Wet 'n' Wild Bed of Roses Color Icon Eyeshadow Quad Review & Swatches
Bed of Roses
Wet ‘n’ Wild Bed of Roses Color Icon Eyeshadow Quad ($2.99 for 0.16 oz.) is a new, limited edition set of four shades–two shimmers, two mattes. Per the brand, they can be used wet or dry, which I did not find to be true with the mattes–the mattes turned into stiff, un-blendable powders used dry. At most, you could use a thin, angled brush to stamp it into place, though you’ll create a hard surface on the pan if you use a damp/wet brush directly in the pan. It was fine to use the shimmery shades with a wet brush (and it didn’t affect the surface) and using them did improve their pigmentation and adhesion. Bed of thorns was more like it!
Ingredients
Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Ethyl Macadamiate, Boron Nitride, Dimethicone, Silica, Nylon-12, Magnesium Myristate, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Polybutene, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Lauroyl Lysine, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, o-Cymen-5-ol, Water/Eau, Tin Oxide, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): Iron Oxides/CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Mica, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Ultramarines/CI 77007].
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.
Bed of Roses
LELimited Edition. $2.99.
Bed of Roses #1
Bed of Roses #1 is a muted, light-medium plum with warm undertones and a sparkling, frosted finish. It had larger particles of shimmer that emphasized my skin texture more, though it wasn’t thick. The texture was drier, more loosely-pressed and prone to fallout during application. It had semi-opaque pigmentation applied dry and opaque coverage applied wet. It stayed on well for six hours before fading noticeably on me.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- ColourPop Upon a Star (P, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Kaja Cognac (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Fantasy (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Maze (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
- Make Up For Ever Prism (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Kaja Deep Plum (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Anarchy (DC, $6.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
- Sephora Rosewood (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- Too Faced Hot Toddy (LE, $16.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Tom Ford Beauty Pink Glow #3 (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to be "powerfully pigmented" with a "butter-soft" texture that "glides on like a dream." The majority of the eyeshadows are on the drier side, sometimes feeling loosely pressed and other times more chalk-like and truly dry to the point where a primer became a must for getting good adhesion and wear out of the formula. Most of the matte shades were quite pigmented, and I found they actually applied better to bare skin than some of the shimmers, which often appeared faded and muted in practice compared to how they appeared in the pan. The pigmentation varied from decent to mostly opaque depending on the shade, and the wear was typically between five and seven hours on me.
I did not keep most of the previously-released trios and palettes from the brand as mine, but when I compared 2018's formula to the prior one (and mine are likely five or more years old), the previous formula was far better for their shimmers--slightly more slip, creamier in feel, and typically more pigmented and true-to-color on the lid. I think the mattes, overall, are improved as they are more blendable and pigmented on the lid.
Browse all of our Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Talc, Magnesium Myristate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sorbitan Stearate, o-Cymen-5-ol, Water/Eau, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyacrylamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tin Oxide, Laureth-7, Tocopherol, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): Red 40 Lake/CI 16035, Ultramarines/CI 77007, Blue 1 Lake/CI 42090, Black 2/CI 77266, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Mica, Manganese Violet/CI 77742, Iron Oxides/CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Carmine/CI 75470].
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.
Bed of Roses #1
LELimited Edition.
Bed of Roses #2
Bed of Roses #2 is a medium-dark, reddish copper with warm undertones and a frosted finish. It had good pigmentation applied dry, though it didn’t intensify much when used wet and wasn’t as easy to work with when I tried to blend it out. The texture was drier and a bit more firmly pressed in the pan, but I was able to work with it enough to blend out some of the edges. It lasted for six hours on me before it started to fade visibly.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Huda Beauty Purple Haze #1 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop TTYN (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, darker (95% similar).
- Ciate Love Letter (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Confiture (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Smitten (-, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).
- NARS Fired Up (LE, $22.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame #2 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
- Fenty Beauty Stunt Queen (PiP, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Ambitious (PiP, $19.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury Walk of No Shame #4 (PiP, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The formula is supposed to be "powerfully pigmented" with a "butter-soft" texture that "glides on like a dream." The majority of the eyeshadows are on the drier side, sometimes feeling loosely pressed and other times more chalk-like and truly dry to the point where a primer became a must for getting good adhesion and wear out of the formula. Most of the matte shades were quite pigmented, and I found they actually applied better to bare skin than some of the shimmers, which often appeared faded and muted in practice compared to how they appeared in the pan. The pigmentation varied from decent to mostly opaque depending on the shade, and the wear was typically between five and seven hours on me.
