Evil Shades Swatches and Spectrum Pot Review

Quite some time ago, I ordered several things from Evil Shades. They are one of my favourite independent companies. Since they first opened, the packaging has improved and it looks excellent in my opinion. One of the newer products from Evil Shades is the Spectrum Pot. Since I had been wanting to try these out, I ordered one Spectrum Pot along with the Spectrum Palette which contains 5 different colours. Here is my review of this product along with some swatches of lip products and eyeshadows that I purchased.

THE PACKAGING

I really like the idea of the palette with multiple shades in it. It's very convenient and it allowed me to get several colours that I wanted without having them in individual jars. It looks really professional, too.

THE SWATCHES

From left to right: Vitrum, Visible Violet, Photonic Green, Pink Prysm, Absorbed,  Firey Eyes.

(NOTE: The streaks in Absorbed are my arm hairs, not due to the product. GROSS! Sorry.)

THE REVIEW

THE GOOD: I like the packaging, especially the palette! The Spectrum Pots are very versatile in my opinion; I have used them as bases, eyeshadows, and eyeliners. The colour selection is very good; there are other colours available on their website. I feel that they are reasonably priced and are a great alternative to higher end brands that are much more expensive.

THE BAD: The Spectrum Pots wear quite well, but I find that they are somewhat tricky. When they are used as eyeshadows or under eyeshadows, one has to be careful not to apply to much or else they crease a bit. I also find that they "pill" when you layer them on too thickly. I have had similar problems with other bases such as NYX JEP's and MAC Paint pot so these things are pretty standard issues.

THE VERDICT: If you are looking for a coloured base to wear under your eyeshadow, I would recommend giving the Spectrum Pots a try. There is a good selection of colours and the product can also be used as eyeliner or eyeshadow. The product may crease or pill a bit if applied too thickly; however, I find that I have had similar issues with most bases that I have tried. Once you figure out how much to apply, these work very well.

SWATCHES OF SOME OTHER STUFF

DEVIANT LIPSTICK

From left to right: Stormy, More Synth, Mage, Dark Princess, Corset.

More Synth is clear with multi-coloured glitter in it. It's hard to see the sparkles in my swatch pictures but it does look neat when you layer it over stuff.

HARDCORE LIPS AND EYESHADOWS

From left to right: Hardcore Lips: Anastasia and Dragon's Wing. Eyeshadows: Halcyon, Bittersweeet Symphony, and Zombie.

***If my sister is reading this, remember how we used to laugh at the Bittersweet Symphony video? Why was it so funny? The two of us are a bit off, I suppose. ***

From left to right: Zombie Grrl, Danger Sox.

BLUSHES

EVIL SHADES BLUSHES ARE AWESOME, just so you know.

From left to right: Twizted (OMG A BLUE BLUSH!), Pouty, Pink Noise, Kona, Ceylon, Bronze Skies.

LIP AND FULL FACE SWATCHES

Please excuse the full face swatches. My makeup has been on through a workday so it is a bit sketchy. Also, the unique lip colours clash really badly with my worksafe, warm neutral makeup look.  I just look really bizarre when I am wearing "work" eyeshadow and green lipstick, lol!

MORE SYNTH

MAGE

DARK PRINCESS

STORMY

DRAGON'S WING

ANASTASIA

CORSET

This is one of my favourite lipsticks EVER, by the way.

Availability: Evil Shades Cosmetics

DISCLAIMER: All products were purchased by me and my opinions are honest. I am not affiliated with this company in any way. For more information on my disclaimer, click on the BORING CRAP ALERT tab at the top of the page.