Clionadh Trefoil & Anneal Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadows Reviews & Swatches

Trefoil

Clionadh Trefoil Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a blackened base with a multichrome finish that shifted from rich, warmer emerald green to greenish-teal to blue-teal to brighter, medium-dark blue paired with a bright, metallic finish. Per the brand, it is supposed to shift between “lime-emerald-turquoise-blue.” In person, I actually detected the “lime” more prominently, which looked almost like a gold-shimmered emerald at times, along with the other shifts.

It was richly pigmented with a smooth, lightly creamy texture that was dense without being too firmly-pressed into the pan, so it still picked up well with a dry brush, though fingertips or a dampened brush yielded a slightly deeper, more metallic finish than a dry brush. The eyeshadow stayed on nicely for eight and a half hours before creasing a touch.

FURTHER READING: Formula Overview for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).

Top Dupes

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Sydney Grace Chamellionaire (P, $15.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Clionadh Gargoyle (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
Clionadh Castle (P, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
Sydney Grace Dragonfly (P, $25.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Clionadh Patina (P, $19.00) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).
Clionadh Oculus (P, $19.00) (80% similar).

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Formula Overview

$19.00/0.05 oz. - $380.00 Per Ounce

The formula was described as "finely milled, ultra rich pigments" that have a "black base and intense colour shifting reflects" with the "end result [being] a saturated, vibrantly shifting shadow."

For those new to Multichromes, the brand has a nice application guide that walks customers through application. The big takeaway is with black-based Multichromes, less is more when it comes to blending as the more one blends, the more the base comes through and the shifting shimmer disappears. They can be used wet or dry, with a dry or wet brush, or with fingertips in "patting motions instead of swiping."

Clionadh's formula worked well with an assortment of brushes--flat shader brushes, fluffier shader brushes, narrow and larger pencil brushes, and even fluffier crease brushes. I liked using a small, lightly rounded crease brush to apply and diffuse product in my crease to buff out the edge for a blacker base to come through, which I found helped to blend the Multichrome shade with any transition/crease shade I might have used. A flatter, but not firm, shader brush worked well to deposit color all over the lid, especially on smaller areas, but fingertip application yielded the most intense, shiniest finish along with deeper color.

Multichromes are, in a way, the equivalent of applying three or four or five shades on an area at a given time, so for someone who likes the effect of more than one shade on the lid but may not feel as confident about blending... a multichrome gives some of that end result with less effort. It also does it in a reverse way, too, as they often shift slightly different from left to right, right to left, top to bottom, and bottom to top.

The consistency was smooth to the touch, dense and slightly thicker with a creamy, lightly emollient feel. A few shades felt more cream-like than powder-like, but most felt like a richer, creamier metallic by touch. The brand recommended applying the eyeshadows first as "there may be some fallout," though it seemed minor in my experience--the creamier consistency made the eyeshadow adhere readily to bare skin (or over primer).

I found them easier to use than expected, as I didn't feel like they had to be used with a wet brush or a fingertip to get opaque, even coverage, and they were blendable along the edges. The black base does make it harder to wear along the lower lash line without getting a noticeable shadow where the edge gets diffused, and the same was true around the inner tearduct (the brand's Iridescent Multichromes are better for these areas as they have a transparent base).

They had a tendency to crease faintly on me after eight to nine hours of wear without primer and more reliably between 10 and 12 hours over an eyeshadow primer. The shift became a bit more faded after seven to eight hours compared to the initial application over bare skin and around 10 hours over primer.

The brand recommended applying this formula over a "dried-down primer," which is actually unusual to see for an eyeshadow formula, so since most of the formulas I test don't require primer for testing, I tested all shades both ways so that they can be more readily compared to other formulas on the market.

Browse all of our Clionadh Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow swatches.

Ingredients

+/- Titanium Dioxide, +/- Mica, +/- Synthetic Fluorohlogopite, Dimethicone, +/- Silicon dioxide, +/- Tin Dioxide, Caprylic/ Capric Triglyceride, Isopropyl Myristate, +/-Silica, +/- Iron Oxide, +/- Kaolin Clay, +/- Magnesium Stearate, +/-Ferric Oxide, +/- Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, +/- Ferric Ferrocyanide, +/- Bismuth Oxychloride, +/- Red 40, +/- Blue 1, +/- Aluminum Oxide, +/- Ultramarines, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol.

Trefoil

PPermanent. $19.00.

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98%

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Anneal

Clionadh Anneal Jewelled Multichrome Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) has a blackened base with a multichrome finish that shifted from deep, emerald green (cooler-toned) to bluer-teal to bluish-purple to brighter purple paired with a bright, metallic finish.

Per the brand, it is supposed to shift between “emerald-turquoise-blue-indigo-violet.” I was readily able to detect all four shifts applied to the lid/lash line in person without having to contort myself to do so! The blue section is the subtlest–it does more to influence the green-to-teal and blue-to-purple than stands alone.

The texture was smooth, creamy, and dense without being too firmly-pressed into the pan, and it wasn’t too thick, so it could be paired with a variety of other eyeshadows/finishes. It had rich color coverage that applied evenly to bare skin and blended out easily along the edge. It wore well for eight and a half hours before creasing faintly.