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Relove by Revolution Colour Play Eyeshadow Palette [Fantasy] Review

By Maychiri's Thoughts - February 17, 2024

And now the second review of the Relove by Revolution products here. This is the Relove by Revolution Colour Play Eyeshadow Palette, shade Fantasy!
 
 
I knew I wanted to buy an eyeshadow palette from (the then new sub-brand) Relove by Revolution, I just couldn’t figure out which shade I wanted, but the weirder the combination of colours the better. So I finally settled for this interesting combination of purples and browns. All for only 2.99€! Before jumping to any conclusions regarding the quality and the price, let’s first see what it’s like, actually!
 
 
Packaging: even though it might look a bit cheap to some, I rather like its small size and simplicity. It’s just a plastic packaging that has a clear plastic lid with bold white “Fantasy Shadow Palette” text written on it and is white in the back with an info sticker. The lid snaps tightly and seems quite robust. I really like the designs of the text on the front, it looks so modern to me! 
 
 
 
Ingredients: no nourishing ingredients or parabens here. The scent very faint, a little bit soapy I think. The expiration date is 12 months after opening.
 

Closer look at all the shades

I must say that I rather like the selection of colours in this palette! Yes, it might be a slightly odd combination of colours, but that makes it more interesting to use. There are 6 colours in this palette: a finely milled shimmery rosy brown (1), a finely milled shimmery light brown with lilac shimmer (2), a finely milled shimmery lavender purple (3), a shimmery medium brown (4), a matte light brown (5), and finally a very shimmery, almost like glitter, purple-pink (6). My favourite is the medium brown shade (4), it’s gorgeous, and the light brown with lilac shimmer (2) is so interesting! I honestly like them all and they coordinate very well with each other.

Swatches of all the shades

In terms of pigmentation, all 6 shades are pretty intensely pigmented; the most intense are the medium brown (4) and lavender shades (3, 6). The least pigmented shade is the single matte shade (5), but that’s not to say that it’s poorly pigmented, it’s just very close to my skintone. The two extra large pans, the lightest brown (1) and light brown with lilac shimmer (2) are very nicely pigmented and the purple shimmer is clearly visible, it’s way more visible than the brown used as a base for this shade. The lavender shade (3) is super pigmented, and looks so beautiful even on its own, just like the medium brown (4). That one is so pigmented that it looks wonderful used solo. And the pink shimmer shade (6) is insanely pigmented so I have to be careful when applying it. They all look true to their appearance in pans. 
 

I had absolutely no issues applying any of the 6 shades. The matte brown is super easy to apply with a brush, and all the other shades, while being a tiny bit more difficult to apply with a brush, apply incredibly easily using fingers. I do think that they are easier to apply with a brush than plenty of other shimmer eyeshadows that I have. And they all blend so beautifully, like, it’s so easy to create various looks with this palette due to how good the formula of these shadows is! I think that the shimmers tend to be easier to blend than the matte, when it’s usually the other way around; quite interesting! 
 
 
There was no fall-out at all with this palette, and all the shades are so light that I didn’t even feel them on my lids, not even the more coarse shimmery pink.
 

 
During testing I don’t use a primer, so that I can see the true nature of the eyeshadows and how long they last. So, these shadows are incredibly long-lasting, but, as you can see from the swatches, they do tend to crease fairly quickly, and it gets a bit worse during the day. That’s pretty unfortunate, and disappointed me. However, none of the 6 shades fade or move throughout the day.
 

 
Removal is extremely easy, be it using micellar water or an oil-based (recommended!) remover. All the shades are pretty much equally easy to remove. Although, the shimmery shades tend to leave residual shimmer if you remove them with micellar water.
 
 
 
 
To sum up, this is a fantastic little palette! It defies the notion that ‘cheap’ products necessarily have to be bad quality by being intensely pigmented, super easy to apply, remove and blend. The single negative I have to say is that it creases a lot when not using a primer underneath, but a lot of shimmers do crease anyways. It’s very long-lasting, besides the creasing. And the colours are gorgeous and make for some quite interesting looks. It would be worth it even if it cost 3 times the price, but for such a low price, it is a spectacular palette that is well-worth buying! Recommendation!
 
 
 
Rating: 8/10
 
 
Would buy again? YES

 

 

 

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