Two palettes, one look: the Jackie Aina & Carli Bybel palettes, by Anastasia Beverly Hills.

I've been making sure to make use out of all of the eyeshadows I have in my trimmed down collection and that sometimes means using more than one palette at a time. 

Today's post will hopefully inspire someone to make their palettes go that little bit further too.

Jaclyn Hill strikes back [reviewing the Jaclyn Hill Volume II eyeshadow palette, by Morphe]

"This palette is embracing the past, owning the present and dominating the future" - Jaclyn Hill

"When Jaclyn Hill goes big, she goes all the way. Our OG Morphe Babe never half-sasses somethin’. It’s extra to the extreme. Just like her brand-new, dramatic-AF palette. She’s created 35 vivid shades to help you live your best life, 24/7. These bossy brights won’t back down (and that’s just the way we like it). So, are you ready for the ultimate glow-up?" - Morphe

Congrats to Jaclyn Hill and Morphe, as the creative vision has sucked me in; the colour story for the new volume in the JH palette line really speaks to me, to the point that I overlooked the facts that I've become a bit bored by the original Jaclyn Hill palette & that I didn't want to buy any more larger palettes, and they had me placing my order on the day that Morphe launched it on their site...

  They've already won with me with the sunset colour story, but can the shadow & pressed pigment formulas deliver the goods?

EOTD; palette bingo with the Jaclyn Hill palette, by Morphe.

Palette bingo = where you pick an eyeshadow palette and number the shades in it. You then use a random number generator app to choose five numbers [as bingo has five letters], and you then use the corresponding shades in the palette for your look.

Today I'm doing the palette bingo with the Jaclyn Hill palette, that I recently mentioned that I planned on doing: I haven't used the palette for a while and am trying to get back into it [it would have been decluttered by now, if it wasn't so grubby-looking that I was embarrassed to give it away], so am looking forward to seeing which shades I'll end up with, as I want some fresh ideas.

The numbers I got from the random number generator are 6 (Sissy), 11 (Pukey), 20 (Buns), 26 (24/7) and 29 (Pool Party)...

From BH to ABH... [reviewing the Carli Bybel eyeshadow palette, by Anastasia Beverly Hills]

• "Anastasia Beverly Hills Carli Bybel Eyeshadow and Pressed Pigment Palette is a limited-edition palette created in collaboration with iconic beauty influencer Carli Bybel. Featuring 14 of Carli’s can’t-live-without shades, this versatile collection lets you achieve everything from your go-to daytime makeup looks to shimmery nighttime smoky eyes. Get Carli’s favorites mattes and metallics in both warm and cool tones all in one beautiful palette"

The Carli Bybel palette came out shortly after the Jackie Aina palette [and the trilogy of large Norvina Pro ones], so I think of it as the Christmas 2019 palette. Like with the Jackie Aina palette, I was underwhelmed by the appearance of the Carli Bybel palette, as the shades are ones that have already been in past palettes from the brand. 

However [again, like the Jackie Aina palette] I unexpectedly received the Carli Bybel for Christmas, so have spent the last few months trying every shade in the palette. How has it worked out?

ABH show Morphe how to do a Jac Attack?? [Reviewing the Jackie Aina eyeshadow palette, by Anastasia Beverly Hills]

"Anastasia Beverly Hills Jackie Aina Palette is a limited-edition palette created in collaboration with influencer Jackie Aina, featuring Jackie’s must-have eyeshadow and pressed pigment shades for straight-up gorgeous looks. Create everything from neutral matte eyeshadow looks to dazzling metallic makeup looks"

For the autumn 2019 season, popular YouTube influencer Jackie Aina released a eyeshadow palette with an old favourite brand of mine,  Anastasia Beverly Hills. I actually never bought this palette; it's a appealing colour story, but the shades remind me of ones that have already appeared in past palettes, which dampened my interest in it.  

But now, unexpectedly, it's been in my hands for a few months [it was a Christmas present], so we're going to find out if I judged the palette too harshly, based on nothing but photos...

EOTD - palette bingo with The Emily Edit: The Wants eyeshadow palette, by Emily Noel x Revolution...

Palette bingo = where you pick an eyeshadow palette  [or use a few different ones if you don't have larger ones] and number the shades. You then use a random number generator app to choose five numbers [as bingo has five letters], and you then use the corresponding shades in the palette for your look. It has become a popular trend on social media and I wanted to give it a go, as I want some fresh ideas for selecting shades to wear when I use makeup, as I gravitate towards the same things too much.

