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Reviewing the Issy single pressed shadow

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3.5 This product is okay.
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My Issy single pressed shadow came today and I immediately tried to review them. They’re very cheap at ₱ 149.00 each. Compared to a full 21-color palette that I bought for about ₱ 900 at a mall, the singles are quite expensive. But if you’re only looking for a single color that’s missing from your palette (in my case, a white shadow), this item can be worth it.

A transparent plastic bag contains two boxed Issy pressed eye shadow singles, one in a darker shade and one in a lighter shade, on a light-colored surface. Four boxes of Issy beauty products are arranged in a row, including three pressed shadow singles in packages with visible colors and one silver-packaged item labeled "Slo Lopez". The boxes have clear cutouts in them to show the color of the pressed shadow packaged inside. Four single eyeshadow pads in partially opened packaging. Each pad is displayed in a clear plastic container, and the colors appear to be red, dark red, black, and white. Above the pads, there are four white boxes labeled "issy" with the words "Pressed Shadow Single." One box is silver with "SLO Lopez" branding, also labeled as a pressed shadow. The products are arranged on a plain white surface. Four single eyeshadow pads in outside of their packaging. From top to bottom, the colors are white, dark gray, brown, and burgundy.
The Issy single pressed shadows I bought. From first to last, the package as it came sealed, the boxes, the plastic casings inside each box, and the shadows themselves.

I was kind of disappointed with this product at first to be honest. When I ordered this, I thought they were cream shadows. But immediately while opening the packaging, I saw that they were powder. I was kind of looking forward to using cream shadows for the first time.

But they turned out to be quite nice, actually. I swatched them on my hand and they were pigmented enough for me, especially the shades Russet (the brown one) and Rosebud (the burgundy one).

My arm with five eyeshadow swatches applied by brush on the forearm. The colors from top to bottom are: white, dark red, a muted red-brown, and a dark brown/black. The blending technique showcases the transitions between colors, revealing their blendability and pigmentation. The arm is positioned at an angle, and soft lighting highlights the texture and depth of the shades against the skin.
The swatches as applied by brush.
The back of my hand with five makeup swatches on the top side of the skin. The swatches are applied by finger in vertical lines from left to right and feature the following colors: white (which isn't as pigmented), black (with noticeable intense fallout), deep brown, red, and light pink. The skin tone is medium, and the colors contrast against the natural skin.
The swatches as applied by finger.

One thing I’m kind of sad, though, is the amount of fallout from the shade Phantom (the black one) and the lack of pigment from the shade Blanc (the white one). These are the reason I even bought one of these in the first place, and I’m kind of disappointed. But for their price, they are good enough. I think it’s hard to make the black and white pigments right, and it’s probably better to get these two colors in cream form.

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