Electro-Turquoise
Kaleidos Electro-Turquoise Futurism Eyeshadow Palette ($24.00 for 0.25 oz.) included six eyeshadows with four matte shades and two shimmer shades across a more teal-leaning color story that had a bright pop of orange as contrast. The mattes were smooth and velvety without losing their pigmentation (except one shade needed a primer for better payoff), while the shimmers were pigmented and easy to pick up with a dry brush.
Ingredients
Wired
Wired is a deep brown with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish; the overtone seemed almost olive-leaning.
- Opaque color coverage
- Smooth, velvety consistency without being powdery
- Applied and blended out beautifully
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Dior Poncho #5 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Blackbird Cosmetics Atlas (DC, $8.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- Pretty Vulgar Victory (PiP, ) is warmer (95% similar).
- Dior Copper #5 (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Juvia’s Place Nubian #12 (P, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Pat McGrath Depth (PiP, $25.00) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Teddy Bare (PiP, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Jolie (LE, $4.50) is more shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Nutty (LE, $4.50) is warmer (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Seed (224CM) (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Kaolin, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Dimethicone, Methicone, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Aluminum Hydroxide, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
Digiteal
Digiteal is a medium-dark blue-leaning teal with cooler undertones and a matte finish.
- Nearly opaque color coverage
- Smooth, velvety consistency with slight powderiness
- Applied and blended out beautifully
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Huda Beauty Electric #7 (PiP, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- MAC Stormwatch (P, $17.00) is darker (95% similar).
- ColourPop Bring It (LE, $4.50) is cooler (95% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Addiction (PiP, $8.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Give Me Glow Seaside (P, $7.00) is darker (95% similar).
- Sephora Shawn (LE, ) is lighter, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Formation (P, $4.50) is lighter (90% similar).
- Makeup Geek Tenacious (P, $9.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Terra Moons Carnaval (P, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- ColourPop Water Landing (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Boron Nitride, Synthetic Wax, Silica, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Myristate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
Tron
Tron is a medium bluish-aqua base with warmer, green-gold shifting duochrome sparkle.
- Nearly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly denser consistency but not stiff
- Lightly creamy without being too emollient
- Applied evenly, blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- ColourPop Confession (PiP, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- ColourPop Banana Daiquiri (P, $6.00) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- ColourPop Surf’s Up (LE, $4.50) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Anastasia B1 (Norvina Vol. 3) (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery (95% similar).
- Juvia’s Place Zulu #6 (LE, ) is darker, warmer (95% similar).
- NARS Islamorada (P, $28.00) is cooler (95% similar).
- Clionadh Lineage (P, $12.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Lethal Cosmetics Mirage (P, $6.00) is lighter (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Anew (DC, $8.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Give Me Glow Jade (P, $7.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Polybutene, Synthetic Wax, Boron Nitride, Tin Oxide, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Magnesium Myristate, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
Voltaic
Voltaic is a neon, lighter orange with strong, warm yellow undertones and a matte finish.
- Opaque color coverage
- Smooth, velvety consistency without being powdery
- Applied and blended out beautifully
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- Terra Moons Betelgeuse (P, $6.00) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Lotta Gelato (PiP, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics 2012 (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Carnelian (PiP, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Morphe Creamsicle (LE, ) is darker (95% similar).
- Melt Cosmetics Mensaje (LE, ) is cooler (95% similar).
- Natasha Denona Plutonium (350CM) (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- Kaja Sweet Pineapple (LE, ) is lighter (95% similar).
- ColourPop Running Late (P, $4.50) is lighter (95% similar).
- Sugarpill High Score (PiP, ) is lighter (95% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Boron Nitride, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Lauroyl Lysine, Magnesium Myristate, Dimethicone, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Methicone, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
Forcefield
Forcefield is a bright, darker aqua with cool, blue undertones and a matte finish. This was one of the thinner, more powdery mattes I’ve come across from the brand.
- Semi-opaque color coverage
- Smooth, somewhat velvety but thinner and more powdery
- Applied and blended out beautifully
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- ColourPop A Dip (LE, $4.50) is darker (95% similar).
- Anastasia E3 (Norvina Vol. 2) (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Addiction (PiP, $8.00) is darker (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Determined (DC, $5.25) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Anastasia C2 (Norvina Mini Vol. 3) (LE, $12.00) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Viseart Teal (14) (LE, ) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- ColourPop Bold Type (LE, $4.50) is darker, warmer (90% similar).
- Sydney Grace Scuba Diver (P, $5.25) is cooler (90% similar).
- ColourPop Formation (P, $4.50) is warmer (90% similar).
- Urban Decay Heads Will Roll (LE, $19.00) is more shimmery, warmer (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Talc, Mica, Kaolin, Silica, Synthetic Wax, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Dimethicone, Methicone, Phenoxyethanol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Aluminum Hydroxide, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
Shockwave
Shockwave is a very pale white gold with subtle, warm undertones and a high-shine, sparkling finish. Despite all the sparkle, it had very little fallout.
- Mostly opaque pigmentation
- Slightly denser consistency but not stiff
- Lightly creamy without being too emollient
- Applied evenly, blended out well
- Long-wearing (8 hours on average)
FURTHER READING:
Formula Overview
for details on general performance and characteristics (like scent).
- NABLA Cosmetics Lucid Dream (PiP, ) is cooler (90% similar).
- Natasha Denona True Gold (20M) (2019) (PiP, $29.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Estee Lauder Blonde Gold (LE, $45.00) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- NABLA Cosmetics Honey Drip (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- MAC Moon Rock (LE, $17.00) is darker (90% similar).
- UOMA Beauty Ranavalona (LE, ) is darker (90% similar).
- Marc Jacobs Beauty Early Bird (LE, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Stila Follow the Sun (LE, $24.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- KVD Beauty Absolution (LE, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar).
- Auric Entice (Powder) (PiP, ) is more shimmery, darker (90% similar).
Formula Overview
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The eyeshadow formula is supposed to have a “rich, velvety texture” that is “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” so that there is “no creasing.” It is touted as being “ultra-pigmented” with “minimal fallout” that “blends effortlessly.”
Kaleidos’ matte eyeshadows are their standout; they are velvety, smooth, and blendable with high coverage and are incredibly easy to use–they absolutely live up to “minimal fallout” and have that “soft and creamy yet highly adhesive” aspect going on.
The shimmer shades were smooth, pigmented, and denser without being overly thick or too heavy, so they picked up well with dry brushes and applied evenly to bare skin, they just didn’t have quite the level of wow-factor for me compared to their matte formula. There was also more variance in the shimmer shades so not every shade was fantastic, whereas the matte shades performed more consistently in comparison.
This eyeshadow formula lived up to its rave reviews within the indie community, though. On me, they typically lasted around eight hours before fading visibly with some of the deeper mattes staying on a little longer.
Browse all of our Kaleidos Eyeshadow swatches.
Ingredients
Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Talc, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Octyldodecanol, Synthetic Wax, Boron Nitride, Phenoxyethanol, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Tin Oxide, Hydrated Silica, Decylene Glycol, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, PTFE. May Contain: Iron Oxides (CI 77499, CI 77492, CI 77491) Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Blue 1 (CI 42090), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Red 7 Lake (CI 15850), Yellow 6 Lake (CI 15985), Silver (CI 77820).
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.
