Sephora Microsmooth Captivate Face Palette, Pat McGrath x Bridgerton Belle of the Ball Eyeshadow Palette, Colour Pop 100 Aker Wood, Colour Pop Parasol, and Coloured Raine Cinna-Bae Bronzer
It’s been hard to figure out what to write about lately. When I have brand new products to talk about it is easier to feel like people would be interested to hear about them. However, when they are items that people have already moved on from, it can feel like it isn’t worth posting about. Lately, I just find myself hesitating to talk about older releases or even new releases that are no longer being buzzed about. Well, today I have products that I wanted to talk about so I’m going to do it before I talk myself out of it 😂. A few of them are older products but 2 of them are still fairly new.
Coloured Raine has relaunched their highlight and blush duos from the Power Collection in different packaging. I purchased two duos with the original release, so I thought I’d share some swatches.
The Coloured Raine website doesn’t actually list which of the new shade names match up to the Power collection, but I think I have it figured out.
Peach Royalty was previously Call the Shots (swatched below)
Rose Love was previously Damage Control (swatches below)
Mauvelous was previously My Day One
Love Affair was previously Prove My Loyalty
If you think I’ve made a mistake, please let me know in the comments section so I can make the correction.
Now, for my swatches. Enjoy!
Peach Royalty (previously Call the Shots), $20.00
Coloured Raine Peach Loyalty (previously Call the Shots)
Coloured Raine Peach Loyalty (previously call the shots)
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Top to bottom: Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows, MAC Love Me Liquid Lip Color, Coloured Raine Bronzer
Makeup Geek Foiled Eyeshadows, $8.49
UPDATE (March 4, 2022): Unfortunately, the Makeup Geek brand is going out of business and will close in April 2022. The website is currently 40% off.
I have continued to play around with the Makeup Geek foiled shadows to see if I could fix the creasing issue I was having. I have the most success with the Covergirl Trublend Lid Lock up eyeshadow primer, but I do still get creasing with these shadows. I tried the Covergirl over my go to Too Faced Shadow Insurance because it has a tacky finish. So I was hoping the extra tackiness would grab on to the pigment and keep them from creasing through the day. On the upside, the Covergirl Trublend Lid Lock up did prevent the fallout issue I was having.
The colors are beautiful and they give a really nice metallic shine that doesn’t initially accentuate texture. But after about 4 or 5 hours, I start to see the creasing, and then you can really see every line on my eyes. I’m disappointed that these don’t work well for me, but they are really beautiful shadows that hopefully don’t crease on everyone. To get more details and see swatches of the shades, you can check out my original review post here.
I purchased the shade Cinna-Bae but I’m thinking I could also have gotten away with the shade Caramel Delight for my skin tone. The brand suggests the shade Cinna-Bae for tan to light dark skin and the shade Caramel Delight for medium to medium dark skin. There are three darker shades in the range after Cinna-Bae and one shade lighter than Caramel Delight.
Coloured Raine Cinna-Bae Bronzer, $16.00
I would still consider it a first impression, but so far I am in love with this bronzer. I use Estee Lauder Double Wear foundation and I don’t set it with any additional powder and I still find that this formula is easy to blend. Keep in mind that Estee Lauder Double Wear does dry down to a matte finish, but I have experienced blending difficulties with another bronzer over this foundation, so I wanted to mention that. I feel like the finish isn’t a flat matte and that it gives me the same type of healthy look that I get from the Becca Sunlit Bronzers. The Becca bronzers do have a sheen to them and again this formula is definitely matte. I just feel like both of these formulas make me look healthier than before I applied them. I was worried about the depth of the color, but it is so easy to blend that I really don’t even find myself having to be careful.
Coloured Raine Bronzer Cinna-Bae
The closest bronzer shade I have for comparison is a MAC bronzer from the limited edition Aladdin collection (right swatch).
L to R: Coloured Raine Bronzer Cinna-Bae vs MAC x Aladdin Your Wish is My Command (LE)
UPDATE June 2, 2021: There isn’t much to say here other than I’m still loving this bronzer. It picks up easily on both synthetic and natural hair brushes and it blends easily. It is very pigmented, but the ease of blending means I don’t have to be careful with it.
Have you tried the new Coloured Raine bronzers? If so, how do you like it?
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Coloured Raine partnered up with the Power, a Starz television show, to release this beautiful collection. It originally launched in September 2019, but they still have inventory that is currently 50% off. I really think they did an excellent job with the packaging and color story. This collection didn’t seem to get as much love as their Queen of Hearts Palette or single eyeshadows seem to get.
Coloured Raine x Power Highlighter/Blush Duo in Call the Shots and Eyeshadow Palette
Coloured Raine eyeshadow singles retail for $6.99 each. They are sold individually as the single refill pan, so you will need a place to store them. I purchased the pictured Anastasia Beverly Hills quad container for $1.00 on Sephora.com.
I was pleasantly surprised with this eyeshadow formula. The hype about this brand is definitely true. Although they are very pigmented, they are easy to control and blend. I feel like the colors seem similar to other shades, but they all have something special about them that makes them different. I do wish there were more size options for storing the single eyeshadows.
I was also a big fan of the Power Collection they released in collaboration with Showtime. I will definitely be keeping an eye on this brand in the future.
Coloured Raine Single Eyeshadows
If you enjoyed this post, please consider sticking around and checking out more of my content.
Brands A-Z: Check out this index if you want to know what products I have posted about in the past.
MAC Cosmetics: I likely have some swatches you’ve been searching for if you love Mac as much as I do.
Shop My Stash: Join me as I share swatches of my products and occasionally search for alternatives to new releases.
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