Review of the small palette of shades • Kaleidos – Futurism VI: Lunar Lavender (reviewed in the comments)
Review of the small palette of shades • Kaleidos – Futurism VI: Lunar Lavender (reviewed in the comments)
Such a shame Midnight Flora sucks so much, it’s supposed to be a beautiful shade. I have something similar from Inglot, even though a little more pink, more like an orchid shade, and it is fabulous, so really no excuse for messing it up this hard on a 5 shade palette :/
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🤔 Small Palette ~ In-Depth Shade Review 🔍
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➡️ NOTE: This is MY opinion & experience; regarding the shade quality. As always, use/buy the makeup that makes YOU happy. Also, none of my stuff is sponsored. I do it for fun.
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Smaller palettes are great, but with a smaller-sized palette it is IMPERATIVE that each shade performs remarkably well. Considering you have limited options to create a look, each shade must do its job to contribute to the overall palette quality.
This review focuses on EACH shade in a palette, tests each shade to its limit, and lets you know which ones function as expected, and which shades are duds. At the end, you can see if the palette is mathematically worth the offering price, or if you should skip it.
Today, we are using the Kaleidos: Futurism VI – Lunar Lavender palette. This is my first time deep-diving into this palette, & I’m excited to see how it works.
I swatch each shade in multiple ways (because a single swatch doesn’t always tell the entire story!), & I test each shadow out on my actual eye.
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⭐⭐ Legend:
+ description: color of shade
+ designation: color family shade belongs to
+ formula type: description of compound
+ pigmented: applies tinted or colorless
+ patchiness: experienced any skips or baldness in application
+ blendability: ability to smoothly blend shadow
+ kickback in pan: amount of powder released when brush touched in pan
+ fallout: amount of powder residue on my face after application
+ rating: 0/10: an opinion of the overall performance of the shadow
+ determination: whether the shade is functional for value, or a dud.
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▪️Name of Palette: Kaleidos Makeup – Futurism VI: Lunar Lavender
▪️# of Shades in Palette: 6
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✔ RATING SCALE:
A = 9-10 / FUNCTIONAL
B = 7-8 / FUNCTIONAL
C = 5-6 / FUNCTIONAL
D = 3-4 / DUD
F = 1-2 / DUD
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⭐ Shade 1 – Review: (Nocturnal)
+ description: rosey mauve
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: matte
+ pigmented: yes
+ patchiness: no
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: no
+ rating: 10/10 (A)
+ determination: functional
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⭐ Shade 2 – Review: (Moonroof)
+ description: bright purple w/ purple & blue reflects
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: duochrome topper
+ pigmented: no
+ patchiness: no
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: yes
+ rating: 7/10 (B)
+ determination: functional
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⭐ Shade 3 – Review: (Dreamscape)
+ description: lavender w/ pink reflects
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: duochrome topper
+ pigmented: no
+ patchiness: no
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: yes
+ rating: 7/10 (B)
+ determination: functional
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⭐ Shade 4 – Review: (Midnight Flora)
+ description: bright purple
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: matte
+ pigmented: yes
+ patchiness: yes
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: yes
+ rating: 4/10 (D)
+ determination: dud
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⭐ Shade 5 – Review: (Wisteria)
+ description: lavender
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: matte
+ pigmented: yes
+ patchiness: yes
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: yes
+ rating: 4/10 (D)
+ determination: dud
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⭐ Shade 6 – Review: (Crater Grove)
+ description: brown w/ purple undertone
+ designation: cool tone
+ formula type: matte
+ pigmented: yes
+ patchiness: yes
+ blendability: yes
+ kickback in pan: yes
+ fallout: yes
+ rating: 1/10 (F)
+ determination: dud
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✅ Best Performing Shade: Nocturnal
❌ Least Impressive Shade: Crater Grove
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⚠️ Overall Shade Performance Ratio (dud to functional): 3:3
➡️ Overall Dud Percentage = 50%
➡️ Overall Value Percentage = 50%
💲 Total Palette Cost = $24.00
💲 Total Palette Value = $12.00
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Conclusion: Mathematically, you are ever only going to get $12.00 worth of value out of this palette.
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