Review on 🎨 12 Color Venus Makeup Palette: Highly Pigmented Eyeshadow Palette with Mirror - Daily & Party-Ready Shades for Wife, Lover & Mother by Fred Khalifa

(WARNING: This is an in-depth review. If you prefer a summary read the SUMMARY section) ----- ---- - --------I'm a makeup artist and have worked with some of the best and worst in the business. I have used cosmetics of different brands, from professional to pharmacy. Let's take a look at this palette. THE PALETTE The palette itself arrived in a beautiful gold postal envelope in a Revain box. The palette has a great design on the front and like many eyeshadow palettes these days, it's made out of pressed cardboard. BRUSH There is no brush included. You are expected to have your own. COLORS The colors in this palette are beautiful. They are a beautiful combination of matte, shimmer and glitter. PRIMERI wouldn't wear them without an eyeshadow base underneath. You can find a good brand you like among many brands, from Wet N Wild (which used to have a good one) to Urban Decay, Too Faced or Lancome. There are many more. Finding the ones that go well with your eyelids is half the battle. QUALITY MATTE Matte eyeshadows are silky and quite comfortable. You can use them with a nice round brush and get a nice glowing look with all three colors. These matte shades don't accentuate the crepey skin around the eyes, making them suitable for both older and younger people. I would compare them to some of the nicer matte shades from IT Cosmetics and some of the Too Faced palettes I've used in the past. It's not as good as Viseart, but the performance is pretty good. SHIMMERS They remind me a bit of Colorpop or some of the Urban Decays I've used. MAC has released some of the more intense shimmers like this one, as well as a few times in some of their collections. These shimmers don't work that well with a brush. The flat brush you use for creams sometimes works, but to be honest my finger works best. This is how I get the best color. They look pretty good and stay in place, but are difficult to pick up with a brush. VENUS The color of Venus is unusual. It's more like a few shades like the original Colorpop formula. I find it difficult to apply with a brush or finger. However, if I use a little bit of MAC Fix or Safe Gel, or even a little bit of water or rosewater, I can dampen a cream eyeshadow brush (flat rounded tip) and get it to work just fine. This gives the skin a pink interference color. SHINE glitter or mixed colors are not very good. Mixed colors blend well, and those that aren't big sequins work well, but a glittery color is only good for a costume event if you have the glitter glue to use to hold it in place. MIRROR There is a rather nice mirror in the palette. - It is easy to use and works well. COLOR PALETTE This is a great palette for people with darker skin tones, especially those who glow with warmer tones. Anyone with auburn hair color, red hair, or even caramel blondes will probably do just fine with this too. or other shadows. It's not as good as Juvia's Place, Dior, Viseart, Nars, Makeup Forever and the list goes on. Too many to list here. CONCLUSION A decent palette for the money, this palette is of good quality, has a nice mirror and looks great on anyone who shines in warm color palettes. Some shadows are tricky, others aren't that great, but overall this palette is a great mid-range performer and good value for money. MY RATING IS FOUR STARS. That's a little disappointing, but performance is decent if you use a primer and note some of the differences in application for each type of paint. It's on par with some of the higher-end beauty products from Ulta or Sephora, but not as good as others.