Mini Eyeshadow Palette
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Essence's Mini Eyeshadow Palette offers a buildable, powdery formula that Andréa Matillano finds "super smooth" and long-lasting without fading, ideal for quick, low-effort looks. Robert Welsh, however, finds the palettes boring and dated, comparing them to '90s Avon makeup and saying he wouldn't buy them. The metallic shadow provides a nice sheen, but the overall reception is split between practical ease and uninspired design.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “These palettes come with three matte shadows and one metallic shadow”13:22–13:26
- “I think they're really, really nice”13:35–13:38
- “I think these are going to be ideal for those of you that don't want to spend a ton of time blending your eyeshadow and for those of you that like more of a buildable formula”13:47–13:54
- “This formula is very powdery, very thin, but you can build it up to get more intense pigment, which is great”13:58–14:05
- “The matte shadows are super smooth, very easy to work with”14:05–14:10
- “The metallic shadows give you like a beautiful sheen to the eyes”14:09–14:13
- “They look great without fading or smudging”
- Source: I tried all of the newest essence makeup (what's truly worth trying) - Jun 11, 2026
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “They look kind of boring”2:06–2:07
- “It looks like '90s basic makeup you would get. Avon, almost”2:12–2:19
- “So boring”
- “This one and this one just needs to be one palette”2:45–2:48
- “I do think they may be useful for some people”3:27–3:32
- “I'm going to put them in at number eight”3:38–3:42
- “They just bore me to death, if I'm honest”
- “Would I buy them? No”
- Source: Ranking new exclusive makeup releases - Jun 21, 2026
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 2.9 / 5 from 2 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
Product details
Details
- Type
- eyeshadow palette
- Finish
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- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Talc, Mica, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica, Triethylhexanoin, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Myristate, C20-24 Alkyl Dimethicone
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