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MINI REVIEW***Spellbound Beauty
I first purchased from Spellbound Beauty a couple of years ago when I found it on Etsy. It is a female-owned one-woman show, with its proprietor being a young, enthusiastic owner whose goal is to ensure that her customers are ultimately satisfied which is the reason I continue to return to purchase from the brand. For the purchase of this review, I will be concentrating on the two most recent eyeshadow palettes that I have acquired and added to my collection.
The Wild Thing
Admittedly so, this palette is reflective of several colorful palettes that are inundating the beauty market at this time, none of which are especially unique in color story or quality. While I find the color story "standard" for a colorful palette, what truly sets it apart is the unique and well-presented quality of the palette. In fact, I ended up selling or giving away many of my colorful palettes with similar color stories because the quality in this particular palette is above par and sets itself apart from mediocre copycat palettes.
Firstly, the shadows blend beautifully. I hate that phrase, but there are literally no other words that can do justice to the significance of how well the shadows blend. This includes the deeper shades, which you may or may not be aware can give an eyeshadow wearer a lot of trouble. This is not the case with the darker shade in the bottom right corner on the end, the third shade on the bottom row and the fourth and fifth shades on the middle row. Additionally, that beautiful yellow shade with an orange/mustard tint on the top row, the third shade over is pigmented, but not to the point where blending it is an issue, but building it up is an easy task. Also, to boot, the outer packaging is just sick!!!
The Rituals Palette
As I am honest with all of my reviews, I will say that this is not my favorite color story. Not that it's not unique, mysterious, sexy, and beautiful; however, it's just not something that I go for personally and doesn't match my personal aesthetic. With that being said, again the quality of this palette is remarkable. I am able to make a fantastic smokey silver/gray eye look, specifically with the top row, and even another beautiful look with the second row. The palette has several sections divided into quads that one can make a beautiful look with, but as I said it's just not my personal aesthetic. The first row, 2nd and 3rd shades are outstanding and even the second row, 5th shade is beautiful. Any eyeshadow lover that finds the color story appealing would certainly not be disappointed with the eye looks that they are able to create with The Rituals Palette from Spellbound Beauty.
