The Deeper Hues Thread (Swatches, Color Matching, etc.)

[ElleElleG]

*new group located here: Deeper Shades

Have a deeper hue and want to know how a product might look on your skin tone?  This is the place for you!

Several ladies expressed interest in having a BIC group dedicated to WOC.  Such a group would serve as a central reference point for swatches, color matching and the like, which can often be difficult to find.  While I have no idea whether such a group will ever be created I figured it would be nice to at least have a thread.

It should go without saying, but  **Ladies (and gents) of all hues are more than welcome **

💋💋💋

[danielledanielle]

PATRICK TA Major Dimension Eye Illusion Eyeshadow Duoin store lighting

Top of wrist Talk to my team

Mid wrist , We Need Better Lighting and We're Still At the Club

Do you know who I am and I'm with her, sorry for DYKWIA being a bit cut off

 for comparison, left to right, indoor fluorescent lighting

Fenty Fair Bomb in Trophy Wife, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Beauty X Arcane – Diamond Bomb All-Over Diamond Veil Golden Rul'r and Fenty Diamond in Royal Icing

Also Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Beauty X Arcane – Gloss Bomb Universal Lip Luminizer Kaboom vs Major Flex in daylight

Kaboom is at the top

 

[PrettyPaint]

@danielledanielle Thanks for the swatches! I'm tempted by the Patrick Ta, but I haven't decided yet. That Fenty gloss looks fun! 

[WinglessOne]

Swatches of the 2 purple palettes I bought this month, starting with an indie brand. 

1st purple palette: Ensley Reign Cold Moon 

Left: mattes only; all swatches done with a dry shader brush instead of fingers. Middle & right: 2 angles of all the not-mattes; swatches done with dry fingers.

I wanted natural daylight for swatch photos to do proper justice to all those very sparkly shimmers. But I kept missing the best sunlight so, eh, LED simulated daylight indoors will have to do. This palette has a few holochrome shades; they’re the ones that contain holo shimmer. In the not-matte section above, the 5th swatch from my wrist is the shade (Saturnalia) that made me NEED this palette. If it was available as a single, I’d have happily bought it. But I am glad I bought the entire palette: the mattes are a very pretty cool toned color story, and the rest of the shimmers are beautiful in person. 

The mattes aren’t chalky dry, but I did get a lot of kick-up while brush-swatching them. I haven’t used this palette on my eyes yet; hopefully I won’t get fallout with the mattes. Some of the shimmers have a loose flaky texture very similar to Clionadh’s multichrome shadows. 

A few friends asked me to compare Cold Moon’s mattes to NATASHA DENONA I Need a Nude Eyeshadow Palette. I knew Cold Moon was the cooler toned palette, but seeing it next to INAN really shows just how neutral toned (eh, neutral-to-warm toned) that ND palette is. So I only swatched 2 ND shades for comparison. Nothing else in that palette comes close enough to Cold Moon’s colors. 

Even if Cold Moon’s printed case colors weren’t there to distract my eyes, that palette would still look cool toned compared to INAN.I still can’t get over how deep Stone is on my skin tone vs. how it looks in the pan. 😄 Stone is the shade that convinced me to try INAN after I swatched a tester in-store.

2nd purple palette: NATASHA DENONA Roxa Eyeshadow Palette 

Cross-posting photos from theOtherworldly October Hauls 2024 💜🔮 thread: how about a few more swatches of Roxa? I’m interested to see how this palette swatched on skin tones deeper than mine, actually—so hopefully more of you will post swatches here. *gentle nudge* 

My fingers must’ve still been slightly damp when I swatched some of the mattes. This is one of the reasons I used to always swatch mattes with a brush instead of my fingers, and I should go back to doing that.

First time I saw the “leaked” Roxa promo photos, I thought “that is Love 2.0.” 😂 I don’t have NATASHA DENONA Love Eyeshadow Palette 0.65 oz/ 19.25 g because I already had Lila, but now I can tell Roxa’s cooler toned and more purple than Love. I did do a quick and dirty “palette vibe” comparison of Roxa and its inspiration, Lila: 

Left column: 4 Roxa shades. Right column: 4 Lila shades. The first shade in both columns is a duochrome.

Lila is one of my favorite palettes by anyone, so I expect to thoroughly enjoy using Roxa. I’m a big fan of purple palettes anyway, and Natasha’s new Silky Matte formula swatched very nicely for me. 

