I haven’t heard many people talk about this brand, but I saw it pop up over on Instagram and I loved the idea of it. Which meant I placed a HUGE Boots order, and ordered more than I probably should have. I just couldn’t help myself, as they have so many beautiful shades.
This is my Makeup Obsession palette review.
The Brand:
Makeup Obsession is owned by TAM Beauty, the company behind the brands: ‘Makeup Revolution and I <3 Makeup.
Where to Buy?:
As I mentioned I placed the order online, and luckily everything arrived in one piece. I haven’t seen a stand for this in my local store, which is a bit of shame, as it would be great to be able to swatch the shades first. As they didn’t have any swatches online, so I had to go off the stock image alone.
How Does it Work?:
This brand differs to others currently on the market as they don’t sell pre-made palettes. All of the shades are sold separately, so the palettes are fully customisable. They offer: eyeshadow, highlighter, bronzer and blush.
You can’t mix and match from different brands, as the palettes will only fit products from the brand. Which is understandable as the pan sizes are a lot bigger than your typical single shadows. The palettes come in two sizes:
Medium – With 6 slots.
Large – With 12 slots.
You have a choice of: rose gold, white and black. I picked rose gold for the eyeshadow palette, and white for the contour and highlighter palette. Both palettes have a large mirror inside which is a huge bonus.
The Price:
The six pan palette will set you back £4 and the larger one costs £8.
For the pans themselves, you’re looking at: £2 each for eye shadows, and £3 each for bronzer, highlighters and blush.
Contour and Highlight Palette:
I don’t wear blush, so I decided to fill the smaller palette with highlighters and bronzers.
Top to Bottom: Bare, Pearl, Moon and Gold
To to Bottom: Light and Light/ Medium
Eyeshadow Palette:
I wanted to create a palette that was unlike anything I had in my collection already. Which led me to warmer shades with tones of red. As it’s something I can wear day to day, and have nothing like already.
Left to Right: Burnt, Chocolate Cream, Rare, Rich.
Shades from Left to Right: London, Alba, Precious Metal, Starstruck.
Left to Right: Bullet, Ibiza, Copper, Cinnamon
The Quality:
Don’t get me wrong these aren’t the best shadows on the market. However, I think you have to factor in the price, as you really can’t complain at £2 per eyeshadow. Which makes these a great budget option.
The shimmers are pigmented, but I do get a little bit of fallout with them, but if you prep the eye then you can work around it. The mattes are a little chalky too.
I however, love the bronzer, especially the shade: Light. It’s a beautiful shade for contour, and applies beautifully. The highlighters are pigmented, and leave a blinding glow.
That was my Makeup Obsession Palette Review.
I also included these in my November Favourites.
Thank you for reading!
I went to Boots the other day and swatched some of the shades, they really are so pigmented. I didn't pick any up which I kind of regret now though because the highlight shades were gorgeous! Lovely post☺ Leonie x
I accidentally brought one of this palettes online before I had heard about them, thinking i could put my MUG pans in the haha. I recently picked rane though, I love the shade! I defo be referring back to this post, they all seem like 'my kinda' shades xx
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These look really pretty and are really affordable for a custom palette!
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Love that there is now an affordable palette like this on the market! Also love the shades you picked, so pretty!
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aw no, I would definitely recommend going back to get some!
Oh no, I guess that's easily done though, as they don't specify that they're specially for their own products! Aw thank you! They have so much choice and all of the shades are gorgeous!xx
All of the shades are gorgeous and the prices are so good!x
I know! It's about time! Thank you! x
I really want to try out this brand, you picked some beautiful colours, I especially love your eye shadow palette!
I so want to try out this whole concept! I love the shades you've gone for. The swatches are so pretty xx
Thank you! I would definitely recommend it! x
Definitely recommend that you do!Thank you xx
I saw this brand in Boots recently but didn’t pick anything up as I hadn’t read any reviews on it or heard much about it. Going to have to do some swatching in store now because these look lovely!
Not many people seem to talk about it anymore, but they are lovely! So affordable too! Definitely say give them a swatch first, as some are a lot better than others!xx
These look lovely! You’ve picked some fantastic shades for both palettes. I love the concept of these palettes. I have Bobbi Brown’s version, but they are expensive. I hoped that there would be a Makeup Obsession stand in the big boots in Birmingham. Unfortunately there isn’t, which is a real shame. I like to swatch products before buying. As I’m often not impressed with high street eyeshadows, I’ll be skipping these. I may pick up a blusher to see what the quality is like. If I’m impressed (which I have been with TAM Beauty’s other blushers) I may order an eyeshadow. Xx
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Some of their stuff is stunning! Thank you! It’s weird that a big store like that wouldn’t have it. I don’t blame you for wanting to swatch first, as it makes sure you don’t get any dud shades, which is way too easy when you can’t test them first. The blushes look lovely for sure! I’ve been so impressed with the lightest contour shade, I’ve practically used it all up. Some of the things are definitely better than others! I hope you get on well with the blush xx