Formula Overview

$28.00/0.05 oz. - $560.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be "intense payoff" in "one swipe" with "all shine." The brand recommends applying with fingertips (actually "fingerprint application") to get "intense payoff with as minimal fallout as possible." It's a loosely-pressed eyeshadow formula that's more of a pressed eyeshadow than a true, loose pigment, but if it gets knocked around, it could appear looser. They're easiest to work with when pressed and packed into the jar, though, as it enabled better control over coverage and minimized fallout opportunity.

Most shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applied with light fallout during application (whether with fingertips or brushes), but fingertips definitely were easier to sue when deeper shades when I wanted more seamless edges. Brushes tended to move the shimmer/sparkle around and leave behind a patchier base pigment for deeper shades. I tried using the products with a dampened brush, which was a successful alternative to fingertip application with all but the chunkiest of shades.

The texture ranged from smooth, lightly creamy, and dense to chunky and hard to apply in an even layer (even with fingertips!). The shades lasted between seven and nine hours before creasing faintly or having some fallout, though most shades didn't suffer from much fallout over time.

Browse all of our NARS Powerchrome Loose Eye Pigment swatches.

Ingredients

DIMETHICONE • SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE • DIISOSTEARYL MALATE • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • 1,2-HEXANEDIOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • TIN OXIDE • CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE • CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE • ALUMINA • SILICA • HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE • PALMITIC ACID • PHENOXYETHANOL • BENZOIC ACID • [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) • CARMINE (CI 75470) • CHROMIUM OXIDE GREENS (CI 77288) • FERRO FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) • MICA • TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)]

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.

Formula Overview

$28.00/0.05 oz. - $560.00 Per Ounce

The formula is supposed to be "intense payoff" in "one swipe" with "all shine." The brand recommends applying with fingertips (actually "fingerprint application") to get "intense payoff with as minimal fallout as possible." It's a loosely-pressed eyeshadow formula that's more of a pressed eyeshadow than a true, loose pigment, but if it gets knocked around, it could appear looser. They're easiest to work with when pressed and packed into the jar, though, as it enabled better control over coverage and minimized fallout opportunity.

Most shades had semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation that applied with light fallout during application (whether with fingertips or brushes), but fingertips definitely were easier to sue when deeper shades when I wanted more seamless edges. Brushes tended to move the shimmer/sparkle around and leave behind a patchier base pigment for deeper shades. I tried using the products with a dampened brush, which was a successful alternative to fingertip application with all but the chunkiest of shades.

The texture ranged from smooth, lightly creamy, and dense to chunky and hard to apply in an even layer (even with fingertips!). The shades lasted between seven and nine hours before creasing faintly or having some fallout, though most shades didn't suffer from much fallout over time.

Browse all of our NARS Powerchrome Loose Eye Pigment swatches.

Ingredients

CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE • DIMETHICONE • SILICA • DIISOSTEARYL MALATE • CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE • CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE • TIN OXIDE • 1,2-HEXANEDIOL • CAPRYLYL GLYCOL • SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE • ALUMINA • HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE • PALMITIC ACID • PHENOXYETHANOL • BENZOIC ACID • [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090) • IRON OXIDES (CI 77491) • MICA • TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891)]

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.