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KALEIDOS Futurism II: Cyber Bronze Palette

 
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)
Infrared - deep maroon (S)*
Plasma - quicksilver with white shine (ME)
Droid - sandy caramel (M)
Y2K - java brown (M)
Carbon - charcoal brown (M)*
 
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.
 
You can purchase the KALEIDOS Futurism II: Cyber Bronze Palette Palette for $24.00 (£18.28) exclusively from KaleidosMakeUp.com.
 
| I purchased this palette for £32.00 from Depop.com |
 
| Swatch Stencil: Stripes 7 Pan by SwatchPerfect.co.uk |

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