Sigma recently sent me their Steady Glow collection and now that I have tried it out I'd like to share with all of you. The collection contains eyeshadow palette, three lip glosses, three inner rim pencils, five loose shimmers & three shimmer creams. I also have a video here if you prefer a video format.
Brilliant & Spellbinding Palette
Without flash
Left to right : IG2, Fay, Bloom, Sensatinal, Spellbinding, 10, Balmy, Radiant, Languid, Healthy Solstice, Hiatus
With flash
Left to right : IG2, Fay, Bloom, Sensatinal, Spellbinding, 10, Balmy, Radiant, Languid, Healthy Solstice, Hiatus
Brilliant & Spellbinding Palette
Hiatus - Matte, neutral medium pink
Solstice - Shimmer, champagne
Heathy - shimmer + microglitter, golden champagne
Languid - shimmer, warm brown
Radiant - mate + gold microglitter, burnt orange
Balmy - matte, cool medium brown
10 - shimmer + slight glittery, neutral brown
Spellbinding - shimmer + slight glitter, pale yellow (sheerer than other shadows)
Sensational - matte, burnt yellow
Bloom - matte + coral micro glitter, coral
Fey - shimmer, brown shift to red
IG2 - shimmer, gunmetal with slight warm shift
Pigmentation: 7.5/10 The mattes are very creamy and nice & shimmers are nice with little fall out. The color Spellbinding is more sheer than the rest of the colors.
Texture: 8/10 The texture is quite nice, especially the mattes. The shimmers aren't quite as velvety, but are still quite easy to pick up on a brush.
Packaging: 7/10 Quite sturdy cardboard packaging. Has a mirror, but the top needs to be held to be able to use it.
Colors: 8/10 Lots of neutrals, lots of shimmers, and some really interesting colors. Bloom, Fey, IG2 and Sensational are my favorites.
Repurchase: Maybe, only because I'm not a huge fan of palettes with a lot of shimmer. At the same time, I do own a few (eg, Naked 2) but I don't reach for those as much.
Inner Rim Brighteners
Final Touch, Unclouded, Polished
Left to right: Polished, Final Touch, Unclouded
Final Touch - matte, pale neutral pink
Polished - matte, light warm tan
Unclouded - matte, white
Pigmentation: 9/10 Quite pigmented.
Texture: 8.5/10 Not as creamy as a typical eyeliner, but they are waxy which is idea for lining on the inner rim.
Packaging: 9/10 Basic sharpenable pencil packaging which also comes with a cap, which is quite nice.
Colors: 9.5/10 I really like the color of Final Touch for my skin tone. It will also work well for those with a cooler skin tone who may find the warmer ones look "off". I like that they also offer one liner on the warmer side, as well.
Repurchase: Yes, I would repurchase Final Touch since one is ideal for my skin tone.
Shimmer Creams
Superb
Brilliant
Sultry
With Flash
Left to Right: Sultry, Brilliant, Superb
Without Flash
Left to Right: Sultry, Brilliant, Superb
Brilliant - Shimmer/dewy, light champagne.
Superb - Shimmer/dewy, rose gold
Sultry - Shimmer/dewy, warm bronze
Pigmentation: 8/10 These have a nice amount of color to shimmer ratio.
Texture: 9/10 I really enjoy the texture of these. They are very creamy but not overly sticky, so you can get an almost wet, dewy look but your face won't feel gross.
Packaging: 9/10 They come in shallow pots with a screw on lid.
Colors: 8/10 Nice range of colors for different skin tones. Personally, I would want one lighter than Brilliant since it's slightly deeper than my skin tone, but I understand products for very light and deep skin tones are not always made.
Repurchase: Yes, although I cannot use them as a highlight, I would keep them in my kit and Superb is a nice blush on my skin. The texture is what I enjoy most, as I find many products like these to be too sticky.
Loose Shimmers
Gilded, Midsummer, Ravishing, Ambrosia, Lush
Lush
Gilded
Midsummer
Ambrosia
With Flash
Left to right: Ravishing, Midsummer, Lush, Ambrosia, Gilded
Without Flash
Left to right: Ravishing, Midsummer, Lush, Ambrosia, Gilded
Ambrosia - Shimmer, pale cool pink
Gilded - Shimmer, leaning glittery
Lush - Shimmer, warm base with pink and purple shift
Midsummer - Shimmer, leaning glittery bronze
Ravishing - Shimmer, pale champagne white
Pigmentation: 7-9/10 I find the shades that are more glittery to be sheerer than Ravishing and Lush. This would change where you may use them. A sheer color is great for a highlight but the more pigmented colors can work as eyeshadow colors, as well.
Texture: 7-8.5/10 I prefer the finer milled shimmers to the ones on the glittery side.
Packaging: 9/10 Nice small pots with a screw on lid. Each pot has a sifter inside, which I love for any loose pigments. They come with a sticker over the sifter so the product won't get all over during shipping.
Colors: 8/10 The colors fit well with the theme of the collection and they can also be used as highlights or to add glow. My favorite is Lush which I have used on my eyes, lips and cheeks.
Repurchase: Yes, especially Lush.
Lip Vexes
Left to right: Vivid, Chillout, Steady Glow, Skinny Dip, Dazzling
Chillout - Gloss, pastel cool pink
Dazzling - Gloss + glitter, brown with champagne glitter
Skinny Dip - Gloss, peachy coral
Steady Glow - Gloss + shimmer, peachy coral base with gold reflect
Vivid - Gloss, soft rose red
Pigmentation: 6/10 These glosses go on sheer, but can be built up.
Texture: 8/10 A bit of tackiness, but not too sticky. I prefer non-sticky glosses, however, they do cut down on wear time. I get about 3-4 hours of wear out of these.
Packaging: 6.5/10 The packaging is okay. They are less sleek then the rest of the collection and the brush is too floppy to get a clean line.
Colors: 7/10 Decent color range with most leaning to the warm side & only one cool. Vivid is a very pretty gloss color and looks nice alone or over lipsticks.
Repurchase: No. While I do like these glosses and they aren't overly sticky, I rarely wear glosses myself.
Dazzling
Steady Glow
Skinny Dip
Chillout
Vivid
Disclaimer: These products were sent to me for free. This review is not sponsored. Links are affiliate links.