Sunday 10 January 2016

I Heart Make Up "Death by Chocolate" Palette Review & Swatch

What better way to take a break from endless revision than to play with eyeshadow? I truly am the ultimate procrastinator.

Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Packaging

Everyone knows that Make Up Revolution, and now their sister brand I Heart Make Up, are the ultimate go-to for high quality, cruelty free make up at, quite frankly, ridiculously low prices. They've also earned their crown for smashing out dupe after high-end dupe. And I am the proud owner of their Death By Chocolate palette. Oh mama - it's a good'un. 

The I Heart Chocolate palette was praised for being a pretty much bang-on dupe for The Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette. Not that I would know, it's £39 and bitch gotta pay the bills, yo. But I decided to go for the Death By Chocolate instead, and what a wise choice that was.

Firstly, can we just talk about the box??? It's a chocolate bar, like, look. Literally. It's adorable! It's surprisingly sturdy and heavy which feels more expensive than the £7.99 price tag. I also love that it comes with a huge mirror, none of this stingey bullshit that you can't even see your eye in. Props to the I Heart Make Up range, they may be a couple of pounds pricier than MUR but they are clearly paying attention to the packaging and presentation which I think is great because they really do look lovely on a dressing table.

Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Eyeshadows

The palette smells like chocolate which, although kiiiind of unnecessary (you're not going to eat it?), is a cute touch and makes it all the more dupe-worthy. The palette comes with a mix of matte and satin/shimmer shades, mostly very pigmented (with one or two exceptions), more so than the Iconic palettes in my opinion and I really love most of them.

Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Swatches
L-R Break Me Up, Don't Let Go, White Light

Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Swatches
L-R Consume Me, All Is Lost, Lick Me
Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Swatches
L-R Fools Gold, One More Bite, Devour Me
Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Swatches
L-R Tear The Wrapper, Love You To Death, Pray For Me

Make Up Revolution Death By Chocolate Swatches
L-R Dipped, Tease Me, Set Me Free, Bring Down Angels
My absolute favourites of the bunch are Fool's Gold, Break Me Up (which I love in the crease for a natural look), and Love You To Death which I recently used in the outer corners in a smokey cranberry look, and it was hot. One More Bite, a warm chocolate brown, is also a favourite of mine.
I personally would have liked more matte shades but the shimmer shades aren't "glittery" so it's definitely okay with me. 

I was slightly disappointed in Set Me Free as I thought it looked so pretty in the pan but was far less pigmented than the rest. And, Lick Me didn't blow me away either, which is a shame as I like a nice dusty pink. The only other negative is the naff applicator. It's a cheap feeling double ended sponge which I know I will never use. BUT aside from those little niggles, I really really love this purchase and would highly recommend, I can't wait to pick a few of the others.

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13 comments

  1. This is so pretty! I can't get over the design of the box or the fact that it smells like chocolate, the colours are so pretty and I can't believe it only costs £7.99! I need this in my life. xx

    Just Charlotte

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    1. I was amazed when I smelt it for the first time! It is a really lovely product, especially for the price :-)xx

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  2. I have a few of these and I love them! So glad I didn't splurge on the Too Faced ones! x

    www.shayholly.co.uk

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  3. Great review Teri! The swatches are making me want to go and buy it!

    Blog:: Hannah Rose

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  4. Omg it really is a dupe for the Too Faced palette. HOW DID I NOT KNOW THIS SOONER? You are bad for my bank balance!
    Love You To Death looks gorgeous, well... They all do let's be real. x

    Kathryn | Chapters of Kat

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  5. What a cute palette!! Too Faced palettes are so pretty but so pricey, I love it that we can find dupes so quickly these days. Will definitely check out I Heart Makeup - I love discovering new brands!

    http://rougeandruche.com

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  6. I ordered this about a week ago and now, after your review I'm even more excited for it to arrive! Such a lovely review x

    Emily || A Teaspoon of Emily

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  7. It is a gorgeous-looking palette! How amazing is it that it smells like chocolate too :) I actually read a negative review on the pink bar so it's nice to read a more positive one on the Death By Chocolate one. Some shades would definitely not be used as much as others but overall this palette looks absolutely stunning. I love so many shades here. Great review, Terri. So lovely to catch up with your blog!
    xox Nadia
    http://www.mielandmint.com/

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  8. I own the I Heart Chocolate palette from this collection. The packaging is too cute and I find the chocolate scent adds an extra touch to the chocolate theme. I think I threw the applicator out, oops.. Some gorgeous shades in this palette though xx

    Jasmine || http://www.blogsallbeautyy.blogspot.co.uk

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  9. Ahhh thank you for sending me along to this! I have seen everywhere that this is a dupe but haven't yet read a review but oh my goodness can we look at that L-R Fools Gold swatch right there!? I saw some google images of the two next to each other and like seriously what a dupe (how they didn't get caught out for copyright no idea ;) )

    I am seriously contemplating picking this one up - and like you said £39? bitch gotta pay bills yo. xx

    www.iridescentplaces.blogspot.co.uk

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  10. Ahhh thank you for sending me along to this! I have seen everywhere that this is a dupe but haven't yet read a review but oh my goodness can we look at that L-R Fools Gold swatch right there!? I saw some google images of the two next to each other and like seriously what a dupe (how they didn't get caught out for copyright no idea ;) )

    I am seriously contemplating picking this one up - and like you said £39? bitch gotta pay bills yo. xx

    www.iridescentplaces.blogspot.co.uk

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  11. Haha I love the tone of this piece! You made me laugh! I prefer more matte shades so I will give it a miss, but the pricetag is on point!

    www.whatrosiewrote.com

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  12. Haha I love the tone of this piece! You made me laugh! I prefer more matte shades so I will give it a miss, but the pricetag is on point!

    www.whatrosiewrote.com

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