Milani Powder Eyeshadows: Pitch Black, Tickled Pink, Pearl, Caramel Brown

A while ago, I started seeing swatches of Milani’s new powder eyeshadows around the beauty blogs.  In particular, Temptalia reviewed a few, and her swatches of Caramel Brown and Pitch Black made me want to try them out! Caramel Brown is just gorgeous, and I sort-of collect matte black eyeshadows (I have a comparison post here).

I bought Pitch Black a while ago (and was not planning to review it, which is why it has been used).  These eyeshadows are only available at CVS, and the CVS stores in my area carry only a limited selection, so I ordered the other three online.  CVS.com had the best price, but was out of stock on most of the shades I wanted, so I ended up ordering from Cherryculture.

I have the following colors: Pitch Black, a matte black; Tickled Pink, a soft pink with gold flash/duochrome, Pearl, an off-white that would make a fantastic inner eye highlight shade, and Caramel Brown, a really lovely golden bronzey brown.

The packaging of the eyeshadows is a little bit bulky, but overall quite functional, sturdy and easy to use. I appreciate the clear lids.  I actually depotted all four after taking the photos for this post (they were easy to depot), and I now have them stored in palette, which I prefer.

The texture of all four eyeshadows is excellent – smooth and silky.  Black matte eyeshadows can be tricky to get right, but Pitch Black is very even and pigmented.  The three shimmers, Tickled Pink, Pearl, and Caramel Brown, are a little les pigmented than I expected, but very smooth and easy to build up. Below, I’ve swatched all four eyeshadows with a sponge-tip applicator on bare skin.

Milani Pitch Black, Tickled Pink, Pearl Caramel Brown – flash

I also swatched the three shimmers over primer (NYX HD).  The primer hadn’t dried down completely, and it really shows the full potential of the shadows – you can see the golden flash of Tickled Pink, and the pigmentation and color of Caramel Brown is just lovely.

Milani Tickled Pink, Pearl, Caramel Brown

Overall, I’m really happy with all four of the Milani Powder eyeshadows.  They are great quality, a good price ($5 – $8, depending on where you buy them), and lovely colors.  Recommended!