Perfect Diary Explorer Eyeshadow 20 Butterfly and Snow Leopard - Soft Pink 14g

Intense Shimmer & Metallic Finishes (Key Benefit):

• Mica & Synthetic Fluorphlogopite: These are the absolute stars across nearly every shade. They provide the core shimmer, sparkle, and metallic effects. Synthetic Fluorphlogopite is often smoother and brighter than natural mica, allowing for high-impact, reflective finishes.
• Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate & Calcium Sodium Borosilicate: These are synthetic glitters or pearls (often called "glass beads" or "synthetic pearls"). They create intense sparkle, glittery effects, or smooth pearlescence without the potential sharpness of natural minerals. Their prevalence indicates shades with strong glittery or duochrome potential.
• Bismuth Oxychloride (in one shade): Provides a characteristic bright, pearly, almost wet-looking sheen (though it can cause irritation for some). 

Smooth Application & Blendability:

• Talc: A very common base powder that provides slip, smoothness, and helps with blendability and adhesion. It bulks out the formula and creates a soft texture.
• Dimethicone & Other Silicones (Phenyl Trimethicone, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer, Trimethylsiloxysilicate): These provide incredible slip, glide, and a silky-smooth feel during application. They help pigments spread evenly and blend effortlessly. They also contribute to water resistance.
• Magnesium Myristate & Magnesium Stearate: These are fatty acid salts that act as lubricants and binders. They improve texture, reduce grittiness, enhance adhesion to skin, and help pigments spread smoothly.
• Diisostearyl Malate & Isononyl Isononanoate: Emollient esters that add creaminess, improve pigment dispersion, and contribute to a smooth, non-drying application.
• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride: A lightweight emollient derived from coconut oil that conditions the skin and aids in smooth application. 

Enhanced Wear Time & Reduced Creasing:

• Silicones (Dimethicone, etc.): Form a water-resistant film on the skin, helping the shadow adhere better and resist fading or transferring due to oils or moisture.
• Synthetic Wax & Polymethylsilsesquioxane: These film-forming agents help "lock" the pigments and shimmer in place, creating a more durable finish that resists creasing and smudging.
• Nylon-12: A fine, silky powder that helps absorb excess oil (sebum), reducing shine and helping prevent creasing, especially on oily lids.
• Silica: Also helps absorb oil and moisture, improves slip, and can mattify slightly or help diffuse light for a softer focus effect. Also acts as a thickening agent. 

Vibrant & Diverse Pigmentation:

• CI Pigments: The various CI numbers (e.g., CI 77491/77492/77499 = Iron Oxides for browns/reds/blacks; CI 77891 = Titanium Dioxide for white/opacity; CI 77742 = Manganese Violet; CI 73360 = Red 30; CI 77007 = Ultramarines; CI 77266 = Chromium Oxide Greens; CI 42090 = Blue 1 Lake) provide the actual color. The range of CIs used suggests a palette with diverse matte, satin, shimmer, and metallic shades in various colors. The use of lakes and oxides indicates generally stable and vibrant pigments. 

Skin Conditioning & Mild Protection:

• Tocopheryl Acetate (Vitamin E Acetate): A stable form of Vitamin E, a powerful antioxidant. It helps protect the skin from free radical damage caused by environmental stressors and can have a mild conditioning effect. Found in almost every shade.
• Caprylyl Glycol & Ethylhexylglycerin: Primarily mild preservatives/antimicrobials, but they also have skin-conditioning and moisturizing properties. 

Texture & Finish Modification:

• Kaolin Clay: A natural clay that can provide slight oil absorption, add opacity, and give a softer, more velvety texture to matte shades.
• Tin Oxide: Often used to adjust the tone of pearls/micas or add subtle brightness without large sparkle. Can also increase opacity.
• Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) & Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer: Synthetic spherical powders that provide a very soft-focus, blurring effect, smooth texture, and can enhance slip and adhesion. Often used for silky mattes or satins.
• ZEA MAYS Starch (Corn Starch): A natural oil absorber that can help with blendability and reduce creasing. 

Key Benefits:

• High-Impact Visuals: Designed for intense shimmer, metallic shine, and sparkling glitter effects thanks to abundant mica, synthetic fluorphlogopite, and synthetic borosilicates.
• Luxurious Application: Silicones and lubricants ensure a smooth, creamy, effortless glide and seamless blendability.
• Improved Longevity: Film-formers, oil absorbers, and water-resistant silicones work together to enhance wear time and combat creasing.
• Diverse Color Payoff: Utilizes a wide range of stable pigments to achieve vibrant and varied colors across matte, satin, and shimmer finishes.
• Added Skin Benefits: Incorporates antioxidants (Vitamin E) and mild conditioning agents for a touch of skincare benefit. 

Important Considerations:

• Talc: Its presence is significant. While cosmetic-grade talc is considered safe, some consumers prefer talc-free products due to historical concerns (largely unfounded for cosmetics but related to mining contamination).
• Potential Irritants: Bismuth Oxychloride (in one shade) can cause itching or irritation for sensitive individuals. Some might be sensitive to certain synthetic glitters or dyes.
• "Clean Beauty" Perspective: Contains several synthetic ingredients (silicones, polymers, synthetic pearls/waxes, some preservatives) which might not align with a strict "natural" beauty philosophy, though they are key to achieving the performance benefits.
• Skincare Benefits: While Tocopheryl Acetate is beneficial, the concentration in eye shadow is likely low, so significant skincare results shouldn't be the primary expectation.

