Kaleidos / Futurism III: Astro-Pink (reviewed in the comments)
Kaleidos / Futurism III: Astro-Pink (reviewed in the comments)
✅ New Saturday Palette Pictorial & Review
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➡️ NOTE: This is MY opinion & experience; regarding the palette quality. As always, use/buy the makeup that makes YOU happy. Also, none of my stuff is sponsored. I do it for fun.
⭐⭐ Please note, I am growing out my brows for a future post – that’s why they are so ‘ungroomed’. 😘
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Kaleidos – Futurism III: Astro-Pink ✌
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👁 Look Created: Raised Outer Corner
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⚫ Packaging: no shadow sizing info on palette (but appear smaller in size than a standard MAC single), thin tri-fold blue & pink watercolor cardboard packaging, palette name is small & holographic, luxury weight, magnetic closure, small rectangle shape, mirror inside, pans are not intended to be removable, shade names are only designated on a separate plastic insert
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⚫ Country of Origin: China
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⚫ # of Shades in Palette: 6 total shades (all eyeshadows)
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⚫ Formulas Included: 3 formulas (3 mattes, 1 sequin, 1 metallic, & duochrome)
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⚫ Designation: cool-toned
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⚫ Dexterity Concerns: a little difficult to open & keep open due to the tri-fold
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⚫ Type of Press: moderate – some kickback in pan, no fallout on my face; you can do either base or eyes first with this palette
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⚫ Extra Information: made by an American & Chinese team (one of the first companies to cross-borders w/ products & vision), galactic/interstellar/celestial-themed, crease-less & long-lasting formula, cruelty-free, vegan, no PAO on palette (may have been on original box)
NOTE: As of 1/1/20, cosmetic animal-testing is NO longer a requirement on made-in OR imported cosmetics in China. Each company operates at its own discretion in that regard.
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💰 Price: $24.00 (Kaleidos Website)
💲 Price: $4.00/shadow
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🔎 REVIEW:
🔸️Patchiness: no patchiness
🔸️Blendability: VERY easy to blend
🔸️Fallout: experienced 0 fallout
🔸️Shade Variance: there is a nice range of light, midtone, & deep shades. This palette does a great job of going from ‘light’ to ‘dark’.
🔸️Formula: the mattes worked perfectly, & blended with ease. The shades of the mattes are perfect for gradient blending. The sequin shade (the black) works just like a normal matte, dependent upon what type of brush you use – a fluffy blender will give you a matte look, whereas a packing brush will allow the diamond glitters to stay in place. The color & temperance of this shade was exceptional. The purple metallic is SO extremely shiny, it can be easily mistaken for a foil-shade. Even though it is light in tone, it is extremely saturated in color. It will not disappoint. The last formula, the duochrome, is the sparkly blue. To me, it seems like a metallic shade with micro glitters in it. Due to its composition, it was a little difficult to work with, as it has quite a sheer base. After building it up a little bit, you are left with a pretty nice-looking sparkly blue-to-purple.
🔸️Packaging: meh, I dislike a tri-fold palette – but I love the formula, so I just deal with it.
🔸️Recommendation: if you didn’t know this, Kaleidos is my favorite makeup brand! I collect everything they create. Honestly, the performance of this palette was up to standard for the brand, & I have no qualms about it. However, the color story is my LEAST favorite thing they’ve ever came up with. It just doesn’t really speak to me, & I don’t get inspired from it. If you do, you will love this palette! The price per shade is mid-tier, so it’s really up to you if it’s worth adding to your collection. The palette itself is easy to store. I am keeping this in my collection. If you are interested in this palette, I would definitely recommend it.
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+ Favorite Shade: Lightyear
– Least Favorite Shade: Neptune
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🚦 Rating: B
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⭐ RATING LEGEND:
A = totally wow’d me
B = not the best, but I like it
C = personal bias, nothing wrong w/ product
D = this didn’t work out for me
F = I totally hate this
Your look is so pretty!! Kaleidos is my favorite brand as well 😍 still missing this palette from my collection and I’m on the fence on whether or not to get it. Kinda bummed that the brown shades are so similar and I guess I can dupe the blue shimmer with the one from Club Nebula, so I really don’t know.
But tysm for the detailed review and swatches, so happy to hear it performs as well as their other palettes!!
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