It just wouldn’t be a new release from Stars Makeup Haven if we didn’t see some wild colors.
Today concludes our swatch-look at the 32 newest shades of SMH eyeshadows — and true to the brand’s beginnings, there are some really bright new shades. These shadows come in 1″ pans (the same size as MAC shadows), and are $4.95 each — though from now until Sunday, you can take 15% off your order with the code karlasugar. Stars Makeup Haven also ships anywhere in the world, so don’t let your location keep you from placing an order.
Fireflies is a creamy, matte, dirty yellow. Call a Treuse is a matte chartreuse. X-Treme is fluorescent, matte, highlighter yellow (and not as effortlessly pigmented as some of SMH’s shades. I’ve gotten used to “kicking it up to eleven” in just one swipe).
I think of all the new shades, I heard the most whispered excitement for Teal Tuesday and Scandalous — but I just don’t know if these two were as smooth and creamy as, say, Evergreen and Regal. Rush Hour is a very white, frosted mint. Southern Belle is a satin pale pink. Bombshell is matte pink-melon (which reminded me a bit of Paradisco). Sparks is a frosty red/orange-copper. Cat’s Meow is frosty bubblegum pink; Euphoria is matte fuchsia.
To check out the entire catalog of Stars Makeup Haven Eyeshadow, click here.
Now, about today’s giveaway. Now that you’ve seen all the shades, I’d like you to put together a fantasy quad and give it a name.
Leave your entry in a comment below — tomorrow I’ll announce all the winners from this past week, and then they will be responsible for emailing me over the weekend (or I’ll pick new winners on Monday). That way nobody’s email address is exposed to spambots. Cool? Cool.
Today’s prize shadows are Rush Hour and Call a Treuse. The prize shadows have been swatched (sorry). The contest is open to anyone, anywhere in the world, and it ends tonight at midnight, CST. Good luck!
P.S. Look for bonus giveaways on Facebook and Twitter! Just sayin’
>Do they ship to europe?
>This batch of shadows is my favorite so far! I'm in awe at Fireflies!
>I'd make a quad with Plum Crazy, Chiq, Ultra Violet and Pandora. I'd call it Plumfully Yours.
>Id put fireflies, teal tuesday, euphoria and southern bell in a quad and call it "dirty sexy disco doll"
>Couture + Ciao Bella + Dominatrix + Frenzy = "Hour of the Wolf"
>Fantasy quad out of all of them? So hard! So many gorgeous choices!
I'd put Fireflies, Sinsational, Creme d'Nude, and Cashmere in a quad named Burn the Land.
>"I know Better"
Carnal Knowledge, Dominatrix, Show stopper and Guilty as Sin
>hmm let's see…I'm terrible at these things…
The name is: "See me pink"
And the shadows: Cat's Meow, Fifi, Starlet and Chic
>I'd use Peachy Keen, Hot Ginger, Cream d' Nude and Metro. Maybe call it Summer City
>Lalelu* — SMH ships anywhere in the world.
>Wine Not, Dominatrix, Unzipped, Bees Knees….."After Dark"
>Wow, this is super fun!
Quad name: IndiGLOW
Shadows: Foxy, Ultra Violet, Cat's Meow and Fantasy!
>Violet Desire Quad:
Unzipped
Plum Crazy
Pandora
and
Striptease
>My quad would be: Rush Hour, Bombshell, Scandalous, and Sparks
and I would call it "James Bond Girl".
>Fresh, Sunshine Girl, Mermaid, and The White Shadow
I call it "summer"
>Fireflies, Call A Treuse, Teal Tuesday, and Euphoria
I would call it "Cutie Fruitini"
>Sparks, Sex Pot, Striptease, and Euphoria
The Hot & Bothered Palette
>Carnal Knowledge, Breathless, Charade and Scandalous.
The Torrid Affair Palette
>ohhh what a great idea!
ok ok!…
Colors: Champagne, Guilty as Sin, Sex Pot, Couture
Name: In the Heat of the Night
>I just discovered their shadows, I was looking for mac pigment samples, and I stumbled across your site after googlings SMH eyeshadow reviews! I'm really excited to try them…
=)
>right, i forgot to add my quad,
I'm on a huge green kick so I would go with
Call a Truese, X-Treme, Teal Tuesday and Scandalous and call the quad LimeTIme
>OMG! I just died and gone to heaven of eye shadows~ these are GORGEOUS! i like the warm bronze,red, pink (all the warm colours) the best.
>I would put together Fireflies, Call A Treuse, Teal Tuesday and Euphoria in a quad and call it "Naughty Neon".
Love the brights, they are amazing!!
>hello karla these are amazing, i tried to built my own 15 pan palette but not all colors are available, i tried to contact the owner twice but unfortunetly i still haven't gotten a response, can you help me out here? is there a customer service email other than the contact form on their website?
thanks you!
please email me @
lizdonskaya[at]gmail[dot]com
I love all your swatches (of SMH and other brands too)! Can’t wait for your swatches of SMH’s new eyeshadows