Beauty Care: Melt Cosmetics Earth Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

Earth

Melt Cosmetics Earth Bad Side Zodaic Eyeshadow Palette ($38.00 for 0.28 oz.) released earlier this month as an eight-shade color story that had a mix of gold and orange with a pop of deep green and burgundy. The matte formula actually seemed less dense/intense compared to Melt’s normal matte formula, but they were easier to control and build up. The shimmers were also less firmly-pressed than I’d typically associate with Melt, which made them improved.

Ingredients

Earth

LELimited Edition. $38.00.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

4.5

Application

90%

Total

Heart of Stone

Heart of Stone is a deep, forest green with cooler undertones and a matte finish.

Opaque pigmentation
Soft, slightly thin, lightly powdery
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

Giorgio Armani Green Jacquard #3 (LE, ).
NARS High Society #2 (DC, $25.00).
ColourPop Alley Cat (PiP, $4.50).
Marc Jacobs Beauty Enviously (PiP, ).
bareMinerals Utopia (P, ).
Dior Khaki Design #1 (P, ).
ColourPop Mystified (PiP, $4.50).
MAC Eat, Love (LE, $17.00).
LORAC Menace (LE, $19.00).
ColourPop Moody (PiP, $4.50).

Ingredients

Talc, Dimethicone, Zea Mays Starch/Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Silica, Dehydroacetic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Kaolin, Dimethiconol. May Contain: Mica, Iron Oxides Ci 77492, Iron Oxides Ci 77499, Blue 1 Lake Ci 42090, Yellow 5 Lake Ci 19140, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Manganese Violet Ci 77742, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide Ci 77510, Carmine Ci 75470.

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Heart of Stone

LELimited Edition.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

Way Harsh

Way Harsh is a deep yellow with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish.

Opaque pigmentation
Soft, slightly thin, lightly powdery
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

Viseart Pollen (12) (LE, ).
elf Sahara (P, $5.00).
Anastasia Sand Castle (LE, $12.00).
ColourPop Buzz Kill (PiP, $4.50).
Ace Beaute Maize (DC, ).
Melt Cosmetics Amor Eterno (PiP, ).
Smashbox Ochre (P, $22.00).
Ace Beaute Maize (PiP, ).
Melt Cosmetics Neon (PiP, ).
Natasha Denona Dijon (PiP, ).

Ingredients

Way Harsh

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

92%

Total

Over Critical

Over Critical is a medium-dark, yellowed gold with moderate, warm undertones and a metallic finish.

Semi-opaque pigmentation
Lightly emollient, smooth, slightly thick
Picked up evenly with a dry brush
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

ColourPop Blogger (LE, $6.00).
LORAC Navy #4 (LE, $19.00).
Guerlain Shalimar (Bottom) (LE, ).
Glaminatrix Exposed (PiP, $8.04).
Pat McGrath Gilty Opulence (LE, $25.00).
MAC Silk Stocking (LE, $32.50).
ColourPop Corona (LE, $4.50).
MAC Barefoot (LE, $17.00).
Coloured Raine Lioness (LE, $6.99).
Tarte Go for the Gold (LE, ).

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Diisostearyl Malate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Dimethiconol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Iron Oxides Ci 77491, Yellow 5 Lake Ci 19140, Iron Oxides Ci 77499, Carmine Ci 75470.

Over Critical

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Know-It-All

Know-It-All is a bright, medium-dark orange base with reddish undertones paired with lighter, gold and orange sparkle that gave it an intense, metallic finish.

Mostly opaque pigmentation
Lightly emollient, smooth, dense but not thick
Picked up evenly with a dry brush
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

Make Up For Ever I724 Rust (DC, $21.00).
Make Up For Ever Smelted (LE, ).
Make Up For Ever I730 Pumpkin (DC, $21.00).
Tom Ford Beauty TFX4 (LE, $36.00).
Sleek MakeUP Sunset #4 (PiP, $9.99).
Make Up For Ever ME734 Tangerine (DC, $21.00).
NARS Hot Line (LE, $19.00).
Giorgio Armani Sunrise (14) (LE, $39.00).
ColourPop Campfire (LE, $6.00).
Smashbox Torch (LE, ).

Ingredients

Know-It-All

LELimited Edition.

9.5

Product

Pigmentation

9.5

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

94%

Total

RBF

RBF is a deep, burnt orange with moderate, warm undertones and a matte finish.

Nearly opaque pigmentation
Soft, slightly thin, lightly powdery
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

NARS Undressed (LE, $19.00).
Anastasia OG (LE, $12.00).
Urban Decay Solar Storm (LE, $19.00).
ColourPop Carats (PiP, $4.50).
MAC Texture (P, $17.00).
Anastasia Incense (LE, $12.00).
ColourPop Covet (PiP, $4.50).
ColourPop Boheme (Gemini) (LE, $4.50).
Urban Decay Sauced (PiP, $19.00).
ColourPop Secret Spot (PiP, $4.50).

Ingredients

RBF

LELimited Edition.

A-

Product

9.5

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

91%

Total

Materialistic

Materialistic is a rich, deeper brown with subtle, warm undertones and a smooth, metallic finish.

Opaque pigmentation
Lightly emollient, smooth, dense but not thick
Picked up evenly with a dry brush
Applied evenly, blended out well
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Top Dupes
Ingredients

Possible Dupes

These are likely to be very similar shades based on our duping algorithm.

MAC Her Cocoa #4 (LE, $17.00).
Melt Cosmetics Redox (PiP, ).
Chanel Harmonie du Soir #2 (LE, ).
Glaminatrix Second Skin (PiP, $8.04).
Urban Decay Nevermind (LE, $19.00).
Laura Mercier Burnished Rose (LE, $23.00).
Guerlain Royal Jungle #1 (PiP, ).
Clarins The Essentials #9 (LE, ).
Chanel Tweed Cuivre #2 (LE, ).
Tarte Speakeasy (LE, $14.00).

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Dimethicone, Silica, Diisostearyl Malate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Zinc Stearate, Dimethiconol, Pentylene Glycol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Tin Oxide. May Contain: Mica, Titanium Dioxide Ci 77891, Iron Oxides Ci 77491.