Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadows Reviews & Swatches (Part 4 of 4)

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Dark as my Soul

Give Me Glow Dark as my Soul Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a medium-dark brown with muted, warmer olive undertones and a matte finish. It was intensely pigmented with a smooth, substantial texture that was dense but not overly firm. It applied evenly to bare skin and blended out without too much effort. This shade stayed on nicely for eight hours before showing signs of fading.

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

  • Melt Cosmetics Chocolate (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
  • ColourPop Independent (LE, $4.50) is darker, cooler (95% similar).
  • Makeup by Mario Master Mattes #11 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
  • ColourPop Vespa (LE, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Tom Ford Beauty Mink Mirage #3 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • ColourPop Whitetail (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar).
  • ColourPop Aviator (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
  • Kaja Brown Sugar (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
  • ColourPop Creed (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
  • Morphe Toast (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

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Ride or Die

Give Me Glow Ride or Die Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a light, taupe-brown with muted, warm undertones and a matte finish. The consistency was soft, lightly powdery in the pan, but it applied evenly and was substantial enough not to be prone to sheering out. It had opaque color coverage that lasted well for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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

  • Makeup Atelier Nude #3 (PiP, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
  • NABLA Cosmetics Narciso (P, $8.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
  • ColourPop Banter (PiP, $4.50) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
  • Melt Cosmetics Hash (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
  • Melt Cosmetics 1 More Thing (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
  • Chanel Blurry Mauve #4 (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
  • MAC Riffraff (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
  • Sephora Chou a La Creme (353) (P, $9.00) is lighter (90% similar).
  • Sydney Grace Pismo (P, $5.00) is lighter (90% similar).
  • Chanel Clair-Obscur #2 (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Dirt Road

Give Me Glow Dirt Road Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a blackened taupe with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had mostly opaque, buildable pigmentation with a soft, slightly drier consistency that had light powderiness in the pan. The eyeshadow applied fairly evenly but took some extra effort to blend out along the edges. It wore well for eight hours before fading visibly.

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

  • NARS Moshpit (LE, $25.00) is warmer (95% similar).
  • Natasha Denona Glam (327CM) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Buxom Unapologetic (P, $12.00) is warmer (95% similar).
  • Anastasia Dystopian (LE, $12.00) is cooler (95% similar).
  • Stila Chocolate (LE, $18.00) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
  • Anastasia Deep Brown (P, $12.00) is cooler (95% similar).
  • Tarte Sweetie (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, warmer (95% similar).
  • MAC Give a Glam (P, $20.00) is cooler (95% similar).
  • NARS Coconut Grove (DC, $25.00) is lighter (90% similar).
  • Too Faced On the Grill (PiP, $16.00) is cooler (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

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Mushroom

Give Me Glow Mushroom Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a light-medium, taupe-y beige with subtle, warm olive undertones and a matte finish. It had rich color coverage that adhered well to bare skin with a smooth, even lay down of product. The texture was soft, smooth, and blendable without being too firmly nor too softly pressed into the pan. This shade stayed on well for eight hours before fading a bit.

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

  • Dior Ombre Sculpting Powder (001) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar).
  • Give Me Glow Retro Beige (P, $7.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
  • Chanel Road Movie #4 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
  • Charlotte Tilbury Smokey Eyes are Forever Power Eyes Prime (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (85% similar).
  • KVD Beauty Ashes (LE, ) is more shimmery, lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • Sydney Grace Moon Landing (P, $5.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
  • Make Up For Ever M540 Gray Beige (P, $17.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • MAC Sandstone (P, $17.00) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
  • Sephora Mushroom (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • Natasha Denona Flint (184CM) (LE, ) is darker, warmer (80% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Concrete Jungle

Give Me Glow Concrete Jungle Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a light, grayish lavender with neutral-to-cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was lightly powdery but smooth and more substantial, so it had mostly opaque coverage applied to bare skin. It lasted for eight hours before fading visibly.

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

  • Too Faced Lavender Cake (LE, $16.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
  • LORAC Lilac (LE, $19.00) is darker, cooler (85% similar).
  • bareMinerals Velvet Lavender (LE, $14.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • ColourPop Sky High (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (85% similar).
  • ColourPop Butterscotch (LE, $4.50) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • MAC Otaku (LE, $17.00) is cooler (85% similar).
  • Sydney Grace Jewel Bee (LE, $5.00) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
  • MAC Freakshow (LE, $17.00) is darker, warmer (80% similar).
  • ColourPop Zoned Out (PiP, $4.50) is darker, cooler (80% similar).
  • ColourPop Heiress (P, $4.50) is darker, cooler (80% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

We hope you’ll consider supporting Temptalia by shopping through our links below. Thanks!

