Beauty Care: Rose Inc Satin Plum/Lavender Shimmer Satin & Shimmer Duet Eyeshadow Review & Swatches

Satin Plum/Lavender Shimmer

Rose Inc Satin Plum/Lavender Shimmer Satin & Shimmer Duet Eyeshadow ($30.00 for 0.1 oz.) includes a sparkling, very light lavender powder eyeshadow and a darker plum cream eyeshadow. In my experience, neither worked well individually; I had to layer the sparkly powder over the cream eyeshadow to get decent wear out of both, even though they are marketed as being standalone products (as well as to be layered together).

Ingredients

Satin Plum/Lavender Shimmer

PPermanent. $30.00.

4.5

Product

6.5

Pigmentation

5.5

Texture

Longevity

Application

54%

Total

Lavender Shimmer

Lavender Shimmer seemed to have a more translucent base with lots of silvery-lavender and copper flecks of sparkle.

Sheer coverage (not “pigment-rich”)
Drier, flaky texture, prone to fallout
Best applied over a tacky base (or coordinated cream eyeshadow)
Short-wearing (5 hours with fallout)

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

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Formula Overview

The powder eyeshadow can be "worn alone or pressed on top of the cream base" for "diffused illumination." The brand described as "pigment-rich" as well, so that's obviously a bit confusing. I would describe these as "topper" eyeshadows as they were heavy on the sparkle and light on the base color, which made them more translucent and perfect for patting on top of the coordinated cream eyeshadow formula but were less functional on their own.

The texture was more loosely-pressed, drier, and definitely fragile (one of mine arrived broken and seemed like it had a lack of binder, as it crumbled easily from there). There was a moderate amount of fallout during application with fingertips or a dry brush when applied to bare skin, and it was most functional when applied over a tacky base.

On their own, the formula lasted between five and six hours on me and had moderate fallout over time.

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Ingredients

Mica, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Isostearyl Alcohol, Silica, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Magnesium Myristate, Squalane, Anthemis Nobilis Flower Extract, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Caprylyl Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tin Oxide, [+/-: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499)]

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Lavender Shimmer

PPermanent.

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

Longevity

Application

42%

Total

Satin Plum

Satin Plum is a muted, medium-dark reddish-plum with moderate, warm undertones and a satin finish.

Opaque coverage in one layer
Lightweight, emollient, lightly tacky
Spreadable, didn’t fully set on me
Prone to settling into fine lines
Short-wearing (4 hours before creasing)

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Formula Overview

The cream formula is supposed to be "buildable" and yield a "sheer wash" or layered for "more saturated color." The brand described as "pigment-rich" as well, so that's obviously a bit confusing. The texture was emollient, lightly tacky, and spreadable, and it didn't have a full dry down for me, which made it more prone to settling into fine lines.

On me, I had the best luck using it as a wash of color rather than layered, as the more I applied, the more likely it was to crease very quickly. With a sheerer layer, it creased within five hours on me.

When sold as a duo, this formula is coordinated by a sparkly powder eyeshadow, which applied well over the cream product to enhance the overall longevity and minimize creasing to more of a six to seven hour range, but neither product functioned well individually for me.

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