NABLA Eyeshadows (Golds & Soft Greens) Reviews, Photos, Swatches
Cleo
NABLA Cosmetics Cleo Just Pearl Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium-dark gold with warm, brown undertones and a frosted finish. It had good pigmentation with a smooth consistency, but it was a little thinner and I found it harder to pickup evenly with a brush and really had to press and push it on for even application on bare skin. It was somewhat easier over an eyeshadow primer but was easiest to use with a dampened brush, and while the formula is touted as wet/dry, there’s no indication that it has to be used one way or the other for good results. It lasted for seven and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Melt Cosmetics Vegas Past (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Miss (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Glowing Gold (LE, $17.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Jouer True Gold (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Overheated (LE, $38.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Colour Pop She Got Money (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Ulta Gold (P, $10.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- Colour Pop One Kiss (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Milani Bella Sand (02) (P, $4.49) is lighter (90% similar).
- MAC Gilded Thrill (LE, $22.00) 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!
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, diisopropyl sebacate, squalane, zinc stearate, tocopherol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid. [+/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77510, ci 77007, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 77742, ci 15850, ci 19140, ci 74260].
Glitz
NABLA Cosmetics Glitz Just Pearl Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a golden bronze with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It was richly pigmented with a smooth, dense texture that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out easily without losing its coverage or shine. This shade wore well for eight hours on me.
Top Dupes
- Fenty Beauty Ice Dunes (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (95% similar).
- Zoeva Unfinished (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Vegas Past (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Guerlain Electric Look #10 (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Hype (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte No Champagne, No Gain (LE, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Milani Drenched in Gold (P, $6.99) is lighter (90% similar).
- Chanel Les Indispensables #8 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia Pyramid (LE, $12.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- NARS Studly (LE, $29.00) 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!
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, diisopropyl sebacate, squalane, zinc stearate, tocopherol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid. [+/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77510, ci 77007, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 77742, ci 15850, ci 19140, ci 74260].
Glasswork
NABLA Cosmetics Glasswork Top Coat Wet & Dry Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a medium plum with warm undertones and a sparkling finish. Per the brand, it has a “semi-transparent” base, which accounted for the semi-opaque coverage from this shade. It had a drier, denser texture that was hard to apply dry as it was quite sheer and had a lot of fallout. With a dampened brush, it was more pigmented and less prone to fallout during application. I did have trouble wearing this shade (and several other shades in this range), as there was definite sparkle migration during wear, which did get into my eyes noticeably.
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Blossom (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Colour Pop Dainty (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Smashbox Posh (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Spring Fling (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- NARS Earthshine (LE, $25.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- NARS Kari (P, $29.00) is less shimmery (85% similar).
- Too Faced Winter Dream (LE, $16.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Provocateur (LE, $19.00) is lighter (85% similar).
- Sephora Orchid Mist (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Clarins Silver Pink (05) (P, $24.00) is more shimmery, cooler (85% 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, hydrogenated castor oil hydroxystearate, soybean glycerides, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter unsaponifiables, tin oxide, potassium sorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, chlorphenesin, tetrasodium edta. +/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77007, ci 77742, ci 77510, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 19140, ci 42090.
Madreperla
NABLA Cosmetics Madreperla Satin Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a soft, opalescent beige with a pink-to-violet shift and a satin sheen. The texture was a little drier and stiffer in the pan, and it was thinner on the skin, so it took some pressing and pushing to get good, opaque coverage that was even on the lid. It wore well for seven and a half hours on me.
Top Dupes
- theBalm Sandbar (LE, $16.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Reflection (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Cle de Peau Cosmic Aura #2 (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Zoeva Sheers & Voiles (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever #940 Star Powder (P, $20.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Colour Pop GRLFRND (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Dior Trafalgar #2 (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- Anastasia Blush (Self-Made) (LE, $12.00) is cooler (85% similar).
- Dior Magnify #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- bareMinerals Iridescent Iris (LE, $14.00) is darker, 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, diisopropyl sebacate, squalane, zinc stearate, tocopherol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid. [+/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77510, ci 77007, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 77742, ci 15850, ci 19140, ci 74260].
Zoe
NABLA Cosmetics Zoe Satin Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.09 oz.) is a pale green with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, smooth consistency that was blendable and easy to work with as it wasn’t too stiff or too dense in the pan. The eyeshadow stayed on well for eight hours before fading on me.
Top Dupes
- Dior Dulcinee #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Shifty (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Flame (LE, $17.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Mellow Shade #1 (LE, ) is brighter (95% similar).
- NYX Glass Slipper (P, $6.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- MAC Zestful (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Colour Pop La Playa (P, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- Essence Be My Cosmolight (P, $4.49) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Buxom Room Service (P, $12.00) is lighter, brighter (90% similar).
- YSL Indie Jasper #5 (LE, ) is 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!
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, diisopropyl sebacate, squalane, zinc stearate, tocopherol, prunus armeniaca kernel oil, macadamia ternifolia seed oil, benzyl alcohol, dehydroacetic acid. [+/− (may contain): ci 77891, ci 77491, ci 77492, ci 77499, ci 77510, ci 77007, ci 77288, ci 77289, ci 77742, ci 15850, ci 19140, ci 74260].
There are many really beautiful shades here and there is lots to love – in fact I pretty much loved everything. It’s a shame that some of the basic shades were not better, like Glasswork.
I had such high hopes for Glasswork!
I really love Zoe. I think Glasswork is quite pretty, but it would need a sticky base.