****Here are and updated swatch of the Venus palette and Superfoils****
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Hello ladies, I’m sure most of you by now have heard the craze of Lime Crime’s newest palette: Venus. It is to be a grunge palette, arriving just in time for fall. Doe Deere, CEO, has been teasing makeup lovers all week long by revealing one shade at a time. And I must say, I’m addicted. I must have this palette! The only thing I’m scared about is the price, and how fast this will sell out. Cause believe me, this will sell out fast. I’m just going to show you what has been revealed so far and my take on the colors, and why this palette will be on top of most makeup addicts’ wish list. Doe Deere has yet to reveal an official date, only saying that it will definitely come out in late October.
That’s all she’s given us so far, now onto some swatches:
1. First up, is Venus:
Venus, the palettes’ namesake shadow and first swatch, is described by Doe Deere as the color of bruised fruit. I read in some of the comments that people don’t understand what she means by that and wouldn’t it be black or more rotten looking? Not necessarily and I totally understand her description. Bruised fruit in the more romanticized way. Haven’t you ever read a novel and they describe a woman’s lips this way? It’s more like when a fruit has gone soft and you touch it and it blemishes, like skin. Fruits like a peach, apricot, or mango. I love love love love this color! It is absolutely perfect for those days when you do want the bruised look on your eyes. You want a neutral but you want it also to a some color to it, and I am obsessed with trying this color out.
2. Next up, Shell:
Shell is an iridescent shell pink highlighter. She says it is really hard to capture it fully, and from the swatch video, I can totally tell that’s true. There’s a lot more depth and tone to it and really does remind me of the underbelly of a conch shell. I’m nowhere near an expert when it comes to makeup and I am still experimenting with highlighters and things of that nature, but this color seems like an amazing highlighter. I love the pinky peach tone that seems to hide underneath it.
3. Up next, Aura:
Aura is another highlighter, but Doe Deere claims it’d not your every day one. She says it’s literally a light bulb for your eyes, and from the swatch, you can totally see! The golden-ivory color has great depth and opalescent shimmer. The color seems to have multiple dimension and pearl tone to it. This color will be an amazing go to highlighter for the corners of your eyes.
4. Fourth shade, Creation:
Creation is described the color of fallen leaves, rust, brick-dust, and all things grunge. I really love this color because I think it will be really compatible with yellow skin tones. Another great neutral color for that semi bruised look. It is a really nice deep orange, but you can see some of the dimensions in the swatch. This is another color I’m really excited to try out. I cannot wait to play with it.
5. Lastly, Icon:
Icon is a dirt brown color, and the darkest color in the palette. You can see some of the dimension in this picture as well. I cannot wait to actually see these colors, play time will be amazing. I really like this color because it is dark but not a black or a chocolate color. It’s a dirt brown, so grungy, but with nice shimmer and layer of yellow underneath. You can slightly see in this pic. I cannot wait for the reveal of the other three other colors. This palette really will be the most sought after.
This was the announcement of the Venus palette and it looks like she is wearing Venus in this pic. I love the look and you can totally see the feel she was going for. This is a palette for 90s babies and grunge lovers everywhere. I used to try to be grunge in high school. Plaid skirts, fishnets, Doc Martens, and I would wear boys jeans. I loved wearing baggy shirts and leggings. Still do!
Two more looks with the Venus palette. I believe it’s Venus in the first pic, and Icon in the second.
The reason why I am so obsessed with this palette, as is everyone else, is that Doe Deere gets me. She gets the girl in my head. First purple lipstick packaging with a unicorn on it!! Now a grunge palette, perfect for any 90s girl looking to recreate that look. I always liked to make my eyes looked that neutral bruised color without going to orange or too red. That is super difficult to do and never been able to achieve it the way I would like to. I’d love a neutral that would suit my skin tone but with a bit of color to give it a bruise and wan look. That’s why I totally get the bruised fruit description. It’s what I bloody want!
This palette will definitely be a game changer in any makeup obsessed girl collection and that certainly means me. Buy this for me? That will never happen. But ladies keep an eye out for the swatches for the rest of the palette on Lime Crime and Doe Deere’s Instagram: @limecrimemakeup, @doedeere. I know I will and hopefully by the end of the week there will be a price and release date. God help us all if it’s bank breaker along with a game changer.
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