Sephora Collection: Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows
THOUGHTS and SWATCHES...
Prisma Chrome Eyeshadow
A collection of luminous eye shadows that deliver prismatic shine, lush texture, and lavish color payoff.
The new wave in eye shadow, Prisma Chrome brings together the best features of baked, powder, and cream shadows. Its revolutionary effect captures light perfectly, delivering a prismatic effect with an unbelievably smooth and true color finish.
An innovative blend of ingredients ensures comfortable wear. Pure pigments deliver the truest color imaginable and a highly polished finish. Its unique mica technology provides intense luminosity and a velvety texture that glides over the skin.
The new wave in eye shadow, Prisma Chrome brings together the best features of baked, powder, and cream shadows. Its revolutionary effect captures light perfectly, delivering a prismatic effect with an unbelievably smooth and true color finish.
An innovative blend of ingredients ensures comfortable wear. Pure pigments deliver the truest color imaginable and a highly polished finish. Its unique mica technology provides intense luminosity and a velvety texture that glides over the skin.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Parabens
Size: 0.12 oz
Price: $15
Moon Beam 05 - Opalescent pink beige Shimmery Sand 10 - Light golden sand
Bronze Brilliance 15 - Copper Gold reflection 20 - Bright yellow gold
Emerald Facet 25 - Golden teal Sapphire Shine 30 - Royal blue
Moon Glow 35 - Silvery gray Purple Prisma 40 - Lilac
Burgundy Gem 45 - Dark plum Black Diamond 50 - Black
The Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows are priced at $15 for 0.12 oz of product.The price may surprise you since these are from the Sephora Collection and are on the lower side of mid-end brands. Even compared to regular Sephora Collection eyeshadows these are more expensive. But when in doubt always do a size comparison - these are large sized eyeshadows with more product than the average sized eyeshadows on the market. The average eyeshadow comes in at about 0.05 oz while these eyeshadows are more than double the size at 0.12 oz.
The price may sound a bit steep for store brand eyeshadows but based on the amount of product and the good quality, I think they are worth the price.
The Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows are currently available at Sephora stores and on the Sephora website for a Limited time only. There are ten (10) shades available in bright vivid colors as well as neutral tones.
The Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows are housed in black snap-lid individual hinged square pots. The Sephora name is printed in silver on the front of the eyeshadow pot while the product details (name, size, ingredients, etc.) is printed on a label on the back.
The packaging is missing that handy-dandy clear (see-through) window that shows the product inside so it becomes a bit tedious when trying to figure out what color you are picking out - both in store and from your own collection.
Inside the magic happens! The square pots sport a full sized mirror on the inside lid. The eyeshadow itself has a raised wavy seashell design quite fitting for the "new wave in eye shadow". Since the eyeshadow is raised from the pot it is contained in, it is quite possible to break or damage the eyeshadow if too much pressure is applied while picking up the product or simply by accident.
The packaging is provided with a tamper-proof black seal at the side to prevent or at least indicate contamination. I note this nice plus since we should all be weary of products that are easily opened and touched by other consumers - no one wants a 'pre-fondled' product after all. Another thing to note is that this tape blends in with the black pot and tricked me! I fought valiantly trying to open the pots before realizing that the tape was holding it in place! Silly me...I share my embarrassment to warn others who may fall silly victims to this trickery! Hahahahaa : )
The Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows are touted as 'luminous eye shadows that deliver prismatic shine, lush texture, and lavish color payoff'. Sephora states that 'Prisma Chrome brings together the best features of baked, powder, and cream shadows. Its revolutionary effect captures light perfectly, delivering a prismatic effect with an unbelievably smooth and true color finish.'
These eyeshadows are indeed soft and creamy and apply smoothly to the skin. The texture is refined and silky and feels somewhat like a cream-blend powder. The eyeshadows do loosen similar to a powder eyeshadow but also feel buttery smooth and hold together like a cream eyeshadow. I totally agree that the formula merges the benefits of baked, powder and cream shadows without the drawbacks. They are soft but not powdery, creamy but not overly moist and can be used both wet or dry with rich color payoff. These are smooth without the chunky effect of glitter or large-sized shimmer.
The finish is a high shine metallic sheen that is only slightly more pronounced when used wet. This is a definite plus since there is really no need to use these wet to get the full metallic shiny effect as with other baked eyeshadows. The metallic sheen is more apparent in a few shades than others but all the shades have a high shine frost to metallic appearance.
The colors are decently pigmented and stay true to the color seen in the pot. These are not very sheer and not for the tame of heart. The color have decent color payoff in one swipe and can be built up for greater intensity. However, the lighter shades can be sheered out enough to create a beautiful highlight effect on the face.
There is minimal to no fallout from these eyeshadows when used with a dense brush or fingers. There can be some fallout issues when used with a fluffy brush as this will loosen up the product. The eyeshadow apply smoothly to the skin just as a cream shadow would and blend seamlessly with each other and other eyeshadows.
They wear very well without a primer without fading or creasing (at least 5 hours) but the wear is improved greatly with a primer/base (8+ hours).
The Sephora Collection Prisma Chrome Eyeshadows are fantastic eyeshadows! They are smooth, creamy and highly pigmented with a beautiful high shine metallic finish. They can be used both on the eyes or on the face for the perfect highlighting effect. The price may seem a bit much at first for store brand eyeshadows but the amount of product in addition to quality is definitely worth the price! If you have been searching for metallic eyeshadows then these are right up your alley. I highly recommend these!
Bronze Brilliance 15 - Copper
Dry/Wet
Shimmery Sand 10 - Light golden sand
Dry/Wet
Emerald Facet 25 - Golden teal
Dry/Wet
Sapphire Shine 30 - Royal blue
Dry/Wet
Moon Beam 05 - Opalescent pink beige
Dry/Wet
Black Diamond 50 - Black
Dry/Wet
Burgundy Gem 45 - Dark plum
Dry/Wet
Gold reflection 20 - Bright yellow gold
Dry/Wet
Moon Beam 05, Shimmery Sand 10, Bronze Brilliance 15, Gold reflection 20, Emerald Facet 25, Sapphire Shine 30, Burgundy Gem 45, Black Diamond 50
(L-R: dry swatch over primer)
Moon Beam 05, Shimmery Sand 10, Bronze Brilliance 15, Gold reflection 20
Emerald Facet 25, Sapphire Shine 30, Burgundy Gem 45, Black Diamond 50
