quadrant 3 |
Out of the eyeshadows, the rose champagne (mid left), the shimmery brown (bottom left) and the orange fared the best for swatching. These shades were smooth and pretty pigmented, and the dark satin brown fared pretty well too, albeit not quite as pigmented as the others. The shimmery black brown was a tiny bit patchy and a bit dry, not as smooth as the others. What was the worst of the shadows is that damn gold shade (top left). Terrible. And it was the first one I swatched too, so bad first impression! I was scared the shadows were all going to be dry and scratchy and just difficult to work with. The payoff is really bad as well, thumbs down for the gold. Though, the majority of the shadows in this quadrant were pretty good, about medium pigmentation but nothing really too special, but the darker colours were much better than the lighter ones. All of them were not super buttery, but they are smooth enough to use... Apart from the gold.
The lipgloss (the shimmery taupe brown) is very sticky, and almost a clear gloss with a bit of sparkle. I can see where the issue of shadows being next to lip products can create an issue, as you can see in the photos, a bit of the previous shade got the tiniest bit in the gloss. The lipstick has a much nicer texture, this one isn't too pigmented, but it swatches like punch and it not too sticky.
The blush is actually pretty decent. Not too pigmented but not too sheer either. Swatches a bit smoother than most of the eyeshadows, it's a medium peachy-brown, more on the neutral side than bright.
swatches going anti-clockwise starting from the upper left shade, without flash |
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With Flash |
So I followed the look designated for this quadrant called "sunshine lover"... Don't really know where they come up with these names, but okay. All the eyeshadows apply A LOT better on the eyes, par, again, for the gold. I seriously hate that gold shade. Maybe if I scrap off the top of it and underneath could be better? But anyway. I love the orange, it applied evenly and pigmented, just so easy to work with. I used the shimmery brown-black as a liner with the included angled brush, and it looks wonderful for lining the eyes. It does kick up a bit of dust though when using the brush, which is particularly an issue as it is so dark and right next to the gloss. Contouring with the shimmery brown was also pretty good, it blended with the orange really well, the colours compliment each other nicely, I think, as did the "pop of colour" rose champagne shade. Why would they even suggest the gold if it is so crap, though, seriously. Even applying with a natural hair brush, it was pretty bad, patchy on the eyes, but you can barely see it anyway.
No complaints really about the blush, didn't kick up dust and applied like normal. So nothing too special at all either.
The gloss is pretty much clear, it went on a lot more glittery on the lips than in the arm swatch, maybe a bit too glittery for my tastes. It doesn't have a particular scent, besides that makeup scent, and it is quite sticky as I suspected it would be on the lips, but it isn't too heavy.
The Sunshine Lover look |
Before |
After |
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Close up of the eyes |
So far, my opinion of this palette is not that impressed. It's good that 5/6 of the shadows were actually pretty nice, but none of them were too special or exceptionally pigmented, or exceptionally creamy either. The gold, I will say again, was terrible. The double ended brush that comes with it, however, I quite like, especially the angled brush end. Very thin, precise, doesn't hurt the eyes and works well. The blush is average as well, but I like that it isn't too powdery and kicks up dust. As for the lip products? The gloss is a bit more for parties as a topper, probably not best to be worn alone, I haven't tried the lip stick on the lips yet, but I am so far liking the consistency and colour from the swatch.
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