Huda beauty matte and metal melted shadows

A dual-ended liquid shadow combining a rich, velvety matte formula on one side, and an over-the-top sparkly on the other.

The innovative Huda Beauty Matte & Metal Melted Liquid Shadows bring versatile colour and finish combinations that create must-have looks within one swipe. Designed to be layered or used on their own, the dual-ended Matte & Metal shadows deliver rich pigmentation, intense shimmer, blendability and longevity – the shadows stay in place for up to 12 hours! The velvety-soft matte shadows bring a richly saturated colour pigment that is both easy to blend and build by finger or using a brush. The powder finish holds oil absorbing properties that help keep the product in place longer without creasing or fading. The metal shadows bring quick-dry properties to a high-class glitter formula ensuring a smudge-proof, shiny and sparkling finish. Lightweight and easy to apply, the paintbrush-like applicator allows for precise application to control the glitter intensity and is perfect for liner looks. The metallic formula dries down smoothly to ensure your eyeshadow look is fit for whatever fun you get up to!

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How To Use

MATTE: • Apply product on centre of lid, then blend out with finger, or brush to work on the edges and blend into crease • Can be used as a liner, either by using edge of the doe-foot, or by swiping the formula on back of hand and picking up with liner brush of choice • Can be used with powder eyeshadows layered on top. METAL: • Use paintbrush-like applicator to apply as a glitter eyeliner, or all over lid to deliver optimal pigment. • For a shimmer effect, blend the formula with a brush or finger to diffuse glitters. • Use as a glitter topper over the matte formula or over any powder shadow • Create a shimmery cut crease or highlight the inner corner of the eyes using the applicator. What else you need to know • Carefully crafted, the shadows are smudge-proof and waterproof with lasting color pigment for up to 12 hours.

We offer complimentary standard delivery on every orders, as well as other faster delivery options which include same-day delivery (around Johannesburg) and next-day delivery (in main centres). Complementary standard delivery to main centres is between 2-3 days, regional towns 2-4 and remote towns take 5-7 days.

We hope that you will be delighted with your beauty-full ARC purchase. If you change your mind about your purchase, you are welcome to return on unused and unopened products to us within 14 days of your purchase date. ARC is an authorised stockist of this product. 

I love liquid eyeshadows; I'm an absolute sucker for them! I just really enjoy the ease of application and the stunning finish you can achieve with them, so when Huda Beauty launched the Matte & Metal Melted Shadows | £22 each | you bet I was picking one up, but was it winner...?

The packaging for this isn't anything special, which I'd probably say for most Huda products, however it does the job! This is a dual-ended product with one side being a matte with a flat foam applicator (that has a dip in the centre to pick up more product) and the other is a metallic liquid shadow with a kind of tiny brush applicator. 

There are five shades in this collection and I've seen a lot of people use multiple duos for a makeup look. I didn't want to pick up more than one shade unless I knew I liked the product so I just have Private Jet & Shimmering Sunrise for now (I'm also on a low-buy so should probably stick to just the one regardless!) Huda billed these duos as a 'super easy cut crease', which I guess they are. 

How I like to use these is to apply the matte shade to the crease and blend it out using a synthetic brush (my personal favourite with this formula is my 

) and then I apply the metallic across the lid, patting it in with my fingers. I find the matte allows a really good amount of play-time before it sets down, which is definitely good for something designed to be used like this. I definitely find it takes me a minute to get the metallic shade down, however I love the effect when it's on. I quite often will apply a primer and then use a powder shadow as a transition (Orange Soda from my Soft Glam Palette* - review - is perfect). I then go in with the matte Private Jet in the crease, blending a little more of the transition at the edges before applying another powder shadow right on the outer part over it to add depth (Raw from the New Nude Palette - review - works really nicely). Finally I place the metallic Shimmering Sunrise on the lid to add that glitz. I have no issues at all layering and blending the liquids with the powders, which I'd originally been scared would go horribly wrong (I also never ‘set’ my primer so the base is tacky).

As you can see; Private Jet is a really lovely warm pinky-nude matte and Shimmering Sunrise is a warm coppery rose gold shade. I think this pairing is really gorgeous and it creates a stunning warm copper eye look. 

In terms of the wear-time; for me the matte shade is pretty much bullet-proof - it wears incredibly well throughout the day and I didn't experience any creasing or fading, even when I wore it for 15+ hours! I'd say the metallics are a little less reliable; on that same long day, I did notice a little bit of patchiness on the centre of one of my eyelids. I wouldn't say it was noticeable because of the 'scattered glitter' effect the eyeshadow gives, however I still thought it was worth mentioning.

Overall I really love the look this gives and I'm really happy I picked one of these up! These are on the pricier side and it does take a little bit of time to apply, but I think the end effect is gorgeous. I hope they release even more shades, as none of the others called out enough to me for me to use one of my low-buy items for the month to get a second. This is a hit for me! 

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