Space Dust

Give Me Glow Space Dust Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a medium, bluish-gray with cooler undertones and a matte finish. It had nearly opaque color coverage in one layer, which was buildable to full coverage with less than half of a second layer. The texture was soft, blendable, and lightly powdery but didn’t seem particularly prone to fallout and did not sheer out too readily. There were signs of fading present after eight hours of wear.

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

  • Lethal Cosmetics Numb (P, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
  • Wayne Goss Pearl Moonstone #4 (PiP, ) is lighter (90% similar).
  • ColourPop In My Bones (LE, $4.50) is cooler (90% similar).
  • Makeup Geek Stealth (DC, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
  • KVD Beauty Smoke (Contour) (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar).
  • L’Oreal Meet Me in Paris (P, $5.99) is more shimmery, lighter (85% similar).
  • Blackbird Cosmetics Fiction (DC, $8.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • Sydney Grace Thunderbird (P, $5.00) is lighter (85% similar).
  • Marc Jacobs Beauty The Free Spirit No. 14 (LE, ) is lighter, cooler (85% similar).
  • Viseart Cool Mattes 2 #6 (PiP, ) is lighter, warmer (80% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

Leggings

Give Me Glow Leggings Matte Pressed Shadow ($7.00 for 0.105 oz.) is a deep black with neutral undertones and a matte finish. It had almost full color payoff in a single layer but did have to be built up a bit to get to full opacity.

The texture was soft, somewhat powdery in the pan, so I felt using it with a lighter hand and building up coverage was the best way to manage fallout potential. It stayed on nicely for eight hours before fading noticeably.

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

  • Melt Cosmetics Bonnie (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Charlotte Tilbury Seduce Glow (Smoke) (LE, ) is more shimmery, cooler (95% similar).
  • Anastasia Beast (LE, $12.00) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Anastasia E5 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
  • Melt Cosmetics Char Man (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Sephora Obsidian (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • By Beauty Bay Noir (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
  • Anastasia D5 (Norvina Vol. 1) (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (95% similar).
  • UOMA Beauty Wake Up (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).
  • KVD Beauty Hard Magic (LE, ) is lighter (90% similar).

Formula Overview

$7.00/0.105 oz. – $66.67 Per Ounce

The brand offers matte and foiled finish eyeshadows, though the descriptions are largely the same: “highly pigmented,” “blendable,” and “finely milled.” The difference is with the foiled finish eyeshadows, the brand cautions to use less because they’re that pigmented and going in with a heavier hand could cause flaking.

The matte eyeshadows are very pigmented with textures that ranged from soft, velvety, and blendable to soft, more substantial but not as silky or as finely-milled that had true-to-pan pigmentation but were not as blendable. The deeper shades tended to be a little harder to diffuse, especially along the edges, for a seamless blend. Ideally, one would use a mid-tone and lighter shade to soften the edge of a darker matte shade rather than counting on the matte to diffuse perfectly on its own.

The upside is that the deepest mattes are really intense–they’re rich with lots of depth and have opaque, even coverage; it’s just that edge can be harder to navigate. I preferred using smaller, more precise brushes, especially for areas like the deeper crease, to darken and then build up as necessary, and I’d use a lighter hand with shades that were harder to work with. They are also harder to dupe as many brands lack the intensity and depth, so some might be willing to trade-of blendability for intensity and uniqueness.

Some of the matte eyeshadows–often lighter and more mid-tone–were very blendable on their own along with having full coverage. There were a few of the darker and richer mattes that were slightly more effort to soften along the edges but not truly difficult. There was just some inconsistency in the ease of application with the matte finish. They tended to wear between eight and nine hours before fading noticeably.

They come in oversized pans (relative to average size) at 37mm, and they contain double the product (0.10 oz.) the average eyeshadow does (0.05 oz.).

Browse all of our Give Me Glow Matte Pressed Shadow swatches.

Ingredients

Mica, Magnesium Myristate, Nylon-12, Boron Nitride, Kaolin Clay, Titanium Dioxide, Silica Microspheres, Zinc Stearate, May +/- Iron Oxides, Red 7, 27, 33, 40, Yellow Lake, 5, 6, Blue Lake 1, Chromium Oxide Ultramarine, Mica, Isododecane, Isopropyl Myristate, Copolymer, Silica, Nylon -12, Phenoxyethanol, May Contain (+/-) Titanium Dioxide/ Oxides 77499, Tin Oxide

Disclaimer: Ingredient lists are as available by the brand (or retailer)
at the time of publishing. Please always check product packaging, if it exists, for the ingredient list applicable
to the product you’re purchasing, or the brand or retailer’s website for the most up-to-date ingredient list.

We hope you’ll consider supporting Temptalia by shopping through our links below. Thanks!

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