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Sigma Beauty Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette - Swatches & Review


Hey all!

It’s a lovely day and making it lovelier is this gorgeous Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette from Sigma Beauty. 

Whether a makeup junkie or not, we all categorize makeup as, one tried by ourselves & rest, left to the trusted expertise of professionals.  As a makeup reviewer, I generally tend to try anything and everything that beauty world has to offer. Intimidated by the love of Smokey eyes, I had tried in-numerous looks by far and can definitely say that creating the most amazing eye looks is all about using right brushes, little bit of practice and a great eye palette.


Talking about the Sigma Beauty’s Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette, it consist of 12 eye shadows with cool undertones ranging from neutrals to eye catching hues that makes it inspiring rather than intimidating. The pop of blue is unexpected and looks beautiful.  This enables one to create numerous looks, from subtle neutrals in day to more playful and Smokey looks in night, by using just one single palette! 


Many of you might have seen the swatches, I did from this Eye Shadow Palette on my Instagram and Snapchat story. Missed out the action! .. give me a quick follow on Instagram, Snapchat (ID: hina_rehan), Twitter and on my new Facebook page. 

About Sigma Beauty
For those who don’t know about Sigma Beauty, it’s one of the leading brands in providing high quality innovative Makeup Brushes and other beauty care accessories, that are awarded with numerous patents in USA, China & UK. Apart from best selling brushes, they also curate cosmetics with innovative functions and exceptional quality.

 The very popular makeup brushes from this brand are made with exclusive synthetic fibers SigmaTech & Sigmax with a lasting durability of a lifetime. My personal favorites from the collection are 3DHD Kabuki Brush that works best with your base and E-35 Tapered Blending Brush for eyes. 

Product Claim
“The Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette features 12 different shades and finishes with cool undertones that give the ability to transform your look from desk to dancing. Each shade is represented by sophisticated neutrals to bold brights offset by a dark dusty hues.”

Formulated without: Parabens, Sulfates, Phthalates, Mineral Oil, Casein.
Image Courtesy: Sigma Beauty

Packaging & Price
The Sigma Beauty Smoke Screen palette comes in a rectangular black box with a Sigma logo on the outer flap and 12 regular sized eye shadow cakes. It also has an outer covering with shade names and other details printed at it’s back. It has an in built mirror inside, which I feel is great, if compared with some popular palettes that miss out on this feature considering the heavy amount we shell out on them. The palette however lacks an applicator. Overall the palette is sleek and classy and is also travel friendly.

It retails for 39$ on Sigma Beauty website which approximates to INR 2,500. For me the price is quite a deal for 12 regular size eye shadows with wide color options.

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Product Description:
The Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette consist a beautiful assortment of colors from warm neutrals to bright shades, making it a perfect palette for everyday makeup adventures. The 12 shades have four different kinds of finishes from matte to shimmer, frosty, duo-chrome and sheen.
Image Courtesy: Sigma Beauty

Top Row
Shade: Veiled
Color Description: Champagne Peach | Finish: Shimmer

Shade: Opulent
Color Description: Toasted Copper | Finish: Frost

Shade: Ember
Color Description: Perfect Brown Bronze |Finish: Frost

Shade: Thunderhead
Color Description: Coffee with Cream | Finish: Matte

Middle Row
Shade: Misty
Color Description: Light Violet | Finish: Matte

Shade: Haze
Color Description: Dusty Mauve | Finish: Matte

Shade: Svelte
Color Description: Dirty Stone | Finish: Matte

Shade: Rave
Color Description: Eggplant brown with specks of gold | Finish: Matte

Last Row
Shade: Nebula
Color Description: Blueberry Gold | Finish: Duo-Chrome

Shade: Atmosphere
Color Description: Deep Red Brown | Finish: Shimmer

Shade: Cinders
Color Description: Gun Metal Grunge | Finish: Frost

Shade: Almost Jet
Color Description: Charcoal-Black | Finish: Sheen


My experience with Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette
Things that really impressed me about this eye palette are definitely the unusual color assortment and that too with no Parabens, Sulfates & Mineral Oils. Unlike other Smokey eye palettes that stick to a definite color family, this palette offers shades from warm and cool neutrals (Thunderhead & Haze) that are great transition colors, to shimmery subtles (Veiled & Opulent) and frosts (Nebula & Cinders). 


I created a basic party look with this palette. The shades used, were:
  1. ·         Veiled: For highlighting the Brow bone and inner corners
  2. ·         Haze: for transition
  3. ·         Thunderhead: on crease line
  4. ·         Almost Jet: On the outer corner and lower lash line
  5. ·         Opulent: on Eyelid

 I generally wear primer underneath but with this look, I skipped it intentionally, to test the staying power of the shadows and also the pigmentation and color pay off.

Pigmentation
As the swatches can reflect, the pigmentation of the palette on whole is quiet commendable. Just one swipe and you get an opaque swatch on your fingers. All shades are highly pigmented, especially the ones with shimmer and matte finishes. However I felt the pigmentation of Almost Jet (Black) is a little less as compared to others but is build-able.

As can be seen in pictures the color pay off is extremely good on eyes except the shade Opulent (on lids) that is little less pigmented, for which you need to wear a primer underneath and this look will be perfect.


Texture and Finish
Talking about texture, this palette has my heart!!💝 The shadows are not chalky or dusty but are instead smooth in their feel. The matte shades are extremely smooth and buttery in formula. Shimmer and frost shades are equally creamy and consists a good amount of shimmer particles which are not just limited to the upper layer.

















I use Sigma’s Basic Eye Kit brushes to create this look. It was a delight to work with the palette shades as they blend extremely well on eyes, especially the matte ones (Thunderhead, Haze, Misty & Svelte). All shades transfer well on brushes and eyes and blend perfectly, be it shimmer, duo chromes or sheen textures. Applying shades Opulent and Ember with a finger rather than a brush gives a more perfect and opaque pay off.

 Stay
Apart from all the good aspects, the shadows from this eye palette have a little fallout while working with. But once applied, the shadows just stick to your eyes with no fallout, fading or creasing. It has a good stay of 4-5 hours. Since it was without primer, using it will definitely increase its longevity. 

Overall, I am quite happy with the Sigma Beauty's Smoke Screen Eye Shadow Palette and would recommend to all those who love creating fun smokey eyes.
Till next time
 Stay Happy, Stay Healthy

Much Love
Hina Rehan💜
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