Hello everyone,
Looking for a gift to give someone who loves makeup and enjoys watching makeup gurus on Youtube? Well, this may be a gift for them. It's an eyeshadow palette and lipgloss created by Elle and Blair who are very popular on Youtube. The brand is called Skylark. I was pleasantly surprised by how good the packagings look and the quality of the makeup.
First, let's talk about the lip gloss. I love the name: Sophia and Ava. There is also a book they have written and the lip gloss represents the personality of the two characters. The lip gloss doesn't have any particular smell at all and they are not sticky. Personally, I like lip gloss to be a bit sticky because they then to last longer, but these are great for those who doesn't like sticky lip gloss.
The lip gloss is pigmented and it does show up on your lips. I would say the color Sophia shows up more on your lips than Ava. Overall, they are great lip glosses and whoever that gets them as a gift will surely enjoy them. I got these when they were having a promotion for $9.99 for both.
Now, the Skylark Snowkissed Cashmere Eyeshadow Palette. Once you see it, you know they put in a lot of work and details into making this palette. I gotta give it to them that they did an excellent job. The packaging and the quality of the eyeshadows are comparable to Urban Decay. I kid not!
For $20 during their promotion with Blush, it is very well worth it.
The details of the ribbon and the pattern on the mirror are tastefully done.
It also came with instructions on how to create 3 different types of look using the palette.
On the back of each card, it also has the same theme and design.
Here are the colors in the eyeshadow palette. I am glad they the palette came with a good double ended brush. The brush feels very sturdy and a bit heavy meaning it is made very well. Again, it doesn't feel cheap and the brush hairs are very soft.
On one end, it is a flat shader brush where you can pat on the eyeshadows.
The other end is a blending brush to help blend the harsh lines and the colors
The quality of the eyeshadows are also pigmented and have very little fallouts. The eyeshadows are in satin finish.
The only negative thing I can say about this palette is I am not sure why they have the blue and red. Instead of the blue and red, I would suggest for them to have a black and maybe silver or purple color to create a more wearable look. The red and blue are fun colors and they do come out really nice, but I am just not sure if I would get a lot of wear out of them.
Overall, they did a great job on picking the name (Snowkissed Cashmere eyeshadow palette), the packaging is beautiful, the quality of the eyeshadows are very well made, the double ended brush is amazing, but the palette can use a bit more matte and wearable colors rather than the red and blue.
Either way, this palette will also be a great Christmas gift.
Until next time,
stay healthy, beautiful, and inspired.
Have a great night!
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