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Oden's Eye Solmåne Eyeshadow Palette

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 eyeshadow palettes I decided to purchase; I also picked up the two matching highlighter palettes.
 
THE PACKAGING
The packaging is small and rectangular in shape. It is made out of cardboard and it has a sort of textured covering (like on pogs). The design and imagery is so unique to the brand. Solmåne means the sun and moon in Swedish. Sol represents the Sun Goddess and Måne represents the Moon God. Both Gods are represented on the packaging. There is a colour split of warm and cool toned shades (lavender, pink, orange & yellow) along with moon, star and Norse symbols. The wheel around the Gods is metallic gold, so it really reflects the light when you move the palette around. The eyeshadow shade names are printed on the back of the palette. The palette has a magnetic closing/opening, which you lift up to reveal the small round mirror and large circular pans on an ethereal pastel blend base.
THE EYESHADOWS & FORMULA
You get twelve 2.16g eyeshadows in Matte (M), Shimmer (S) and Glitter (G) finishes.
 
·         Blends Perfectly
·         Vegan
·         Cruelty-Free
 
THE SHADES & SWATCHES
Dimma -
cream beige (M)
Månsken - white champagne (G)
Värme - warm orange sand (M)
Galaxy - gold (S)
Sol - cantaloupe orange (M)
Ljus - copper (S)
Aura - lavender (M)
Jupiter - dark brown with golden sheen (S)
Skugga - dusty rose mauve (M)
Venus - light gold with green duo-chrome (G)
Solnedgång - warm chocolate brown (M)
Stjärnorna - deep plum purple with blue glitter (G)
 
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 - The pigmentation is great. I love the glitter shades. I only had pigmentation issues with one shade (Stjärnorna).
·         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 - These eyeshadows blend like an absolute dream!
·         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 really notice any fallout, but it is possible with the glitter shades.
 
I really like this palette. The packaging design is very unique to the brand and it is very cute. The colour story is very dreamy and wearable. My favourite shade is of course Venus. My swatch really does not do this shade justice; it is literally the embodiment of the sun, just bright and stunning! The shade Aura does need to be built up to really get the full colour pay-off. I only really had trouble with one shade; the shade Stjärnorna is just strange! It looks very interesting in the pan with the blue glitter, but it doesn’t transfer to your eyes. It has a very dry texture and barely shows up on your skin, even with a slightly damp brush. It kind of looks like the colour of a bruise. If you layer and layer it, you eventually get something and it does look pretty, but I don’t think it is really worth the effort. The palette as a whole does have a strange scent; I think it is the cardboard packaging that smells. It kind of smells like wood chippings or crayons. I also do wish the shade names were printed underneath each eyeshadow though! Overall, I do highly recommend this palette and I also love the matching highlighter palette. I am really excited to try out the Alva Palette now as the colour story is even dreamier.
 
You can purchase the Oden’s Eye Solmåne Eyeshadow Palette for £24.00 ($31.00) exclusively from OdensEye.se.
 
| I purchased this palette for 26.03 from OdensEye.se |
 
| Swatch Stencil: Stripes 12 Pan by SwatchPerfect.co.uk |

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