UOMA Beauty Carnival Black Magic Color Palette Review & Swatches
Carnival
UOMA Beauty Carnival Black Magic Color Palette ($44.00 for 0.35 oz.) is a new, limited edition 10-shade palette that included five shimmery shades and five matte shades.
The shimmers were a little more prone to fallout, but they were easy enough to work with, especially if you’re someone who doesn’t mind using a dampened brush with your shimmers–they look fantastic applied that way. The mattes performed better than I anticipated in practice as they were pigmented, blendable (and buildable as necessary), and had good longevity.
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Carnival
LELimited Edition. $44.00.
Barranquilla
Barranquilla is a rich, reddened copper with warm undertones and a smooth sheen. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, almost-cream like texture that felt like silk to the touch and applied beautifully to bare skin. The texture was one of the nicest I’ve come across in eyeshadows, and it had great application using a dry brush. It wore well for eight and a half hours before creasing faintly.
Top Dupes
- Anastasia Wiggalese (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP Sunset #8 (PiP, $9.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Siren #2 (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Chanel Éclat Énigmatique #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Ruddy (P, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC Flame-boyant (PiP, $17.00) is more shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Bottle Service (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Saturnalia (LE, $25.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Sleek MakeUP Sunset #2 (PiP, $9.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever I824 Ocher Pink (DC, $21.00) is more muted, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
SILICA, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, ISODODECANE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYETHYLENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA, TIN OXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TOCOPHEROL, +/- CI 77491, CI 77891, CI 45410, CI 19140.
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Barranquilla
LELimited Edition.
Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras is a medium, purple-berry with cooler undertones and flecks of pink and fuchsia sparkle. The texture was more firmly-pressed into the pan and felt like it was on the drier side, so I had to push and jab at the surface lightly to get an even amount of product onto my brush, though it seemed to yield more after a few uses. I’d recommend using it with a dampened brush to get the best payoff and smoothest adhesion, though. It had good color coverage that lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- MAC Celebutante (P, $20.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- L'Oreal Glistening Garnet (P, $7.99) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Exo (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Pink Diamonds (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Sugar Plum Fairy (DC, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Lover (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
- ColourPop Pressed (LE, $6.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
- Too Faced Sprinkles (Holiday 2016) (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Cat Fight (LE, ) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
- BH Cosmetics Foil Eyes 2 #13 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (85% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, DIMETHICONE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ZINC STEARATE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, TIN OXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, +/-CI 77891, CI 15850, CI 77491, CI 42090.
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Mardi Gras
LELimited Edition.
Bahia
Bahia is a light-medium gold with strong, warm undertones and a sparkling finish. It had medium coverage that was buildable to full coverage with a second layer. I’d recommend applying it with a dampened brush or fingertip to get better coverage and less fallout, though. The consistency felt a bit drier to the touch where the sparkles were more prone to coming away from the base product. It stayed on well for eight hours before fading but had a little bit of fallout over time.
Top Dupes
- Guerlain Petrouchka #2 (LE, ) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Wild Life (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Early Birdie (LE, $9.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Chanel Intense #1 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Moira Callisto (P, $7.50) is less shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop Braided (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty The Siren #4 (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Shimmy Dip (78) (P, $26.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Urban Decay Disco (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Laura Mercier Amber Spark (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
Ingredients
CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, TALC, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, ISODODECANE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYETHYLENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA, TIN OXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TOCOPHEROL, +/- CI 77891, CI 77491, CI 19140, CI 77499.
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Bahia
LELimited Edition.
Trinidad
Trinidad is a darker, olive green with a black base and lighter emerald green and gold sparkle. The texture was firmer to the touch but had a bit of creaminess to it, so it was thicker than it seemed initially. It had good color coverage in a single layer that was buildable to full coverage with less than half of a layer more. I had to be careful to press and pat it into place or else there was light fallout. It wore nicely for eight hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- Sydney Grace Eye Candy (PiP, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Dose of Colors Olive You (P, $20.00) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- NARS Hooked (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Facile (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
- Fyrinnae Elf Owl (P, $7.00) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath VR Emerald (LE, $25.00) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Scheme (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Buxom Dusk 'Til Dawn (P, $12.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Peach Harvest (P, $6.25) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Venom (DC, $6.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Ingredients
CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, CALCIUM ALUMINUM BOROSILICATE, MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, SYNTHETIC, FLUORPHLOGOPITE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, ISODODECANE, SILICA, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, TIN OXIDE, POLYETHYLENE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA, TOCOPHEROL, +/- CI 77891, CI 77499, CI 77491, CI 77007, CI 77510.
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Trinidad
LELimited Edition.
Tenerife
Tenerife is a light-medium copper with strong, warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It had rich pigmentation in a single layer, but the texture felt more loosely-pressed, so I’d recommend using a lighter hand to pick up product to avoid fallout. The eyeshadow applied well to bare skin with a smooth, even lay down of product that was blendable along the edges that really looked seamless on. It lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.
Top Dupes
- NARS Belle-Ile (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever D708 Pinky Copper (DC, $21.00) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Queen of Glow #3 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Mesmer-eyez (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Secret Garden (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- ColourPop Hiney (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Love Glow (Enhance) (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup by Mario Master Metallics #10 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- ColourPop Chase the Light (LE, $6.00) is less shimmery, darker, cooler (90% similar).
