Nocturnal Nirvana
Pat McGrath Nocturnal Nirvana Blitz Astral Eyeshadow Quad ($65.00 for 0.2 oz.) is a brand new, restricted version foursome that options all shimmer shades within the Blitz and Astral-based finishes within the model’s vary. These are also known as the “dome-shaped” shades as they have a tendency to have extra “results” than the standard, pressed powder eyeshadows (which can be flat). Below how-tos, most of these finishes are sometimes beneficial to be utilized utilizing fingertips or with moist brushes, although they aren’t at all times listed that means, and a few shades can be utilized dry/as-is. If you happen to like extra pigmented, shimmery eyeshadows, they’re all fairly good–straightforward to work with, blendable, and long-wearing.
Right here’s some official particulars on the “domed” finishes:
These hybrid formulations mix the entire finest options of baked, powder, cream and fluid textures for top pick-up and opulent payoff. Created to make sure the right suspension of pigments for a variety of finishes that radiate pure color reflection and dramatic shine.
BLITZ / This revolutionary formulation completely captures pearlescent pigments whereas releasing a burst of high-definition chromatic color. Its clean, satin, sensorial sheen is well blendable and buildable with out being powdery, for a extremely polished, metalized, pure chrome end.
METALMORPHOSIS / This Metalmorphosis-inspired formulation options subsequent era pigments that launch a cascade of molten metallic results and unprecedented color efficiency. Dramatic mild results radiate pure metallic color and form eyes with blinding luminosity.
ASTRAL / This intense, crystalline components unleashes a wave of star-like pigments with infinite pearlescence. Infused with a shiny, lustrous, glass-like powder, it provides excessive visible depth and dimensionality, gliding throughout the lids with beautiful blendability and the purest color results.
I believe the model might place/describe their shades a bit higher on a per-shade foundation as a result of the knowledge usually has a common take of “one-stroke, absolutely pigmented, opaque shade saturation” and issues like “pure color depth” however then different shades are to be constructed up utilizing fingertips or a moist brush, so there could be confusion on what to anticipate. Generally they’ve a listing of every shade and provides higher (clearer) particulars on methods to use, but it surely doesn’t at all times happen.
Based mostly on expertise, the extra glittering a shade, the much less base pigment it has, however numerous the Blitz and Metalmorphosis shades are extra pigmented than they’re buildable to start with. As is the case with most pigmented eyeshadows, you need to use a lighter hand or a fluffier brush to realize sheerer and extra buildable protection.
Incandescent Gold 003
Incandescent Gold 003 is a light-medium gold with average, heat undertones and a shiny, metallic end. It had opaque pigmentation utilized dry, with fingertip, or with a dampened brush–it was not at all a sheerer or buildable product on its face.
The “how-to” beneficial making use of this shade with fingertips and constructing to desired depth, however fingertips yielded opaque outcomes with little effort/product. You’d have to make use of a really mild hand and a fluffier brush to realize extra medium protection. If you happen to get pleasure from pigmented eyeshadows, you possibly can mentally bump up the score to an A+ (as I price for the way it’s purported to carry out–buildable pigmentation).
The feel was clean, dense with out being too firmly-pressed into the pan, and blendable with out fallout. It had minimal fading after 9 and a half hours of damage.
- Pat McGrath Jubilee (PiP, $25.00) is much less shimmery, brighter, hotter (95% related).
- Chanel Quintessence #5 (LE, ) is extra shimmery, cooler (95% related).
- Natasha Denona Aurum (PiP, $29.00) is much less shimmery, darker (95% related).
- Chanel Codes Elegants #1 (PiP, ) is extra shimmery, darker, hotter (95% related).
- Natasha Denona Pearl (56P) (PiP, $29.00) is cooler (90% related).
- Anastasia Encourage (LE, $12.00) is much less shimmery, lighter (90% related).
- L’Oreal Everlasting Sunshine (P, $7.99) is extra shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% related).
