Wet n Wild Shimmer The Night Away Palette (review, swatches and comparisons)

I recently spotted the Wet n Wild Limited Edition Where's The Party? Collection at a local CVS (where Wet n Wild is currently BOGOFREE through 10/20) and I picked up the Shimmer The Night Away palette. The palette I really wanted (Sparkle Til' Morning) was already gone from the display, and I didn't want to purchase  Drinking A Glass Of Shine since that's a repromote of the I Heart Matte palette which I already reviewed/swatched here.

Wet n Wild Limited Edition Shimmer The Night Away Palette

(retail: $4.99, 0.3 oz)

Keep reading for swatches and comparisons to other Wet n Wild and Black Radiance shadows...

(swatches done on bare skin without primer)

Left side of palette:

 

Shimmery white with fine silver sparkle. Sheer without primer. Smooth consistency; not too soft or crumbly.

Metallic silver. Very good pigmentation without primer. Smooth consistency; not too soft or crumbly.

Matte charcoal with fine silver sparkle.  Drier consistency; decent pigmentation without primer but a bit patchy.

Matte black with fine silver sparkle. Drier consistency and a bit crumbly. Very good pigmentation without primer.

 

Satin mauve with (barely perceptible) gold shimmer. Smooth consistency with fair pigmentation without primer.

Shimmery fuchsia with violet flash. Soft and crumbly texture; very good pigmentation without primer.

Satin purple with fine silver sparkle. Smooth consistency with good pigmentation without primer.

Matte peacock blue with fine silver sparkle. Soft and crumbly texture; very good pigmentation without primer.

 

All of these shadows would work best with a good eyeshadow primer underneath, but there are definitely some shades that really don't require primer beforehand (the silver, magneta, black and blue shades). If you're not a sparkle lover, this palette might not be for you since five of the eight shades do contain fine sparkle.

Now for some comparisons:

I'd like to start by showing you this palette next to the Posh Plum 8-pan from Black Radiance (for those who don't know, Black Radiance and Wet n Wild are both owned by Markwins).

Wet n Wild Shimmer The Night Away (left)

vs.

Black Radiance Posh Plum (right)

With the exception of the sparkly black matte, there are no dupes/repeats in these two palettes. And honestly, there IS a slight difference between the sparkly black mattes in these two palettes:

(shadows swatched over primer)

 Posh Plum palette (left)

Shimmer the Night Away palette (right)

The black in Posh Plum seems to be a little bit deeper and it also has more sparkle. 

Next up:

Wet n Wild Shimmer the Night Away (left)

vs.

Wet n Wild Petal Pusher (right)

There are two mauvey-pink shades in the Petal Pusher palette, so I wanted to compare those to the mauve that's in the Shimmer The Night Away palette:

(shadows swatched over primer)

 Left to right:

Browbone shade in Petal Pusher, eyelid shade in Petal Pusher, browbone shade in Shimmer The Night Away

As you can see, the shimmery browbone shade in the Petal Pusher palette is nowhere close to the mauve shade in Shimmer The Night Away. At first glance, it appears that the mauve shades in Petal Pusher and Shimmer The Night Away are dupes but if you look closely, you'll see that they're not. The mauve in Shimmer The Night Away is more purple. Also, the mauve in Petal Pusher has more noticeable gold shimmer; the gold shimmer in the Shimmer The Night Away mauve is barely perceptible (you can't even see it in my swatches).

And finally, here's a comparison of the matte charcoal shades in both palettes:

(shadows swatched over primer)

Petal Pusher (left)

Shimmer the Night Away (right)

I'd say these two shades are pretty much dupes but if you wanted to get picky, I think there's more sparkle in the Petal Pusher shade.

SUMMARY: If you already own Wet n Wild Petal Pusher or Black Radiance Posh Plum, you'll be happy to know that you won't find many dupes/repeats in the Wet n Wild Shimmer The Night Away palette. However, I'd say you probably have to enjoy sparkle if you're going to buy the Shimmer The Night Away palette since over half of the shadows in this palette do contain fine sliver sparkle.  Do I think Shimmer The Night Away is a must-have? It really depends on how many other Wet n Wild shadows you already own. Many previous trios and 8-pans contain sparkly matte blacks and charcoals. Also, we've seen the silver metallic shadow in previous LE trios (Night Elf and Enter A New Realm) and we've seen the white, purple and blue shadows before in the newer singles (Unplugged, Glamrock and Stagedive). Come to think of it, we've also seen the fuchsia color before, in the I'm Feeling Retro trio. Hopefully this comparison will help you to determine whether or not this one's a must-have for you, based on what you already own (or don't own).

Do you own any of the Where's The Party 8-pans? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Some of the products featured in this post were given to Nouveau Cheap for previous reviews.