Kaja Beauty Poppy Champagne Beauty Bento Eyeshadow Trio Review & Swatches

• LORAC Dream Girl #1 (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
• Sydney Grace Lemon Sorbet (P, $6.00) is darker (90% similar).
• LORAC Black Tie Attire #7 (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
• Coloured Raine Flashy (P, $6.99) is darker (90% similar).
• Smashbox Let’s Rage (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
• Hello Kitty Mimmy (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
• Natasha Denona Limoncello (LE, $29.00) is lighter (90% similar).
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• Too Faced Fun in the Sun (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
• Colour Pop Wide Awake (LE, $8.00) is darker (85% similar).

Formula Overview

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The formula is supposed to have "uniform shimmer in every swipe" that is best applied "with your fingers." They have a dimethicone-heavy feel (unsurprising given it was typically the first ingredient in each shade), so there’s a velvety slip that is lightly emollient but not truly wet or cream-like to the touch. I found them to be more powder-like than cream-like, but they had the binding and hold of a creamier formula. They applied well to bare skin without the need of primer, adhesive sprays, or glitter glue for pretty stellar wear–they often lasted between eight and 10 hours on me with slight fallout. I more often saw faint creasing after eight hours than much in the way of fallout.

Fingertips will definitely yield the most pigmented the quickest, but I didn’t struggle to use brushes (my preferred method for precision) and found that brushes often packed semi-opaque or opaque coverage as well. I also tried them wet and didn’t find that to cause issues to the pan, and it did give some shades a smoother, shinier finish but wasn’t necessary to use them (more like a bonus). I didn’t have issues with fallout whether I used my fingertips or brushes to apply; I pressed and gently pulled the brush across my lid area to distribute the product (same technique I use for high-shimmer/metallic shades). They were impressive; they were magical–if you love sparkly, shiny eyeshadows, they’re well worth a look!

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Ingredients

Dimethicone, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Mica (Ci 77019), Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Diisostearyl Malate, Hydrogenated Poly(C6-14 Olefin), Phenyl Trimethicone, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Isostearate, Aluminum Distearate, Cetyl Peg/Ppg-10/1 Dimethicone, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Synthetic Wax, Dimethicone/Peg-10/15 Crosspolymer, Silica, Aluminum Powder (Ci 77000), Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Tin Oxide, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Dipropylene Glycol, Sodium Citrate, Tocopherol.

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• Viseart Apricotine (LE, ) is more shimmery (90% similar).
• Colour Pop Sorbet (LE, $4.50) is more muted, cooler (90% similar).
• Coloured Raine Natural (LE, $6.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).

Ingredients

Mica (Ci 77019), Talc, Carmine (Ci 75470), Nylon-12, Silica, Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Silica, Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Octyldodecanol, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Magnesium Myristate, Magnesium Stearate, Methylpropanediol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Dimethicone , Propanediol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Dimethiconol Stearate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Methicone, Aqua/Water/Eau.

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• Colour Pop Flowerboy (P, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
• Sephora Synergy (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
• Coloured Raine Unbothered (PiP, $6.99) is more muted (90% similar).
• Viseart Liaison (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (90% similar).

Ingredients

Talc, Mica (Ci 77019), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Nylon-12, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Silica, Carmine (Ci 75470), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Octyldodecanol, Magnesium Myristate, Magnesium Stearate, Methylpropanediol, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Diisostearyl Malate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Dimethicone, Propanediol, Dimethiconol Stearate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, Aqua/Water/Eau.