- Make Up For Ever D410 Gold Nugget (DC, $21.00) is cooler (90% related).
- Dior Phenix (545) (LE, $32.00) is lighter (90% related).
- Viseart Buillion (GPV2 #12) (P, ) is darker, cooler (90% related).
System Overview
$25.00/0.04 oz. – $625.00 Per Ounce
Pat McGrath’s eyeshadows are, usually, purported to be “super-saturated” with “creamy, smooth textures” and “excessive blendability and adherence with out creasing.” Numerous how nicely they carry out (and to some extent, how they’re purported to be utilized and marketed) depends upon the kind of shades, however by and enormous, the eyeshadows carry out very a lot as they’re described.
The model launched single eyeshadows in March 2019, and the shades have been constant in high quality, look, and really feel. They don’t seem to be detachable, sadly, so one must depot like every other single eyeshadow–I attempted utilizing tweezers and lifting on a number of shades to no avail. The lids are held closed by a weak magnet, so I am undecided they’re as safe as most single eyeshadow compacts in my stash–I want it actually locked in, however there’s undoubtedly a magnet that pulls the lid down if it is inside 2mm of the bottom.
The mattes are velvety, blendable, and dense with out being thick or too heavy, and so they have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation the place just a little can go a great distance with among the deeper and richer hues. The satin and pearl finishes are clean, calmly creamy, and firmer however not dense or thick with good pigmentation, blendability, and straightforward software. The extra metallic finishes are typically softer, creamy, and clean with a bit extra denseness and no powderiness. The sparkly/glittery shades are sometimes designed to be utilized moist for richer protection or depth, which has largely been my expertise. A lot of the shades final between eight and 9 hours.
Browse all of our Pat McGrath EYEdols Eyeshadow swatches.
Elements
Mica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carrageenan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499).
Blitz Aquamarine
Blitz Aquamarine is a shiny, light-medium blue with refined, cool undertones and hotter, green-gold shimmer paired with a metallic end. It had semi-opaque, buildable pigmentation utilized dry and opaque protection when utilized with a dry brush. The feel was pretty clean with slight dustiness within the pan, however the product utilized nicely to reveal pores and skin and adhered nicely for nine-hour put on.
The model stated to construct up depth utilizing fingertip or to use with a dampened brush; utilizing a fingertip yielded semi-opaque to opaque protection and dampened brushes undoubtedly yielded opaque protection. I’d say that it is a little more pigmented than the model appears to explain–just a little buildable however fairly pigmented with a dry brush, not to mention with a fingertip!
- Juvia’s Place Zola (P, ) is extra shimmery, darker, hotter (90% related).
- Tom Ford Magnificence Midnight Sea (Eye Coloration) (LE, ) is much less shimmery, lighter, hotter (90% related).
- Juvia’s Place Berber (P, ) is darker (90% related).
- Sydney Grace Joyful Day (P, $6.00) is extra shimmery, darker (90% related).
- City Decay Double Dip (LE, $19.00) is much less shimmery, hotter (90% related).
- Colored Raine Malibu (P, $6.99) is extra shimmery, darker, hotter (90% related).
- BH Cosmetics Membership Tropicana #18 (LE, ) is much less shimmery, lighter, hotter (90% related).
- Huda Magnificence Electrical #8 (PiP, ) is brighter, cooler (90% related).
- Fairly Vulgar Fancy (PiP, ) is much less shimmery, lighter, hotter (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Hydra (P, $6.00) is much less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% related).
System Overview
$25.00/0.04 oz. – $625.00 Per Ounce
Pat McGrath’s eyeshadows are, usually, purported to be “super-saturated” with “creamy, smooth textures” and “excessive blendability and adherence with out creasing.” Numerous how nicely they carry out (and to some extent, how they’re purported to be utilized and marketed) depends upon the kind of shades, however by and enormous, the eyeshadows carry out very a lot as they’re described.
The model launched single eyeshadows in March 2019, and the shades have been constant in high quality, look, and really feel. They don’t seem to be detachable, sadly, so one must depot like every other single eyeshadow–I attempted utilizing tweezers and lifting on a number of shades to no avail. The lids are held closed by a weak magnet, so I am undecided they’re as safe as most single eyeshadow compacts in my stash–I want it actually locked in, however there’s undoubtedly a magnet that pulls the lid down if it is inside 2mm of the bottom.
The mattes are velvety, blendable, and dense with out being thick or too heavy, and so they have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation the place just a little can go a great distance with among the deeper and richer hues. The satin and pearl finishes are clean, calmly creamy, and firmer however not dense or thick with good pigmentation, blendability, and straightforward software. The extra metallic finishes are typically softer, creamy, and clean with a bit extra denseness and no powderiness. The sparkly/glittery shades are sometimes designed to be utilized moist for richer protection or depth, which has largely been my expertise. A lot of the shades final between eight and 9 hours.
Browse all of our Pat McGrath EYEdols Eyeshadow swatches.
Elements
Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Mica, Silica, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tin Oxide, Carrageenan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Ferric Ferrocyanide (Ci 77510).
VR Emerald
VR Emerald is a medium inexperienced with hotter, olive undertones and a shiny, glowing end. It was described as a duochrome, and it shifted subtly to a plummy-purple at very excessive angles, but it surely was exhausting for me to detect it in individual, even on my arm.
The feel was smooth to the contact, clean, however barely dustier the place among the shimmer was extra simply blended/subtle away from the bottom, so I’d suggest utilizing shorter, extra exact strokes to mix out if you happen to don’t need the shimmer to diffuse too far past the place it was initially utilized.
It had semi-opaque pigmentation utilized dry with a bent to sheer out barely, whereas making use of with fingertips yielded opaque protection that was much less susceptible to sheering out and making use of with a dampened brush yielded opaque, barely deeper protection with no tendency to sheer out. This shade had a “how-to” that stated to press it on with fingertip to get to “desired color depth,” which appeared pretty in keeping with my expertise. It wore nicely for eight and a half hours on me earlier than fading barely.
- Fyrinnae Deinonychus (P, $7.00) is darker (90% related).
- Sydney Grace Sweetsop (LE, $6.00) is extra shimmery, lighter (90% related).
- Color Pop Facile (LE, $4.50) is extra shimmery, darker (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Inexperienced Mango (LE, $6.00) is extra shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% related).
- Colored Raine Facet of Olives (P, $6.99) is extra shimmery, darker, hotter (85% related).
- Kat Von D Lemmy (LE, ) is extra shimmery, darker, cooler (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Take the Time (P, $6.00) is extra shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Fallen Splendor (PiP, $6.00) is darker, hotter (85% related).
- Soften Cosmetics Imply Inexperienced (LE, ) is much less shimmery, darker, cooler (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Escape (PiP, $6.00) is much less shimmery, lighter, hotter (80% related).
System Overview
$25.00/0.04 oz. – $625.00 Per Ounce
Pat McGrath’s eyeshadows are, usually, purported to be “super-saturated” with “creamy, smooth textures” and “excessive blendability and adherence with out creasing.” Numerous how nicely they carry out (and to some extent, how they’re purported to be utilized and marketed) depends upon the kind of shades, however by and enormous, the eyeshadows carry out very a lot as they’re described.
The model launched single eyeshadows in March 2019, and the shades have been constant in high quality, look, and really feel. They don’t seem to be detachable, sadly, so one must depot like every other single eyeshadow–I attempted utilizing tweezers and lifting on a number of shades to no avail. The lids are held closed by a weak magnet, so I am undecided they’re as safe as most single eyeshadow compacts in my stash–I want it actually locked in, however there’s undoubtedly a magnet that pulls the lid down if it is inside 2mm of the bottom.
