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Steampunk Palette + Other Pretties from Emby Boutique (First Impressions Review & Swatches)

April 01, 2018

Hello my badass beauties!
Today I have a very exciting (and pretty long) first impressions review for you. I have this stunning steampunk themed eyeshadow palette, lipstick, lip gloss, & a loose highlighter all from the Etsy shop EmbyBoutique. She makes custom eyeshadow palettes that contain glitter, duochrome, shimmer, blacklight, and matte shades. You can also find highlighters, lipsticks, & lip glosses in her shop. However you want it, she can do it for you! The best part is, all of her products are vegan & cruelty free. Plus she has some of the fastest *FREE* shipping I've ever received. 
15 pan palettes like this one run for $40 but she also makes huge palettes with 28 pans that range from $70 to $100 depending on if it's a magnetic palette or not.


This particular Steampunk Palette has 6 glitters & 9 Shimmer/Duochrome shades.

Is this packaging not phenomenal?! It wouldn't be a proper Steampunk palette without the cogs & wheels on the outside and inside of the packaging!

Look at these shades! 
I'm most excited about the glitters, the duochrome green shade on the first row, and the shades on the bottom row. But who am I kidding, I love them all.
Now that you've seen the inside & outside of the palette, let's get to swatching!
Here are the six glitters. So stunning!
While you're drooling over these beautiful shades, let's talk about the formula. I have to say these are some of the best glitters I have ever tried. The texture is smooth and velvet like(not gritty at all), and are very easy to apply. I purchased NYX's Glitter Primer specifically for these glitters, so that is the primer I used for the swatches.

With flash.
Without flash.


The pigments themselves have a formula like no other, and are also sort of velvety in a sense, but a hard velvet if that makes any sense. It's hard to explain, but it's a really nice formula. You get such amazing pigmentation with one swipe, and if you foil them they become even more intense. I had a few slight problems with the black shade(nothing too major, I've had the same problem with dark shades from other brands) but once I wet my brush, it really came to life and it's honestly one of my favorite shades out of the palette. I have had so many people complement me from these eyeshadows and continue asking me where I got them, and that always makes me so proud.

Now onto the rest of the products, starting with this gorgeous deep red shimmer lipstick.
This particular lipstick actually reminds me of Colourpop's Lux Lipsticks due to the star imprint.
I love the creamy formula of this lipstick, plus it smells like peppermint! Peppermint anything is my absolute favorite so that was a nice touch, and it's not overbearing either. You get full opacity in one swipe but I did two coats for the photo below to make sure I didn't have any skin peeking through. This lipstick is long-wearing, moisturizing, comfortable on the lips, and I couldn't even feel I was wearing anything(which is a major bonus).


The next two items I have are sample size, but she also makes them in full size.
First we have this gorgeous loose blue highlighter that has a violet shift. This jar is a sample size, but she has full sized highlighter palettes available in her shop.


Blue & violet are two of my absolute favorite shades for highlighters so this is easily going to become one of my favorites. I have never used a loose highlighter like this before but I will definitely be buying more in the future. The pigmentation is on point and I love the iridescent shift in color depending on the angle you look at it and the lighting you're in.
Here's a finger swatch of this beauty:

Peek in the photos below to see this highlighter in action!

Last but not least is a gorgeous pink-purple iridescent lip gloss. This is also a sample size, regular sized tubes are available.

This is the red lipstick with the lip gloss as a topper, featuring the gorgeous highlighter above.
I really like this lip gloss. It's not too sticky like some glosses can be, and the pigmentation is insane. Usually I don't like lip glosses in containers like this because they can be pretty messy sometimes but I barely had to use any product at all to get the result above, so the ease of application was great.

My final thoughts:
I really love everything. I highly recommend you check out Emby Boutique & give her a like, maybe purchase something from her shop! Her products are seriously such high quality and I can't get over how beautiful these are. Don't take it from me, you need to try them for yourselves!

All of her palettes are custom made(including the palette I'm reviewing), but if you'd like a palette made just like this one or similar to this one, message her on her Etsy shop or Instagram! She's super sweet and can make just about anything you'd like.
I love supporting and spreading awareness for Indie makeup brands! You can find so many beautiful, affordable, high quality products like these.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to leave them down below! As always, thanks so much for reading.