Delightful Illusions

The Aries: This is driest among the shades and doesn't look metallic on the lids. This would've been better if they just made this into a matte fiery orange. They describe this as a "metallic firey orange" but I don't see the boldness. I tried using this one time to create a sunset eye look and it sucked. Please don't disrespect Aries people like that. :(

The Sagittarius: This is such a pigmented matte magenta purple but I can't take how loosely this shadow was pressed. I was just slightly dipping my shadow into this shade and it picks a lot of product! It's so messy and wasteful. I thought ColourPop eyeshadows are wonderful but why this particular shadow like this? :( Anyway, this so easy to blend and you only need a tiny bit of amount in order for the color to show up.

The Leo: Out of the fire signs, this is the only one I like it terms of formula. It glides on smoothly, it's very pigmented and the color is so unique. I have seen a lot of orange-gold metallic shadows but this one has a nice twist. They described this as a "soft coral with gold flip" and this looks so complementing to my brown eyes yet not overwhelming. If you love warm eyeshadow looks, you would love this shadow. 

The Taurus: This is the only matte transition shade in this palette but it is quite surprising that it goes well with all of the colors. You can definitely rely on this matte camel brown! This is such a pigmented shade for a transition color so you will need just a tiny bit of amount. You need to blend this fast because once it sets, it is kind of hard to blend. Work with this little by little since it  is pigmented. 

The Virgo: This matte chocolate brown is one of the most used shadows from this palette. I love using this as a crease shade paired with The Taurus on the transition area. Just like The Taurus, you only need a small about but this blends better than the other. I think you can pair the two together  and create a simple brown smokey look. Love these two!

The Capricorn: Ooh! This matte black with gold flecks look so classy on the pan, just like Capricorns! But, once you apply this on eyes, the gold glitters are disappearing. :( This such a pigmented shade, it's easy to apply, but the glitters doesn't stick. ColourPop, why? No, the glitters were not oversprayed, they are in fact existent throughout the pan. It's just that the glitters are flying away. I was rooting for this one to be shade from the palette! And why are all the earth signs matte? They aren't that dry and boring! :)

The Gemini: This is my favorite shadow out of them all! I love this metallic antique gold applied all over my lids. This kinda looks like a muted gold with green undertone and is definitely the most unique one in this palette. I love how smooth and buttery it feels whenever I touch it.  This is super pretty and if you want to buy this alone, you can now. Kathleen actually teamed up again with Colourop and they released the single version of each shade. How cool is that? Check it here.

The Libra: This is the other transition shade from the palette and it's in a satin finish. This is a satin dusty rose shade that pairs well with the purple and pink shadows in this palette. This is one of the most blendable shadows and I use this a lot as well. I am not really sure if this will translate on darker skin tones since it so light. I adjusted the lighting in this photo in order for you to see the shade well.

The Aquarius: This is the most disappointing shade among the shadows. Oh no, ColourPop. You did Aquarius wrong! This looks so pigmented in the swatch but so underwhelming once applied. It fades into a light blue shade once blended. I know this is supposed to be light because it is periwinkle shade but you need build this up in order for the color to show up. I was excited for this shadow but the formula disappointed. This one of the only 4 matte shadows from this palette and this one is a flop. Yikes! 

The Cancer: This is the sweetest shade from this palette! Like The Gemini, this is also smooth and buttery when touched and glides on smoothly when applied. This looks like cotton candy and is so pretty on lids as well. This could be used to highlight the inner corners, I just don't think that it would pair well with the other shadows. Grab this in the single form because you won't be disappointed! 

The Scorpio: This metallic plum is so sexy. Yasss! All Scorpios are freaking sexy! This matches well with The Sagittarius shade to create that purple monochromatic look. I haven't used this that much but I really like the shade. No complaints at all! 

The Pisces: I admit, I was afraid to use this metallic aqua shade at first. My first thought was "How do I use this?" and how in the world will I incorporate this shadow on my everyday looks. This is not something that I would typically wear to work because it screams and is so loud. But, the first time I have laid this on my lids, I fell in love. It looks so pretty on the eyes! One time, I did a Palette Bingo and this one of the shadows that was generated. I had no choice but to put this on my lids since I can't put this on my inner corners. Oh my gosh! I loved it and I did use this on my lids twice. I know this is not wearable for everyday use but if you use The Taurus as transition shade, The Virgo on crease, this shadow on the lids and smoke it out with The Capricorn, it is perfect! I might do a tutorial for that look to see what I am talking about. :)

          It's also nice that these products don't contain any parabens (cancer-causing ingredient) and that they included healthy ingredients that will nourish our lips. This new lip kit claims to be ultra soft, cloud-like, and hydrating. Are they really? Hmmmmmm. I have browsed their official store (Vice Cosmetics) on Shopee and these lip kits got 5 stars from their customers. As I have said, this is the only shade that I feel like I would wear since most of their lip shades are reds, purples, pinks. Their shades are screaming and loud, and I am neutral and nude kind of girl. I know that the target market is Filipino makeup lovers, which means that the products are formulated to suit Filipino skin tone, but I wish they would also create neutral and really nude shades. 

          Yup, you read that right. I am in love with this new formula. I love how smooth the lipstick feels on lips. This is the easiest liquid lipstick to apply on the lips, it's buildable, and doesn't look patchy when layered. This transfers on papers cups and mugs whenever I drink coffee upon arriving at the office, but the shade doesn't fade easily on the lips. Unlike the matte liquid lipstick, this velvet one doesn't smell like chocolate but it doesn't smell bad either. My lips feels so moisturized the entire day and  doesn't look thick when I re-apply this after eating my lunch.

          I have to say though, the lip liner doesn't glide on smoothly on my lips. I have read a review that this particular shade isn't really applying smoothly unlike the other shades. I don't what happened with this specific shade, maybe it has something to do with the manufacturing or ingredients? I have to use a lip balm in order for this to transfer on my lips properly. It is so hard to put on, like I have to really scratch this on my lips and I don't like doing that on my lips. I think that the lipstick would be fine on it's own. 

          I have worn this lipstick the entire week two weeks ago. This went well with all the eye looks I created, even with the smokey ones. It says on the the site that this is a "warm nude shade" but it looks like a bright nude with orange undertone on my lips. I have also read from the reviews that this oxidizes into a shade darker on some people. On me, it looks almost bright light orange. I am not really used to this type of lipstick shade but I have loved ever since I have put this on my lips. I think this is now my favorite liquid lipstick formula.