• ["Mica", "Talc", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "CI 77891", "Silica", "Magnesium Myristate", "Nylon-12", "Dimethicone", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77742", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "Phenoxyethanol", "CI 77007", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Aluminum Hydroxide", "CI 77492", "CI 77491", "CI 73360", "Kaolin"]
• ["Talc", "Isononyl Isononanoate", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "Triethylhexanoin", "Diisostearyl Malate", "Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane Crosspolymer", "Magnesium Stearate", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Calcium Sodium Borosilicate", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Silica", "Synthetic Wax", "CI 77891", "CI 77820", "Mica", "Dimethicone", "Phenoxyethanol", "Stearalkonium Hectorite", "CI 77000", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Propylene Carbonate", "CI 77491", "Tin Oxide", "CI 77499"]
• ["Mica", "Talc", "Magnesium Myristate", "Silica", "Nylon-12", "CI 77891", "Dimethicone", "CI 77491", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77007", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Aluminum Hydroxide", "CI 73360", "CI 77499", "Kaolin"]
• ["Polymethylsilsesquioxane", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "Phenyl Trimethicone", "Diisostearyl Malate", "Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer", "Dimethicone", "Synthetic Wax", "Magnesium Myristate", "CI 77891", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Silica", "Tin Oxide", "Water", "CI 77491"]
• ["Talc", "Mica", "CI 77499", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Silica", "Magnesium Myristate", "CI 77491", "Nylon-12", "CI 77492", "Dimethicone", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77742", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "CI 77007", "Kaolin"]
• ["Dimethicone", "Talc", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "Diisostearyl Malate", "Magnesium Stearate", "CI 77891", "Synthetic Wax", "ZEA MAYS Starch", "Silica", "Mica", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "CI 77499", "Titanium/Titanium Dioxide", "Tin Oxide", "Isododecane", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane"]
• ["Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Dimethicone", "Isononyl Isononanoate", "CI 77891", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer", "Synthetic Wax", "Magnesium Myristate", "Calcium Sodium Borosilicate", "Silica", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Tin Oxide", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77499"]
• ["Talc", "Mica", "CI 77891", "Magnesium Myristate", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "CI 77007", "Dimethicone", "Synthetic Wax", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate", "Hydrogenated Polyisobutene", "Nylon-12", "Silica", "Phenoxyethanol", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "CI 42090", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Hydrogenated Lecithin", "Aluminum Hydroxide", "CI 77492", "Tin Oxide", "Tocopherol (Vitamin E)"]
• ["Talc", "Mica", "Polymethyl Methacrylate", "CI 77891", "Silica", "Dimethicone", "Isononyl Isononanoate", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "Magnesium Myristate", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Glyceryl Behenate", "CI 77492", "CI 77491"]
• ["Talc", "Mica", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Bismuth Oxychloride", "Magnesium Myristate", "Silica", "Dimethicone", "Nylon-12", "CI 77491", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "CI 77891", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77007", "CI 77499", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "CI 77492", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Aluminum Hydroxide", "CI 73360", "Kaolin"]
• ["Mica", "Talc", "Silica", "CI 77891", "Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer", "Magnesium Myristate", "Dimethicone", "CI 77499", "Synthetic Wax", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77007", "CI 77491", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "CI 77742", "Phenoxyethanol", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "CI 77492", "Kaolin"]
• ["CI 77499", "Mica", "Talc", "CI 77266", "Isododecane", "Silica", "Dimethicone", "Magnesium Myristate", "Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer", "Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride", "Triethoxycaprylylsilane", "CI 77492", "Trimethylsiloxysilicate", "Phenoxyethanol", "CI 77491", "Synthetic Fluorphlogopite", "Caprylyl Glycol", "Tocopheryl Acetate", "Ethylhexylglycerin", "Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate", "CI 77891", "Calcium Sodium Borosilicate", "Tin Oxide"]

Application Techniques

For Matte Shades (High Talc/Silica Content)

• Pat + Blend Method
• Dip: Use a dense flat brush to pick up product. Tap off excess.
• Pat: Press color onto lid—don’t swipe.
• Blend: Use a clean fluffy brush in circular motions at edges.
• Pro Tip: Magnesium Myristate binds pigment when "pressed," reducing fallout. 

For Metallics/Shimmers (Mica/Synthetic Fluorphlogopite/Bismuth)

• Finger Application
• Warm shadow with fingertip, then press onto lid.
• Why? Body heat melts Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, enhancing foiled effect. 
• Wet Brush Technique
• Spritz a flat synthetic brush with setting spray before dipping into shadow.
• Apply like liquid metal.
• Science: Water activates Triethoxycaprylylsilane’s water-resistant properties, locking in shine. 

For Glitters (Borosilicates)

• Use a sticky base (e.g., glitter glue) on precise areas.
• Press glitter on with a fingertip or damp flat brush.
• Caution: Avoid direct eye contact—borosilicates aren’t eye-safe if loose. 

Pro Layering Secrets

Silicone Sandwich

• Matte shade (dry) → Metallic (applied wet) → Clear gloss (on center of lid).
• Effect: Dimethicone layers fuse for 3D wetness without creasing. 

Safety Warning

• Do not use if your skin has wounds, allergies, etc.; if you feel uncomfortable after use, please stop using and seek medical attention immediately.

Storage Conditions

• Please place in a dry and ventilated place, avoid high temperature and direct sunlight.
• Keep out of reach of infants and young children.

• Serial Number: PD042;
• Purpose: Eye Makeup;
• Options: 1;
• Net Content: 14g;
• Origin: Made in China;
• Shelf Life: 3 Years;