Natasha Denona Love Mini Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches
Love
Natasha Denona Love Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new, limited edition mini-sized palette that includes five, new shades that are designed to continue on the theme initially explored in the Love palette.
Ingredients
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Love
LELimited Edition. $27.00.
You (354DC)
You (354DC) is a light-medium, warmer plum base (almost coppery) with flecks of sparkle and shimmer that gave it more of a pink-to-copper shift paired with a sparkling, metallic finish. The texture felt more emollient, almost cream-like, with a moderately-dense press, but when used, it was somewhat chunky and was harder to apply.
I had difficulty picking up product evenly with a dry brush and then greater difficulty applying it evenly, and I tried pressing/patting it into place, but I got a lot of fallout and uneven coverage. I would highly recommend applying it with a fingertip, as even a dampened brush wasn’t quite getting the end result I’d expect. This shade, once on, stayed on decently for eight and a half hours with light fallout over time.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Babe in Charms (P, $23.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- NARS In Heat (LE, $22.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sundae Funday (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Gemstone #4 (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Custom Design (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, more muted (85% similar).
- Bad Habit Aurora (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Collective (P, $6.25) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- MAC Serenade (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, cooler (85% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #12 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Buxom Wild Nights (P, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce
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.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Duo-Chrome Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
TALC, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, SILICA, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, MICA, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, TIN OXIDE, PTFE, ZINC STEARATE, CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, ALUMINA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BLUE 1 LAKE (CI 42090), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), MANGANESE VIOLET (CI 77742), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)
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
You (354DC)
LELimited Edition. $29.00.
Are (355CM)
Are (355CM) is a medium, rosy mauve with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. I felt like it looked a bit cooler applied and blended out, particularly if used over primer. The texture was smooth, velvety, and lightly creamy as the brand’s newer matte shades tend to be, though it was a little powdery in the pan so I’d recommend applying less than usual to avoid fallout (at least, initially). It had rich color coverage and wore well for eight and a half hours.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Gigi (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Imagine That (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Tungsten (348CM) (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Tang (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Devinah Cosmetics Suki (P, $5.00) is darker, more muted, cooler (85% similar).
- KVD Beauty Silk (LE, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Circle (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Ace Beaute Mulberry (DC, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Huda Beauty Serenity (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- ColourPop Obsession (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
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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.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Creamy Matte Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ZINC STEARATE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, DIMETHICONE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, ALUMINA, GLYCERIN, SILICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), BLUE 1 LAKE CI 42090, CARMINE (CI 75470), FERRIC AMMONIUM FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)
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
Are (355CM)
LELimited Edition.
My (356CM)
My (356CM) is a dark, muted burgundy with cooler undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which applied fairly evenly to bare skin and blended out without difficulty.
I noticed it was easiest to work with over a primer or a more matte finish as it seemed slightly more prone to reacting to natural oils/wetness. The texture was smooth, velvety, and not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed into the pan. It lasted well for nine hours before fading noticeably.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Smashbox Bride of Chucky (LE, $22.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia Yugo (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Pinot Please (LE, ) is more shimmery, brighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Ethereal (LE, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Mind Games (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Galactic #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Commitment (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Olivia Palermo Skyline Dusk (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Ride My Slay (LE, $17.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Type A (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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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.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Creamy Matte Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ZINC STEARATE, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, SILICA, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), CARMINE (CI 75470), ULTRAMARINES (CI 77007)
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
My (356CM)
LELimited Edition.
True (357M)
True (357M) is a light peach with warm, more orange undertones and a metallic sheen. It had nearly opaque color payoff that applied well to my skin and diffused with little effort. The texture was soft, lightly creamy, and moderately dense but not too stiff, so it picked up well with a dry brush. It stayed on well for nine hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Hey Girl Hey (LE, ) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty White Suede #2 (LE, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- LORAC Dream Girl #10 (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Dior Toile de Jouy #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Crushed Oats (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Posse (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Cristal de Printemps #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Viseart Rendezvous (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tarte Champagne Bubble Bath (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Meta Data (LE, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce
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.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Metallic Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, TIN OXIDE, PTFE, ZINC STEARATE, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, SILICA, CALCIUM TITANIUM BOROSILICATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, ALUMINA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), IRON OXIDES (CI 77492), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499), ALUMINUM POWDER (CI 77000), BRONZE POWDER (CI 77400), CARMINE (CI 75470), COPPER POWDER (CI 77400), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)
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.
True (357M)
LELimited Edition. $29.00.
Love (358M)
Love (358M) is a medium, pink-coral with finer, pink and gold pearl that gave it a more pearl-like finish–not quite metallic but not frosted either as the particle size was fine.
The texture was smooth to the touch, lightly creamy without being too thick or too firmly-pressed into the pan. It had nearly opaque color payoff that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well. It wore nicely for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Maraschino (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Jam Out (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Viseart Taffy (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Warm & Fuzzy (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop HIM (LE, $6.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild VI Purple #10 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Love Lock (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Vivid (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Backdraft (P, $6.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Dwindle (LE, $5.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce
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.
Browse all of our Natasha Denona Metallic Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
TALC, MICA, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, PTFE, ZINC STEARATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, SILICA, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, ALUMINUM CALCIUM SODIUM SILICATE, ALUMINA, TIN OXIDE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), CARMINE (CI 75470), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510)
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.
Okay…I think I’m def picking this one up! Love your eye look, Christine! :o)
That first shade, You, looked tricky even in the pan. It would have been so much better as a shimmer shade, to round the other ones out, in terms of colour.
This palette reminds me of the Maybelline Burgundy Bar – although that one has more champagne and soft taupe shades. I love your eye look Christine.
Thank you, Genevieve!
awww, it’s like zendo, the medium metallic color gets hard pan easily 🙁
I have to remove the first layer whenever I want to use it after a while bc it gets hard panned like.. per 2-3 uses? other than that, the quality is great!
or maybe ppl have tips for dealing with hard pan?
Well, I can see she took a page from Marc Jacob’s with her shade naming!
That aside, I really do love the color scheme in the Mini format instead of the 15 pan Midi. Pretty sure I will be buying this little gem.
I have the midi size Love palette, so am holding off on the mini. But I think if a sale comes around, I’m grabbing it lol
I wish this hadn’t reviewed so well. Now I’m tempted…(ha, ha–get it! Temptalia!). I’ll see myself out.
Thursday. I think I’m definitely picking it up (how’s that for commitment?).
Yep, I’ll be picking this one up for sure.
Hour eye look is beautiful! I had no interest in this palette until I saw what you did with it. Now I may have to pick it up.
Love all these colors, so much so that I have similar shades in my collection. I really do like these ND minis and always look forward to the color stories.
I’m so glad this reviewed well, as I did an impulse order of the collection. I assumed it would, but you just never know. Love the look you created!
Thanks, Mandy!
Very pretty and an accessible price point, but I think I will go with the Pat McGrath quad. I know they aren’t the same, but after the Joya palette (and I am happy with my 3 other palettes by ND) I am dubious about consistency.
Much prefer these colors than those in the Love palette.
i got this through Beautylish (thank goddess for them) & am in loveeee! this color story speaks to me aesthetically and i already want larger pans/am thinking about buying a backup.
her .08 oz size pans are too big for me but she really downsized with these. for half the price of her regular 5-pans, i was expecting half the pan size. but alas, they’re .028oz each..
honestly though, this is the most stunning v-day launch i think i’ve ever seen. it could just be that it speaks to my aesthetic but even the lipstick is just perfect. nothing is too much/overboard, it’s all beautifully understated 💗💜💗
thanks for the review, Christine! gorgeous look as always 😘