Phytosurgence Wild Oak, Velvet Leaf, Deeply Rooted Cream Shadows Reviews & Swatches
Wild Oak
Phytosurgence Wild Oak Flash Florescence Cream Shadow ($17.07 for 0.14 oz.) is a rich, golden bronze with strong, warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It was one of the more high-shine shades in the range, but it wasn’t metallic. It looked very “melted” when applied and blended out on my skin.
The texture was lightweight, creamy enough to feel like a cream eyeshadow, but it was thin and more powder-like as I worked with it on my skin. The product dried down to a more transfer-resistant, powder-like finish within 15 to 20 seconds. It had opaque coverage that wore well for eight and a half hours before creasing faintly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Clionadh Shani (LE, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Coloured Raine Golden Olive (DC, $6.99) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Nap (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Grapenut (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Telepathic Taupe (DC, $25.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Raw Gold (13M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Only (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Bass (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (85% similar).
- Huda Beauty Khaki Haze #6 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Phonograph (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$17.07/0.14 oz. - $121.93 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to dry down to a "budgetproof finish" that can be applied with "fingers or a brush" that can be used as an "accent colour" or "one and done" whether that's at full coverage or diffused for a "wash of colour."
They are pigmented in a single layer using a fingertip, but they can be built up with a fluffy brush or sheered out with fingertips or a fluffy brush for a sheerer wash of product if desired. The texture was a drier cream initially--very thin, lightweight, and had some emollience but didn't feel wet to the touch. It had about 15 to 30 seconds of working time and then dried down to a powder-like finish that was transfer-resistant.
I found the formula easy to work with as the colors went on evenly, blended out nicely along the edges, and didn't settle into fine lines/creases as they dried down. They wore eight to nine hours on me before creasing faintly.
Browse all of our Phytosurgence Flash Florescence Cream Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Magnesium Myristate, Isododecane (and) Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Stearic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (and) Tocopheryl Acetate (and) Ubiquinone, Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol. MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77499, 77891), 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.
Wild Oak
PPermanent. $17.07.
Velvet Leaf
Phytosurgence Velvet Leaf Flash Florescence Cream Shadow ($17.07 for 0.14 oz.) is a medium-dark olive green with warmer, brown undertones and slightly coller, more forest green pearl throughout. It had opaque pigmentation in a single layer when applied with a fingertip or a denser brush.
The texture was lightweight, thin, and just lightly creamy–not really wet to the touch–which helped it spread easily over my lid, blend out well, but it didn’t slide around. It dried down quickly to a more powder-like, transfer-resistant finish that lasted well for eight and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Lisa Eldridge Titania (P, $27.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Jouer Skinny Dip (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace The Scoop (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Dior Golden Snow #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Sephora David (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Vanilla Bean (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Pat McGrath Sinful (PiP, $25.00) is more shimmery, lighter (80% similar).
- Sydney Grace The Scoop (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, darker, warmer (80% similar).
- Chanel Mediterraneen #4 (LE, ).
Formula Overview
$17.07/0.14 oz. - $121.93 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to dry down to a "budgetproof finish" that can be applied with "fingers or a brush" that can be used as an "accent colour" or "one and done" whether that's at full coverage or diffused for a "wash of colour."
They are pigmented in a single layer using a fingertip, but they can be built up with a fluffy brush or sheered out with fingertips or a fluffy brush for a sheerer wash of product if desired. The texture was a drier cream initially--very thin, lightweight, and had some emollience but didn't feel wet to the touch. It had about 15 to 30 seconds of working time and then dried down to a powder-like finish that was transfer-resistant.
I found the formula easy to work with as the colors went on evenly, blended out nicely along the edges, and didn't settle into fine lines/creases as they dried down. They wore eight to nine hours on me before creasing faintly.
Browse all of our Phytosurgence Flash Florescence Cream Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Magnesium Myristate, Isododecane (and) Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Stearic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (and) Tocopheryl Acetate (and) Ubiquinone, Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol. MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77499, 77891), 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.
Velvet Leaf
PPermanent. $17.07.
Deeply Rooted
Phytosurgence Deeply Rooted Flash Florescence Cream Shadow ($17.07 for 0.14 oz.) has a warm-toned, reddish-plum base with very fine, bluish-teal shift and a satin sheen. It had mostly opaque, buildable color coverage when applied with a fingertip, while the lightly emollient formula allowed me to diffuse for a sheerer wash of product if desired.
The product had a smooth, very thin, and lightweight feel when applied to my lid, which dried down to a powder-like finish in within 20 seconds. It was blendable throughout the working time, but once it dried down, it was more transfer-resistant so you’ll want to work one eye at a time. It showed signs of fading and a touch of creasing after eight hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Makeup Geek Insomnia (P, $9.99) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes #21 (PiP, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Starry Night (P, $8.00) is more shimmery, warmer (85% similar).
- Clionadh Shroom (P, $5.25) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- Clionadh Toadstool (P, $5.25) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
- ColourPop Need (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Lounge (DC, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (85% similar).
- Urban Decay Y2K (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Sydney Grace Starry Night (DC, $8.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Natasha Denona Orion (105DC) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery (85% similar).
Formula Overview
$17.07/0.14 oz. - $121.93 Per Ounce
The formula is supposed to dry down to a "budgetproof finish" that can be applied with "fingers or a brush" that can be used as an "accent colour" or "one and done" whether that's at full coverage or diffused for a "wash of colour."
They are pigmented in a single layer using a fingertip, but they can be built up with a fluffy brush or sheered out with fingertips or a fluffy brush for a sheerer wash of product if desired. The texture was a drier cream initially--very thin, lightweight, and had some emollience but didn't feel wet to the touch. It had about 15 to 30 seconds of working time and then dried down to a powder-like finish that was transfer-resistant.
I found the formula easy to work with as the colors went on evenly, blended out nicely along the edges, and didn't settle into fine lines/creases as they dried down. They wore eight to nine hours on me before creasing faintly.
Browse all of our Phytosurgence Flash Florescence Cream Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Isododecane, Cyclopentasiloxane, Magnesium Myristate, Isododecane (and) Acrylates/Dimethicone Copolymer, Stearic Acid, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate (and) Tocopheryl Acetate (and) Ubiquinone, Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol. MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Mica (CI 77019), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, 77499, 77891), 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.
Deeply Rooted and Wild Oak are my idea of one ‘n (almost) done eyeshadows! And they are beautiful, too. I would only need to pull in a browbone and inner corner shade, probably. Throw on some winged liner and mascara and go!
Thank you for the reviews! I have been awaiting them eagerly ever since you first posted the swatches, as I like to consult your opinion before makeup purchases. 🙂
How I love these autumn shades! Especially Wild Oak and Velvet Leaf – which is quite an unusual olive brown shade. These are beautiful.