TropiColor

The Sydney Grace TropiColor 18-Pan Eyeshadow Palette will be available for purchase on September 1st. With 18 shades, it is the largest Sydney Grace palette ever seen! Because it is magnetic, the shades can be removed and rearranged as desired. There were 10 matte shades and eight shimmery shades, and the formulas were pigmented, blendable, and long-wearing, as is typical of the brand’s eyeshadow formulas.

Ingredients

Coconut

Coconut has a semi-matte finish and is a light yellowish beige.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, slightly firmer in feel
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Rum Raisin

Rum Raisin is a pale yellow-brown with warm undertones and a matte finish.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, slightly firmer in feel
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Sun Rays

Sun Rays is a matte medium yellow with moderate, warm undertones.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Palm Trees

Palm Trees is a vibrant, medium grass green with warm undertones and a matte finish.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Maroon

Maroon is a deeper, reddish-brown color with cool undertones and a matte finish. The texture was different from other Sydney Grace matte shades I’ve tried, but it built up and blended out exceptionally well.

Semi-opaque, buildable coverage
Almost creamy to the touch but thin, a touch powdery
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Cocoa Beans

Cocoa Bean is a matte blackened taupe with cool undertones. The texture was different from other Sydney Grace matte shades I’ve tried, but it built up and blended out exceptionally well.

Nearly opaque coverage
Almost creamy to the touch but thin, a touch powdery
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Lignum Vitae

Lignum Vitae is a vibrant, medium purple with warm pink undertones and a cool blue-to-lavender pearl.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Blue Mahoe

Blue Mahoe is a pale blue with cool undertones and a matte finish.

Mostly opaque coverage
Smooth, slightly powdery but didn’t have fallout
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Sydney Grace Doctor Bird Pressed Pigment Shadow

Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird has a peachy-copper base with duochrome flecks that shift from blue to lavender.

Opaque coverage
Slightly chunkier feel, dense but not thick or stiff
Best applied with a fingertip or dampened brush, slight fallout with dry brush
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Cane Fields

Cane Fields is a deep emerald green with pearly sheen and cool undertones.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Wolmers

Wolmers is a cool-toned light-medium blue with a matte finish.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, not too powdery nor too firmly-pressed
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Negril

Negril is a deep navy blue with cool undertones and a mostly matte finish. This was the “worst” shade in the palette because it was firmer/stiffer and more difficult to build up evenly.

Medium, somewhat buildable coverage
Firmer, stiffer in the pan, harder to pick up evenly
Could have blended out better
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Tropical Punch

Tropical Punch is a medium-dark berry with undertones of coolness and a pearly sheen.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Waterfalls

Waterfalls is a medium-dark blue with cool undertones and a gleaming, metallic sheen.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff, had slight fallout
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Rainforest

Rainforest is a vibrant medium blue with cool undertones and a smooth, metallic finish.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Hellshire

Hellshire is a dark, golden pewter with warm olive undertones and a metallic finish.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)

Milk River

Milk River is a matte medium-dark orange with moderately warm undertones.

Opaque coverage
Almost creamy to the touch but thin, a touch powdery
Blendable, easy to apply, not prone to sheering out
Long-wearing (8 hours)

Grapenut

Grapenut is a light brown with warmer, more olive-gold undertones and a smooth, metallic sheen.

Opaque coverage
Smooth, moderately-dense but not stiff
Picked up evenly with dry brush, applied evenly, blendable
Long-wearing (8.5 hours)