I have owned the BH Cosmetics Passion in Paris Eyeshadow Palette for TWO YEARS and just now used it🥴 To be fair, when I bought it, I planned to review it but then BH Cosmetics announced they were closing. I didn’t see a point in reviewing it then and it got shoved to the back of my pile. However, when Makeup Revolution bought BH Cosmetics, this palette became permanent so here we are. I do regret not using this sooner because it is stunning, especially for winter.
This palette is $17.00 and contains sixteen shades: nine mattes and seven shimmers. It has cardboard packaging with no mirror and a firm magnetic closure. Typically, this is where I would go into my pros and cons but I have no cons.
I love everything about this palette. I think the cool toned berries, blues and purples work so well together. You can get a bit of warmth from the red metallic, Moulin Rouge, but even it leans cooler toned than most reds. All of the mattes perform wonderfully. These types of colors can be intimidating to work with but this formula was incredibly easy to blend and build up. I also had almost no fallout with any of them. I also had no issues with the shimmers. I applied them with my finger and they were simply gorgeous.
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.
- Champs Elysees– matte light cream
- Louvre– metallic icy white
- City of Light– metallic deep silver with white sparkles
- Montmartre– matte deep blue with a purple undertone
- Notre Dame– matte mauve
- Sacre Coeur– matte lavender
- Tuileries– matte deep teal green
- Versailles– blackened blue base packed with multi colored shimmer
- Arc De Triomphe– metallic lavender packed with silver shimmer
- Seine-matte blue
- Pantheon– metallic blue with pink and silver shimmer
- Musee D’Orsay– matte black
- Grand Palais– matte berry
- Eiffel Tower– metallic champagne
- Pompidou– matte berry red
- Moulin Rouge– metallic red
Eyeshadow Looks:
I created three looks using this palette. I don’t typically wear an eye primer but I do always set my base.
- I set my base with Champs Elysees.
- I blended Notre Dame into my crease.
- I deepened my crease with Grand Palais and applied it on my outer lid. I also smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I applied Eiffel Tower over the rest of my lid.
- I applied Louve in my inner corner.
- I also smudged Musee D’Orsay on my lower lash line.
- I set my base with Champs Elysees.
- I blended Pompidou into my crease.
- I blended Grand Palais further into my crease and smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I deepened my crease with Tuileries and applied it on my outer lid. I also smudged it on my lower lash line.
- I applied Moulin Rouge on my lid.
- I applied Eiffel Tower in my inner corner.
- I set my base with Champs Elysees.
- I blended Sacre Coure above my crease, closest to my nose, in a semi arch.
- I blended Seine into my crease and into Sacre Coure.
- I deepened my crease with Montmartre and applied it on my water line.
- I applied Versailles on the outermost part of my lid.
- I applied Pantheon in the middle of my lid.
- I applied Arc De Triomphe on the innermost part of my lid.
- I applied Louvre in my inner corner.
- I smudged City of Light on my lower lash 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.
Wide Tapered 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:
This is a gorgeous palette and if you’re looking for a color story like this, I recommend it. I’d love to know what you think about the palette or the looks I created! Thanks for reading and have a great day!
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