Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Christine — Tue, 24 Sep 2019 19:00:00 +0000

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Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new, miniature-sized palette that complements the larger, 15-pan Gold palette. Per the brand, it will be part of the core collection, though I suspect it’s listed as limited edition at Sephora for the packaging (it’ll eventually be moved into the signature white packaging). All five shades performed well, while the two mattes were superb and the shimmers were varying degrees of good to great. If you tend to like the brand’s more recent formulas (last year or so), I think you’ll enjoy the newest mini.

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Ingredients

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Gold

LELimited Edition. $27.00.

Rec'd

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

Lodge (283CP)

Lodge (283CP) is a light-medium, olive brown with warm undertones and a matte finish. It was a little too green-tinged to be a true brown, but it seemed a little warmer (browner) than a full-on olive green. The texture felt smooth, velvety, and was blendable without losing its intensity when applied. It had rich color coverage that wore well for nine hours before fading a bit.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Lay Out (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Safari (187CM) (PiP, ) is darker, more muted (85% similar).
Fenty Beauty Rubbabandz (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever Digger (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Danessa Myricks Olive You (P, $18.00) is darker (90% similar).
MAC Natural Wilderness (P, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Phatigue (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
Too Faced Sweetie Pie (LE, $16.00) is brighter, warmer (85% similar).
Ace Beaute Golden Apple (DC, ) is darker, brighter (85% similar).
LORAC Cool Taupe (PiP, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Formula Overview

The majority of the brand's eyeshadows are quite pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. The eyeshadows have improved over time, particularly with respect to longevity (without a primer). The original formula often creased on me within seven to eight hours, whereas the more current formula wears eight to nine hours with fading (instead of full-on creasing). The more matte finishes tend to be a bit more velvety, substantial, and less dry/powdery compared to prior iterations.

The metallic finish is often the creamiest, slightly denser in feel, but has excellent pigmentation, adhesion, and blendability. The sparkling shades can have some fallout, depending on how they're applied and how sparkly they are, so they sometimes work better with fingertips or a dampened brush; they can also run sheerer compared to other finishes.

Cream-Powders are the more unique formulation and tend to have firmer, almost stiff, consistencies and more semi-opaque, watercolor-esque coverage. They are longer-wearing, but they can take a few uses to learn how to use. This formula has also improved compared to when it first debuted--it is a bit more yielding now.

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Lodge (283CP)

LELimited Edition.

A+

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Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

99%

Total

Dark Sepia (47P)

Dark Sepia (47P) is a muted, medium-dark brown with warm, olive undertones and a satin finish. It had good color payoff in a single pass, while the texture was soft, lightly dusty in the pan, but it applied evenly and wasn’t prone to sheering out or having fallout. It lasted well for eight and a half hours before fading noticeably.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Chanel Lumiere et Opulence #1 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
KVD Beauty Disintegration (DC, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Chanel Cuir Brun (928) (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Chanel Tisse Mademoiselle #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
Laura Mercier Rock (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever Treasure (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
Tarte Bedazzled Spruce (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (95% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel (2020) #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
MAC Dynamically Charged (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Clinique Cocoa Pop (P, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce

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Natasha Denona Gold Mini Palette Eyeshadow Look

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Dark Sepia (47P)

PiPPermanent in Palette. $29.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

D'Or (284M)

D’Or (284M) is a bright, medium-dark gold with strong, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer when I applied it to my lid, as initially it seemed a bit under full coverage when swatched. The base felt more emollient and creamier, but I was pleasantly surprised at how smoothly and evenly it applied to my lid with a brush, though fingertip application would work well here. I noticed faint creasing after nine hours of wear.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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ColourPop Pain and Panic (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
bareMinerals Hoopla (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Liquid Sun (LE, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Gravity OG (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Blaze (263K) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
MAC Born to Rule (LE, $20.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Tarte Sun Drenched (P, $22.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Queen B (PiP, $4.50) is brighter, warmer (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Enraptured (DC, $25.00) is darker (90% similar).
Chanel Signe Particulier #4 (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).

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$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce

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Natasha Denona Gold Mini Palette Eyeshadow Look

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D'Or (284M)

LELimited Edition. $29.00.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Bia (285CP)

Bia (285CP) is a brighter, medium green with strong, warm olive undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage in a single layer, which adhered evenly and blended out with ease over bare skin. The consistency was smooth, velvety and not too powdery (but not too firmly pressed in the pan either). This shade stayed on well for nine hours before fading slightly.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Give Me Glow Olive You (P, $7.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
Give Me Glow Savage (P, $7.00) is lighter (95% similar).
ColourPop So Tender (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Local BB (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
ColourPop Float Your Crib (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar).
Viseart Khaki (27) (LE, ) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
ColourPop Trust Me (P, $4.50) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Ace Beaute Moss (DC, ) is warmer (90% similar).
ColourPop Worldly (LE, $4.50) is lighter, more muted (90% similar).
Sydney Grace Bravo (P, $5.25) is darker, more muted, warmer (90% similar).

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Bia (285CP)

LELimited Edition.

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

97%

Total

Antheia (286DC)

Antheia (286DC) is a medium green with warm, bronzy undertones and a mix of cooler, forest green shimmer and warmer, olive gold shimmer. It had a metallic finish that was shiny and smooth without emphasizing my lid texture. The eyeshadow had rich pigmentation with a lightly creamy consistency that applied evenly and blended out with ease. It wore nicely for nine hours on me before fading a touch.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

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Sydney Grace Commission (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
NARS Goa (P, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury The Rebel (2020) #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Melt Cosmetics Matheo (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Hourglass Vivid (P, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Makeup by Mario Master Metallics #6 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury Green Lights #2 (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
ColourPop Astral Lands (LE, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
Hourglass Color Field #4 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Anastasia Bronx (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).

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$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce

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Antheia (286DC)

LELimited Edition. $29.00.

A+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

99%

Total

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eye Look | Look Details

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette

Natasha Denona Lodge (283CP) Creamy Matte Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Dark Sepia (47P) Metallic Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona D'Or (284M) Metallic Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Bia (285CP) Creamy Matte Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Antheia (286DC) Duo-Chrome Eyeshadow

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eye Look | Look Details

Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette

Natasha Denona Lodge (283CP) Creamy Matte Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Dark Sepia (47P) Metallic Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona D'Or (284M) Metallic Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Bia (285CP) Creamy Matte Eye Shadow

Natasha Denona Antheia (286DC) Duo-Chrome Eyeshadow

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Natasha Denona Gold Mini Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Gold

Ingredients

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LELimited Edition. $27.00.

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Lodge (283CP)

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Formula Overview

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LELimited Edition.

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Dark Sepia (47P)

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Formula Overview

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PiPPermanent in Palette. $29.00.

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D'Or (284M)

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LELimited Edition. $29.00.

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Bia (285CP)

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LELimited Edition.

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Antheia (286DC)

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LELimited Edition. $29.00.

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