I first heard of this indie brand
through watching Angelika Oles’ beauty channel on YouTube. Oden’s Eye is a
Swedish indie brand and they make Norse mythology themed products. This is one
of two highlighter palettes I decided to purchase; I also picked up the two
matching eyeshadow palettes. I have already posted about the Solmåne Eyeshadow
Palette and Solmåne Highlighter Palette.
ABOUT THE PRODUCT
The packaging doesn’t match the
eyeshadow palette, but it is still very beautiful with a light blue theme and
it does have a little silver elf printed next to the palette name. The design
and imagery is so unique to the brand. Alva means elf in Swedish. This palette
represents the four elemental spirits; Earth, Water, Air and Fire.
You get four 7.5g highlighters in a
metallic finish.
·
Vegan
·
Cruelty-Free
THE SHADES & SWATCHES
Salamander - diamond base with pink, gold & silver glitters (fire)
Undiene - light water gloss blue (water)
Gnome - metallic pink gold (earth)
Sylphs - duo-chrome purple (air/wind)
MY FIRST IMPRESSIONS
The packaging is stunningly beautiful
(it is my favourite design out of all four palettes I purchased) and the
formula is fantastic, just like the Solmåne highlighter palette. All four
shades are beautiful on the skin and they can be built up for more intensity. You
do not get a colour cast at all; you just get the beautiful beam when the light
hits your cheekbones. The shade Salamander
could also be used as a topper shade, it is intensely glittery and not for the
faint of heart. Undiene doesn’t look
as blue on your cheekbones as it does in the pan. It reads more white with a
hint of blue and it gives you the glass look effect. Gnome would look gorgeous with a tan. I tried it with a natural
face and it did look pretty, but I feel like that if I had a slight tan and
wore full glam, it would look more stunning. Sylphs is also a beautiful cool toned shade, perfect for a winter
look. I absolutely recommend you give this palette a try and don’t forget to
pick up the Solmåne one too. I really hope OE come out with more highlighter
palettes soon. I would still love a nice sort of pearly green champagne
highlighter or a dupe for the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lucky Clover Highlighter.
If I really had to pick between the two OE highlighter palettes I purchased, I
would probably choose Solmåne as it is more wearable to me but I do prefer the
packaging theme for the Alva II one.
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