I've had pretty good luck with most of the Makeup Revolution products that I've tried.
They make some of my all-time favorite highlighters, the
Blushing Hearts Triple Baked Highlighter and the
Vivid Baked Highlighter Powder, and I absolutely adore the
New-Trals vs. Neutrals Professional Eyeshadow Palette, so I'm always willing to give their new stuff a try.
Recently (it's probably been several months actually... is it just me or is 2017 seriously flying by), they came out with a bunch of eyeshadow palettes that are clearly inspired by the
Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palettes, right down to the packaging, and I was definitely curious.
There are 5 or 6 of them in total, but I decided to purchase the
Death by Chocolate Palette, which is supposed to feature rich, warm neutrals and cool, smokey plums -- because I definitely don't have enough of those kinds of palettes in my collection (that's sarcasm, for sure).
The palette comes in a rectangular brown plastic compact. It is designed to look like a chocolate bar, just like the
Too Faced Palettes, but this one is melting a bit, which is kind of cute. Inside, there is a good size mirror, which stays open by itself so you can easily use it to do your makeup if you're on the go.
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| Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette |
The palette contains 16 shadows. The shades include:
White Light, a matte vanilla;
Don't Let Go, a shimmery light bronze;
Break Me Up, a matte light taupe;
Consume Me, a mid-tone brown with a satin finish;
All Is Lost, a mid-tone gray with a satin finish;
Lick Me, a matte light pink;
Fool's Gold, a shimmery gold;
One More Bar, a matte mid-tone brown;
Devour Me, a matte black brown;
Tear the Wrapper, a shimmery copper bronze;
Love You to Death, a shimmery plum;
Pray for Me, a shimmery golden taupe;
Dipped, a shimmery bronze taupe;
Tease Me, a shimmery silver taupe;
Set Me Free, a shimmery light taupe; and
Bring Down Angels, a shimmery golden ivory.
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| Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette |
As is the case with the other
Makeup Revolution shadow palettes, the formula isn't perfect. The shimmery and satin shades are nicely pigmented, creamy, and smooth, so they're easy to work with.
The mattes can be a little sheer and dry, though they do build easily so I don't have any real issue using them.
And considering the palette is only $15 so you're paying less than $1 per shadow, I would say that they're really pretty nice shadows.
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| From l. to r.: White Light, Don't Let Go, Break Me Up, Consume Me, All Is Lost |
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| From l. to r.: Lick Me, Fool's Gold, One More Bar, Devour Me, Tear the Wrapper, Love You To Death |
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| From l. to r.: Pray For Me, Dipped, Tease Me, Set Me Free, Bring Down Angels |
Of course, I love the shades -- they're mainly warm bronze-y and taupe shades that are always a favorite of mine.
Don't Let Go, Tear the Wrapper, Dipped, and
Tease Me are probably my most used shades in the palette, but they all work pretty well -- and it lends itself to both daytime and evening looks so it's pretty versatile too.
I don't think I'm going to buy any other palettes in the line (I already purchased another, though, because the palettes were BOGO-1/2 off, which I plan to review) but that's because the rest seem to contain shades that I already have a lot of in my collection.
However, if
Makeup Revolution comes out with other palettes in the line with shades I don't have so many of, I wouldn't hesitate to buy them.
As I said, the palette retails for $15 and you can purchase them at
Ulta.
Have you tried the
Makeup Revolution Death By Chocolate Palette? Which shades are your favorite?