I was going to do this with my Jaclyn Hill palette, as I haven't used it for a while and am trying to get back into it, but since Emily Noel was the first YouTuber to use the bingo method for eyeshadow shade selection when her MUA friend thought up the game and challenged her to do it on her channel (back in February 2016), I felt that I just had to use her palette for my first attempt at trying the trend.


The shades that I ended up with coincidentally made a sultry evening, Valentines-appropriate, smoky eye. So yeah, if you want some inspo for a special night out this year, read on...

EOTD: Ring The Alarm, by Morphe/Jaclyn Hill.

For this autumnal/Halloween look, I decided to try again with a palette that I wasn't keen on, in the hope that different primer, a different technique and different brushes, will make a difference on my overall opinions of the palette...

EOTD: Armed & Gorgeous, by Morphe/Jaclyn Hill.

 Is yellow widely considered to be a Halloween-type shade, or is it just me? Anyway; today I'm posting autumnal/Halloweeny EOTD, that showcases an eyeshadow palette that is more affordable and widely available.

I was sorting through my palettes when I realized that this Morphe palette contains similar shades to the ones I used in my EOTD post with my ABH Subculture palette, so I decided to recreate that look, to see how similar they turn out to be... 

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?

Keepin' it moving: the Revolution x Rachel Leary Goddess On The Go eye & face palette...

Revolution's 2019 collaboration season has really heated up now and I have one of the newer pieces to show of today - it was the newest release when I bought it, started using it and started my notes about my experiences with it, but now there's a 3-piece collection from Roxxsaurus [plus they're hinting at a upcoming release - a collab with Makeupbyjaack is my guess for it, as he's hinting at a upcoming project]... 

Anyway, back to today's subject; I've been testing the Goddess On The Go eye & face palette since it launched at the end of May and now feel able to offer a valid opinion on it. 

As per usual, I hadn't heard of the person Revolution collaborated with; no offence to the collaborators, I'm just too old and untrendy for all this social media and it's 'influencers'.

Revolution Beauty's alias is Makeup Obsession... And they've joined the collaboration game too [reviewing the x Belle Jorden eyeshadow palette].

"Obsession have teamed up with beauty vlogger Belle Jorden to create a must-have eyeshadow palette and lip gloss collection. Known for her girly but edgy makeup looks, cute tattoos and strident cruelty-free stance, Belle has hand-picked every shade to create the ultimate go-to collection. 

The Obsession x Belle Jorden Eyeshadow Palette features 16 stunning in a versatile mix of hues that you’ll use every single day. Based around warm toned neutrals, this palette features seven matte shades, six shimmer shades and two matte shades infused with golden glitter flecks" 

Obsession Beauty [aka Makeup Obsession] is a Boots-exclusive brand, that I never really paid much attention to before their image revamp and  this launch late last year; I saw the Belle Jorden palette on the Revolution Beauty Instagram page, which is when I realized that Obsession is actually part of the Revolution umbrella, like I 💓 Revolution and Revolution Pro. 

I'd never heard of Belle Jorden before [no offence to her - I'm 35 & focus on people my age and above on YouTube], but as I enjoy Revolution's products I figured that I'd probably enjoy these too, so when Boots had a 3-for-2 offer on cosmetics in the new year, I picked this palette up.

Lets find out if Obsession can hold it's own against parent-company Revolution...

Lets Make some Magic, with Revolution x Carmi...

Revolution's Kiss Of Fire eye & cheek palette made in collaboration with MUA-turned-Youtuber Carmi MUA, was the product that turned me on to the brand; I had three palettes from I  ❤️ Makeup [now I ❤️ Revolution] and liked them, but I didn't even realize that the brand was an off-shoot of Revolution [formally Makeup Revolution] until  I saw Trend Mood's post announcing the release of Kiss Of Fire and started looking into the brand... 

Anyway, back to today's topic; Carmi's Kiss Of Fire palette is my favourite from the brand; Carmi's favourite shade's are my favourites and he didn't waste space with the same old boring neutral tones that pop up over and over in the brand's other palettes, so I'm expecting big things from Make Magic.

Does it live up to my expectations?

Shake your tail-feathers at the Tropical Carnival, with Revolution x Tammi...

Revolution and British mua turned YouTuber Tammi Clarke recently dropped their second collaboration product, the Tropical Carnival shadow palette [note it doesn't say eyeshadow palette], which is the product we'll be getting more in-depth with today... 

