Natasha Denona Glam Mini Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Glam

Natasha Denona Glam Mini Eyeshadow Palette ($25.00 for 0.14 oz.) is a new, miniature palette featuring three new shades and two existing shades (Golden Flesh and Seed). It’s a short ‘n’ sweet, cohesive palette of more muted, slightly yellower-toned neutrals than really warm, red/orange-toned neutrals, though I wouldn’t classify it as cool-toned. Seed is the closest to cool-toned, but Golden Flesh and Faye are hard to read as anything but warm-toned to my eye. The eyeshadows performed well with excellent pigmentation, blendability, and longevity.

Glam

9.5

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

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Golden Flesh (68M)

Golden Flesh (68M) is a medium, coppery brown with warm undertones and a bright, metallic finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy consistency that adhered evenly to bare skin and blended out well along the edges. I felt like it was a bit deeper and richer in color than the last version I tested of it (in another five-pan palette). It lasted well for nine hours before fading faintly.

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Makeup Geek Pocket Change (P, $6.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Too Faced Peanut Butter Cup (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery (90% similar).
LORAC Cinnamon (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty About Last Night No. 03 (LE, ) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).
Dose of Colors Sunglow (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Anastasia Teak (LE, $12.00) is more shimmery, more muted (90% similar).
City Color Sandstorm (P, $6.99) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Pat McGrath Sextrovert (P, $25.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Fenty Beauty Desert Baked (PiP, ) is less shimmery (90% similar).
NARS Fez (P, $19.00) is less shimmery, more muted (90% similar).

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Formula Overview

$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce

The majority of the brand's eyeshadows are quite pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing. The eyeshadows have improved over time, particularly with respect to longevity (without a primer). The original formula often creased on me within seven to eight hours, whereas the more current formula wears eight to nine hours with fading (instead of full-on creasing). The more matte finishes tend to be a bit more velvety, substantial, and less dry/powdery compared to prior iterations.

The metallic finish is often the creamiest, slightly denser in feel, but has excellent pigmentation, adhesion, and blendability. The sparkling shades can have some fallout, depending on how they're applied and how sparkly they are, so they sometimes work better with fingertips or a dampened brush; they can also run sheerer compared to other finishes.

Cream-Powders are the more unique formulation and tend to have firmer, almost stiff, consistencies and more semi-opaque, watercolor-esque coverage. They are longer-wearing, but they can take a few uses to learn how to use. This formula has also improved compared to when it first debuted--it is a bit more yielding now.

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Golden Flesh (68M)

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Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

98%

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Harlow (277CP)

Harlow (277CP) is a very light, yellowed taupe-brown with muted, warm undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had opaque color payoff in a single layer, which applied well to bare skin with a smooth, even lay down of product that diffused easily along the edges. The texture was smooth, velvety, and dense without being too powdery nor too firmly pressed into the pan. It wore well for eight and a half hours before fading slightly.

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Melt Cosmetics Atole (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Zoeva MT030 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
NARS Blondie (P, $19.00) is more muted, warmer (90% similar).
NARS Portobello I (PiP, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Walking on Eggshells #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Sephora Natural Beauty (328) (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Zoeva Microfoam (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
Sephora My Dear Nude (282) (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
KKW Beauty So Many Paparazzi (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
MAC Soleil, So Lovely (LE, $17.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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Harlow (277CP)

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

96%

Total

Anjo (278M)

Anjo (278M) is a muted, medium taupe-brown with subtle, warm undertones and a metallic sheen. It had rich color coverage with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was dense without being too firmly pressed into the pan nor was it thick on the skin. The eyeshadow applied evenly and blended out with ease. This shade stayed on nicely for nine hours before fading noticeably.

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Natasha Denona Noble (264M) (LE, $29.00) is more shimmery (90% similar).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Making a Scene (PiP, ) is more muted (85% similar).
NARS Pasiphae (P, $29.00) is darker, brighter (85% similar).
Devinah Cosmetics Fury (P, $5.00) is cooler (85% similar).
MAC Sumptuous Olive (P, $17.00) is lighter (85% similar).
Natasha Denona Raw Gold (13M) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Wet 'n' Wild Dragon Scales #4 (LE, ) is lighter (85% similar).
Chanel Tisse d'Automne #1 (P, ) is lighter (85% similar).
Hourglass Deep Olive (PiP, ) is darker (85% similar).
Tarte DIY (LE, ) is darker, cooler (85% similar).

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$29.00/0.08 oz. - $362.50 Per Ounce

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Anjo (278M)

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

9.5

Longevity

Application

99%

Total

Seed (224CM)

Seed (224CM) is a deep taupe-brown with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. The eyeshadow had a soft, blendable texture that wasn’t too firmly nor too softly pressed into the pan, so it wasn’t prone to fallout but wasn’t difficult to work with. It had rich pigmentation that lasted well for eight and a half hours before fading a bit.

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Melt Cosmetics Rott (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
Too Faced Sexspresso (PiP, $16.00) is warmer (95% similar).
Sephora Warm Cedar (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Milani After Hours (PiP, $5.99) is darker (95% similar).
Make Up For Ever M619 Espresso (P, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
Anastasia Mercury (DC, $12.00) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
Tarte Bear Necessities (LE, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Viseart Ghiradelli (Cool Mattes 2 #9) (P, ) is warmer (90% similar).
Guerlain Tonka Imperiale #5 (DC, ) is warmer (90% similar).
NYX Betrayal (P, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).

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Ingredients

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Mica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica. May Contain: (+/-): Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499), Carmine (Ci 75470).

Seed (224CM)

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Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

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93%

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Faye (279M)

Faye (279M) is a brighter, light-medium peach with strong, warm shimmer and slightly pink-peach tones in its base pigment paired with a metallic finish. The consistency was soft, slightly more loosely-pressed compared to other metallic shades in the pan, but it adhered evenly and sat smoothly on my skin in practice. It had nearly opaque color coverage that wore well for eight and a half hours before fading on me.

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LORAC Cava (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
Anastasia Soleil (LE, $12.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Urban Decay Pop (LE, $19.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
Ace Beaute Biscotti (PiP, ) is less shimmery, lighter, cooler (90% similar).
Colour Pop Oracle (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery, darker, warmer (90% similar).
Charlotte Tilbury The Uptown Girl #1 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Make Up For Ever Spark (LE, ) is less pigmented (90% similar).
MAC So, So Saucy (LE, $22.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Natasha Denona Queen (262M) (LE, $29.00) is less shimmery, lighter, warmer (90% similar).
Too Faced Cuteness Overload (LE, $16.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar).