I have seen these palettes before on
YouTube, a few people I follow have featured them in palette collection videos.
The colour stories always looked incredible, but I knew I probably wouldn’t get
much use out of them as the colours are bright and you are limited to six
shades. I had only really seen the Futurism
III: Astro-Pink, Futurism I: Sci-Fi
Green, Futurism IV: VR Neon and Futurism V: Electro-Turquoise ones
before. When I made my first Kaleidos order, I didn’t bother looking at the
palettes as I knew I wanted the highlighters and it was going to be pricey as
it was. I was browsing through Depop on the day my order arrived and came
across the Futurism II: Cyber Bronze
Palette. I think the seller must
have received her order the same day as me. I instantly fell in love with the
colour story, but I pondered over whether to purchase it or not. At 3am the
next morning (insomnia), I bit the bullet and made my purchase. It was brand
new and untouched, I just couldn’t!
THE PACKAGING
The packaging is a long thin rectangle
shape and the concept reminds me of a wardrobe. There is a bronze themed marble
design (martian rock) all over the packaging. It has a magnetic closing and you
open up the left side first and then the right side to reveal the circular
eyeshadow pans and long thin mirror inside. The sort of bronze marbled design
continues to the inside. The eyeshadow names come printed on a plastic sheet.
THE EYESHADOWS & FORMULA
You get six 1.33g eyeshadows/pressed
pigments in Matte (M), Metallic (ME) and Shimmer (S) finishes.
·
Rich and Velvety
Texture
·
Smooth as Silk
Application
·
Ultra-Pigmented
·
Blends Effortlessly
·
Highly Adhesive (no
creasing)
·
Minimum Fallout
·
Long Lasting
·
Vegan
·
Cruelty-Free
THE SHADES & SWATCHES
Quantum - copper rose (S)The shades marked with an asterisk (*) are Pressed Pigments. According to
USA Law, Pressed Pigments are not intended for use around the immediate eye
area as they can cause temporary staining to the area of skin they are applied
to.
MY THOUGHTS
·
Primer/Base - The eyeshadows are
pigmented enough without a primer or base, but I would always lay one down. I
used Too Faced Shadow Insurance and Too Faced Glitter Glue.
·
Pigmentation - These eyeshadows
swatch beautifully and I am happy to say that the same level of pigmentation
also transfers on to the eyes with brush/finger application. They are buttery,
soft and smooth and it is one of the most pigmented palettes I own.
·
Application (wet/dry)
- The eyeshadows can be applied wet or dry. I always use mattes dry,
unless I am applying them to my lower lash line or using them as eyeliner. I
sometimes apply metallics/shimmers wet, but it depends on the formula and
whether they contain glitters. Wet application can max up the pigmentation and
help prevent fallout.
·
Blending - This was so
effortless and the shades blend together very well.
·
Kick-Back - Obviously, there is
always going to be kick-back in your eyeshadow pans as you are disturbing
powders. The kick-back was not a concern or issue for me in this particular
palette.
·
Fallout - I didn’t notice any
at all, but it is possible to get some from the metallic shade (Plasma), if you
do not apply a tacky enough base.
I absolutely love this palette! Not
only do KALEIDOS kill it with their space age highlighters, they also slay with
their eyeshadow palettes! The shade selection really complements each other and
it is very easy to create looks. This palette can take you from a wearable
day-to-day look to a molten metallic evening look. My favourite shade is of
course Plasma, but I am also a
sucker for a light warm brown matte and Droid
is perfection as a transition shade. The shade Infrared does actually apply quite well with a soft hair brush,
which really surprised me. Usually all shimmer/metallic shades are best applied
with a stiff flat synthetic brush or your finger. The only downside is that I
wish the palette had more shades. The colour story is right up my street,
neutral/natural matte tones and then molten metallics. A bronze gold shade
would have looked gorgeous in this palette. I also wish that the shade names
were printed underneath each shade in the palette rather than having the little
plastic sheet. I just glued the sheet over the mirror, I did consider using my
label maker to print tiny shade name labels, but the gluing option took less
time. I have actually purchased five more of the Futurism Palettes and I will
post about them soon.
Would you sell this palette?
ReplyDeleteHello, I actually already sold it. Sorry! :)
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