Viseart Holiday 2021 ::: Paris Etoile Palette Review & Swatches!

Talking about the Paris Etoile Petit Pro Palette from Viseart's Holiday Collection this year!

Full disclosure: Viseart gifted me this palette along with their other Holiday palettes but with no obligation to post!

Viseart describes this palette as a constellation of smokey cool midnight mattes and cosmically lustrous shimmers to celebrate the eternal beauty of Parisian jazz clubs and luminous, opalescent shimmers. I don't gravitate towards cooler toned palette so the color scheme of the palette is quite uncommon within my collection. I probably would have shades individually among ALL of my palettes, but as a palette it is unique and I really love that. May be suddenly my life will change and I would go onto some wonderful parties where I will get to sport these uber cool smokey looks and then this palette will be my best friend 😍. 

Over the past few years, Viseart has been curating palettes in different formats which are more approachable by general consumer compared to their original lines that were primarily created for Makeup Artists and Professionals. This particular one is on the smaller side with 8 shades and they call it Petit Pro. 

Just looking at the palette you can see, all the shades here are quite contrasting! You have some very deep mattes, along with some deeper shimmers and on the other hand you have two beautiful beige-y pinky shimmers. I am not someone who gets drawn in to this color scheme, but as of now I am really loving the whole vibe of this palette! I will see if the love stays in the coming weeks.  

Formula: I think at this point I am repeating myself, but I really love Viseart's formula. I adore their matte shadows - they are so easy to work with. This palette has a deep grey, a deep midnight blue and a deep grey-purple in matte formula. These are not the easy colors to use when they are in matte formula, so my recommendation is to slowly build it up rather than going on strong in the beginning. I still do find them quite easy to use, blend and place strategically. I have used this palette two-three times, and I am really impressed with Montmartre and Choisy.  I often overlook their shimmers because I am just so mesmerized by their mattes. But the shimmers here are beautiful as well. 

Color: I already talked about the colors but let's take a closer look!

Fontaine - Described as pink champagne with a shimmer finish. So shimmery - I love it.  .

Vavin - Described as light beige with a matte finish. Hmm, a tad bit disappointed. I don't really need another beige matte. I think we have had enough of those. I would have preferred at least a few shades deeper. I think that would have been more universally useful. 

Raspail - Described as bitter charcoal grey with a matte finish. I don't feel any interest in this type of color but man, this is such a necessary color in this palette. I feel like you will need to use this in some capacity or other no matter what type of look you are going to create.   

Fleurus - Described as midtone eggplant purple with a shimmer finish. What a gorgeous shade! In this look below, this is the main shade that makes the whole look. It has such a beautiful deep black purple base topped with various sparkles. Hands down my favorite shade in this palette 😍.

Montmartre - Described as steel french blue with a matte finish. Another one of my favorite shades! It is so good! I have used it as blending shade 2-3 times till now and aha, it is so easy to work with. 

Choisy - Described as smoked blackberry with a matte finish. Beautiful shade! Love how subtly colorful it is. Mixed with Fleurus creates the most beautiful purple smokey eyes. 

Montparnasse - Described as crystalline lilac with a metallic shimmer finish. This has a much cooler vibe than Fontaine even though they may appear similar. So sparkly! Beautiful as a inner corner highlight. I am dying to try it on my lid for my next look.

Mouffetard - Described as midtone eggplant purple with a shimmer finish. Very beautiful shade and the most essential shade that gives the whole palette that smokey vibe. Love it. 

Staying Power: I always use eye primer with my eye looks. But I love their formula - it has great staying power. It stays put till I remove at night when I wash my face.

Packaging: I love these petit pro palettes, I have one from before and they are so good when it comes to travelling. And the outer packaging with tiny stars and moons with steel blue color and Paris skyline is so good. Their palettes now has mostly removable magnetic pans which are amazing in case you want to create custom color schemes. I really love that about their newer packaging styles.

Price & Availability: This palette will cost you $30 at full price for a total of 8 gram or 0.28 oz. But this is holiday season so I am quite sure you will get some discount or other. Also it is very easy to find Viseart these days; they retail at their own website (Viseart), Beautylish, Camera Ready Cosmetics, and Muse Beauty Pro.

Here is a look I created using only this palette so far, I have used it with their Lapis palette which created a beautiful look and I am sure I will play with it more and have more fun.

Lastly some video swatches! Such pretty shades!

Did you pick up any palette from this holiday collection?

Love,

~Arrru

Viseart Holiday 2021 ::: Bijouxette Etendu Palette Review & Swatches!

Talking about the Bijouxette Palette from Viseart's Holiday Collection this year!

Full disclosure: Viseart gifted me this palette along with their other Holiday palettes but with no obligation to post!

