ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette
by ILIA · makeup
Editor's Take
ILIA gets the talc-free brief right: Ethyl Macadamiate gives these shadows polished slip without the dusty drag that makes many clean palettes feel dutiful.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.2 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.4 / 10
- Clean Standards: 8.8 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.2 / 10
The Verdict
The formula is more polished than the average talc-free palette, with Ethyl Macadamiate aiding spread and Zinc Stearate helping pigment adhere. Jojoba oil softens the feel, while interference pigments bring dimension rather than flat color. Nylon-12 and synthetic lake dyes keep it from COSMOS certification, though they do not erase the otherwise strong clean and sustainability profile. A credible pick for smooth payoff with less reliance on talc and silicones.
Is ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette clean?
DARE scores ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette by ILIA 8.8 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.
What are the key ingredients in ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette?
The formula leads with Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethyl Macadamiate, Lonicera Caprifolium Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica Flower Extract, Tin Oxide, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.
How does DARE score ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette?
Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, ILIA The Necessary Eyeshadow Palette by ILIA scores Performance 8.2 / 10, Clean Standards 8.8 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.4 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.2 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.
Full INCI list
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethyl Macadamiate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Tin Oxide, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake). Cocoon: Mica, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Zinc Stearate, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Alumina, Ethyl Macadamiate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tin Oxide, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake). 1979: Mica, Zinc Stearate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Nylon-12, Ethyl Macadamiate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake). Unite: Mica, Zinc Stearate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Nylon-12, Ethyl Macadamiate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake). Hunter, Lineup: Mica, Zinc Stearate, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Nylon-12, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ethyl Macadamiate, Lonicera Caprifolium (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Lonicera Japonica (Honeysuckle) Flower Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Malic Acid. May Contain: CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 16035 (Red 40 Lake), CI 19140 (Yellow 5 Lake).
Last updated September 19, 2026