Royal Affair 20-Color Shadow Palette

3 Reviews

1. 

   ashamedBittern1

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   This palette has a good mix of mattes and shimmers, neutrals and jewel tones. I got it as my first “fun” palette with more than just rosey neutrals. It has everything I want in one palette except a browbone highlight: base colours, transition shades, mattes, shimmers.

   I found that using fluffy brushes resulted in almost no colour payoff, but if I used a densely packed brush I got fantastic pigmentation. The shimmers are almost uniformly more opaque than the mattes, though the mattes do build up well. Though the swatches don’t look any different over the primer versus on bare skin, it took way more scrubbing to get off the product that went on over primer.

   Swatched on NC30 skintone over Etude House Proof 10 Eye Primer with the Quo Crease Blender Brush. (View this photo in the product photo gallery.)

   Reign – Is so powdery and pale it didn’t show up on my skin at all. Lots of fallout. It’s also matte, so I couldn’t even use it as a browbone highlight.
   Crown – Looks green, is definitely bright yellow on the eye. Extremely opaque if you pack it on with your finger.
   Throne – Duotone bluesilver, really pretty
   Primrose – Orangey transition shade
   Majesty – Beige-purple, a little powdery
   Duchess – Purpley-brown, patchy but easy to build up
   Palace – Odd one out, a grey I don’t imagine I’ll ever use
   Prince – Very warm terracotta, patchy but can be built up
   Lord – Opaque brown shimmer, gorgeous!
   Imperial – A beautiful neutral gold
   High Tea – Cooler silver
   Honor – My favourite, a warm copper shade with great colour payofff
   Lady – True pink, definitely needs to be built up
   Monarch – Forest green, opaque
   Empress – Another good light brown transition shade
   Emperor – Strongly orange-learning brown
   Regal – Rich berry colour, less patchy on the eye than on a swatch
   Enchanted – Surprisingly opaque black with a ton of fallout
   Aristocrat – Maybe…brass? It’s silver and brown mettalic.
   Princess – The shimmer version of Regal, excellent pigmentation

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   sugaryCheetah5

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   This palette is very impressive! The shades, each and every one, has great color payoff and is true to pan. They blend seamlessly and do not muddy. I have tarte, denona, etc etc and this little star from BH really shines amongst them all. It makes me wonder what they use for pigment to keep the price as low as it is considering it’s quality. This was my first BH purchase and after using it for only a short while I soon purchased others as well. It has great staying power on my eyes regardless of how I prime. Highly recommend.

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   shamefulCake7

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   I love the elegant and rich color story and the quality is up there with more pricey brands. Amazing pigmentation, easy to blend, colors stay rich and don’t go muddy, long lasting. The mattes are smooth and the shimmers fairly intense. They build quickly and can be made to pop even more if you wet the brush or press on with your finger. Does not irritate my sensitive eyes, gluten free, cruelty free. Its a cardboard palette but surprisingly pretty with nice artwork on the cover, has a mirror and a magnetic close. I also recommend the new Zodiac Palettes.