If you are a makeup lover who ended up here from my Instagram, you already know that I absolutely adore Viseart Eyeshadows. The first palette I ever tried from them was the 12-pan Dark Matte palette and I have been a fan ever since. 

Over the past few years, Viseart has been curating palettes in different formats which are more approachable by general consumer compared to their original lines that were primarily created for Makeup Artists and Professionals. And out of this year's holiday collection with all different types of palettes, I have to say that Bijuoxette has my heart! I was planning to purchase it on my own actually.

First, look at the color scheme! Isn't it the most comprehensive colorful palette!? I mean you got 4 perfect mattes, I feel like this is a great array of mattes that can be very useful for all different types of skin-tone. Then you got 2 beautiful golden shimmer shades that will definitely please you if you are a neutral lover. And lastly, beautiful colorful shades! I am very big fan of colors - the  greens & blues, the deep garnet and purples and also that beautiful orange! I think, I think, I think this palette was made for me! 

Formula: Before I had this holiday collection, I already had 6 palettes from Viseart. So that should already tell you how much I love their formula. I adore their matte shadows - they are so easy to work with. I can blend their mattes with ease, I can place them strategically without getting muddy, I can mix them with lighter or darker shades to make them deeper or brighter. Even with deeper mattes like blue or dark green, I find them comparatively much easier to work with than some other brands. And because their mattes get more love from me, I don't pay much attention to their shimmers 😄! But they are also such a joy to work with. They are opaque, very shiny and almost minimum to no fall-out. I prefer using them with my fingertips than using with a brush.

Color: I already talked about the colors but let's take a closer look!

Nouveau - Described as base or midtone beige taupe hue with a matte finish. I don't the see, but it is a beautiful shade that I can use as a brow-bone highlighter. If you have lighter skin-tone than me, this will be good crease shade for you.

Ruby - Described as warm wine tone with a matte finish. I love this type of deep maroon-y shade. A perfect crease shade for me for warm looks- neutral or colorful!

Carnelian - Described as Demi-matte pumpkin orange with flecks of reflectivity. I don't particularly care for this type of finish, I feel like the speckles are useless because when I use the shades on my eyes, I lose the speckles. But I love the color. I can see myself using this shade as a matte shade.

Scandalous - Described as teal metallic duochrome. Such a gorgeous shade! I love it. It is not entirely blue or green which means it goes seamlessly with either blue or green looks. I know I am going to grab for this color so very much 😍.

Speakeasy - Described as burnt dark chocolate with a matte finish. I love this shade! It is so good! I can use it as a crease shade or to deepen up my outer corner area.

Prohibition - Described as antiqued gold with a demi-duochromatic metallic finish. Beautiful shade but it is a typical shade so I don't necessarily feel any extra pull for this shade!

Sidecar - Described as warm midtone toffee with a matte finish. Woohoo! Another matte shade I absolutely adore. It is the perfect crease shade for me. And I think it is a shade that every person (irrespective of their skin-tone) can find great use for.

Sequins - Described as midtone golden amber with a metallic finish. VERY gold, I love this shade. Again it is a somewhat of a common shade, but I do appreciate a good gold shade! Very metallic, very opaque, very beautiful.

Deco - Described as raspberry with a metallic finish. Beautiful warm deep pinkish maroon shade. It is very red leaning which is somewhat uncommon within my collection. I will definitely use this shade a lot.

Cubism - Described as sapphire blue with a demi-duochromatic metallic finish. Oooooh, I absolutely love this shade. And I do see a very light pink duochrome over the sapphire blue. I used Scandalous, Cubism and Jade together in one of my look, and I loved the outcome...it was such a good blue eye look. 

Jade - Described as majestic green with a metallic finish and majestic right! This is a shade that goes so well with so many different shades. I can already, this is going to be one of my favorite shades from the palette.

Velveteen - Described as midtone purple with a demi-matte duochromatic metallic finish. Another one with a very light hue duochrome. Love it!  

Staying Power: I always use eye primer with my eye looks. But I love their formula - it has great staying power. It stays put till I remove at night when I wash my face.

Packaging: This is their Ettendu palette so it follows a typical sizing, I love the green festive outer cover too! Their palettes now has mostly removable magnetic pans which are amazing in case you want to create custom color schemes. I really love that about their newer packaging styles.

Price & Availability: This palette will cost you $44 at full price for a total of 18 gram or 0.63 oz. But this is holiday season so I am quite sure you will get some discount or other. Also it is very easy to find Viseart these days; they retail at their own website (Viseart), Beautylish, Camera Ready Cosmetics, and Muse Beauty Pro.

Here are the 3 looks I created using only this palette so far, I am sure I will play with it more and have more fun.

Lastly some video swatches! Such pretty shades!

Did you pick up any palette from this holiday collection?

Love,

~Arrru