Sydney Grace Long Journey, Eclipse, Sunbeam Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches
Long Journey
Sydney Grace Long Journey Matte Shadow ($5.25 for 0.06 oz.) is a light taupe with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Smooth, velvety, finely-milled
- Applied evenly and was blendable
- Long-wearing (9 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- MAC Quarry (P, $17.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lil Dipper (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Pricey (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Friend Owl (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Coffee Snob (LE, $5.25) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Sweet Foam (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Calcination (P, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Kaleidos Flowing Haze (Base) (PiP, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop So Fated (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Fascinated (PiP, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$5.25/0.06 oz. - $87.50 Per Ounce
The matte eyeshadows tend to be pigmented (typically semi-opaque or opaque, often buildable if they aren't opaque) with a soft, more velvety texture that has slight slip but isn't so thick that it gets difficult to use, applies unevenly, or has a lot of fallout. I've found that most of the matte eyeshadows apply and blend out without much effort but a few may take a bit more effort to diffuse along the edges. The matte formula tends to wear between eight and eight and a half hours on me.
Browse all of our Sydney Grace Matte Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Mica, Synthetic Fluorophylogopite, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, Titamium Dioxide, Iron Oxide, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Zinc Stearate, Calcium Carbonate, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Kaolin, Silica, Allantoin, Boron Nitride, Magnesium Stearate, Red 40, Silver Powder.
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.
Long Journey
PPermanent. $5.25.
Eclipse
Sydney Grace Eclipse Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.25 for 0.06 oz.) is an intense, very deep brown with cool undertones and a smooth, metallic sheen.
- Opaque color coverage
- Smooth, lightly emollient, dense but not stiff
- Applied evenly and was blendable
- Long-wearing (9 hours before fading visibly)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Never Never (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- Too Faced Coffee Chip (LE, $16.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Dose of Colors Lock and Key (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Tweet Tweet (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- ColourPop Goodbye Cruel World (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Winter is Here (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Daydreamer (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Make Up For Ever ME614 Graphite Brown (DC, $21.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Thunderbird (DC, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (80% similar).
- Urban Decay Ember (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.25/0.06 oz. - $104.17 Per Ounce
The shimmer eyeshadows are more consistent in pigmentation with the majority of shades having opaque color coverage. The more metallic/sparkly the shade is, the creamier and more emollient the eyeshadow felt in the pan, which often yielded really smooth application and good adherence to the lid, though a few worked better with a fingertip or a dampened brush for true-to-pan color or to get a truer finish/sheen.
Most shades, however, worked well with brushes, and I didn't have trouble applying or blending out most of the shimmer shades. The more satin to pearl like finishes tend to feel a little thinner but blend out well. These shades wore between eight and nine hours on me with some of the more foiled-like shades creasing noticeably at the end (and the less foiled-like ones fading).
Browse all of our Sydney Grace Pressed Pigment Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Silk Mica (Mica (77019), Boron Nitride, L-Lysine Mica (Mica 77019 and Lauroyl Lysine), Carnauba Mica (Mica 77019 and Carnauba Wax), Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, Zinc Stearate ((+/- Mica (77019), Fractionated Coconut Oil (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI77289), Chromium Green (CI77288), Iron Oxide (CI 77499, 77491, 77492), Tin Oxide (CI 778161), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ultramarines (77007), Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc (CI 77947), Bronze and Copper Powder (CI 77400), Nylon 12, Carmine (75470), Aluminum (77000) Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, and Hexylene Glycol
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.
Eclipse
PPermanent. $6.25.
Sunbeam
Sydney Grace Sunbeam Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.25 for 0.06 oz.) is a deep, antique gold with subtle, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Smooth, lightly emollient, dense but not stiff
- Applied evenly and was blendable but had a touch of fallout
- Long-wearing (8.5 hours with a smidgen of fallout)
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Stila Vivid Smoky Quartz (P, $24.00) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Too Faced Holla for a Dolla (LE, $16.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D640 Golden Snake (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Dominique Cosmetics Daydreamer (LE, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Tweet Tweet (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Starlight #3 (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Spectrum (101K) (2020) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Stun (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Stila Wanderlust (P, $24.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bouncy (P, $6.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
$6.25/0.06 oz. - $104.17 Per Ounce
The shimmer eyeshadows are more consistent in pigmentation with the majority of shades having opaque color coverage. The more metallic/sparkly the shade is, the creamier and more emollient the eyeshadow felt in the pan, which often yielded really smooth application and good adherence to the lid, though a few worked better with a fingertip or a dampened brush for true-to-pan color or to get a truer finish/sheen.
Most shades, however, worked well with brushes, and I didn't have trouble applying or blending out most of the shimmer shades. The more satin to pearl like finishes tend to feel a little thinner but blend out well. These shades wore between eight and nine hours on me with some of the more foiled-like shades creasing noticeably at the end (and the less foiled-like ones fading).
Browse all of our Sydney Grace Pressed Pigment Shadow swatches.
Ingredients
Silk Mica (Mica (77019), Boron Nitride, L-Lysine Mica (Mica 77019 and Lauroyl Lysine), Carnauba Mica (Mica 77019 and Carnauba Wax), Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, Zinc Stearate ((+/- Mica (77019), Fractionated Coconut Oil (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI77289), Chromium Green (CI77288), Iron Oxide (CI 77499, 77491, 77492), Tin Oxide (CI 778161), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Ultramarines (77007), Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc (CI 77947), Bronze and Copper Powder (CI 77400), Nylon 12, Carmine (75470), Aluminum (77000) Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, and Hexylene Glycol
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.
Love all three of these!
Sunbeam – exactly the sort of colour that always, ALWAYS catches my eye. Eclipse is a beauty too but I’ve got 2 or 3 of your unassigned dupes.
Eclipse is going on my wish list, that’s a very pretty color!
It’s always a joyous morning when you review the latest from SG and these are gorgeous – especially Sunbeam and Eclipse.
Eclipse is magical for the smokiest metallic dark chocolate brown metallic! 🍫
Eclipse is a beauty, I love Long Journey, I have MAC Quarry and use it a lot. AS MAC seem to DC so many products maybe Long Journey will make its way here. The price is nice, the shipping not so nice, but when I find enough must haves from SG it’s worth it.
Sunbeam seems like it would be similar to Vintage Gold pigment by MAC, but less smooth metallic, more sparkly. If I didn’t already have that, Sunbeam would go on the wishlist!