Ciaté London · The Fun Palette | ommorphia beauty bar

Ciaté London recently introduced 3 new eyeshadow palettes, and I was kindly sent The Fun Palette to test out. This has 9 eyeshadows gathered together, with the upper tier comprised of colours that are so totally outside of my usual neutral-loving comfort zone, but I decided to do what the title says: let go and have FUN. Plus there’s still 5 nude-themed shades on the bottom (and centre) level to act as my safety net … just in case I end up having way too much fun & need some grounding.

Ciaté London · The Fun Palette

The Fun Palette (CAN $42.00) | Made in Italy, the quirky & bold holographic print on the lid opens to reveal a full-size mirror and 9 buttery, silky soft eyeshadow shades (and that includes those with shimmer). I did find there to be powdery kickback raised when swirling brushes through them, but thankfully that doesn’t translate as fall-down on the skin — just make sure to tap off any excess from your brush first just the same. Made with something called Double Dose™ – pigment that’s formulate to blend effortlessly, these eyeshadows can also be applied with a dampened brush for an almost ‘molten’ effect. Applied over primer, the shades all retained their full colour without fading until removed. The shade breakdown:

Top row:

brilliant cobalt, satin
grape-tinted purple, metallic
emerald green, metallic
fuchsia pink, metallic

Bottom row:

burgundy, matte
champagne, metallic
bone, matte (centre hue)
camel, matte
gold bronze, metallic

Ciaté London · The Fun Palette

Ciaté London · The Fun Palette, top row swatches

Ciaté London · The Fun Palette, bottom row swatches

Ciaté London · The Fun Palette

Ciaté London has been steadily gaining ground here in North America, and with good reason; the performance & quality of the products is excellent, the packaging is lovely and travel friendly, and the range priced affordably enough to be considered accessibly by most. I’m not sure if all the products are available in-store or just online, but I’m impressed enough to want to check out more. What makes The Fun Palette stand out for me, is that Ciaté was savvy enough to mix wearable shades in with the bold ones, and therefore turning the palette that much easier for the colour-phobic (a tad excessive, but definitely applies to me) to experiment with. Then again, it’s only eyeshadow and not permanent ink, am I right?

Available at Sephora