NABLA Cosmetics Soul Blooming Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches
Soul Blooming
NABLA Cosmetics Soul Blooming Eyeshadow Palette ($45.00 for 0.39 oz.) is the newest palette from the brand, which contains an assortment of warmer corals and pops of purple/lavender. The color combination worked well, and the majority of the shades were easy to work with–some were more buildable in coverage while some of the shimmers would do better with a primer or a dampened brush to maximum coverage and adhesion.
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Soul Blooming
PPermanent. $45.00.
Honey Drip
Honey Drip is a bright, white gold with a glittery finish. It shifted from a silvery-gold to a warmer, yellow gold depending on the angle. The texture was more cream-like with some slip, but it was more like a ton of glitter packed into the pan than something with a strong base color. It applied better with a dampened brush, patted on with a fingertip, or with an adhesive base or spray to minimize fallout, which wasn’t a surprised as the brand advisd to apply it “with your fingers” or using it wet. The color on its own lasted for seven hours with some fallout.
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Sparks (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Makeup Geek Telepathic (P, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Anastasia A2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 1) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop I Sea U (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Dior Romantic Voyage #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC It's About Shine (P, $18.00) is more shimmery, more pigmented (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Oh-Zone (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Not Urs (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Absolution (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Valley Girl (PiP, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Ingredients
calcium aluminum borosilicate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, silica, polybutene, zinc stearate, dimethicone, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide).
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.
Honey Drip
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Gea
Gea is a soft, light-medium orange with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had excellent pigmentation with a soft, velvety texture that easy to apply and to blend out. This shade stayed on well for seven and a half hours before fading on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Melt Cosmetics Nip Slip (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Unity (445CM) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Viseart Cupid (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Bela (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk #2 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Zen (PiP, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NARS Mad Love (LE, $22.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC My Tweedy (P, $20.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Oh Deer (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Coral (2020) (P, $17.00) is darker, cooler (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, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
Gea
PiPPermanent in Palette. $8.00.
Chamomile
Chamomile is a soft, yellowed beigew with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage with a soft, velvety texture that was finely-milled and just a smidgen powdery in the pan, but it blended out easily. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Pastille (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Noir Fume #1 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Milani Truth or Bare (PiP, $5.99) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Transcend (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- Tarte Free Spirit (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- LORAC Undressed (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NARS Night Star (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Damned (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Buxom Mix & Mingle (P, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Rock On (LE, ) is lighter (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, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Chamomile
PiPPermanent in Palette. $8.00.
Bolero
Bolero is a bright, medium pink with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color coverage with a soft, silky texture that was smooth and blendable. This shade wore well for seven and a half hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Supreme (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Dream Girl (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Smashbox Candy (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Lily (PiP, ) is more muted, warmer (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M860 Powdery Pink (DC, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Giulietta (PiP, $8.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Love (LE, $12.00) is more muted (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Glory (PiP, $13.00) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Wildflower (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Island Tune (LE, $4.50) is lighter (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, aluminum hydroxide, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 19140 (yellow 5 lake), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Bolero
PiPPermanent in Palette. $8.00.
Middle Karma
Middle Karma is a medium, rosy brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had rich pigmentation that applied evenly and smoothly on my lid. The texture was soft, smooth, and velvety–dense but not heavy or “over” pigmented–so it retained its intensity but still blended out with ease. It wore well for eigh thours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC You My Everything (LE, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Zen (PiP, $8.00) is lighter, brighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced A La Mode (LE, $16.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Teddy (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Rebel (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Nude Rich #1 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Fantasy (LE, ) is brighter (90% similar).
- Viseart Summertide (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Tarte Oh Deer (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Clarins Fairy Tale #4 (PiP, ) is cooler (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, aluminum hydroxide, dimethicone, triethoxycaprylylsilane, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 19140 (yellow 5 lake), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Middle Karma
PiPPermanent in Palette. $8.00.
Garden Gate
Garden Gate is a light, pinky lavender base with a blue-to-teal shifting sheen that also had some larger, copper sparkles. The base color seemed smooth and soft, but the sparkles could have binded better with the base. It had opaque coverage, slight fallout during application, but the base color blended out well. It lasted for eight hours (with slight fallout) before fading on me.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Voila (LE, $6.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Becca Abalone (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Stila Sea Siren (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Moira Regal (P, $8.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Stila Sunset Cove (LE, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Gemstone #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Earthshine (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Aster (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Soul-cialize (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Goodish (LE, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
mica, silica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, talc, synthetic fluorphlogopite, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, magnesium myristate, tin oxide, hexylene glycol. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510 (ferric ferrocyanide), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Garden Gate
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Climbing Rose
Climbing Rose is a medium-dark pink with strong, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had rich color payoff in a single layer that applied evenly and smoothly to bare skin. The eyeshadow was dense, slightly creamy, and blendable on my lid. It wore well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Deluxe Edition #4 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Today and Forever (LE, $6.25) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Uptight (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Peach Gold (135DC) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Clionadh Amour (P, $6.25) is darker (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Club Tropicana #3 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Whipped (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop She Grown (LE, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Doves n' Roses (P, $9.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild VI Purple #10 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
mica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, talc, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, magnesium myristate, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Climbing Rose
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Garcon
Garcon is a medium brown with warm undertones and a metallic sheen. The consistency was soft, smooth, and blendable with enough slip to feel creamy but not too much so it was easy to work with and adhered with opaque coverage on the lid. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- MAC Floral A Go Go (LE, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Morphe S.B.N. (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Too Faced Drizzle It (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Apres Ski #3 (LE, ) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- NARS Faster Pussycat (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Hi Pumpkin (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- City Color Yas! (P, $6.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Anthem (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Morphe Polished (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Laura Mercier Copper (LE, $23.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
mica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, talc, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, magnesium myristate, hexylene glycol, tin oxide. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
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Garcon
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Anemone
Anemone is a deep purple with subtle, cool undertones and a frosted sheen. It had opaque color coverage with a smooth, dense texture that had enough slip to avoid being too stiff or thick in the pan, but it wasn’t quite as easy to get it to adhere to my lid with a brush as I would have wanted–a dampened brush or fingertip really amped up the intensity. It lasted well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Blue Dahlia (181DC) (LE, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Kauai II (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Amethyst (141M) (DC, $29.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Danzig (DC, $21.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Violet Void (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Lace (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Clionadh Crucible (P, $5.25) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Sugarpill Elemental Chaos (PiP, $13.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Gemstone #9 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Too Faced Shady Bitch (LE, $16.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar).
