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Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Millennial Pinx

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette ($58.00 for 0.66 oz.) is a new palette featuring a mix of shimmers and mattes. The mattes were decent performers, though not without some issues (Modern Love was one of the worst of the mattes), while the shimmers were underwhelming.

Melt’s eyeshadow formula is one that I want to like but often find the quality to be all over the place, and inconsistency makes it hard to get excited about launches since I can’t predict performance. It’s even more surprising that in a time where high-quality shimmer eyeshadows abound that where Melt missed the most was with their shimmer formula.

Their formula is often too powdery or too dense, and this palette had both types of shimmers. Shades like Rose Brunch and Pink Noise were more powdery, almost cakey, because they were powdery but slightly emollient, giving them a thicker, more uneven lay down of product both in terms of coverage as well as actual physical thickness on my skin.

Shades like Mixed Emotions, Ruby Spar, and Moon Glow were denser, firmer, and harder to pick up with a brush but weren’t impressive with fingertips either.

Millennial Pinx

LELimited Edition. $58.00.
C+
C+
7
Product
9
Pigmentation
7
Texture
8
Longevity
4
Application
78%
Total

Rose Brunch

Rose Brunch is a light-medium pink with strong, warm undertones and cooler, pink shimmer with faint gold pearl throughout. The consistency was more loosely-pressed in the pan, but the actual powder seemed thicker, almost cakey as it seemed to have more slip to it–so the powderiness was almost clumpy compared to a traditionally powdery texture.

It had nearly opaque coverage when really pressed and patted onto the skin. I was able to apply it with a brush but found it accentuated lid texture and looked somewhat raised as a result. It stayed on decently for seven and a half hours before showing signs of fading.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Rose Brunch

LELimited Edition.
C+
C+
7
Product
9
Pigmentation
7
Texture
8
Longevity
4.5
Application
79%
Total

Pink Leather

Pink Leather is a light pink with strong, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had some powderiness to it, so there was light fallout and some excess product kicked up in the pan. It had semi-opaque coverage but had a tendency to sheer out somewhat when applied to bare skin (and even over primer). It wore well for seven hours before fading visibly.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Pink Leather

LELimited Edition.
B-
B-
7.5
Product
8.5
Pigmentation
7.5
Texture
8
Longevity
4.5
Application
80%
Total

Flamingo Dream

Flamingo Dream is a brighter, medium-dark pink-leaning coral with a matte finish and subtle, warm undertones. It had opaque color coverage that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out without difficulty. The texture was lightly powdery in the pan but had a smooth, more velvety feel that was dense without being too thick or heavy. It lasted nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Flamingo Dream

LELimited Edition.
A-
A-
9
Product
10
Pigmentation
9
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
92%
Total

Mixed Emotions

Mixed Emotions is a medium pink with warmer undertones and cooler, pink and lavender shimmer and micro-sparkle. It was firmly-pressed into the pan with a denser feel that made it difficult to pick up product evenly with a brush, so I had to push and jab at the surface to get an even amount of product onto my brush for application.

Unfortunately, this resulted in more opportunity for fallout of a shade that didn’t want to adhere evenly to begin with. It had medium to semi-opaque coverage that was only buildable by using it with a dampened brush. It stayed on decently for seven hours before fading visibly.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Mixed Emotions

LELimited Edition.
D+
D+
6
Product
8
Pigmentation
6
Texture
8
Longevity
3
Application
69%
Total

Modern Love

Modern Love is a deeper, dusty coral with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage with a drier, thinner consistency that turned patchy–it was oddly “speckled” as it darkened on my skin. I thought it was one-off, but it happened every time I swatched it as well as during application. Even though I felt like I could diffuse the edge fairly well, it had this patchy look to it that I could not fix. It wore well for seven and a half hours before fading a bit.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Modern Love

LELimited Edition.
C
C
6.5
Product
9
Pigmentation
6
Texture
8
Longevity
4
Application
74%
Total

