Interstellar

Interstellar is a deep blue-teal with matte finish. It has a light-to-medium press in firmness; there's a little powderiness in the pan, but it shouldn't lose its coverage when applied and blended out. There may be a touch of fallout if over-applied, though, so you may want to use a lighter hand and build up when first working with it to get a lay of the land.

Inspiration: When it came to creating matte shades, I wanted to try and create more muted takes that had depth and inkiness rather than brightness. I wanted a darker, bluish-teal to play off of shades like Aurora, Borealis, Galactic Muse, and Sirius Starlight.

Behind the Name: The definition of interstellar is the space between stars, which I felt worked for a darker shade that was also matte.

Development

I originally described it as a "deep, not-quite-blackened blue-leaning teal" with a matte finish. The first version, a loose color sample, needed to be brighter/richer--I wanted more of the color to come through so it didn't appear as dark/muted on the eye.

The second version, which was hand-pressed, lacked the saturation I wanted because in lower light, it looked near-black, and I wanted the texture to be creamier, silkier without getting to be too powdery.  The third version, which was machine-pressed, was still not as rich as I would have liked, and I wanted it to pull a little greener with less firm of a press overall.  The fourth version was perfect!

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview, which is a detailed review of the range as a whole.

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