Review: Profusion Holiday 2013 Twinkle Twinkle 5 Color Eyeshadow Palette in 01 (Purples)

Purchased by Me

I owe this purchase to longtime reader Kris Feral, who first alerted me to the magic that lies inside little palette. If it weren't for his email to me (part of which I shared with you in this post), I probably wouldn't have given this palette a second glance and that would have been tragic, I tell you!

First, in case you missed my original post, the Profusion Twinkle Twinkle palettes can be found in the holiday beauty gift section area at Walgreens NOW. There are three other palettes in this collection and you can see them all here. I wouldn't wait too long to get these if you want them because, at my Walgreens, they were going quickly. I just checked the Profusion website and, unfortunately, these palettes are not available for purchase online.

I purchased this palette in 01 (purples) a little while ago and I've been seriously loving it ever since I got it in my hot little hands. This is especially remarkable for me because, if you're a longtime reader, you know I usually can't do purples on my eyes (they make my skin look sickly yellow). But this palette has been working great for me...and the best part? It's A DOLLAR:

Profusion Holiday 2013 Twinkle Twinkle 5 Color Eyeshadow Palette in 01

(retail: $1 at Walgreens stores, 0.28 oz)

The pans in this palette are a generous size (especially for $1) and the palette comes with a dual-ended sponge applicator.

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All of the shadows in this palette are shimmers:

swatched over bare skin

swatched over Milani Eyeshadow Primer

As you can see, three of the five shadows in this palette are quite pigmented even without primer, but the two on the left side do much better with primer.

My favorite shade in this palette, and the one that Kris raved about, is the lavender-pink shade. In this eye look, I only used that lavender-pink shade from lash line to crease (over Milani Eyeshadow Primer). I then used the dark purple shade in this palette to line my upper and lower lash line (FYI, I used the liner brush that's in the Pamper Me Pretty Collection by Total Beauty):

It's so hard to capture the lovely duochrome effect of this shadow but once you get it on the eye, you can DEFINITELY see that it shifts from lavender-pink to olive green. It's quite stunning in person. You do not have to strain to see the duochrome effect--it becomes quite apparent when the light catches your eyes.

As for the texture of these shadows, they're a bit crumbly if you're using the sponge applicator, but if you're using a brush, they're actually pretty creamy and there's not much fallout. I didn't have any issues with picking up color on my brush (I've been using my favorite $1 e.l.f. Essential Eyeshadow Brush with this palette and it works beautifully). Staying power is great with primer--I can get a full eight hours before I start to see serious fading.

And since I know that, when it comes to cheapie shadows, it's common to have issues with colors becoming muddy after blending, here's another pic:

In this photo, I applied the deep plum shade to my crease (on top of the existing eye look I showed you above), and you can see that the plum shade did NOT get muddy after blending. It's quite vibrant and you just cannot beat the pigmentation on this one (really, I can't stress enough how richly pigmented the three shades on the right side of this palette are--it's kind of ridiculous for a $1 palette).

FINAL VERDICT: Reader Kris was absolutely right about this one. This palette is a winner. If you're drawn to purples, I think you're going to be quite pleased with the performance of this little $1 palette. You literally cannot beat the price, and the shadows are all easy to work with, come alive over primer and I would honestly pay $1 for JUST that lavender-pink/olive green duochrome. I think I'll be getting a back-up of this one before they're gone forever after the holiday season.

Do you own any of the Profusion Twinkle Twinkle palettes? I would love to know how they're working for you! And again, see the top of this post for details about where to find these at your Walgreens.

The products featured in this post were purchased with personal funds. For more information, click here.