Hey guys!
I've been slowly collecting palettes the last couple weeks and thought this would be a good time to swatch a few Korean and Chinese palettes. Sorry, there's not many places accept my face that isn't covered in tattoos and to cover my forearm in foundation/concealer every single time after I swatch a palette and then wash it off would take forever!
These are my personal opinions and ratings of the palettes I own. I took 2 pics of each swatch
KOREAN PALETTES
DASIQUE (Sunset Muhly): The first shade is missing as my palette arrived broken 🥺
Formula: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ so soft and buttery
Pigment: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ really pigmented!
Brush/palette fallout: ⭐⭐⭐ other than the one shade that arrived broken some fallout when using brush but very minimal
Would I buy again? ✅ Yes! I really enjoy the color story but I don't touch glitters/shimmers much so I would definitely buy the all matte palettes or ones that have a lot more mattes than glitters/shimmers.
CLIO (Mute Library):
Formula: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ very buttery and smooth, glides
Pigment: ⭐⭐⭐ pigment is slightly below Dasique
Brush/palette fallout: ⭐⭐⭐ I found there was more brush/palette fallout on Clio than all the other palettes that I have
Would I buy again? ❓ Unsure at the moment but possibly, I don't reach for this palette as much as my other ones because the palette itself looks a lot cooler than the swatches (marketed as a cool summer palette), might try to play with it more but would definitely look into a deep/warmer palette for a second opinion.
WAKEMAKE (Mute Coral):
Formula: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ smooth and buttery
Pigment: ⭐⭐⭐ pigment is on par with Clio
Brush/palette fallout: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I didn't see any fallout while I was swatching and seems very solid (not crumbly)
Would I buy again? ✅ Yes! The amount of colors per palettes makes me feel like my dollar is stretching a lot more, I also really like that it's more heavy matte than glitter/shimmer.
CHINESE PALETTES
Florasis Phoenix Palette (#02 Retro Brown):
Formula: ⭐⭐⭐ glitter/shimmer embossing broke apart when swatching, mattes held up well
Pigment: ⭐⭐⭐ pigment is slightly below Clio/wakemake, darker shades were very pigmented and great color payoff but the lighter shades were not on par.
Brush/palette fall out: ⭐⭐ glitter/shimmer formula is weak and there is a good amount of fall out from them
Would I buy again? ❌ I think this palettes is absolutely gorgeous but the price point is way too high for the average consumer. I would only purchase again if heavily heavily discounted or they came out with palettes that were more budget friendly.
ZEESEA Palace Identity Tang Romance (#04 Earthy Brown)
Formula: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ solid formula, smooth and silky
Pigment: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ more pigmented than clio/wakemake, on par or a smudge below Dasique
Brush/palette fall out: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ very minimal if any fallout
Would I buy again? ✅ Absolutely! It honestly ticks most if not all the boxes for me including price point and color story. Would really like to try their smaller palettes to see if the pigment is as good.
My personal ranking based on price/quality/use:
Zeesea ( barely beat Dasique due to price point and the broken eyeshadow)
Dasique
Wakemake
Clio
Florasis
I'm really interested in trying more Chinese palettes as I already have a couple more Korean ones on the way so if any of you have experience with any other Chinese palettes and brands let me know!
by nosigorl