Are they dupes? Kat Von D Beauty Pastel Goth vs Makeup Obsession Dream With A Vision...

Kat Von D's Pastel Goth was released sometime early in 2017 (January?) and sold out in about a fortnight, leaving lots of people disappointed that they didn't get the chance to buy it and I was flicking through Instagram the other week and saw that someone was yet again asking about a possible re-release of Pastel Goth underneath a KvD Beauty post, so seeing that the need & want for grungy pastel shades is still alive and kicking inspired me to keep an eye out for an eyeshadow palette that offers affordable and easy-to-find alternatives. That [admittedly short] search has lead to today's post...

In the store some of the shades in the Obsession's new Dream With A Vision palette seemed really close to most of the ones in Pastel Goth to my eyes, so I bought it so that I could compare it next to Pastel Goth and see just how close the shades in the palettes really are.

The Dream With A Vision palette doesn't have a peachy coral shade and the shade that looks grey in the pan is actually a gorgeous lavender, but aside from those two shades, lets see how we do with matching the other six shades from Pastel Goth up to ones in Dream With A Vision...

The white's are both white, so no surprises there. The dusty mauve shades are spot on dupes, as are the lilac shades - although the lilac shades have different finishes, so I can't really call them dupes. The KvD yellow shade is more vibrant in comparison to the other yellow, but the Obsession yellow is still fairly close to it - it's just a tad lighter in tone.  

from there the likeness gets further away from each other, between the blues and the greens; the Obsession 'green' is a blue-leaning turquoise and the obsession blue is dustier in comparison to the KvD shade. Gorgeous shades, but not close to being a match...

The KvD shadows are more pigmented & creamier [since the palette was 3x the cost of the Obsession palette, it should feel and perform to a higher standard], however the Obsession shadow formulas are still nice - and I love the packaging. I've only played with the Dream With A Vision shadows so far and have had a mixed bag; the shimmers are great, but there's been a bit of powdery mess and patchiness with some of the mattes, which tbf I expected from lighter shades. I'll be reviewing Dream With A Vision in the near-future after all-day wear testing and playing with different bases, so keep an eye open...

Kat Von D Beauty's Pastel Goth is no longer available - be weary of sites offering it, as many of the brand's palettes have been copied.

Makeup Obsession is a brand that is exclusive to Boots stores in the UK, and the Dream With A Vision palette is £10 [online and in-store]. The brand has just launched in Target in America, but I don't think that this particular palette is available yet (I've heard that the Belle Jorden one is, though).
The Revolution site also sells Makeup Obsession and they ship worldwide, so international customers can also buy the palette.