Caramel Melange

Zoeva Caramel Melange Palette: The pumpkin colour palette!

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Hi! Welcome back to my blog. I'm Mireille.

Are you guys excited to see my thoughts on this palette? Cause I am very excited now and I can't wait to share with you guys how awesome is this palette!

I accidentally discovered this palette when I was window shopping at Sephora online. I never knew that Zoeva produces such great quality palette! (I thought they are only good at producing makeup brushes haha) 

I was initially looking at their Plasir box which consist of 3 palettes. However, the colours of Caramel Melange overpowered the other two palette (Cocoa Blend and Blanc Fusion). Caramel Melange is so hard to get as it it always out of stock on the website. Ok..ok..i know I'm going too far =.=

Let's get started!
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Same as usual some photos.

image source: freepik.com

Oh....isn't the packaging beautiful? I can't resist it! This gold and warm brown colour really reminds me of fall. Although I live in a country without fall hahaha. It is sleek and compact which is a plus for storing.

It claims to have superior pigmentation, easy to blend and consist of vitamin E.

Well, I can't tell if it really contains vitamin E but the first two statement is true. It is very pigmented and easy to blend.

We know that matte shades are often harder to blend compare to the shimmers but this palette really surprises me. It blends like magic!


This is how it looks like once it's open. There are 10 shades in this palette. 6 matte shades, 3 shimmers, 1 matte with gold glitter. This is a warm tone palette. It is 1.5g for each pan.

Top from left: wax paper, universal delight, aftertaste, 182 degree celcius, liquid center
Bottom from left: alchemy, start soft, finish sensual, almost burnt, edible gem

The mattes are very pigmented with a powdery feel but does not have fall outs upon application. 

The shimmers are really gorgeous! I live for them! They are very shimmery and they have minimal fall out (normal for shimmery shades) which is good enough. 

Overall the shades are easy to blend and wear as they compliment each other really well. As for the pigmentation, it is no doubt very intense!

Doubt it? Let's take a look at my swatches on this palette.
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These are the swatches for the colours on the top lane.



These are the swatches for the bottom lane.



They are really pigmented right?! I know after seeing the swatch are you guys wondering what is the difference between alchemy and start soft? Alchemy has more of a reddish tone brown while start soft is more of an orangey brown. Universal delight is my usual transition shade. It is also the only one shade with this buttery feel. The shimmer shades are not chunky which is surprising. I recommend applying using finger or a compact brush to prevent fall outs :)


Daily makeup look created using this palette.

I also found out that edible gem is similar to the shade sippy sippy in the Swamp Queen palette by Tarte in collaboration with Grav3yardgurl. I like the edible gem more than sippy sippy because it blends out nicely. 

Pros:
Pigmented, affordable (USD26.5 on official website, RM 90.00 on Sephora website), long lasting, minimal fall out, compact

Cons: 
No mirror :(

Verdict: 5/5 !!!!

Recommend? YES!

Repurchase? Yes. If I am able to finish it hahahaha

Etude House

Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lipliner: A perfect lip liner for the famous Bbia lipstick no.4 ?!

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Hello everyone! I'm back to blogging. First of all, sorry for disappearing without notice ><

I've been busy catching up with the assignments and final exams. I'm truly sorry for not being able to update my blog frequently. Now that I'm back at blogging do expect for more blog post :D
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As the title stated in the post, today's review is going to be the famous Korean brand Etude house's Lip liner~! I purchased this a long time ago but haven't try it until recently that I've decided to try this lip liner as it has been lying around for quite some time. =.="
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So, let's get started!
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This is how it looks like in the official advertisement.
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It is 0.2g, and comes in this plastic pen style which the product can be twisted up so that you wouldn't need to sharpen it lip the one in the pencil form. 
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and this is how it really looks like. I got mine in the shade no.1 Soft Rose.
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The pen is sleek and the cap of this liner closes with a click which make it looks more sturdy.
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This is the close up of the liner. It has quite a small tip which enables precise drawing on the lip line.
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This is the amount that is left after a few swatches. 
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Now let's look at the swatch.

Left: Bbia last lipstick no.4 Intellective.  
Right: Etude House Soft Touch Auto Lipliner in shade no.1 Soft Rose.
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Comments:
  • not drying on the lips, dries into semi-matte and stays for a few hours (tried for 3 hour).
  • creamy texture. Glides onto the lips without tugging. 
  • does not moves around once it's set which is a plus because you won't find yourself becoming a clown after a few hours XD.
  • waterproof but not oil proof.
  • only 0.2g, so it comes in this little amount but for the price I think it is all good. It is $2.60 on the official website. I bought it from Hermo.my which cost around RM11.

Repurchase? Yes!!!!!

Recommend to friends and family. Yes.

Rating: 4/5

I'll update the staying power once I've try for a longer time. Until then. Ciao~

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