Hard Candy Eye Shadow Quartet Reviews
-
Were Utterly Amazing Years Ago!
I miss the old days when these Hard Candy quads set the standard for innovation and quality in eye shadows. Ads for this wildly popular company graced the pages of nearly every beauty magazine; celebrities reveled in these shadows, and makeup artists highly recommended them. Recently I looked on eBay and saw multiple Hard Candy single shadows and other cosmetics sold in bulk for a pittance. How sad! I reviewed them more than ten years ago for another beauty site, and I can't recall the number of quads available, but there were many. They were not intended for teen girls, but for sophisticated women who were savvy about makeup in general and shadows in particular. Hard Candy was not cheap--I recall purchasing a palette for a friend I was setting up on a blind date (they really made eyes pop), and I recall her screaming at me, "You paid WHAT?!" They were about $30.00 or more at the time. The names were completely unconventional--from "Heist," "Core, "Grind," "Byte," "Rage," to "Trash" and more. The colors were so complementary that they melded into one sophisticated, often slightly holographic look which garnered attention from just about everyone I knew. The "Pixie" palette, for instance, used pink, burgundy, white, and ecru to create an unusual but highly flattering lavender nuance of color. "Old Skool" employed creme, brown, copper, and a decadent, shimmering chocolate brown to create a neutral look which was anything BUT ordinary. There were multiple ways to wear the shades, and the pigmentation was deep and very long-lasting. There are still some available on Amazon and eBay. I suggest you try one--ANY ONE--and guarantee that you won't be unhappy. They range from about $20.00 to $50.00. It's better to have the experience of wearing one of these than never to have tried them at all! — 1 month, 2 weeks agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 0 of 0 people said helpful
-
Better then, crappy now.
This eyeshadow set used to be of high quality and packaging about ten years ago, but now it's crappy. It used to come with a shiny cloth case cover, applicators that had glitters in the transparent plastic, with more of the amount of eyeshadow with the names of the color imprinted onto the cake, and the compact was heavier and more durable plastic. The colors are still beautiful, but it's not as creamy as before and some of the shades flake. One shade completely crumbled in the package, I had to return it as defective. Some other shades are very hard and too sheer. — 5 years, 1 month agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 5 of 5 people said helpful
-
Hard Candy Eye Shadow Quartet
I liked these when I saw them at Sephora, played with a couple there just to see if I liked them They did a really nice job coordinating the colors, so I got 2 of them. After using them both a few times, I was really disappointed, pigmentation wasn't as good as the older Hard Candy shadows and even with an eye shadow primer they really didn't last. I had to really work on them too in order to get them to blend, even with my good brushes. The palette is cute, and they weren't really expensive, but if they aren't on sale, they just aren't worth full retail. — 4 years agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
7 Worst EyeshadowsExclusively from the editors at Total Beauty
Get the Buying Guide BEFORE you waste money on products that don't work!
Get it now » -
Great for the price
Beauiful choice of colors in the combo!! It goes on smooth and evenly. I like this eyeshadow. Good price. — 4 months, 1 week agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
Love it
I love the colors in this set, the pale pink and brown go together so well. — 5 years, 5 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
Allergic
I liked the color palette a lot but I am highly allergic to this eyeshadow. It was a waste of money for me. — 5 years, 5 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 3 people said helpful
-
Fun Color Combos That Work
I have several of the quartet palettes, and without a doubt Suede is my favorite. Three bronze/brown shadows and one bright turquoise shadow that makes the whole thing just pop. That is typical of what you get with these palettes. The lasting power isn't always the greatest, but a good primer will help solve that problem. — 4 years, 9 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
Great!
I love the color combinations and all of the different pallettes they offer! The eyeshadow is also great quality! It feels like velvet and you get a lot of color!!! — 4 years, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
You control the color
At first glance, the colors in most of the palettes look bright and in your face. I own the Drama Queen quad, which conists of lilac, beige, lime green, and dark purple- none of which I would normally wear. After a tutorial with a HC rep, I learned how to use each color on a different part of my eye, or use one color dry for a wash or wet (with the liner brush included) and make it more intense. When I bought this FIVE years ago, it was $28, so I'm sure it's more now, BUT that was 5 years ago, and I still have 3/4 of each shadow left (wearing it about 4 times a week). — 4 years, 10 months agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 1 of 1 people said helpful
-
7 Worst Eyeshadows
Exclusively from the editors at Total Beauty
Get the Buying Guide BEFORE you waste money on products that don't work!
Get it now » -
LoVe iT
I got the "techno" set as a Christmas gift and I absolutely love it. The silver/gray set goes with most of my clothes and I can make tons of combinations with it. Seems like a good value to me since I would have spent a lot more buying each of the 4 shadows separately. — 5 years agoThis review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 2 of 2 people said helpful