- MAC PatrickStarrr (LE, $21.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Ingredients
CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, MICA, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, ISODODECANE, HYDROGENATED POLYCYCLOPENTADIENE, HYDROGENATED POLYISOBUTENE, SILICA, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POLYETHYLENE, PHENOXYETHANOL, COPERNICIA CERIFERA CERA, TIN OXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, TOCOPHEROL, +/- CI 77491, CI 77891.
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Tenerife
LELimited Edition.
Notting Hill
Notting Hill is a brighter, lighter orange with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had a soft, moderately powdery texture that gave me pause, but it had only light fallout during application but seemed to adhere rather evenly and was buildable without having to use a primer. It had opaque coverage that sheered out slightly to more semi-opaque coverage. This shade stayed on well for eight hours before showing signs of fading.
Top Dupes
- Too Faced Butterscotch (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bump This (P, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Crushed (LE, $19.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia New Wave (DC, $12.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Work It (PiP, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Koi (P, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Viseart Cantaloupe (Warm Mattes #6) (P, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Make Up For Ever M720 Apricot (DC, $21.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Chanterelle (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Sephora Tangerine (LE, ) is darker, brighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
TALC, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, ZINC STEARATE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, +/-CI 77891, CI 19140, CI 45410.
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Notting Hill
LELimited Edition.
Barbados
Barbados is a bright, medium-dark yellow with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage in a single layer with a moderately powdery consistency that seemed a little thin. I was pleasantly surprised at how evenly this applied and how well it blended out without sheering out too readily. It wore well for eight and a half hours and left a faint stain behind.
Top Dupes
- Smashbox Peacemaker (LE, $22.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Ginger Bae (LE, $6.99) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Go Bananas (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Sunset (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop To the Core (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lake Show (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Big Smile (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Wax (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Sunday Morning (P, $6.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Hoodie (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, TALC, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, HEXYL LAURATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, +/- CI 15850, CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 19140, CI 77891.
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Barbados
LELimited Edition.
Rio
Rio is a bright, medium-dark magenta pink with strong, cool undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color payoff paired with a soft, lightly powdery texture that was slightly thin but wasn’t dry. The color applied evenly to my skin and blended out without much effort. I noticed a bit of fading after nine hours of wear, and it stained my lid slightly after removal.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Bonbon (LE, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Flirt (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Geode Life (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Anastasia Texas Made (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Give Me Glow Raspberry Cheesecake (P, $7.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Glaminatrix Petal (P, $7.30) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Margarita (PiP, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Sherbet (LE, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Anastasia A5 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Outfit Repeater (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Ingredients
ISOPHORONE DIAMINE/ISOPHTHALIC ACID/TROMETHAMINE COPOLYMER, ALUMINA, MICA, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, LAUROYL LYSINE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL +/- CI 45410, CI 45410, CI 45350, CI 45380, CI 42090.
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Rio
LELimited Edition.
Oruro
Oruro is a deeper, rusty orange with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had rich color payoff that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges. The texture felt soft and smooth to the touch, velvety almost but not too heavy or powdery. It stayed on well for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.
Top Dupes
- Coloured Raine Gloaming (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Malibu (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Main Squeeze (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- Coloured Raine Empress (DC, $6.99) is lighter (95% similar).
- MAC Sabina Sangre (LE, $17.00) is more shimmery, lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop ICYMI (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
- Anastasia Saturn (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Too Faced Extra Spicy (LE, $16.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Smashbox Wait, What? (P, ) is more muted (95% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Fiya Freak (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, HEXYL LAURATE, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, +/- CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 19140.
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Oruro
LELimited Edition.
Mazatlan
Mazatlan is a deep, reddish-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. The pigmentation was opaque in a single layer, while the texture felt smooth, velvety, and substantial without being too powdery or prone to fallout. The eyeshadow applied evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges, This shade wore nicely for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Aphrodite (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop In My Tumbly (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Silhouette (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (95% similar).
- ColourPop 0 to 100 (LE, $4.50) is darker (90% similar).
- NARS Risk (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Juicy (LE, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Gulf Coast (P, $5.25) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Tunnel (LE, $19.00) is more muted, cooler (90% similar).
- Wet 'n' Wild My Glamour Squad #3 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Chanel Candeur et Seduction #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, more muted (85% similar).
Ingredients
MICA, TALC, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, HEXYL LAURATE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, +/- CI 15850, CI 77491, CI 77499, CI 19140, CI 77891.
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Its actually a very pretty color story ! Love how unique it looks compared to to other recent releases.
I don’t care for Uoma’s eyeshadow palettes, I find the quality lacking for the price. However, I LOVE their matte lipsticks (white tube). They’ve got some glorious nudey browns in that range.
Wow, she’s a super pretty one! Very unique and bold, too. Unfortunately, I not only have dupes for most of the shades, but NO room to store this gem, either!
I love Trinidad (but I have the Buxom dupe) but the other colours are – big surprise – not for me. But this assortment sure does suit the Mardi Gras name!
I adore this palette! My only concern is that they haven’t listed the appropriate cautions for at least one shade (Rio). Since it’s distributed through The United States there’s no excuse for the lack of proper precautionary labeling (if small independent brands like mine can stick to the rules, so can the bigger brands). Red Lake 28 (CI 45410) is not recommended for immediate use in the eye area. Of course that doesn’t mean you CAN’T use it there, just that it’s likely to irritate sensitive skin and leave a noticeable stain. I just used the same pigment to tie-dye a shirt yesterday, if that tells you anything. It’s a powerful pigment for sure, which is why ‘Rio’ is so gorgeous and vivid.
I’ve been wanting this palette, SO glad I got it for half off! That eyelook you created is gorgeous!!!
Stunning and lovely as always on you!