Beauty Care: Kaja Forest Night Beauty Bento Eyeshadow Trio Review & Swtaches

Forest Night

Kaja Forest Night Beauty Bento Bouncy Shimmer Eyeshadow Trio ($26.00 for 0.09 oz.) is one of two new-for-spring trios that includes one very sparkly shade, one shimmer, and one matte shade. The shimmer was so weak; it was one of the worst-performing shades I’ve tried from a Kaja trio, which are normally one of my favorite products!

Forest Night

$26.00.

8.5

Product

Pigmentation

8.5

Texture

Longevity

4.5

Application

86%

Total

Earth Glam

Earth Glam is a bright, light copper with strong, warm golden undertones and an intense, metallic finish paired with a moderate amount of sparkle. It had a very “wet” look when applied to skin.

Mostly opaque pigmentation
Smooth, moderately emollient consistency without being too dense
Best applied with a fingertip to avoid fallout
Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)

Ingredients

Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Magnesium Stearate, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Phenyl Trimethicone, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Diisostearyl Malate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, C20-24 Olefin, Methylpropanediol, Propanediol, Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Mica (Ci 77019), Triethoxycaprylylsilane.

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Earth Glam

PiPPermanent in Palette.

A-

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

8.5

Longevity

Application

90%

Total

Wood Breeze

Wood Breeze had a darker, warm olive base with flecks of olive and gold micro-sparkle throughout. This was one of the worst Kaja shimmer shades I’ve encountered–really surprised (and disappointed!).

Semi-sheer pigmentation
Stiff, slightly firm, difficult to pick up
Hard to blend out due to the consistency
Average-wearing (7 hours before fading visibly)

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Fyrinnae Tardigrade (P, $8.50).
Clionadh Firewood (P, $5.50).

Ingredients

Mica (Ci 77019), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Calcium Titanium Borosilicate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Isocetyl Stearate, Hydrogenated Castor Oil Dimer Dilinoleate, Nylon-12, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Diisostearyl Malate, Silica, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Magnesium Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Propanediol, Ethylene/Propylene/Styrene Copolymer, Tin Oxide (Ci 77861), Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Butylene/Ethylene/Styrene Copolymer, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate.

Wood Breeze

PiPPermanent in Palette.

D+

Product

Pigmentation

Texture

7.5

Longevity

Application

68%

Total

Night Haze

Night Haze is a light brown with subtle, muted warm undertones and a matte finish.

Mostly opaque color coverage
Soft, finely-milled, lightly powdery
Applied evenly and was blendable
Long-wearing (8 hours before fading visibly)

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Ingredients

Talc, Mica (Ci 77019), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491), Silica, Nylon-12, Iron Oxides (Ci 77499), Ultramarines (Ci 77007), Manganese Violet (Ci 77742), Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Magnesium Myristate, Dimethicone, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Iron Oxides (Ci 77492), Methylpropanediol, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Magnesium Stearate, Dipentaerythrityl Hexahydroxystearate/Hexastearate/Hexarosinate, Diisostearyl Malate, Isostearyl Neopentanoate, Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate, Propanediol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Polybutene, Kaolin (Ci 77004), Yellow 5 Lake (Ci 19140), Tin Oxide (Ci 77861).