Brand: Aromaleigh 

Collection: Insectarium Collection

Product:  Loose Eyeshadow

Shade:  Sphenoptera - "metallic silver base with gold to copper to pinkish red color travel"

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Binxcat's Musing:  Opaque silver metallic shifts beuatifully with the blend of gold, copper, and pink-red sparkle.  On me, the copper (like copper penny shade) seems to pull more strongly as the reflect.

Brand Description: Inspired by the Sphenoptera cuprina beetle. From the Insectarium collection, inspired by the vibrant beauty of the insect world! Sphenoptera is the cooler toned sister shade to Canthidium (see side by side swatch images on this page) Scroll down for video reviews/swatches.

This premium eyeshadow collection features truly unique, color traveling pigments that display a strong and vibrant color shift under artificial light sources. When they are in between two different light sources, you will be able to see the strongest multiple color transmission. Under direct sunlight or diffused artificial light, the effects are muted or washed out, and you will only see a slight and subtle color shift. They have a highly reflective/chrome finish, and they show the most saturated color effects and color travel when exposed to artificial lighting and especially mixed lighting of different color temperatures, much like the beautiful Alexandrite gemstone exhibits trichroism, reflecting and absorbing light differently in different directions and color temperatures.

Recommended application for these is over a cream eyeshadow base (NYX cream eyeshadow base is my go-to!). Sticky or glue bases may work well for you, but I personally don't use these or test/swatch my products with them. With all color shifting/duochrome shades, I urge you to use a flat taklon brush or other suitable tool to flatten and align the color shifting component of the eyeshadow. This will create a more uniform and reflective surface.

This formula features added ingredients for adhesion and wear, which also intensify the color shifts and make it easier to wear and blend over both bare skin and a variety of primers. Your eyeshadow will not arrive in "little balls" like some semi-loose formulas do, but it may be more difficult to get through the sifter holes. Sifters are easily removed. As always, I recommend a regular cream base such as NYX cream eyeshadow base. Your mileage may vary with sticky glue type primers.

Ingredients: synthetic flurophlogopite, iron oxide, talc, silica, magnesium myristate, isododecane, capric/caprylic triglyceride, dimethicone May contain: bronze powder, copper powder, aluminum powder