Royal Peach eyeshadow palette

2 Reviews

1. 

   dreadfulThrushe7

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   The shades are very wearable, but not as pigmented as other brands. I was very excited for the shimmery lavender, but it hardly shows up :/ The shimmery olive/light green is wonderful, however. This is probably my favorite shade in the palette. The matte colors are pretty blendable and make good transition shades.

   You can’t really make a “complete” eye look with this – as there is no light enough shade to be a highlight or dark enough shade for the outer corners if you’re going for a smoked look.

   Packaging-wise, this isn’t very sturdy. It’s cardboard and arrived already somewhat bent. Also, a few of the shadow pans are loose.

   Surprisingly, the brush it came with is very good. It makes for a great crease brush (FYI it is a natural-hair brush, for those of you who are vegan or only like synthetic).

   Wouldn’t repurchase, but I do get some fun looks with it.

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   sugaryCardinal9

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   The Royal Peach eyeshadow palette contains 12 pressed powder shades; Sorbet (matte finish light tangerine), Seashell (metallic finish pink champagne), Peachy (matte finish bright peach), Royal (satin finish bright royal blue), Queen Bee (metallic finish shimmering caramel), Duke (metallic finish red copper), Duchess (metallic finish bright cinnamon), Sandy (matte finish medium tan), Mojito (metallic finish golden green), North Star (metallic finish soft lilac), Crush (satin finish peachy pink) and Cinnamon (matte finish burnt orange).

   The shades in Royal Peach are very wearable, can be worn on all skin tones and they actually compliment each other – I really enjoy this palette and will use it regularly as the powders are quite easy to work with [the blue and burnt orange mattes are a bit dry], can be worn all year round and either dressed up or toned down to fit any occasion. The pigmentation of the products in this palette is good, and everything wears well on my drier skin – there is some kick-up when I dip my brushes into the pans, but that is something that never really bothers me as long as the powders apply and performs well, which these do. My palette doesn’t smell bad [it was a big complaint when the palette was first released] – it doesn’t have any fragrance at all. I believe that it was said somewhere that the problem with the ‘smelly’ palettes in older batches was caused by the glue used to hold the shadow pans in place. Unlike the brush in the Take Me On Vacation eyeshadow palette, this one does work well; it’s a great brush for diffusing my crease colours. I use it for softening the brighter mattes when I want a softer look. I now keep the brush in the cosmetic bag that my most-used brushes live in and use it quite a bit on my more toned down days.

   My only issue is the same that it’s been for every other Kylie Cosmetics palette I’ve tried; the shimmers won’t build up to the intensity that they have in their pans – apply them dry or wet, with stiff bristled brushes or fingers, it makes no difference. Personally, I actually prefer the softer look they have, but if you love the shades you see in the pans, you’re in for a disappointment.

   The quality of the shadows in the Royal Peach palette is much better in comparison to the shadows in the brand’s fancy limited edition stuff [although there still are issues with the metallics not reaching their full intensity] and the colour story is nice. If you want to treat yourself and have the spare money for customs & handling fees, then yes, this is a very nice eyeshadow palette to get – just be beware of the slow order and processing times [order processing took 6 days, and delivery took another 11 days], then adding in the $15 for international postage and the custom tax & handling charges to the cost too. If you just want any peach themed palette, you can pick up TooFaced’s Sweet Peach palette much more easily, with no extra costs being tagged onto it.

   I wasn’t sure how to rate this; If the palette’s usual RRP was the same as it was for the flash sale price I paid, I’d be happily recommending this palette, but as it is I can’t ignore the issue with the metallic shades since the brand have put themselves at such a big price level [after adding in international shipping and customs & handling charges, a big Huda Beauty palette is cheaper]. I do think that people may want to look out for another sale where they can pick Royal Peach. The Kylie Cosmetics site has been having loads of flash sales since Kim launched a makeup line, so I definitely recommend that you sign up for email alerts on the site as this particular palette has been in 40% off sales three times in the past few months.