About Queen Cosmetics
Eyeshadow Duos
Queen Eyeshadow Duos contain soft, easy to apply and long
lasting eye colours for very sensitive eyes. They are suitable for contact lens
wearers and can be teamed with our Mascara for very sensitive eyes and our Eye
Pencils.
These eyeshadow for very sensitive eyes comes in six duos:
Blue, Brown, Green, Grey, Heather or Pink OR you can mix and match.
Individual colours are as follows:
- Blue
Duo: bright blue & dusky blue
- Brown
Duo: chocolate brown & nude
- Green
Duo: olive & sage
- Grey
Duo: dove grey & dark grey
- Heather
Duo: baby pink & lilac
- Pink Duo: light rose & old rose
According to a 'How to Look Good Knackered' feature on Channel 4's 'How to Look Good
Naked', lilac eyeshadow is the best way to brighten tired eyes and a tired face
and it goes with every eye colour. For sensitive eyes, look no further than our
Heather Duo which has a lovely soft lilac shadow. Are you ready to give it a
go?!
Ingredients:
Talc, Titanium Dioxide, Zinc Stearate, Magnesium Carbonate, Kaolin, Methylparaben,
Orgasol, Paraffinum Liquidum, Pigments.
Price: £10.95
Shades being
reviewed:
- Bright
blue,
- Dark
grey and Dove Grey (Grey Duo),
- Nude
and chocolate brown (Brown Duo)
- Baby
Pink and lilac (Heather Duo)
I received these eyeshadows with their Magnetic Makeup
compact. These eyeshadows are a part of Queen cosmetics Eyeshadow duo sets. Let
us look into each of the shades below:
1) Bright Blue:
Bright blue is a part of Queen cosmetics "Blue Duo" set where it is
paired with their "Dusky Blue" eyeshadow. The shade looks nice
vibrant blue in the pan but is a bit chalky on application and didn't impress
me much in the pigmentation department as well. The texture was quite hard and
difficult to apply. It took me 3-4 attempts to get the swatch right, without an
eyeshadow primer. Even with an eyeshadow primer, the color looks very sheer.
Check it out the swatch below.
2) Dark Grey and Dove
Grey (Grey Duo):
 |
| Dark grey and Dove grey |
These both eyeshadows create the "Grey Duo" set together. I
liked the texture of both these eyeshadows which was pretty smooth and provides
an easy application. Pigmentation wise too these both are ok and give nice smooth
and matte finish even without an eyeshadow primer. Check out the swatches below:
3) Nude and Chocolate
Brown (Brown Duo):
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| Nude and Chocolate brown |
Both nude and chocolate brown shades make the "Brown Duo".
These are my favorite eyeshadow duo of all. The shades are decently
pigmented and glide on well. Nude is a bit powdery on application but gives a
great base for the lids. Chocolate brown is a gorgeous brown shade, with a bit
stiffer texture but good color payoff. I love to wear both of them for my
office wear. A great neutral combination - I must say. Check out the swatches below:
4) Baby Pink and
Lilac (Heather Duo):
 |
| Lilac and Baby pink |
These eyeshadows create the "Heather Duo". Where Lilac
gives a gorgeous light purple shade with smooth texture and nice pigmentation.,
I found the "Baby pink" to be a bit hard in texture. Also, the color
payoff of baby pink wasn't great at all. Despite my 3-4 attempts to get the
shade, I was unable to get it anywhere around visible. Check out the swatches below:
5) Sage:
Sage is
a "greyish green" color that has smooth texture and gives a soft
green color. The color payoff is again not very great, but I think many of us
will like to wear such soft green shades rather than vibrant ones. It is paired
with "Olive" shade to create the "Green Duo".Check out the swatch below:
Overall 
:
:
I find
these eyeshadows to be a combination of hits and misses. All of them have matte
texture and powdery base. The color payoff of some of the eyeshadow duos like
Grey Duo, Brown Duo and the eyeshadows like lilac, is excellent, whereas some
of the other eyeshadows like bright blue, sage and baby pink were pretty poor.
You definitely need to wear them with an eyeshadow primer to avoid any creasing
and to get long lasting colors.
Rating: 
/5
/5
You can check out
more about these eyeshadows at Queen cosmetics website here.
Disclaimer: Product provided by brand for consideration; however my honest review as always