Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio Review, Photos, Swatches
On Location
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio ($22.00 for 0.11 oz.) includes a warm beige, dark gold, and bright teal, but the quality of the formula fell short yet again. The combination was nice in concept so it’s a shame the execution was poor.
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On Location
PPermanent. $22.00.
Pool Boy
Pool Boy is a light, golden beige with warm undertones and a satiny sheen. The pigmentation was excellent, but it was incredibly powdery and mess to work with as there was quite a bit of fallout during application (even after tapping away some of the excess). It started to fade noticeably on me after six hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- LORAC Sugar (LE, $19.00) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- KVD Beauty Galore (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- Sephora + Pantone Universe Mellow Yellow (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Calaca (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Makeup Atelier Natural Brown #1 (P, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- theBalm #38 (P, $6.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Salt (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Lights On (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Smashbox Instinct (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- YSL Golden Glow #2 (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to be "super-blendable" and "richly-pigmented." I found the quality to vary a lot from shade to shade, even with a trio, as some shades had soft, blendable texture and others were drier, dusty, and messy to work with and had pigmentation that sheered out or faded quickly. I wanted to like them more than I ended up after using them on the lid as I routinely felt like the brighter shades never looked quite as vibrant in practice as they did in the pan. Most of the shades were blendable and had coverage from medium to opaque with a few being sheer. They lasted anywhere from five to eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Smashbox Photo Edit Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Polysilicone-11, Nylon-12, Silica, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Isopentyldiol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)]
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.
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Pool Boy
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Gold Sunnies
Gold Sunnies is a medium-dark gold with warm brown undertones and a frosted finish. The consistency was drier and moderately powdery, which resulted in coverage that tended to sheer out too quickly when blended without a tacky base underneath it. The pigmentation started off nearly opaque, though, but it just didn’t want to adhere well to my lid (bare skin as well as over Smashbox’s own primer). It lasted for six and a half hours on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Viseart Orangerie (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Becca Topaz (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- MAC Rocket Girl (LE, $17.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Bobbi Brown Sunset (LE, $21.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Zoeva Unfinished (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sunset Blvd. (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- LORAC Undiscovered (PiP, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Tarte Dare to Be Gold (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Baked Cowboy (DC, $19.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever I648 Golden Fawn (P, $17.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to be "super-blendable" and "richly-pigmented." I found the quality to vary a lot from shade to shade, even with a trio, as some shades had soft, blendable texture and others were drier, dusty, and messy to work with and had pigmentation that sheered out or faded quickly. I wanted to like them more than I ended up after using them on the lid as I routinely felt like the brighter shades never looked quite as vibrant in practice as they did in the pan. Most of the shades were blendable and had coverage from medium to opaque with a few being sheer. They lasted anywhere from five to eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Smashbox Photo Edit Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Polysilicone-11, Nylon-12, Silica, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Isopentyldiol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)]
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.
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Gold Sunnies
PiPPermanent in Palette.
All the Teals
All the Teals is a bright, medium bluish-teal with subtle, cool undertones and a metallic finish. It had rich color payoff, but the trouble with the color was that it faded quite a bit when applied onto the lid; I kept trying to intensify the color again, but it kept fading to more of a washed out version of teal within a few minutes. From there, the color stayed on for a solid seven hours without getting any more faded. The texture was smooth, blendable, and wasn’t too dry or too firmly pressed in the pan.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Tiny Tangerines (P, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Milani Teal the Truth (DC, $6.99) is darker (95% similar).
- Give Me Glow Aqua Girl (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Flip (367M) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild Hasta La Costa Baby #4 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Touch the Sky (LE, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Slay-farer (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sephora Alchemy (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Gridlock (P, $4.50) (90% similar).
- ColourPop Surf Sesh (P, $8.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to be "super-blendable" and "richly-pigmented." I found the quality to vary a lot from shade to shade, even with a trio, as some shades had soft, blendable texture and others were drier, dusty, and messy to work with and had pigmentation that sheered out or faded quickly. I wanted to like them more than I ended up after using them on the lid as I routinely felt like the brighter shades never looked quite as vibrant in practice as they did in the pan. Most of the shades were blendable and had coverage from medium to opaque with a few being sheer. They lasted anywhere from five to eight hours on me.
Browse all of our Smashbox Photo Edit Eye Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Dimethicone, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Lauroyl Lysine, Polysilicone-11, Nylon-12, Silica, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Isopentyldiol, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Tin Oxide, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, [+/- Mica, Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Blue 1 Lake (CI 42090), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Carmine (CI 75470), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77289), Chromium Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140)]
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.
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All the Teals
PiPPermanent in Palette.
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
Smashbox On Location Photo Edit Eye Shadow Trio
Smashbox Eye Shadow Trios | Look Details
Smashbox Eye Shadow Trios | Look Details
Smashbox Pool Boy Photo Edit Eye Shadow
Smashbox Pool Boy Photo Edit Eye Shadow
Smashbox Gold Sunnies Photo Edit Eye Shadow
Smashbox Gold Sunnies Photo Edit Eye Shadow
Smashbox All the Teals Photo Edit Eye Shadow
Smashbox All the Teals Photo Edit Eye Shadow
This was another of these I had my eye on. Such a great concept overall — three coordinated shades, easy to transport packaging, all Smashbox had to do was pretty well on quality. I hope other brands take note of the opportunity.
That blue is so eye-catching but it’s not worth shelling out for a mediocre palette just for one colour (and that one just a B+). I wish it had rated a bit more highly overall.
Well, that sure is a depressing little trio! This could have been a super fun little combo, too. I’m trying to understand what in the actual heck Smashbox is *even* with these! ?
It’s pretty tough when Smashbox can’t get a gold right – this is really disappointing.
Smashbox made at least one lovely little trio ages ago, a neutralish one, I used it a lot. The new trios seems quite disappointing. A pity as they have rather pretty combos. I think they should be able to do so much better.
I have a soft spot for neutrals with a pop of teal like this. Too bad Smashbox didn’t do a better job. The eye look you did is really pretty: Adding the purple was a good call. It looks lovely.
It’s super disappointing that these trios are so bad. I really like their Cover Shot palettes. I wish they’d be more consistent.