“I purchased the 'Spectrum' and 'Festival' palletes at Wal-Mart and I must say I was completely shook. First off, I know when the eyeshadow is good quality because the shades actually have names. The formula isn't powdery and doesn't crease on top of primer. I created this look using shades from both palletes. (P.S my Instagram is @vizuleyez_arts )”
“Done a few rainbow looks with the Spectrum palette and I just love them. Practicing and getting better as well. The colors are so pigmented and bright.”
“A great range of colours and perfect for a beginner who just wants a selection of colours to play with. Lots of fallout from the shades and fairly powdery, but still looks decent on the eye, especially with a primer. Very buildable, but often not pigmented enough on the first application. Overall works fairly well and a great choice if you just want to build your collection but don't want to pay too much, and just want the basics of the rainbow”
“I loveeee this palette! I bought the Mehron mixing medium from Amazon and mix the colors to make face paint or liquid liners. This palette and the neon palette are my most used palettes, they make amazing creative looks. I also love that they're $5 so it doesn't hurt to scratch them or wet the colors. HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR ANYONE LOOKING FOR A CHEAP ALTERNATIVE TO FACE PAINT.”
“This Palette has gotten some bad press, so when I ordered it, I wasn't sure what to expect. But I was actually quite impressed with the initial pigmentation.
The issue is that blues and purples are a challenge to formulate in a matte shadow. And when I saw these reviewed and trashed on some YouTube channels, I noticed that they made the mistake of packing a lighter shade all over the lid and then trying to go in with the darker blue to blend. This can work with some shadows, especially higher-end shadows. But even high priced companies have some challenges with their blues and purples. So I don't think you can fault a $5 palette.
Instead, try packing the darkest colors on first, and apply them by tapping or stamping them into place before blending out the edges. This will help to lay the color down and ensure that it's not splotchy.
The other issue a lot of people have is that they lack a basic understanding of color theory, and wonder why teal won't layer over orange. I don't know what to say about that other than google it and study a color wheel. You can't blend colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel.
I have a LOT of Profusion palettes, and this one is definitely not at the top of my list. But that's not so much because it's a bad palette as much as that the others are SO incredible.
If you're serious about colorful palettes, go elsewhere. If you just want an inexpensive colorful palette to get started, this is fine.
If you're unfamiliar with Profusion, don't start with this one.”
