Right, so depending whether I can get my hands on the Tarte Tartiest Pro Amazonian Clay Palette, I think I am going to give myself a palette buying break till I hit pan on at LEAST 2 palettes. (I have purchased three palettes since writing this post) . Looking in my IKEA top drawer, I have become to addicted to buying palettes and I really just want to finish one already!… I mean eyeshadows tend to have an expiration of up to two years, but at this rate if I keep on buying them, it will take me blooming 20 years to get rid. Any-who moving on from this rant, I am going to do a review on the on the overly HYPED Violet Voss Holy Grail Palette.
3 TIMES (sigh) 3 TIMES I had the opportunity to purchase this palette but my intuition told me not too (damn I should of listen to you), but oh noooooo, you beauty bloggers and gurus just kept shoving and shoving it in my face all over YouTube and Instagram and when the next opportunity to purchase it came up, what did I do?… Your damn right I bought it.
Laura why the slight intensity in your writing you ask? Because frankly as much as I love this palette, I simply could of done without this palette!
PACKAGING
I love the Violet Voss packaging. Its completely different and unique to any other palettes I have. I love the holographic designs, and it just has a different vibe to the samey same palettes you usually see. I also love how cute and unique the names are on the colours.
COLOURS
The holy grail comes in 20 colours with range from matte, shimmer to light and deep shades. The colours are very versatile. They have a good range of colours to use for transition, natural, smokey and glammed up looks. The colours are very beautiful and right up my street, as you all know I love warm toned colours. I am a sucker for dark warm reds and Wine N Dine is just sensational. My other favourite colours in the palette are Teddy Bear , Cranberry Splash, Hashtag and Toffee .
FORMULA
Sigh. OK this is the point of the review when I just have to keep it real. When I initially swatched this on my arm, (on my Insta Story) it was quite clear you could see my displeasure. The colours were very powdery, a bit patchy and quite near transparent. Now when I used my Urban Decay eye primer (Eden) and applied it with a brush it was very pigmented and very easy to use and blend, but the way it looked and formulated looked very much like a palette I’m very use too… Oh yeah, MORPHE! Upon further investigation I came to see that the Violet Voss and Morphe palettes pretty much have just about the same ingredients! This is just ridiculous because the Morphe palette is half the price of the Violet Voss palette and even has 35 colours as opposed to violet’s 20 colours.
PRICE
Honestly? Absolutely ridiculous. Considering this is just a glammed up sister of the Morphe palette, are you telling me that I am paying the extra £24+ for the packaging? It is a gorgeous palette, and it does have stunning colours, but the price point just doesn’t justify it. If you are a makeup hoarder and enjoy buying makeup for the sakes of it, go ahead because its a nice packaged palette to add to your collection, but if you think you are going to get something spectacular that other palettes cant give, then you are wrong. It is truly identical to the Morphe palette.
INGREDI ENTS
Mica, Mineral Talc, Jojoba Oil, Kaolin Clay, Magnesium Stearate, Phenyl Trimethicone, Tridecyl Trime-llitate, Phenoxyethanol. May contain: Mica and Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides, Chromium Hydroxide Green (CI 77288) , Chromium-Oxide Greens (CI 77288), Manganese,Violet-(CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), FD&C Red 40 Al Lake (CI 16035), FD&C Yellow 5 Al Lake (CI 19140), FD&C Blue 1 Al Lake (CI 42090).
Vegan & Cruelty-free
MORPHE INGREDIENTS
Talc, Mica, Mineral Oil, Kaolin, Titanium Dioxide, magnesium Stearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, Lanolin, Methylparaben. May contain:Mica and titanium Dioxide, Iton Oxides, Magnese Violet, Ultramarine Blue, Chrome Oxide Green, Hydrated Chrome Oxide Green, FD&C Red No.40 Al Lake, FD&C Yellow No.5 Al Lake, FD&C Blue No.1 Al Lake.
