Anti-Haul: Lime Crime Venus III (updated)

The internet is awash in....I don't know actually...about Lime Crime's newest release, the Venus 3. Let me be clear, I established long ago that I don't support this brand. So, I thought because it is a rather pretty palette, why not anti-haul the beans out of it? Note- it will cost $38 @ 2 g each.

Let's go.



When I first saw this palette, I thought to myself, Coloured Raine must be maaaad. Why? Take a look at their Berry Cute palette ($36/1.5 g each)   


The same!! It's the saaaame. But the Berry Cute formula I heard was not great, except for the shimmers. Something about that purple and red.

Let's get back to Venus. If you put your finger over the red and purple, you get a very monochromatic palette. Sure, there are different finishes, but to me it appears very grey. I myself would not get much variety out of that look.

In my own stash, I have the Modern Renaissance for dark reds and pinks. But Buon Fresco is also a cooler tone that jives with the Venus 3. I also have the BH Cosmetic Zodiac Palette:

I've marked all the places where I see parallels. 

Finally, the Queen of Hearts palette:

So, for me, though I would not be buying this palette anyway, I am actually quite convinced that I really don't need it. I don't feel like the formula will be that interesting, given the shimmers on the Polly Pockets were not liked by many.

I also think this palette bears a striking resemblance to the coolness of the Too Faced Chocolate Bon Bons palette, but even a teensy bit the PB & J Palette ( a bit of a stretch, I know)

Would I get a single inspired by this palette?

Not really. I have tried my share of purple frosts from the BH Cosmetics Foils eyes palette, and have learned it is not for me. The colors that do pique my interest I am confident I already have.

Update: we have swatches! They look quite bad. I mean to the point where the promotional imagery looks far more saturated than what is going on the arms..

For fun, I have a video on my favorite purple products:

Problem Brands, continued (rambling/rant)

Yesterday one YouTuber, whom I admired, posted a picture of themselves wearing a LimeCrime lip product. And I really did not have to hesitate. I unsubscribed. I understand that makeup is all about personal preference, choice, and how it's not that deep. But it's also personal preference which circles of conversation and influence I choose to pay attention to, and how we normalize exchanges with untrustworthy individuals and the companies they represent.

So, yeah. LimeCrime. Kimberly Clark is oddly forgiving of them as well, which annoys me. It's quite possible that some bloggers simply do not know the entire story, but a quick rifling through the internet will yield answers.

What other brands beside J* and Too Faced I won't personally give money to?

Lorac. With the holographic-packaging brunch palette came the beginning of the end. Lorac does churn out holiday editions and sets that simply are of crappier formulations than their permanent editions, but now even their "pro-formula" special editions look bad. The Pirates of the Caribbean palette has already been lambasted by the internet, but I think it's indicative of the brand itself. There was no attention to color, and the fact that no one is checking for this franchise any more. When I was in middle school, I thought the first one was something special-and it was. But after the second one it was clear that there was no need for more. And of course, if Johnny Depp profits off this thing in any way, why would I want to facilitate that?

As for brands that have been annoying this week:

Urban Decay. Now there's a Naked perfume? It is quite interesting to me that the trajectory of the Stinky Peach is mirrored in the trajectory of the Naked line- in both cases, a concept is squeezed until there is nothing left, to make a maximum product. Pass.

The Ordinary. Now, I just made a post about how their apology worked in some way. But I've been doing a little reading and there are murmurs that this is not the first time Deciem pulled this stunt. Hmm..