Violet Voss Holy Grail Eyeshadow Palette

The HG (or Holy Grail) eyeshadow palette by indie brand Violet Voss contains twenty powder shadows in a mix of matte, satin, shimmer/metallic and duo chrome finishes: Crystal [Champagne creme satin], Ploof [Bronzed rose pink neutral satin], Thanks A Latte [Matte nude], Transition [Matte honey coffee], Hashtag [matte Rich terracotta], Awesome Sauce [Copper shimmer], Bestie [Matte mocha cream], Toffee [Duo-chrome brown with vibrant bronze and golden shimmers], Chill [Shimmery chocolate gold], How U Doin [Pink-toned bronze shimmer], Bat My Eyes [Deep brown shimmer], Cool Beans [Pale chocolate shimmer], R U Kitten Me [Matte brown with terracotta undertones], So Jelly - Deep rose pink shimmer], On Fleek [metallic Chocolate orange with hints of petal pink], Brownie Points [Matte dark coffee], Teddy Bear [matte Dark burgundy with brown undertones], Glamping [Metallic chocolate-toned rouge shimmer], Cranberry [Dark pink shimmer] and Wine N Dine [matte berry-toned rouge]. The mattes in the HG palette are on another level from the majority of other brands at a similar price level; buttery smooth, mega easy to blend, great to mix together to create new shades and they have next to no fallout. The metallic and duo chrome shades feel exactly like the mattes do formula-wise, and the sheerer satin shades work great as base, brow/tearduct and cheek highlighters. All of the shadows are non-fading, and I haven't experienced any creasing - I apply them in the morning [no primer] and they'll still look good in the evening when I remove it. The metallic shades have a bit more fallout in comparison to the other shadows which have very little, which isn't a dealbreaker for me but I still thought I'd mention it. Fallout in shadows doesn't really bother me as I do my eyes before my base - all pigmented & softer shadows have fallout. At some point recently the formulas for the shadows in the HG palette have changed [and the card packaging is now more substantial too] to match up with the ones in the later Violet Voss palettes, so that's worth bearing in mind when reading and/or watching reviews. The shades in HG are very similar to those in ABH Modern Renaissance; there are no out-and-out dupes, but they are similar enough that I'd advise you to really think things through before buying this if you already own Modern Renaissance. of course if you're nuts about the shades in Modern Renaissance then you'll be very happy with the HG palette, since everything is similar but not the same. In the UK both palettes come in at the same cost [£43] and for that price, you get 36g of product in the HG palette & just 8g in the Modern Renaissance. So yeah - as much as I love my Modern Renaissance palette, I believe that if I'd discovered the HG first then I would have been extremely unlikely to have bought it, as you get over four times as much product in HG. I don't notice any real difference in the quality between the two palettes.

Amazing and must have a palette.

The colour pay off and formula of these shadows is next to none. Incredible! If I could I would give it 10 stars, it is just so beautiful and works perfectly with my brown eyes.