Tangent: I think Lila is still available to buy direct from Natasha Denona. I always recommend that palette, buuut if you happen to have Pat McGrath’s La Vie en Rose MTHRSHP (another of my favorite palettes) then you kinda already have a mini Lila: 

All La Vie en Rose is missing is a brown nude. 😄

[ElleElleG]

Thanks for the swatches @WinglessOne !!  Roxa is lovely but I haven't used Lila in ages so I can't justify getting another purple heavy palette. Catch me when it hits clearance 😉

[WinglessOne]

@ElleElleG  I wasn’t going to buy Roxa (at least not right away), but then I saw Natasha’s swatches and learned more about her new Silky Matte formula for all the purple mattes, so… I waited for Ulta to get Roxa so I could use some of my Ulta points. (I paid $0 OOP for it.) Psh, you can never have too many purples! 🙃 Really though, you’re more disciplined than I am. 

[CynthieLu]

This was incredibly satisfying to see @WinglessOne thank you for all the swatches and comparisons. 🙏🙏

I don't own any of the ND's you've swatched except for I Need A Nude. You've satisfied a huge curiosity for me. 😻 They look fantastic, even Lila. I think I would purchase one of these if they had or where still available here.

I know one day I'll order from ND direct but not yet. 😉

All your new palettes are looking beautiful! 💜

[WinglessOne]

@CynthieLu  Glad I could help! I’m still surprised ND left Canada and hasn’t since been carried by any retailers there. You might need to go on a Sephora or Ulta run if you ever visit the US. 😉 I know a Canadian who plans to have ND ship 2 palettes (not available at Ulta/Sephora) to her hotel room during her California vacation. 😂

If I ever pan Lila and it’s still available for purchase, I’ll buy it again. That’s how much I love Lila. Roxa might also reach that status after I’ve used it a few times. 

[CynthieLu]

I love that idea. Your friend, she's on to something.😀 @WinglessOne If I ever end up states side there are so many things I'm sure i'd buy right away or do what your friends doing and ship them to where I would be staying.  But my wallet is very happy I've been cut off, for now at least. 😉

I think ND would have so many more sales if she came back here to 🍁 and I figure that they have to know that? I still hold out hope she'll be back. 

I hope you share with us how you find Roxy after you've had time to experiment with it. 💜 

[makeitup305]

Great swatches @WinglessOne ! I’m glad you are enjoying the ER palette. I do find that their mattes are on the more powdery side. I honestly just buy them for the shimmers and I can make the mattes work lol Did you see their new Underland palette? It’s a little too deep and grungy for my current style but it looks really cool.

[WinglessOne]

Thanks @makeitup305 ! When I look at other ER palettes, I’m definitely more drawn to shimmers than mattes. Mostly because I already have most of the matte shades in those palettes, or the shades look like they won’t play nice with my skin tone. Harvest Moon, for instance: too many of those mattes would end up looking muddy on me. I’m glad the product page includes some swatch photos on a deep skin tone; my eyes can adjust those photos to my particular under/overtones, and I know I wouldn’t get much meaningful use out of those matte colors. The shimmers are lovely but in this palette’s case, I’m not willing to pay full palette price just for them. 

The Underland palette, on the other hand… It’s got some basic matte shades, and I’m not sure the deep purple will pop much on my skin tone. But it also has an olive green matte, and that’s a matte shade I don’t have much of in other palettes or singles. And the shimmers are hard to resist. Underland will probably find its way to my home soon. 😂 And then there’s the Flourish palette, which I almost bought instead of Cold Moon and will definitely pick up at some point. And you know, I should really blame thank you for all of this 🤣 —you and your Cold Moon swatches a while back. That was some A+ enabling inspiration you did! 

[makeitup305]

@WinglessOne the shimmers in that palette definitely reminded me of you. I love those deep vampy shades but just don't reach for them as often right now so I'm holding back. I'm loving that red shadow, though.

P.S. You're welcome ? 

[danielledanielle]

I enjoyed the swatch off @WinglessOne .  Yeah, Natasha's palettes are always a tad warm, even if cool.  Sometimes this is good (for me), because they don't come off dusty/chalky.  Cold Moon looks beautiful, I can see why they wanted a comparison, but it's different.  It's interesting you bring up a Pat palette.  I got vibes of Risque Rose using Roxa yesterday..

