Is there any cosmetic brand quite as controversial as Morphe? Morphe gets a lot of attention, good and bad. Up until now, I had never tried the brand and honestly didn’t care to. I didn’t like the influencers they frequently collabed with and they always seemed just a little sleazy BUT I didn’t want to judge the brand without ever trying it. I decided to buy the 35V Stunning Vibes Artistry Palette. I made my purchase from Ulta because I’ve heard Morphe doesn’t have the best customer service if something goes wrong. I paid $24.00 for 35 shades. Of those shades, seventeen are matte and the other eighteen are shimmers, satins and metallics. I tried out EVERY shade in this palette and created eight separate looks. I’m going to give you all the pros and cons and then we’ll get into swatches and looks.

Pros:

• The amount of shadows and the matte to shimmer/metallic ratio is fantastic. It’s very easy to create a wide variety of looks.
• There is cool, warm and neutral tones all in this palette which I love.
• There is extremely neutral shades and bold, vibrant shades which makes this palette perfect for most people.
• These eyeshadows blend like a dream. Not once did I struggle to blend which makes this palette very beginner friendly.
• The shimmers and metallics have an almost wet feel to them. They go onto the eye beautifully on their own but they perform even better wet.
• The fallout and kickup is very minimal.
• All but one shade did not stain the face when fallout got on my cheeks.
• There are a few duochromes in this palette and while they’re not super unique, they are pretty.

Cons:

• The blue shade, Rendezvous, stained my face terribly. It’s the only one of the blues that did so.
• The plummy/mauve matte shade, Seduced, tended to get patchy when blended.
• The packaging is cheap plastic and has a chemical smell. The shade names are also not printed on the actual palette but are on a plastic sheet. This doesn’t bother me but I know it bothers others.

Pressed Pigments

A few of the eyeshadows in this palette are pressed pigments. I don’t know much about them but from what I understand, pressed pigments are more intense than regular eyeshadows and can stain. I did not have an issue with staining on my eyes but some did stain my arm when I did swatches. Staining can be helped by having a layer of primer and a base shade on top of the primer. The eyeshadows in this palette that are pressed pigments are: Seduced, Hit it Off, Tryst, In the Zone, Wild Thing, Addicted, Fling, Heat and Bad Boy.

Swatches

Eyeshadow Looks

I used only this palette to create these looks. I will go in the order of the swatches on my hand, left to right and top to bottom. You can click on each picture to see it better.

I had to try out the beautiful pinks and mauves in this palette first.

1. I didn’t realize it was a shimmer and set my primer with Knockout. I then went over it with First Date to tone it down.
2. I applied Go Nude all in the crease and up toward my brow bone.
3. Right under Go Nude I applied Risque in the crease.
4. I applied Seduced on the outer part of the lid and the outer V of the crease. I also smudged Seduced on the lower lash line.
5. I applied Lust all over the lid.
6. I applied Swipe Right in the inner corner.

I love some good copper shades and these didn’t let me down.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer and on about a quarter of the water line to brighten it up.
2. I blended Scandal all in the crease.
3. I blended Vixen into Scandal.
4. I applied Private Party from the outer part of the lid to around the middle.
5. I applied French Kiss from the middle of the lid to the innermost part.
6. I applied Shameless in the inner corner.
7. I smudged In the Zone on a little over half of the lower lash line.

I absolutely loved the way this peacock inspired look turned out.

1. I applied Hit it Off all in the crease.
2. I blended Bad Boy into Hit it Off.
3. I applied Room for Two on the outermost part of the lid.
4. I applied Crush on the innermost part of the lid.
5. I lined my lower lash line with Little Black Book.
6. I applied Knockout in the inner corner.
7. I smudged Devoted on the lower lash line.

This was my “I’m in a hurry” look.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer.
2. I applied Risque all in the crease.
3. I applied Heartbreaker on the outermost part of the lid.
4. I applied Three Little Words on the innermost part of the lid.
5. I used Swipe Right in the inner corner.

This might be my favorite look that I did because it was just so effortless and beautiful.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer.
2. I blended Turned On all into the crease.
3. I applied In the Zone on the outermost part of the lid and the outer V. I also smudged it on the lower lash line.
4. I applied Swoon from the outer part of the lid to the middle.
5. I applied Polished from the inner part of the lid to the middle.
6. I used Shameless in the inner corner.

I loved these beautiful berry shades.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer.
2. I applied Tryst in the crease.
3. I blended Wild Thing into Tryst and smudged it on the lower lash line.
4.  I applied Addicted in the outer V and used it to line my lower lash line.
5. I applied Tell Me More all over the lid.
6. I used Swipe Right in the inner corner.

This was one of the Christmas looks I did and it was even prettier in person.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer.
2. I applied Scandal in the crease and up near my brow bone.
3. I blended Spice into Scandal.
4. I applied Ride-or-Die over the innermost part of the lid.
5. I applied Heat over the outermost part of the lid and into the deepest part of the crease.
6. I lined my lower lash line with Tantalizing.
7. I smudged Devoted under Tantalizing.
8. I used Knockout in the inner corner.

I finished out this palette with an all blue look.

1. I applied Go Nude to set my primer.
2. I applied Rendezvous in the crease.
3. I blended Fling into Rendezvous to deepen the crease. Fling is also smudged on the lower lash line under Little Black Book.
4. I applied Stud all over the lid.
5. I lined my lower lash line with Little Black Book.
6. I used Knockout in the inner corner.

I’m honestly surprised at how much I love this palette. It is one of my favorites that I own. I’ve heard that the quality of Morphe products can be hit or miss so I have bought the 35M Boss Mood Palette as well and we’ll see if the quality is the same. That review will probably be up in a month or so because palettes this large take a long time to fully test out. I hope this review was helpful because honestly I haven’t been able to find any other detailed reviews for this palette, lol. I’d love to know what you think about this palette or my review! Thanks for reading and have a great day!