I did not keep most of the previously-released trios and palettes from the brand as mine, but when I compared 2018's formula to the prior one (and mine are likely five or more years old), the previous formula was far better for their shimmers--slightly more slip, creamier in feel, and typically more pigmented and true-to-color on the lid. I think the mattes, overall, are improved as they are more blendable and pigmented on the lid.
Browse all of our Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Talc, Magnesium Myristate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sorbitan Stearate, o-Cymen-5-ol, Water/Eau, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyacrylamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tin Oxide, Laureth-7, Tocopherol, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): Red 40 Lake/CI 16035, Ultramarines/CI 77007, Blue 1 Lake/CI 42090, Black 2/CI 77266, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Mica, Manganese Violet/CI 77742, Iron Oxides/CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Carmine/CI 75470].
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.
Bed of Roses #2
LELimited Edition.
Bed of Roses #3
Bed of Roses #3 is a blackened purple with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had an incredibly stiff, drier texture that I had to jab at to loosen powder off the surface for application. It was difficult to diffuse the edges of dry, and it was impossible to blend it out with a wet brush–I could only use it as an eyeliner stamped into place. It had medium coverage that was buildable to semi-opaque coverage, but I was incapable of getting the edge to soften and gave up after a solid try (I want some of the struggle to convey–I don’t want to blend out one shade for 30 minutes). If you want to use this wet, be sure to pick up product first, then spritz your brush or dip into the wetting agent, as the pan hardened immediately after being touched by a lightly dampened brush.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Urban Decay Collect Call (LE, $19.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- Zoeva Two Clocks (PiP, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia Dystopian (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Mousse (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Crucifix (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Beyond (P, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Prism (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- MAC Smut (P, $17.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
- Charlotte Tilbury The Rock Chick #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Tarte Ice Cream Cone (LE, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to be "powerfully pigmented" with a "butter-soft" texture that "glides on like a dream." The majority of the eyeshadows are on the drier side, sometimes feeling loosely pressed and other times more chalk-like and truly dry to the point where a primer became a must for getting good adhesion and wear out of the formula. Most of the matte shades were quite pigmented, and I found they actually applied better to bare skin than some of the shimmers, which often appeared faded and muted in practice compared to how they appeared in the pan. The pigmentation varied from decent to mostly opaque depending on the shade, and the wear was typically between five and seven hours on me.
I did not keep most of the previously-released trios and palettes from the brand as mine, but when I compared 2018's formula to the prior one (and mine are likely five or more years old), the previous formula was far better for their shimmers--slightly more slip, creamier in feel, and typically more pigmented and true-to-color on the lid. I think the mattes, overall, are improved as they are more blendable and pigmented on the lid.
Browse all of our Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Talc, Magnesium Myristate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sorbitan Stearate, o-Cymen-5-ol, Water/Eau, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyacrylamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tin Oxide, Laureth-7, Tocopherol, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): Red 40 Lake/CI 16035, Ultramarines/CI 77007, Blue 1 Lake/CI 42090, Black 2/CI 77266, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Mica, Manganese Violet/CI 77742, Iron Oxides/CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Carmine/CI 75470].
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.
Bed of Roses #3
LELimited Edition.
Bed of Roses #4
Bed of Roses #4 is a deep burgundy with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage applied dry and wet–I didn’t find the intensity actually changed, it just because unworkable when used wet as it did not move or blend out. The texture was fairly soft but could have been more blendable and had less fallout during application. I noticed signs of fading after six and a half hours of wear.
FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
Top Dupes
- Natasha Denona Bruno (417CM) (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Revenge (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
- Sydney Grace Maple Sugar (LE, $5.25) is warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Disobedient (PiP, $25.00) is warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Nightfall (LE, $25.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona Aspiration (440CM) (PiP, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
- Sephora Maca (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
- Huda Beauty Jaguar #4 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Corrosion (P, $6.50) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- Pat McGrath Xtreme Plum Noir (PiP, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
Formula Overview
-
The formula is supposed to be "powerfully pigmented" with a "butter-soft" texture that "glides on like a dream." The majority of the eyeshadows are on the drier side, sometimes feeling loosely pressed and other times more chalk-like and truly dry to the point where a primer became a must for getting good adhesion and wear out of the formula. Most of the matte shades were quite pigmented, and I found they actually applied better to bare skin than some of the shimmers, which often appeared faded and muted in practice compared to how they appeared in the pan. The pigmentation varied from decent to mostly opaque depending on the shade, and the wear was typically between five and seven hours on me.
I did not keep most of the previously-released trios and palettes from the brand as mine, but when I compared 2018's formula to the prior one (and mine are likely five or more years old), the previous formula was far better for their shimmers--slightly more slip, creamier in feel, and typically more pigmented and true-to-color on the lid. I think the mattes, overall, are improved as they are more blendable and pigmented on the lid.
Browse all of our Wet 'n' Wild Color Icon Eyeshadow (2018) swatches.
Ingredients
Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Dimethicone, Silica, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Boron Nitride, Talc, Magnesium Myristate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Phytosteryl Macadamiate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hexylene Glycol, Lauroyl Lysine, Sorbitan Stearate, o-Cymen-5-ol, Water/Eau, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Polyacrylamide, Tocopheryl Acetate, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tin Oxide, Laureth-7, Tocopherol, [+/- (MAY CONTAIN/PEUT CONTENIR): Red 40 Lake/CI 16035, Ultramarines/CI 77007, Blue 1 Lake/CI 42090, Black 2/CI 77266, Titanium Dioxide/CI 77891, Mica, Manganese Violet/CI 77742, Iron Oxides/CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Carmine/CI 75470].
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.
Ouch, that hurts. I always root for drugstore brands to do well. Not this time, I guess.
Horrific.
This is one of those “thank goodness I have dupes for this” type of sorry-azz products. I would much rather try to blend out MAC Shadowy Lady and Sketch before even *thinking* about attempting to wrestle with this palette! And that’s really sad, because the actual shades picked go together so perfectly.
Or, a more intense version of this quad would be Star Violet, Cranberry, Indian Ink, & Deep Damson… I never would have thought to use those 4 singles together, until I got this quad, so at least it’s inspiring, LOL!
OMG – this is bad….why does a brand bother when the final result is so poor? Thank you for reviewing this product Christine, even though the results were not as expected.
I bought these primarily for “novelty” purposes, so if I can’t get them to work, I still won’t be too disappointed… They literally just came to my door less than an hour ago, so I haven’t had a chance to do more than swatch them, but I think I can actually get some use out of them, even if it means just using the deeper matte shades as liners, and the shimmers over a tackier base… The combinations are just so pretty, and if nothing else, will inspire me to dig out similar shades.
Wow, didn’t expect this review to be like that. I saw a tutorial yesterday and a lady who used this eyeshadow quad did an amazing job and she had no issues with application.
Such a disappointment!! I really like the colors and the rose design. Shame on them, they know how to make a good eyeshadow!
So sad! I was expecting more, as the colors seem to go well together and the embossing is a nice touch, for a DS brand
So disappointing, as the colors and rose design are so very pretty. That quality, though: Ouch!
I have watched quite a few reviews and tutorials using these quads, and I’ve not seen any terrible reviews. The worst one was the quad with the dark green. I’m surprised this got such a low marks here. I didn’t buy any of them but I’m still very surprised.
I can only review based on my personal experience! It’s great that other people have had better experiences.
Disappointing! The rose imprint of these looks so pretty and while this colour assortment would never work for me, I’d have been so happy to see something this pretty and this affordable also be a good performer.
Wow, I have this, I don’t find it that bad but maybe thats just my preference…or there’s more than one batch? The colors are just a bit deceiving in the pan- the light shade especially, and the purple is more of dark cool brown. and the shimmer is a bit more intense than I prefer, but the texture and pigmentation seems fine.
I reviewed them both wet/dry and without primer, so if you normally use primer, I’d expect that to help somewhat (at least) 🙂
This palette is so pretty! I’m glad they’re jazzing up the packaging and pans, but maybe they could spend some of that extra money on formulations next time?