Ingredients
mica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, talc, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, silica, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, magnesium myristate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77510 (ferric ferrocyanide), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
Look Using this Product
Anemone
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Flowery
Flowery is a medium lavender with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation that blended out nicely. I was surprised that it actually adhered well to bare skin and built up as it is hard to find a good, matte lavender. It stayed on well for seven and a half hours on me before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Illamasqua Creep (P, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Hopscotch (DC, $6.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Heiress (P, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- LORAC Lavender (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Such a Tulle (P, $20.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Zena (LE, ) is darker (85% similar).
- NARS Strada (P, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Otaku (LE, $17.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Release (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Too Faced Lavender Cake (LE, $16.00) 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, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
Flowery
PiPPermanent in Palette. $8.00.
Philosophy
Philosophy is a bright, very light pink with a metallic sheen paired with a pink-to-green shift. It had nearly opaque pigmentation with a soft, slightly loosely-pressed texture that remained blendable but worked a bit better over primer or with a dampened brush than alone and with a dry brush. This shade started to fade on me after eight hours of wear.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Snuzzle (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Moira Milky Way (P, $7.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Ocean Breezy (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Switchback (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Too Faced Unicorn Tears (LE, $16.00) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Moon (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, more muted, less pigmented (90% similar).
- ColourPop Prince Charming (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Wavelength (LE, $9.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever 106 Grenny White (P, $26.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop The Big 3 (P, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
mica, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, talc, synthetic fluorphlogopite, silica, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, tin oxide, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, magnesium myristate, hexylene glycol. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
Look Using this Product
Philosophy
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Caravaggio
Caravaggio is a deep, red-toned brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good pigmentation that was buildable to full coverage with half of a layer on top. The consistency was slightly drier and thinner compared to the other mattes in the palette, but I didn’t have any issues blending it out. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Eight (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Cafecito (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Viseart Chocolat II (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Tarte Stylin (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Not a Basic Peach #7 (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- LORAC Spell Breaker (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Dark Roast (DC, $5.25) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- LORAC Cable Knit (LE, $19.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Smashbox Darkhorse (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Dior House of Dreams #5 (LE, ) is warmer (95% 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, diisostearyl malate, hexyl laurate, caprylyl glycol, phenoxyethanol, hexylene glycol, zinc stearate. +/− (may contain): ci 77891 (titanium dioxide), ci 77491 - ci 77492 - ci 77499 (iron oxides), ci 77007 (ultramarines), ci 15850 (red 7 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.
Maybe. I like the pinks, corals, purples. Only Honey Drip and how metallic some shades are has me hesitating. Going on my “maybe” list for now.
I have this palette and I love it!!
I absolutely love this combo! Garden Gate layered over Flowery is stunning 🙂
I dithered over this for several weeks, finally took the plunge and I do not regret it.
This is a really pretty summery palette for those who can wear these shades. The quality was pretty good overall and that blue/purple shade was stunning.
I have this palette and am satisfied with the quality. No dud shades. No shades that are hard to work with. Lovely colors. 🙂
I haven’t picked up this palette yet simply because I am on a no-buy but feel like I need to get it before
too long as I love the color story. I always use eye shadow primer and frequently a tackier primer so I don’t usually have any trouble making the shadows work for me. I do love the looks of this palette and the IG looks created with it are stunning. Beautiful eye look you did, Christine.
Wow, a good matte lavender!!
This is such a refreshing looking palette! It actually has a nicely whimsical something going on. I probably don’t need it, but I sure would love it!
Just have to say that I love the combo you used on your cheeks!
Thanks!
Personally, I think one shimmery green would have completed the garden feel, but … my too-literal interpretation aside, it’s a lovely palette.
Pretty look, Christine. I like this palette with the cooler purples. It’s a maybe…
Thank you, Wendy!
Pretty palette! But… gah! I’m sorry! I can’t read “NABLA” without reading “NAMBLA” and I feel bad for it.
Love the lavenders here!
Hmmm, I like this.
I love this palette’s color story: Perfect for spring and summer. This is going on my wish list.
So pretty! Fresh & happy colors! But I probably have many repeats (and on an eyeshadow diet) so I’ll oass but I love it! 🙂
Sorry if it’s obvious and I’m missing it, but is there a spot on the page where it lists what else you’re wearing on your face? I love whatever is on your cheeks!!! What is that?
It’s right under the photo you’re looking at – “Look Details” – click that link 🙂 In a lip/cheek review, it’ll be posted under “Makeup Look” (on the same page, under the last part of the review).