The mattes are velvety, blendable, and dense with out being thick or too heavy, and so they have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation the place just a little can go a great distance with among the deeper and richer hues. The satin and pearl finishes are clean, calmly creamy, and firmer however not dense or thick with good pigmentation, blendability, and straightforward software. The extra metallic finishes are typically softer, creamy, and clean with a bit extra denseness and no powderiness. The sparkly/glittery shades are sometimes designed to be utilized moist for richer protection or depth, which has largely been my expertise. A lot of the shades final between eight and 9 hours.
Browse all of our Pat McGrath EYEdols Eyeshadow swatches.
Elements
Artificial Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Squalane, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Polysorbate 20, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tin Oxide, Carrageenan, 1,2-Hexanediol, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Xanthan Gum, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77499).
Blitz Purple
Blitz Purple is a deep purple with refined, cool undertones and a pearly sheen. It had wealthy pigmentation utilized dry or moist, and it utilized surprisingly nicely (with intense protection however good blendability) with a fluffier crease brush. The feel was clean, dense, and extra like a thicker cream eyeshadow within the pan; it appeared to get a bit creamier after the primary use.
I anxious whether or not that may translate nicely throughout software, but it surely labored fantastically. The colour stayed on properly for 9 and a half hours on me. This was the one shade that the model by no means listed to make use of with fingertips of their “how-to.”
- Anastasia Enchanted (P, $12.00) is extra shimmery, lighter (95% related).
- Sephora Indigo (PiP, ) is extra shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% related).
- NABLA Cosmetics Anemone (PiP, ) is extra shimmery, lighter, hotter (85% related).
- Fyrinnae Queen (P, $7.00) is extra shimmery, lighter, brighter (85% related).
- Sydney Grace Flannel (P, $6.00) is extra shimmery, lighter, hotter (80% related).
- Pat McGrath Purple Reign (P, $25.00) is extra shimmery, lighter, hotter (80% related).
- Anastasia Deep Purple (LE, $12.00) is extra shimmery, lighter (80% related).
System Overview
$25.00/0.04 oz. – $625.00 Per Ounce
Pat McGrath’s eyeshadows are, usually, purported to be “super-saturated” with “creamy, smooth textures” and “excessive blendability and adherence with out creasing.” Numerous how nicely they carry out (and to some extent, how they’re purported to be utilized and marketed) depends upon the kind of shades, however by and enormous, the eyeshadows carry out very a lot as they’re described.
The model launched single eyeshadows in March 2019, and the shades have been constant in high quality, look, and really feel. They don’t seem to be detachable, sadly, so one must depot like every other single eyeshadow–I attempted utilizing tweezers and lifting on a number of shades to no avail. The lids are held closed by a weak magnet, so I am undecided they’re as safe as most single eyeshadow compacts in my stash–I want it actually locked in, however there’s undoubtedly a magnet that pulls the lid down if it is inside 2mm of the bottom.
The mattes are velvety, blendable, and dense with out being thick or too heavy, and so they have semi-opaque to opaque pigmentation the place just a little can go a great distance with among the deeper and richer hues. The satin and pearl finishes are clean, calmly creamy, and firmer however not dense or thick with good pigmentation, blendability, and straightforward software. The extra metallic finishes are typically softer, creamy, and clean with a bit extra denseness and no powderiness. The sparkly/glittery shades are sometimes designed to be utilized moist for richer protection or depth, which has largely been my expertise. A lot of the shades final between eight and 9 hours.
Browse all of our Pat McGrath EYEdols Eyeshadow swatches.
Elements
Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Myristyl Trisiloxane, Butylene Glycol, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-Four Caprate, Polyglyceryl-Three Polyricinoleate, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polycyclopentadiene, Trehalose, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Isododecane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-Three Diisostearate, Tocopherol, Carrageenan, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Citric Acid, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Carmine (Ci 75470).