The Tropical Carnival palette is a great companion piece to Tammi's & Revolution's first one [Tropical Paradise]; a fun and poppy variety of shimmers and mattes, that will jazz up your look as we head into sunnier months, and compliment the not-so-vivid shades in Tammi's first palette.

But just how well will this palette work alone?

Have I found slice of paradise with the Tropical Paradise eyeshadow palette, by Revolution x Tammi?

Revolution and British YouTuber Tammi Clarke have recently released their second eyeshadow palette together, but today I want to rush in my review focus on the first palette that Tammi released in Revolution's popular collaboration line last year because I thought that I'd already done one, before we take a look at the newer offering. 

I bought Tropical Paradise last year, around the time I first started to collect Revolution's collaboration palettes in the early summer, so have had plenty of time to get to know every single shade the palette offers [luckily I still have the photos of when my palette was shiny & new] and now it's verdict time...

EOTD: The Emily Edit: The Wants eyeshadow palette, by Revolution...

When it comes to makeup application I'm someone who can't leave well enough alone and will end up with four, five or six eyeshadow shades layered together, even though I'd intended to keep my look 'light, effortless and clean', so when I came across EmilyNoel83's video about a week's worth of one-shadow looks, I smirked and dismissed it a it was about something that was "never going to happen"...


Then I rolled my eyes and told myself that all it needed was for me to apply less eyeshadow, not for for me to be able to read Latin & apply my makeup with my feet, so of course I could do it - at the very least I could try it once. 

So do it once was what I have just gone and tried...

Kat Von D: I am NOT a nazi. I am NOT anti-vaxx.

Just a quick post today; when Kat Von D made some posts about vaccinating her son on Instagram a few months ago, I read the entire statements and concluded that she wasn't a member of the anti-vaxx squad... however I also knew that people would only pay attention to part of what she said & run with it, and relish in bringing up the old Nazi hoax again, treating it as though it was real...

So now here we are, after months of being trolled, receiving
death threats and having her career on shaky ground; I wanted to link to the video that she has just put on YouTube regarding those two topics, to remind people that 'influencers'/social media personalities and brand owners are real people, with real problems/concern and real feelings.

Is there some Dark Magic in Morphe's Vault?

Today I'm going to conclude my reviews on the ill-fated Morphe/Jaclyn Hill collection of eyeshadow palettes known as The Vault, by focusing on the last of the four for me to cover - the Dark Magic palette.

This is the one that I was most hesitant to try; deep shadows are harder to blend and are generally messy at the best of times, so I usually wear lighter shades as I'm not patient and precise. So how have I fared with widely-reviewed as badly performing shadows from such an inconsistent collection?

EOTD: the Jaclyn Hill palette, by Morphe...

When I watched the Jaclyn Hill palette reveal video that she made for this palette last year, she mentioned that she'd made one of the shades [Diva] as a perfect Christmas shadow, which is something which has stuck with me.

I was ill between last september and this January [including a week in the ICU], so never got to go anywhere or experiment with makeup for months, and so didn't get around to trying the 'perfect Christmas shade' during the festive lead-up last year.

But one year later,  I've remembered that I wanted to make a point of finally trying it out over the festive period...

Is this the one that we want? [reviewing The Emily Edit: The Wants eyeshadow palette, by Revolution]

 “I wanted this palette to inspire but could also allow you to stay in your comfort zone. I wanted the perfect balance of light, medium and really rich dark shades. I want the colours to be buildable, so you can reach that level of intensity that you want. You can create countless looks and endless creativity.” - Emily Noel

Here's the second half of popular YouTuber EmilyNoel83's collaboration with cosmetic brand Revolution. Like with The Needs eye & face palette I reviewed last month, I bought The Wants on release day & started using it as soon as it arrived, but wanted to wait before reviewing it because I wanted to make sure the 'wow' factor of using a product with the name of someone I've been watching for 11 years had worn off, and then I thought I'd keep on waiting til December to see if it was good enough to recommend putting onto peoples gift-lists.

The verdict is in...

EOTD: Soph x, by Revolution Beauty...

When I reached for my Soph x palette to use the Festive Flame shade in my previous post, I saw another two Christmassy shades, so thought I'd use them in today's post...

I wanted to showcase this palette again as I think Soph x is a nice palette for people who want to experiment with colour and want to expand their palette collection without breaking the bank - I think it'd make a nice stocking stuffer for those people and for YouTube fans, so as it's December I wanted to share.