It's near impossible to not have a dupe/similar color story to something 🤷🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️, thought I had avoided this 😂

[WinglessOne]

@danielledanielle  “I got vibes of Risque Rose using Roxa yesterday.” Now see, I can’t read that without needing to comparison-swatch all of the things to see for myself. 😅 Here’s Pat McGrath’s Risqué Rose quad and La Vie en Rose 6-pan with similar shades from Natasha Denona’s Lila (left out Roxa because my arms are too short for that, plus I already posted a full set of swatches of that palette): 

Finger swatches taken in LED simulated daylight. Some of these shades are duochromes which may be hard to detect in these photos.

There’s also Mini Lila and other purple palettes by Natasha, Viseart, etc… but nah, I’m done swatching for the night. 🫠 I like doing these comparisons because they help me decide which pans or small palettes to pack for travel. They also inspire me to mix certain palettes for looks. Theoretically, these comparisons should help me not buy so many palettes in very similar color stories, but I know that won’t always happen. Hopefully they do help other folks with that, though. I mean, I LOVE Lila and think everyone should buy it (well, everyone who enjoys purples and magentas) but you know, why drop USD $129 if you happen to already have something similar—even if it contains fewer pans—and you’re trying to cut your beauty spending overall? 

And yeah, Natasha seems to have issues with cool toned eyeshadows. 😂 Eh, I do think some people see neutral tones as “too warm” simply because they’re not cool tones. (I see/hear people say that often about neutral pink. To them, any pink that’s not blue-leaning is warm.) But I do get that neutral tones don’t play nice with some skin under/overtones, and Natasha’s palettes are generally neutral and/or warm toned. Sometimes there’s a mix of tones, like in her 28s. And then there’s Xenon, which scares some people but you know what, it ain’t warm toned. (I happen to like Xenon a lot.) 

[danielledanielle]

NATASHA DENONA Roxa Eyeshadow Palette 

Swatches are in indoor fluorescent lighting

 

Maybe I'll add the names later, but swatches are from top row to middle row to bottom row, all towards the left

[missjeanie]

@danielledanielle I like these... They're colour but not tooooo much colour.  What do you think?  Have you tested out any looks yet?

[danielledanielle]

@missjeanie After swatching, I played with two of the shades with well worn makeup and it was 🙌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

[itsfi]

Oh, those shades are gorgeous @danielledanielle!

[danielledanielle]

More unsolicited swatches!  It was overcast today.

Outdoor 

Indoor 

Finally, all the Armani Beauty Luminous Silk Creamy Bronzing Powder were out to play, left to right 120, 110, 100, 90.  I did swatch 90 & 100 last week and they didn't show up on me at all 🥲, I think these were fairly fresh testers.  @WinglessOne 

Outdoor 

Indoor 

@CynthieLu (?), I think you were curious about the staining power of the Kulfi Lassi Lips Staining Long-Lasting Moisturizing Lip Oil .  They didn't stain my arm very well, like I can wipe them off easily with a tissue.  They are very pretty, feel glossy and thick, so maybe a little tack, but not ultra sticky.  Top to bottom, Tamarind, Caramel, Rose, First Sari.

PAT McGRATH LABS Divine Cream Blush: Legendary Glow Color Balm  it's Forbidden Flyer, Luscious Lotus and Electric Blooom.  And at the bottom GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Dewyplump Collagen Lip Gel in Nightshade and GXVE BY GWEN STEFANI Dewyplump Collagen Boosting Cheek Tint Marigolds blended out

More pat, Alluring Nude.  I also swatched Fluerotique, but didn't seem to capture it in store

Outdoor 

 

Fluerotique ,  far right, sorry it's blurry 

Gxve 

Also swatched more Fenty, Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Gloss Bomb Stix High-Shine Gloss Stick 

Indoor, got a little much, I think the bottom left is two lips(?) blazed donut, then spiced cold or sorta selfish  (I'm sorry, I forgot ) Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Fenty Icon Velvet Liquid Lipstick Riri is the middle because I kinda want it now, then Fenty Glow, Is it Fussy, MVP (above) Fussy,, then I think highbiscus and hot Chocolit

Outdoor 

[WinglessOne]

@danielledanielle  Thanks for the Armani swatches! I still love the undertone of 120 but also, 110’s undertone doesn’t look nearly as yellow orange in your photos as I thought it might. That shade looks like it might even neutralize some of the hyperpigmentation at my temples while also warming it up. Gonna check my locals for testers to play with. Meanwhile, I’ll keep 110 in mind next time I snag a Rouge Reward. 

The Kulfi lip oils look pretty, as do Pat’s blush sticks. 👍

[CynthieLu]

Thank you for the feed back on those @danielledanielle 

I'm always on the hunt for the longest wear time. ☺️