, calcium aluminum borosilicate, isostearyl neopentanoate, dimethicone, butyl acrylate/hydroxypropyl dimethicone acrylate copolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, talc, silica, calcium sodium borosilicate, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer, tin oxide, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide)

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Nothing Personal

Nothing Personal is a bright, neon pink-coral with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. The color coverage was opaque in a single layer, while the texture was soft, smooth, and blendable without being too powdery nor too firmly pressed into the pan. It stayed on well for nine hours before fading a bit, and there was a faint stain left behind after removal.

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• Give Me Glow Flamingo (P, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
• Pat McGrath Electrique (LE, $25.00) is more muted, cooler (95% similar).
• Terra Moons Cosmic Blaze (P, $6.00) is warmer (95% similar).
• Glaminatrix Darling (P, $7.30) is cooler (95% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Scammin' (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
• Lethal Cosmetics Quicksave (P, $6.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Melt Cosmetics Flamingo Dream (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
• Viseart Liaison (LE, ) is cooler (90% similar).
• ColourPop Anemone (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
• ColourPop Dear (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

ptfe, talc, zinc stearate, polyethylene, synthetic fluorphlogopite, triethoxycaprylylsilane, hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, alumina, glycerin, silica. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 15850 (red 6, red 7 lake), ci 45410 (red 28 lake), ci 19140 (yellow 5 lake)

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.

NOTICE: All products categorized under "Pigment" carry a warning in the US that the product is "not intended for use in the immediate eye area." Brands in the US typically market these products as "Pigments" (instead of "Eyeshadow"), and there is often a warning on the back of packaging or the label. The product includes color additives that are not approved for usage on the eyes per the FDA. Some color additives in "Pigments" have no usage restrictions in the EU, per CosIng, and can be used on the eyes. We recommend checking ingredients to confirm current safety assessment/restrictions: FDA/CosIng.

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Love Resin

Love Resin is a slightly muted, medium-dark red with moderate, warm undertones with flecks of gold sparkle over a smooth, metallic sheen. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, almost cream-like formula that was dense and thicker but not heavy or difficult to pick up with a typical eyeshadow brush. The product applied evenly and smoothly to bare skin, and the edges blended out well. The color showed signs of fading after eight and a half hours of wear.

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• ColourPop Miss U (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
• Natasha Denona Purpure (147M) (DC, $29.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
• Tom Ford Beauty Electric Cherry #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
• Pat McGrath Rouge Rebellion (LE, $32.00) is lighter (95% similar).
• Coloured Raine Rose Gold (LE, $6.99) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
• Jouer Rouge (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
• Buxom Best Life (P, $12.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
• Huda Beauty Turkish Delight (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• Zoeva Warm Notes (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Dream Eyes (Enhance) (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

mica, calcium sodium borosilicate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, zinc stearate, hydrogenated polycyclopentadiene, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dimethicone, silica, talc, hydrogenated palm kernel glycerides, isododecane, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated palm glycerides, tin oxide. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77499 (iron oxides)

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Anomalia

Anomalia is a medium copper with warm, orange undertones and a glittering finish. It had semi-opaque pigmentation that had to be built up with fingertips or a dampened brush for full coverage, though there was some fallout during that process. The texture was moderately dense, slightly firmer to work with, and it was easiest to pick up product using a firm, flat synthetic brush. It blended out decently but had some sparkle fallout from doing so. It wore decently for eight hours but had moderate fallout over time.

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• ColourPop Save It For Later (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
• Urban Decay Hold 'Em (PiP, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
• ColourPop Wocka Wocka (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
• NARS Sunstorm (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
• ColourPop Au Team (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
• Huda Beauty Sand Haze #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
• Terra Moons Harvest (P, $8.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
• Too Faced Glitter Donut (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
• ColourPop It's My Party (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
• NARS Feist (LE, $19.00) is darker (90% similar).

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Ingredients

synthetic fluorphlogopite, isostearyl neopentanoate, mica, dimethicone, butyl acrylate/hydroxypropyl dimethicone acrylate copolymer, trimethylsiloxysilicate, talc, silica, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77491 (iron oxides)

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Dissolution

Dissolution has a light-medium, plummy-brown base with warmer, golden-taupe hsimmer paired with flecks of silver glitter throughout. The consistency was lightly creamy, dense, and thick without being heavy or difficult to pick up with a brush. It adhered evenly to bare skin with just a touch of fallout during application. The product had opaque color payoff that stayed on well for nine hours but had light fallout over time.

Note, this shade includes plastic glitter (it is listed as an “eye” shade).

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• ColourPop Snake Eyes (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
• ColourPop Silk Teddy (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
• Huda Beauty Cashmere (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
• ColourPop Smoky Quartz (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
• Anastasia Dazzling (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
• ColourPop Shine On (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
• NABLA Cosmetics Sandy (P, $8.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
• ColourPop Infinity (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
• Sydney Grace Devotion (Deep) (PiP, $6.25) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
• Hourglass Smoke (P, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Ingredients

polyethylene terephthalate, squalane, mica, calcium aluminum borosilicate, talc, hydrogenated styrene/isoprene copolymer, polyurethane-11, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, tin oxide, pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate. +/− (may contain / peut contenir): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 (iron oxides), ci 77000 (aluminum powder)

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NOTICE: All products categorized under "Glitter" contain Polyethylene Terephthalate, also known as plastic or PET glitter, and it is typically cosmetic grade glitter. Inclusion of this ingredient sometimes carries a warning (in the US) that the product is "not intended for use in the immediate eye area." This ingredient has not been approved for usage on the eyes per the FDA. In recent years, some brands are including this product in their eyeshadows without any warning or callout and effectively marketing them as eyeshadows or including a symbol of an "eye" which suggests eye usage. Via CosIng for EU, PET glitter is permitted without any restrictions or limitations. For an in-depth look at whether cosmetic grade glitter is safe, please view this post.

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NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Lord Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Lord Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Nothing Personal Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Nothing Personal Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Metropolitan Cutie Palette

NABLA Cosmetics Lord Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Lord Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Alaska Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Nothing Personal Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Nothing Personal Super Matte Pressed Pigment

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Love Resin Fluid Metal Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Anomalia Metal Foil Eyeshadow

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)

NABLA Cosmetics Dissolution Super Sparkle Eyeshadow (Glitter)