hi everyone! recently i've been on the hunt for a muted mauvey pink brown cool tone palette (a mouthful im aware). i saw A LOT of recommendations for this palette and my local kbeauty store had it in stock, so I bought it. after trying it out for around a month, i have to say, i'm quite disappointed 🙁
formula-wise, the shadows are buttery and blend easily, however i find they are also quite dusty and have a bit of fallout. overall, the formula is okay but not my favourite.
the first row barely shows up on my skin and i'm extremely fair, and the second row, the left two shades look kind of identical. for the bottom row, i find that the shadows are not dark enough to use as eyeliner, and not even to add dimension properly – they kind of blend away to nothing. all the shades just give the slightest wash of colour.
my biggest issue with this palette is – i don't believe it's a true cool tone! i have fair skin and these show up so muddy on me. the shades seem to have a lot of yellow in the formulation, which makes me look almost sickly. i think they'd suit a spring colour palette than my summer one.
i've included finger swatches as these were impossible to get to show up when i put them down on my wrist. the first two rows look the same, but on the eye you can tell the difference between colours well. they look really different on the skin, so i don't think the swatches do these shadows much justice really.
in the second to last picture, i'm comparing the rightmost shade from the middle row with the shade "in the buff" from a warm tone from revolution i believe – they're identical! it also shows quite accurately how the shadows look in the palette in real life. i've also added a comparison between it and some other palettes i have. i was hoping it'd be a middle ground between atelier in hannam and dusty fog garden, but unfortunately it's not 🙁
overall, the palette is okay but not outstanding. i think i had very high expectations due to all the korean muas praising it as the perfect palette for cool tones, so i'm being overly critical haha. i'm so bummed about the colour scheme it made me write my first review in this subreddit! i'd give it a 6.5/10. if you tend to not look good in yellow, i recommend steering away from this palette.
alas, my hunt for the perfect mauvey pinkey brown palette continues 🫶🏻
by nemuiisa