Is bigger better? Exploring the Revolution x Rachel Leary Ultimate Goddess eye & face palette...

Today we're going to delve into the second palette in the Revolution x Rachel Leary collaboration, which has more of everything; more bronze options, more highlight picks, a choice in blush finishes and a wider variety of eyeshadow colour families. But is bigger really better?

As already mentioned in my review for the first half of this collection; I've already criticized Revolution themselves, I've had this palette since May and I'm not familiar with the 'influencer' whose name is on the palette  - so yeah, I've had plenty of time to test the products repeatedly and I don't feel any loyalty to either the brand or the collaborator to say I like the products if I don't... 

Ready to dive into today's photo-heavy review?

The eyeshadows are an even split between mattes and shimmers; 8 mattes across the top two rows and 8 shimmers across the bottom two rows. I'll mention now that the eyeshadow formulas in Ultimate Goddess don't feel as quite as buttery as those in Goddess On The Go - they're all [except one] great formulas for this price-point, just not as great as the ones in Goddess On The Go.

Paradise is the odd one out; the shade takes quite a bit more building up, to reach it's pan-appearance. It does reach where it's meant to be, but the extra work is noteable. Every other shade applies/blends easily - no problems with anything else. Every shade wears well;  I made sure that I'd worn every shade at least twice before finalizing the review and I've had no problems with 8 to 11 hours of wear  - a bit of creasing at the end of the day, but that's normal for my hooded/deepset eyes.  

I didn't think that I'd be able to get away with any of the bronzers as actual bronzers, which is why I made sure to test them as eyeshadows first - also remember that all three shades look warmer on my fair-and-neutral skin than how they appear in the photos. 

The shade Bronde actually looks nice on my fair skin once its been buffed - but dip your brush in the pan lightly and tap off the excess vigorously. Indulge looks similar to Bronde on my cheek in the photo, but it is too dark [and too warm in natural lighting] for me in real life, but hey, bronzers aren't meant to be universal. Like with Indulge, Bronze Glow is too dark and warm for me - it is a nice shade and finish for an eyeshadow though, and I think it'd be a lovely highlighter for those with deeper skintones.

All of the blush shades are fantastic and as they are all sheer and buildable, I think everyone will be able to wear them. Its also great that we are getting a matte option too.

Erm, I can't really think of anything useful or interesting to add; all three of the blushes are really nice and I think almost everyone will enjoy one, two or all of  them. Really great shade selections.

None of the highlights apply as they first appear; Glazed looks icy, but it has a secret champagne shift to it, so it is warmer then you'd expect when looking at the pan shade. Ultimate Goddess is a lot less scary on the skin - a sheer yellow gold. Aphrodite is a very pretty rose gold, not as bronzed as the pan-shade lead me to believe.

When glancing at the pan shades, Glazed looks misplaced in the palette, but when you wear it it is warmer then  it appears. I've seen so many reviews where they won't even try the shade Ultimate Goddess, out of fear of the pan appearance; a real shame, as it's really pretty and wearable. I doubted that I could wear Aphrodite, but [like Ultimate Goddess] the sheer formula tones the base shade down, so it isn't so in-your-face. I think that the formula makes the shades universal.

As I touched on in my last review, the Revolution collaboration eyeshadow palettes don't always have wildly different colour stories to them and Ultimate Goddess gives me Soph x Extra Spice vibes a bit; I've compared the two palettes and whilst there are several similar shades, there are no outright shade dupes between the eyeshadows in Ultimate Goddess and Extra Spice, which is something that I've seen people complain about on Social media. I really enjoy the Extra Spice eyeshadow palette, so a having a similar colour story [plus cheek products] is something that I personally like/want in a palette and know that I'll find shades to wear for any occasion & any season.

Personally I'm wondering if Rachel was inspired by the Kylie Cosmetics Take Me On Vacation eyeshadow palette, when it came down to finalizing eyeshadow shade selections -throw in some berry tones too and bang, the Ultimate Goddess has arrived. If you had been considering buying Take Me On Vacation, then I strongly recommend buying Ultimate Goddess instead as the pigmentation, formula application and wear time is a hell of a lot better - and the price is a lot lower too. Seriously; compare the two photos of me wearing comparable shades from the two palettes below and see the quality difference for yourselves.

[l-r] Take Me On Vacation & Ultimate Goddess

You can buy the Ultimate Goddess eye & face palette for £15, from Revolution, Superdrug [site & store] and Beauty Bay.