Juvia's Place Douce Palette PUR Cosmetics Lashes

This was my first time really playing with this palette as well as trying something from Juvia's place. I have had their singles in my drawer for a bit, but they were so deep in tone that I decided to pass them on to somebody who could benefit more from them. In terms of this palette, the mattes are a bit dry, but blend beautifully. I wanted them to be a bit more vibrant, so I'm going to try and put a white base underneath ( like NYX Jumbo pencil in Milk) and see how it works. This look has MAC Paint Pot in Painterly as my base, and my previous quick look just had concealer underneath. The silver shade looks a lot richer in the pan, so it was a bit of a disappointment when I put it on the lid. I have tons of light silvers that are more reflective than this, so I was hoping to get a richer reflective tone. The white shade goes on more sheer than in the pan, as well as the browns. Overall, for the price, this is worth it, because you do get pigment (just not as much as I was hoping), and the colors are pretty and unique. The price makes it a drugstore price, so comparing it to drugstore shadows this is a top performer. It doesn't compare to MUFE or ABH or UD though. Shadows that are beautiful and reflective that are at a great price point are the Colourpop supershock shadows, and some of their palettes ( I own 2, but from the reviews I watch, it seems that some palettes are hit or miss. I would recommend doing your research 😊 ). I love the Catrice Metal Shadows but they may be discontinued.

Dupes
All the shades can be duped but I stumbled upon this dupe of Juvia's Place Tart and AOA Studio Velour Highlighter in Circus. The color is a pink, blue, purple shadow with a white base. The highlighter is more glittery and vibrant (more like and eyeshadow only $1), and the shadow is more subtle without any chunky glitters (more suited as a highlighter). If you happen to own both, putting the mousse highlighter on the bottom and the shadow on top makes it look great!

Links
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Douce Palette
Circus Highlighter

No edits on the last two pics except for adding my watermark and to label the swatches.

💓Kitina

 Makeup Revolution Vivid Baked Highlighters Review 

★★☆☆☆

When looking for highlighters, I tend to like highlighters that are pigmented, and that have a glitter or sheen to it. These highlighters are more like unflattering face powders, than highlighters.  Both highlighters lack pigmentation, but Radiant Lights is definitely the more pigmented of the two. It was so hard to even get these colors to show on camera. Now, I can settle for more of a 'lit from within' look, like the hourglass powders, but these highlighters do not hold a candle to hourglass' ambient powders. Even those powders have beautifully fine-milled glitter, whereas these do not. I could work with Radiant Lights if the subtle color that it gives were flattering on my face, but it isn't. Although these highlighters are very affordable, they are not even worth having. I have other highlighters that perform much better, as seen in the pictures below.

These are heavy, finger swatches, yet the MR Highlighters wouldn't even show up!! Once blended out, the other highlighters look beautiful ( MUFE D868 looks so pretty in person FYI).
I would pass on these highlighters if you are a Light/Fair skin tone. They may work better on someone with a darker skin-tone, but you would run the risk of  them looking ashy. This was my first time trying anything from the brand, but I think I may like their blushes better...

- Kitina