Navy Blue (Deep) Sydney Grace Navy Blue (Deep) Mystery Bag (2022) ($35.00) contained six eyeshadows, one loose eyeshadow, one loose highlighter, one cream eyeshadow, and an empty 9-pan palette (not shown). The only “dud” was the cream eyeshadow, which was more finnicky to work with. The rest of the products were lovely–pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. […]

Puppy Love Sydney Grace Puppy Love Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, muted mauve with neutral-to-warm undertones and a matte finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, more velvety feel, not too powdery Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out Long-wearing (8.5 hours) FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and […]

Where the Wild Things Grow (Deep) Sydney Grace Where the Wild Things Grow (Deep) 9-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($36.00 for 0.54 oz.) is a new, 9-palette that just launched this past month. All of the eyeshadows were pigmented, blendable, and easy to use. They performed consistently with Sydney Grace’s eyeshadow formula. This is the Deep version, […]

Clay It Cool ColourPop Clay It Cool 10-Pan Pressed Powder Palette ($16.00 for 0.49 oz.) is a new, warm-toned neutral palette that included five matte eyeshadows, four shimmer eyeshadows, and one cream eyeshadow. The quality was consistent with past ColourPop eyeshadows; most shades were pigmented, blendable, and easy to work with and the downsides were […]

Twisted Tangerine NYX Twisted Tangerine Glow Shots Liquid Eyeshadow ($10.50 for 0.25 oz.) is a pale orange with moderate, warm undertones and a pearly, almost luminous, sheen. Sheer coverage, somewhat buildable Lightweight, thin, watery Longer dry down time, best applied with fingertip Medium-wearing (6 hours before creasing very faintly, noticeable creasing after 8 hours) FURTHER […]

Ganymede Terra Moons Ganymede Cosmic Chameleon Shadow ($13.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a soft, dirty blue base with a multichrome shimmer that shifted from richer, brighter mid-tone blue to pink-peach to pastel orange to rich gold to vivid, minty green paired with an intense, metallic finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly creamy, more loosely-pressed Picked up […]

Mu Cephei Terra Moons Mu Cephei Cosmic Chameleon Shadow ($13.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a soft, grayish base with multichrome shimmer that shifted from cooler yellow to warmer, peachy gold to pastel orange to light, warm pink paired with a sparkling, metallic finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly creamy, more loosely-pressed Picked up well with dry […]

Cosmic Collision Terra Moons Cosmic Collision Cosmic Chameleon Shadow ($13.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a lighter, cooler purple base with multichrome shimmer that shifted from bright, periwinkle blue to lighter bluish-aqua to greenish-gold to warm gold paired with an intense, metallic finish. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly creamy, more loosely-pressed Picked up well with dry brush […]

Lost in Space Terra Moons Lost in Space Duochrome Eyeshadow ($8.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a vivid, hot pink base with cooler undertones paired with lighter, brighter flecks of bluish-purple and iridescent shimmer throughout. Opaque coverage Smooth, lightly creamy, more loosely-pressed Picked up well with dry brush or fingertip Long-wearing (8-8.5 hours typical for this […]