Hey everyone! So I've posted a lot of looks using eyeshadows from my
BH Cosmetics' 15 Colour Eyeshadow Pro Customized Palette & I'm finally getting around to doing a review on the palette as well as the 15 eyeshadows that were kindly sent to me for review consideration. I kept putting off the review because I wanted to use each eyeshadow at least a few times (for blog post looks & otherwise) so I could put together an honest review based on my experience from using each eyeshadow more than just once or twice. Now that I've been using this palette for months & reaching for it everyday (because of one of the eyeshadows), I'm ready to start this lengthy review!
**rolls up sleeves to begin** haha
The eyeshadow palette itself is a little thick but it's not long & big, so you can easily hold it in your hand while applying makeup or even carry it in your handbag with you. It's a dull finish, so you don't have to worry about leaving fingerprints on it everywhere. I absolutely LOVE the huge mirror on the inside - it's a blessing because the natural light in my room is horrible, so most times I just stand in front of the window with the palette stretched out in front of me in one hand & makeup brush in the other. You could probably do your whole face just by using this mirror. I dropped this palette once; it was open & it dropped on the carpet & the magnet wasn't strong enough to hold a few of the eyeshadows in place, but none of them broke. You can easily replace the eyeshadows by using your nail to take the current eyeshadow out of place. The best part is that instead of the 15 eyeshadow palette, you can get the 6 eyeshadow palette instead, put in neutral shades or the shades that you use the most, & carry it with you everywhere!
Now that we're done with the outside, lets get to the beautiful eyeshadows inside the palette. You can customize the palette by choosing from a wide selection of colours & textures. The textures available are Warm Matte (WM), Warm Shimmer (WS), Cool Matte (CM), Cool Shimmer (CS), Metallic Matte (MM), & Metallic Shimmer (MS). The eyeshadows are sold individually so you don't have to buy the palette. Each eyeshadow is also labelled with the name of the company & colour code on the back, so if you end up using it all & the 'bh' imprint is erased, you'll still have all the info you need on the back to re-purchase.
Here are the colours that I chose for my customized palette:
I've also added my thoughts on each shade just in case you're curious.
Scroll down if you'd rather skip the description & head straight to take a peek at the swatches instead.
WM09 - Great as a blush for medium to darker skin tones. Very pigmented.
(as seen in
Swarovski Inspired Spring Fun)
WM06 - Takes a bit of effort to make it show up on my skin tone unless I'm using a white eyeshadow base. I was determined to make it show up in my swatch picture though, so I swatched it about 2-3 times.
WM08 - Not as pigmented as I'd like for my skin tone unless I'm using a white eyeshadow base, but better pigmentation than WM06.
(as seen in
Happy Valentine's Day - Coral, Pinks, & Purples Look,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour)
WM20 - Hot pink that's great for any pink eyeshadow lover. Pigmented & smooth.
(as seen in
Happy Valentine's Day - Coral, Pinks, & Purples Look,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour,
Makeup Look at My Cousin's Wedding)
MM05 - Reddish brown that I looked at on the website & thought it could work as a nice blush colour, but it turned out to be a bit too dark.
CS18 - Such a beautiful, shimmery colour & extremely pigmented. I absolutely love this one. Just a slight bit of fall out.
(as seen in
Mums Anniversary Makeup,
Midnight Sky,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour)
MM19 - Fallout & the fact that you really need to build up this eyeshadow annoys me a little & that has kept me from using this eyeshadow more than I have.
(as seen in
Midnight Sky)
CS06 - True to the colour in the pan & really pretty & shimmery, but it has fallout so you have to be careful.
(as seen in
Gradient Orchid Look)
CM08 - Colour appears a bit lighter & different when swatched as compared to the colour in the pan.
(as seen in
Happy Valentine's Day - Coral, Pinks, & Purples Look)
CS16 - Super shimmery & super messy because of way too much fallout than any pan eyeshadow should ever have.
(as seen in
Happy Valentine's Day - Coral, Pinks, & Purples Look,
Gradient Orchid Look)
CS01 - I picked out this colour because I thought it would look great as a highlight colour, but in real life this colour is a bit dark when you look at it in the pan & it looks even darker when swatched or applied. The only Cool Shimmer eyeshadow that I didn't get fallout with.
(as seen in
Glamourizing Browns With Colour)
CM02 - Very pretty & pigmented shade. On my skintone this shade looks like a purple-ish brown.
(as seen in
Swarovski Inspired Spring Fun,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour)
MM06 - Pigmented & smooth application.
(as seen in
Midnight Sky,
Gradient Orchid Look)
MM17 - This has been my go-to crease colour for the past few months.. no joke. I used to apply MAC's eyeshadow in Saddle in my crease with a blending brush, but ever since I've tried this colour, I've only used MAC's Saddle once. I usually use this for my everyday neutral looks & here's exactly what I do: apply eyeshadow primer, use BH Cosmetics' Blending Brush (
see review of this brush here) to apply MM17 eyeshadow in the crease & blend, curl lashes, apply black liquid eyeliner, & finish off by applying mascara to the bottom & top lashes. Voila! This is the eyeshadow that I've used the most from this palette & I absolutely love it for adding depth to my eye because it really is the perfect crease colour for my skintone - I've written a whole paragraph about it... do you need more proof as to how much I love this?
(as seen in
Minimal Makeup,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour,
Bold Earth Toned Eyes & Red Lips,
Makeup Look at My Cousin's Wedding)
CM20 - I didn't expect the colour pay off to be that great, which is exactly why this is one of the shades that I picked. I've tried some black eyeshadows from drugstore brands & I've been disappointed, so I was skeptical about this, but this shade is super pigmented & you don't get fall out either!
(as seen in
Midnight Sky,
Gradient Orchid Look,
Glamourizing Browns With Colour,
Makeup Look at My Cousin's Wedding)
Swatches! Roll your mouse over the picture below to see the names/codes of the eyeshadows.
Overall, the range of colours & finishes is great, but I wish they had more greens & maybe even yellows to choose from. The colours on the website are not true to life, so people will have a hard time picking out the eyeshadows. If I knew the eyeshadows would turn out so much darker & vibrant than the images on the website, I would have picked out a few greens. The pigmentation of the darker shades as well as the shimmer eyeshadows is awesome even without a base, but I experienced fallout with almost all of the shimmery shades. The eyeshadows blend easily & the price is great for the amount of product you receive. I haven't included the prices because BH Cosmetics usually has amazing sales & the prices keep changing - they're very reasonable though, so check out the site.
Definitely give these a try, especially the 6 Colour Eyeshadow Pro Customized Palette if you want something to carry with you wherever you go.
