Sugarpill Burning Heart Pressed Eyeshadow Palette

The Burning Heart palette is constantly out of stock on the Sugarpill* website and considering my extremely positive experience with it, I understand why. This palette is valued at $48 but retails for $34. You're getting a 29% discount buying the shadows in the palette versus buying them individually. For nearly the price of three, you're getting four full sized shadows.

I know the front of my palette is messed up but that's because I had gotten it during a special where Sugarpill was selling off their slightly imperfect palettes. If you get it from them, yours will be pristine but I was happy to pay 40% less for nearly the same thing!


The eyeshadows are packaged in a cardboard quad but it's a heavy durable one. From the picture you can tell it's gone through where and there and there are some scratches but it's lasted quite well. There's a magnetic closure and a large mirror in the lid.

Going clockwise from top left, it's Flamepoint, Buttercupcake, Poison Plum, and Love+

Cameras seem to dislike taking pictures of purples in product pictures. Poison Plum is much more red toned than blue toned in real life.


(Did I meticulously try to clean my palette with a q-tip? Perhaps. That's the life of a blogger trying to get a good product shot)
I swatched these dry over Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Matte Primer and this picture was taken in daylight.

Flamepoint, Buttercupcake, Love+, and Poison Plum

Flamepoint: This is described as a "vibrant matte orange". If I had to pick my favorite of the quad, it would have to be this one. Absolutely smooth and a color that I could work into my everyday look.

Buttercupcake: This is described as a "bright matte yellow with awesome opaque coverage" I like this eyeshadow but I will admit that sometimes it can be trickier to work with. It takes some work to get a smooth and opaque coverage but it sure looks nice when you can manage it. Sometimes it can oxidize around the edges and appear a little darker.

Love+: This is described as a "bright red with a semi-pearly sheen" I love this but I will admit that I don't always have the chance to wear a red eyeshadow. It doesn't detract from how pigmented and even it is. This is THE red eyeshadow to get if you want to get a red eyeshadow.

Poison Plum: This is described as a "dramatic purple with a semi-pearly sheen" I personally don't see a semi-pearly sheen, at least not one that's present like in Love+. If I had to pick a least favorite (which isn't really a negative thing considering I love all colors) it'd have to be this one because it stains my skin pink (even applied dry over a primer). I made the mistake of experimenting with colored eyebrows once using Poison Plum and I ended up with pinkish eyebrows.

I should say your mileage will vary on staining. I've heard of people saying Love+ stained their skin when Love+ is fine for me and it's Poison Plum that gives me trouble. The stain goes away in a day though so it's not a big deal!

I love their quads and I hope that they come out with more when they release their new pressed eyeshadows (If you haven't seen the swatches of new colors, check out this post!). I think they're an excellent value and the quality is so worth it!

Do you own any Sugarpill Pressed Eyeshadows? Are you looking forward to the new shades coming out?

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