I hate doing negative reviews, and I hope no one sees me as bashing the brand. But i have to be true to myself and for you guys who are genuinely looking for an honest review. I do not dislike Violet Voss or this palette at all. To be honest I use the palette very frequently, because being that it is like Morphe which I am obsessed with, the mirror included makes it an easier choice to pick up and use and also travel away with. My only gripe is simply the price point which I just don’t think is acceptable or justifiable . I am not saying you shouldn’t purchase the palette, I am simply just giving you my views of what i think of it and giving an alternative to people who want this palette but cant afford the price.
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Omg yes! I’m the exact same, I’ve been resisting buying it for ages. I’ve yet to bite the bullet as you did, but your post might be sending me over the edge haha. Loved reading this x
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Hahaha it is such a nice palette! The price point is my only gripe! Xx
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I love honest reviews! I think it’s kind of a rip off from what you explained because it’s not like it has the best pigmentation and there’s less for a higher price! I think the company should do better. I might skip on this one. Lool great post!
Pearl || http://thepearlylife.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much Pearl! The palette will suit some and others might not like, but I definitely think they are other alternatives on the market x
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I love it!!
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I still really want this palette!
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If you don’t have the Morphe palette then definitely get this xx
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I loved your honesty Laura! It’s refreshing. To be honest I would never buy this palette because of the price, but it is incredibly pleasing on the eyes! I’ll bare in mind what you said about Morphe and I’ll be sure to check them out when I’m next after a palette xx
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Thank you Cally! It is such a gorgeous palette and I really did get it because of the hype surrounding it. But it’s not a spectacular palette. For me it’s just OK. You have to check out Morphe xx
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I totally respect your honest review, that’s what bloggers are for! I absolutely love Morphe palettes so this is something personally myself – I wouldn’t purchase. However, if I was happy to pay the price I would as I adore Morphe palettes. These shades are so gorgeous though <£
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Thank you so much Taylor. I just had to keep it real, sometimes people like the hype get to them when it’s an OK palette xx
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I’m glad to see someone keeping it real with their review of this palette! I never knew Morphe was private licenced until recently so it must be the case with Violet Voss! think i’ll keep my money tbh! xx
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Haha yes Morphe are private licensed. Personally if you have the Morphe palette I just don’t see the need for the violet voss. Xx
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I’ve just got this palette and obviously everyone will have different opinions I also have the Morphe 35O and I prefer to use the Violet Voss palette I find with my palette the pigmentation is there they blend easier and I use less product overall which means I can justify the high price point. I also think all the shades live up to high expectations whereas there are a lot of shades in the Morphe palette which aren’t pigmented don’t blend and are extremely chalky. I did a full first impression on the Violet Voss palette which hopefully will explain my thoughts more! Xo
https://stephaniegracealt.wordpress.com/2017/07/20/first-impression-violet-voss-holy-grail-palette/
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Your totally right Stephanie! I think everyone has there own unique taste when it comes to makeup. The Morphe 35O has never done me wrong and I think the cheap price point also works in its favour. Don’t get me wrong I love the violet voss palette, I just hate the price of it and compared to my Morphe I personally don’t see much of a difference. I will definitely check out your review xx
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I do love using the 35O like it is so good for the price point but I hate not using shades in a palette either because they aren’t as good or because the shades are too similar whereas the Violet Voss palette has all unique shades that I will equally use to death so I’ll definitely get my money’s worth, in my post I compared it a little to the Anastasia Modern Renaissance palette so in comparison to that I totally prefer Violet Voss xo
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It’s so good to see an honest review, great post!
Carla x
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Thank you so much Carla! X
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No problem! x
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I actually love this palette! I found it very pigmented, it works amazingly with the UD primer potion like you said. I agree the price is ridiculous though! I also didn’t have any colours like this so it’s literally become a holy grail for me
Leah x
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It is such a good palette if you don’t have any other palette to compare it with. It really is the price point that irks me😂😂 xx
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I really respect honest reviews and I loved this post! I also love saving my dolla so thankyou for that 😂 Definitely followed babe 💖
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Haha anytime Hun!!! I hate when people say a product is good just because of the hype surrounding it! It’s better to just say the truth xx
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I was always tempted to buy this but actually thought it seemed similar to Morphe so glad I didn’t resist haha I think I’ll stick to UD for high end palettes xx
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! I just had to retain it tangible, sometimes people like the ballyhoo find to them when it’s an OK palette xx
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