youngblood romanticism palette

Make-up: Youngblood Artiste Palette - Romanticism

Price: a Php4,500 value which i bought for Php995!

Shop: Beauty Bar Shangri-La Mall

so, i have been waiting for this certain palette for quite some time now. but waiting for it made me want it some more! so for a quick-look at my make-up stash: my NARS orgasm/south beach duo, johnson's cooling baby powder and born lippy lip balm from the body shop.so basically when it comes to coming to places as all-made-up, i'm a big no-no. so when i saw this youngblood palette for Php995 at the beauty bar website, it's must-buy for me!

i'm no make-up enthusiast being stuck with my MAC and NARS beauty loot, so kindly bear with me on this review.

Eye-Candy:

The case is so sleek with its gray case and silver Youngblood name. It's easily findable in my bag. The trays and the pans are detachable so you can easily customize your own palette.

Slim-Shade-y:

In general: the palette is a swatch of neutral shades. so it's really perfect for me. So here are the shades (which i found on the net but they are actually written on the bottom of the shades):

Blush: Sherbet, Blossom

Eyeshadow: Alabaster, Golden Beryl, Penny

Lip Shine: Brilliance, Glorious, Mesmerize

Sherbet is really close to NARS' orgasm blush. blossom is close to my raspberry pink blush from the body shop.

the eye shadows were all neutral so i guess i have to ask my roommate for some tutorials on blending.

the lip shades were love for me since i love nude shades (i'm missing lip 65 lipglass from MAC).

Face Value:

so i used sherbet, a blend of alabaster & penny for my eyes, and glorious for my lips.

this is how i looked before the make-up:

and this is how the no-make-up look went.

i so love the blush and in this shot, you can see how soft it looks and how it blends perfectly on my skin.

the pigmentation of the shadows is amazing!

the surprise in this all though is that as much as it tried to convince us that they are mineral cosmetics, the ingredients do not say so. i really have no idea what mineral make-ups are made of but with these tons of ingredients. i think they are not:

the verdict:

for Php995 it is indeed a steal! especially for a make-up dummy like moi. hehehe but for Php4,500 i guess it won't be. i paid Php 4,200 for a much well-known palette which includes the shipping from NY. so if you can still ask Beauty Bar for this palette better grab it ASAP!(thanks to glo of Beauty Bar Shangri-La Mall for saving this palette for me and informing me ASAP when twas available.) i was told that last week was the last shipment for the YB palette for Php995. next time we'll see it, it'll be sold for Php4,500. So if you can still catch in Beauty Bar, i would advise you get one before its price soars up!