Primark PS. Summer Storm Liquid Eyeshadows – Review
Primark released their new Summer Storm collection back in the last week of December (Summer in Winter 🤷♀️), and I have to be honest, looking at the Instagram posts, I wasn’t that impressed. In store I got intrigued by the two liquid eyeshadows. They kind of looked like a dupe for Huda Beauty Matte & Metal Melted Shadows.
At £3 each these aren’t pricey and I picked up the two shades available, Dusk (Pink), Dawn (Brown). They are dual ended, both coming with a Matte and Metallic shade. At £19 cheaper than Huda Beauty, I was pretty happy.
Cruelty Free Credentials:
Primark cosmetics are all Leaping Bunny accredited and all have it displayed on their packaging. Not many of their products are labelled Vegan but I have listed the full ingredients down below. Checking them on Double Check Vegan It’s coming back as maybe Vegan, suspect ingredients have also been used in their Vegan products, so I just can’t be sure.
Matte Ingredients – Isododecane, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Diisostearyl Malate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Silica, Nylon-12, Disteardimonum Hectorite, C10-18 Triglycerides, Mica, Propylene Carbonate, Lecithin, Polyhydroxystearic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Isopropyl Myristate, Isostearic Acid, Polyglyceryl-3 Polyricinoleate (+/-) May Contain: CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 77007 (Ultramarine), CI 77266 (Black 2), CI 77288 (Chromium Oxide Greens), CI 77289 (Chromium Hydroxide Green), CI 77491/CI 77492/ CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77510 (Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide) CI 77742 (Manganese Violet), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).
Metallic Ingredients – Aqua (Water), Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Mica, Silica, Octyldodecanol, Propylene Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Tin Oxide, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, C9-11 Pareth-6 (+/-) May Contain : CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 42090 (Blue 1 Lake), CI 77266 (Black 2), CI 77491 / CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77510 (Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide), CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide).
Testing:
Starting with the Matte shadow in the shade “Dawn”, I used a brush to buff it into the crease. I tried with just the doe foot applicator but it holds too much product for that. I then created a messy cut crease with the shimmer shade. I also had to blend this out with a brush, as it would have taken way to long to dry.
The whole process took less than 5 minutes, and didn’t look too bad, especially on a day when being quick is a priority. I used quite a lot but would look much more subtle with less product on the eye.
On another day, I tested the shade “Dusk”, doing exactly the same thing as before. The Matte pink shade is so pretty in this product and I was slightly tempted to wear this by itself. The shimmer shade in this set is not as foil like as in “Dawn”, much more of a glitter.
It does add a great shimmer to the eye, but is a lot more patchy compared to “Dawn”.
After over 7 hours wear, and walking through a wind and rain storm, it wasn’t looking so great. I blame most of this on the weather – I mean my mascara is all over the place. It looks a lot worse on this picture than it did in real life. I could have easily worn it longer if it hadn’t rained.
Swatches:
Swatching, you can see the full pigment of the matte colours. For me, they are just too bright not to blend out, but I am impressed with the pigmentation. The shimmers are both just as impressive swatched as they are on the eyes.
Verdict:
For me, Primark beauty rarely ever fails. It’s good quality, it’s affordable, and likes to dupe some very expensive brands. These eyeshadows are no exception. For a quick, sometimes on the go eye look, I really recommend these. 8/10
Sophie x
This post has been re-uploaded and edited from its original posting on the 24th February 2020.