Muerte

Melt Cosmetics Muerte 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new, seemingly permanent palette that features an assortment of hues from aqua to navy blue to burgundy across shimmers and mattes. This palette officially launches on November 29th!

Two of the shimmers were total disappointments, while one was decent, but it's hard for me to understand how the other two shimmer formulas made it through testing; like I have no idea what the benefit/reasoning would be behind having such a firmly-packed shimmer that it had to be scratched and jabbed at just to get product to loosen from it to have anything to pick up.

Sometimes firmer presses minimize fallout or work better for creamier formulas, which often ensure shimmer and powder bind together as one, but Angelito was a head-scratcher. Because the palette itself is so deep, that being down two of the lightest shades made it hard to test, so I ended up trying the mattes paired with better-performing shimmer formulas so I could get a better sense of how the matte shades performed.

The mattes varied, and for the richness and depths of the hues, they weren't bad, but they'll take more time and effort. The key was to apply deeper shades before lighter ones, as when I tried working light to dark (which is how I typically work), it was harder to blend out and keep shades from looking drier on my skin. Most of the mattes included in the palette aren't ones we see often, and even rarer to see as permanent/in single form, so if you're looking for dupes, you're more likely going to have to think about duping the "vibe" rather than specific shades exactly.

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