Makeup Revolution Ultra contour Palette
First of all i must admit that I'm super excited to finally own a complete contour kit- why? because here in the UK we don't have easy access to Anastasia Beverly Hills/ NYX contour kits etc.
And to top it all off this only costs £8. I bought mine from Superdrugs, and delivery arrived within 4 days =D. Its also available straight from the Makeup Revolution website.
Packaging is beautiful- its sleek and compact, and just so easy to take with you on the go! i was expecting the cheap plastic packaging that you get in most palettes such as the coastal scents/sedona lace palettes- but it is very good quality. the packaging is slightly heavier than i expected and very sturdy.
Taking a look inside:
The palette contains a full sized mirror, 6 pressed powder shades and 2 baked highlighters.
Doesn't it just look beautiful?
From the top row, the first 2 highlighting contour shades are matte and pigmented. The first shade is slightly pinkish and would be a perfect setting powder for very fair to light medium skin tones.
The much loved yellow 'banana' powder would be great for highlighting for medium to darker skin tones. The powders are excellent quality! i get no fallout whatsoever, nor is there a great mess created whenever i dip my brush into any of the shades! I did find however that the first shade was slightly more pigmented than the yellow shade. These 2 shades remind me of the Anastasia Beverly Hills contour kit which began the battle of the contour kits.
The 3rd shade in the top row, is a beautiful pinky toned highlight with a luminous sheen to it. Its the type of highlight i would use when you do NOT want that 'BOOM' on the cheek bones- i personally prefer to use it on the nose and forehead for that beautiful sheen without looking like a disco ball.
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| A toned down highlight |
This baked HIGHLIGHTING powder is just....OMG! where do i begin?? Its super pigmented! i mean crazy pigmented- when i first used it there was just way too much on one cheek. literally one swipe is enough for both cheeks and probably the rest of the face too! Its a beautiful silver frosty shade, with fine golden glitter- which is not chunky. its gorgeous. My advice would be to use a light hand ;)
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| Not for the faint hearted! |
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| 2nd row, Contour shades |
The contour shades are in the second row of the palette. containing a variety of tones. The first shade is a dark warm toned brown which would works great on medium skin tones- but I'm not sure if it would work on the very deep tones.
Again all the contour shades blended wonderfully and no problems with powderiness, they are smooth to the touch, the only thing i would point out is that the contour shades seem to be very similar in shades- there is one for light skin tones, and the other 2 seem very similar in shade, but they differ in tones. So what about those with much deeper skin?
The final shade is a bronzy highlight- and looks very similar to the 1st highlight shade (1st row 3rd along). The slight difference being that this one is less pinky in tone.
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A comparison the 3 highlights in the palette:
Rating:
Colour selection: 8/10 Pigmentation: 9/10Texture: 8/10Price: 10/10
OVERALL RATING: 9/10
Generally this is something i would definitely recommend! its a great palette to have with a matching price. colours are smooth and pigmented and most importantly blend out wonderfully on the skin. Hands down the best contour kit in the drugstore at the moment
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