The Ultimate Summer to Fall Palette- Review for Makeup Revolution Aventurine

I’m back with another Makeup Revolution palette review! Their palettes are some of my absolute favorites and just so underrated. The one I’m reviewing today, the Crystal Aura Aventurine Eyeshadow Palette, has gotten almost no hype and it’s truly one of the best palettes I own. The color story is especially perfect for summer to fall transitional looks.

This palette is $15.00 but at the time of writing this post (09/02/23), it’s $7.50 at Ulta. It contains eighteen shades: six mattes and twelve 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:

• As I said above, this is the perfect summer to fall color story. Of course, you can use this palette year round but the blues paired with the golds scream summer while the olive greens paired with the deeper mattes are great for fall.
• 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 most of the shades are light and easy to apply with just a finger.
• For the most part, the mattes in this palette were great. Stabilise and Creativity were especially good.
• The metallics in this palette are so creamy and high shine.

Cons:

• The shade Harmony, matte deep brown, could look muddy and patchy when blended. I prefer to use this shade on the lower lash line.
• The shades Achieve and Success look a bit too similar on the eyes. Achieve is more of a smooth metallic while Success is packed with shimmer but they have the same base color.

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.

• Prosperity– metallic white champagne
• Enthusiasm– matte teal blue
• Leadership– metallic sea green
• Perseverance– metallic teal blue
• Comfort– metallic olive with gold reflects
• Stabilise– matte mustard brown

• Achieve– metallic orange toned brown
• Goals– matte peachy cream
• Wealth– sheer blue packed with white shimmer
• Luck– metallic pale gold with a white undertone
• Creativity– matte acid green
• Health– metallic bronze olive

• Power– metallic copper
• Good Habits– metallic forest green
• Soothes– matte teal green
• Harmony– matte brown
• Opportunity– metallic light gold
• Success– metallic orange toned brown packed with gold shimmer

Eyeshadow Looks:

I created four looks using this palette. I did not use an eyeshadow primer, only foundation, and had no issues with creasing but I did set my base with a cream colored eyeshadow. I absolutely love the looks I made with this palette and I’m excited to create more.

1. I blended Stabilise into my crease.
2. I applied Achieve on my lid and then topped it with Success.
3. I applied Luck in my inner corner.
4. I applied Prosperity on my brow bone.
5. I smudged Harmony on my lower lash line.

1. I blended Goals and Stabilise into my crease.
2. I deepened my crease with Harmony.
3. I applied Power all over my lid.
4. I applied Opportunity on the inner half of my lid.
5. I applied Wealth in my inner corner.
6. I applied Perseverance on my water line.
7. I smudged Enthusiasm on my lower lash line.

1. I applied Health all over my lid, blended it up into my crease and smudged it on my lower lash line.
2. I applied Comfort on the inner half of my lid.
3. I applied Luck in my inner corner.
4. I applied Harmony on my water line.
5. I applied Good Habits on my lower lash line, blended in with Health.

1. I blended Creativity into my crease.
2. I deepened my crease with Soothes.
3. I applied Good Habits on my lid and smudged it on my lower lash line.
4. I applied Leadership on the inner half of my lid.
5. I applied Wealth and Prosperity in my inner corner.
6. I applied Harmony on my water line.

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 it’s not obvious, I highly recommend this palette. I’d love to know what you think about it and the looks I created! Thanks for reading and have a great day!