I never thought I would say this but Makeup Revolution currently makes my favorite eyeshadow formula; primarily their Forever Flawless line. I’m slowly collecting the ones I really love and my favorite (so far) is the Regal Romance. I’ve heard that this palette is based off the Bridgerton Netflix series and if so, it really represents the show well. The royal theming and feminine color story are just perfect.
This palette is $15.00. It contains eighteen shades: five mattes and thirteen metallics/shimmers. The packaging is made of tin, has a mirror and a firm clasp closure. I personally love the tin packaging, but some may not. With the basic info out of the way, let’s talk pros and cons!
Pros:
- I absolutely love the theme of this palette. Everything from the packaging to the rose imprints on the matte shades makes it feel special.
- I like that this is mainly a metallic/shimmer palette. In my day to day life, I typically blend one shimmer all over the lid, put another in my inner corner and that’s it. This palette is perfect to use for those simple looks because the shades are light and easy to apply with just a finger.
- The mattes were all super easy to work with, even the vibrant shades.
- Makeup Revolution makes some truly special shimmer and metallic shadows. The shades Soft, Queen, Courting, Sweet and Regency were my favorites.
Cons:
- It is impossible to deepen a look using this palette alone. I do wish there was at least one deep metallic or matte.
- While all the shadows have different undertones, the lightest shimmers, Soft and Sweet, and the mattes, Peach and Duke, are almost indistinguishable when applied.
Swatches & Shade Descriptions:
These eyeshadows do have names but no shade descriptions so I will describe them to the best of my ability. I’ll be going from left to right, top row to bottom row. These photos were taken with flash to show off the sparkle.
- Peach– matte light peach
- Romance– metallic pale pink with a white shift
- Soft– metallic pale pink packed with white and gold shimmer
- High– metallic peach
- Society– matte peachy pink
- Duke– matte light tan
- Duchess– metallic bubblegum pink with a gold shift
- Lady– metallic champagne
- Queen– metallic fuchsia pink
- Courting– metallic light brown
- Husband– metallic pale gold
- Wife– metallic rosy pink
- Floral– metallic coral orange
- Sweet– metallic pale pink packed with white shimmer
- Dance– matte yellow orange
- Regency– metallic gold with green and white shimmer
- Rose– satin fuchsia pink
- Debutant-matte red with an orange undertone
Eyeshadow Looks:
I created six looks using this palette. I almost always use an eyeshadow primer and set it with powder. I love all of the looks and they were very easy to do.
- I applied Wife all over my lid and blended it up into my crease.
- I blended Duchess into Wife on my lid and crease.
- I applied Romance in my inner corner and on my brow bone.
- I blended Duke and Peach into my crease.
- I applied High all over my lid.
- I applied Lady in my inner corner and on my brow bone.
- I applied Courting all over my lid and blended it into my crease.
- I applied Sweet in my inner corner.
- I applied Romance on my brow bone.
- I blended Society into my crease.
- I deepened my crease with Debutant.
- I applied Wife all over my lid.
- I applied Floral on top of Wife on my lid.
- I applied Romance in my inner corner and on my brow bone.
- I blended Rose into my crease and smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I applied Queen all over my lid and smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I applied Soft over the innermost part of my lid.
- I applied Sweet in my inner corner.
- I applied Romance on my brow bone. I also used this shade as a face highlight.
*I used the L.A. Girl Liner in Blackout on my water line and set it with a black powder shadow.
- I blended Dance into my crease.
- I applied Regency all over my lid.
- I applied Husband in my inner corner.
Brushes Used:
- Crease Brush
- Detail Crease Brush
- Flat Eyeshadow Brush
- Angled Liner/Brow Brush
- Smudge Brush
- Eye Crease Brush– I use this for inner corner & brow highlights.
- Blending Brush– I use this brush to blend out the edges and set my primer.
If you are curious about any of the other products on my face, you can find these looks in my recent posts on Instagram.
Final Thoughts:
If you’re into soft, shimmery eyeshadow looks, this palette is a must have. The quality is excellent and I really enjoyed using it. I have bought some of Makeup Revolution’s new palette releases so keep an eye out for reviews on those. As always, le me know what you think! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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