Ruby Spar

Ruby Spar is a brighter, medium-dark copper with warm, red undertones and a sparkling finish. It had a denser, firmer texture that had to be pushed through a few layers to get to something softer and more manageable. It had opaque coverage was I worked that top layer or two off, but it was thick and stiff enough to work with that it was more challenging to apply it evenly. There was some fallout during application due to a lot of it not adhering well to bare skin. I’d recommend applying this with fingertips or with a dampened brush, which seemed to minimize the fallout potential. This shade lasted well for eight hours on me with light fallout over time.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Ruby Spar

LELimited Edition.
B-
B-
7
Product
10
Pigmentation
7
Texture
8
Longevity
4
Application
80%
Total

Pink Noise

Pink Noise had a warmer, white base with pink-to-peach shifting shimmer that gave it a metallic finish. It read more golden peach on me most of the time, though sometimes it looked slightly pinker.

The texture was more loosely-pressed in the pan, which made it more prone to fallout and sheering out a bit, but there was some slip to the texture that made it appear thick and somewhat caked-on when applied to bare skin. I found the best way to work with this was to apply it with fingertips and then use a clean, dampened brush to smooth it out a bit afterward. It stayed on well for seven and a half hours before fading noticeably.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Pink Noise

LELimited Edition.
B-
B-
7
Product
10
Pigmentation
7
Texture
8
Longevity
4
Application
80%
Total

Moon Glow

Moon Glow is a light and bright silver with cool undertones and flecks of sparkle throughout. It had a moderate amount of fallout due to the sparkle seeming to come away from the surface, which resulted in imprecise diffusion and made it more challenging to keep matte shades matte if I used this later on. The texture felt dense and firmly-pressed into the pan but drier and stiffer. It wore decently for seven and a half hours but had additional fallout over time.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Moon Glow

LELimited Edition.
F
F
5
Product
5.5
Pigmentation
5
Texture
7
Longevity
3
Application
57%
Total

GF

GF is a dark, bluish-gray with subtle, cool undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, a little drier to the touch but not too powdery, so it wasn’t prone to fallout during application but could have been slightly more blendable. It yielded nearly opaque pigmentation in a single layer, which lasted well for eight and a half hours before I noticed fading.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

GF

LELimited Edition.
B+
B+
8.5
Product
9.5
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
9
Longevity
4.5
Application
89%
Total

Euphoria

Euphoria is a deep black with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was slightly firmer than other mattes in the palette, which made it more versatile as it could be applied more intensely or used more sparingly for buildable coverage.

It was still pigmented enough–even with a light-to-moderate touch–that it was opaque in a single layer. It was easiest to work by building up coverage as it wasn’t the most blendable along the edges. It stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours before fading visibly.

Ingredients

Mica, Zinc Stearate, Silica, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Lauroyl Lysine, Zea Mays Starch, Alumina, Calcium Aluminium Borosilicate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Phenoxyethanol, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Acrylates Copolymer, Triethoxycaprylysilane, Polyethylene, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Tin Oxide, Dimethicone Crosspolymer. May Contain: Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxide CI 77499, Iron Oxide CI 77491, Iron Oxide CI 77492, Red 40 Lake CI 16035, Manganeses Violet CI 77742, Blue 1 Lake CI 42090, Ultramarines CI 77007, Yellow 5 Lake CI 19140, Carmine CI 75470, Ferric Ferrocyanide CI 77510.

Euphoria

LELimited Edition.
A-
A-
8.5
Product
10
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
9
Longevity
4.5
Application
90%
Total

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

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Melt Cosmetics Rose Brunch Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Rose Brunch Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Leather Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Leather Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Flamingo Dream Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Flamingo Dream Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Modern Love Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Modern Love Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Moon Glow Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Moon Glow Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics GF Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics GF Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Euphoria Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Euphoria Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Millennial Pinx 10-Pan Eyeshadow Palette

Melt Cosmetics Rose Brunch Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Rose Brunch Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Rose Brunch Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Leather Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Leather Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Flamingo Dream Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Flamingo Dream Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Mixed Emotions Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Modern Love Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Modern Love Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Ruby Spar Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Pink Noise Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Moon Glow Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Moon Glow Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics GF Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics GF Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Euphoria Eyeshadow

Melt Cosmetics Euphoria Eyeshadow



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