May 27, 2015

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette Review & Swatches

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Bare Minerals The Royals

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready 8.0 Eyeshadow Palette ($36) is a brand new 8 pan eyeshadow palette that launched on QVC.com for Summer 2015. Last year, Bare Minerals introduced the Nude Beach Ready Eyeshadow Palette on QVC and it remained exclusive to QVC for a little bit before it became part of Bare Mineral’s recent Ready Eyeshadow Palette launch for Spring 2015.

So I imagine the Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette won’t remain exclusive to QVC for long but as of now QVC is the only place I’ve had the please of seeing it!

Let’s take a look!

The Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette contains eight shades of eyeshadow in the following shades:

  • Queen Phyllis (light buttercup)
  • Queen Danna (angel pink)
  • Queen Linda (medium gold)
  • Queen Marie Matte (matte smoky lavender)
  • Queen Phyllis Matte (light matte buttercup)
  • Queen Tiffany (bronzed brown)
  • Queen Marie (smoky lavender)
  • Queen Tiffany Matte (matte bronzed brown)

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette swatches

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (Queen Phylis, Queen Danna, Queen Linda, Queen Marie Matte)

Bare Minerals The Royals swatches

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette Swatches (Queen Phylis Matte, Queen Tiffany, Queen Marie, Queen Tiffany Matte)

I happen to be an avid collector of Bare Minerals 8.0 Ready Eyeshadow Palettes! I have them all, I love them all, I think they are an incredible range of palettes with an amazing formula. Props to Bare Minerals for transitioning from loose eyeshadows to a pressed eyeshadow that does the brand proud. I find the Ready formula beautifully textured. The mattes are soft and silky and the satins are soft, velvety, and blend like butter. They apply beautifully, blend out easily, and create amazing eye looks.

The Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette contains a mix of matte and velvety finish eyeshadows. There is absolutely no issue with the quality here. The eyeshadows are all formulated with a gorgeous texture that’s truly outstanding.

But…

I didn’t love this palette.

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette4

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Palette

It’s such a mismatch of shades for me. Thankfully Bare Minerals includes a quick get the look guide with three looks you can create using the palette. If this wasn’t included I’d spend a little too much time figuring out which shades went best together as they all seem nice worn alone but together it’s a lot of muddiness. It’s such a unusual selection of shades and really has no rhythm or reason to my eye. You got pale matte pink with a light khaki green and a duochrome purple along with two different creamy beiges….I feel a little overwhelmed! I also felt like the only shade that was wearable for me was Queen Linda which was described as a medium gold but is really a lighter khaki green. The other shades just aren’t quite colors I’d normally choose for myself.

I noticed when blending a lot of these shades into one eye look I ended up with a good deal of muddiness. They just don’t jive very well together. I also have a hard time deciding whether or not to say “Hey this is a cool palette” or “Hey this is a warm palette” it kinda leans towards being both. There’s just a lot going on here.

Bare Minerals The Royals fotd

Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette fotd

Quality is excellent on the The Bare Minerals The Royals Ready Eyeshadow Palette. It’s just, unfortunately, the color scheme that confused and disappointed me. The Royals isn’t my favorite palette from the 8.0 range and I fear I wouldn’t recommend it for a purchase but if you’re a collector of Ready Eyeshadow Palettes you might be swayed to indulge none the less!

It’s available now at QVC.com if you can’t resist!

I purchased this item and I receive a small commission if you shop using the links in this post.

About the Muse

Isabella MuseIsabella is just an average everyday geeky girl who doesn’t blend her eyeshadow correctly, wears too much blush, and hopes she never finds her holy grail products because she likes the thrill of the chase so much. Her mission is to bring you super honest reviews on makeup, skincare, fragrance and all things beauty. She’s in no way an expert on the topic and she sure as hell isn’t a super model. But she’s passionate about makeup and is seeking like-minded individuals that like pina coladas, getting caught in the rain, and ones that enjoy spending hundreds of dollars at Sephora without feeling buyer’s remorse. If you’re that person feel free to reach out and leave a comment or follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Bloglovin‘.

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  • Christina D.

    I have been waiting for your review since I got my palette from QVC. I also love the Bare Minerals 8.0 palettes and ordered this shortly after seeing it. However, I was so disappointed when I opened the package that I seriously considered returning it. The colors are nothing like the photo — even your pictures are more intense than the shadows are in the pan — and since it was called “The Royals” I expected more jewel tones and not pastels. I opted to keep it because I do love muted colors, especially purples, and the formula for these shadows is usually very good. But I think it will require the use of shades from another palette to make a wearable look because I agree, the options for combining colors are kind of strange here.

    • Isabella Muse

      Mmm that was my issue as well! I expected jewel tones but it’s a lot of pastels and when you’re blending here it’s just all mud! I’m glad I’m not the only one because I felt the entire color scheme was just an oddity, none of the shades feel like they fit well together! I was thinking of returning it as well but I have all the others and my obsessive nature demands I keep it lol! But I’ll likely not use it very much!

  • Christina

    I think your swatches look nice, so I jumped on QVC to see their presentation video. You and Christina are right, all pastels. Bummer, because I tend to like these types of shade, but I don’t want a ton of pastels.

  • Sabrina

    Hi, Just discovered your site and I love you! A little off topic here, but I was wondering if you would recommend one of those sample services (birchbox, ipsy) over the other? Thanks!

  • Rachel R.

    It is pastel, but I really like it. I want to get it. I like the purples, the pink, and the golden olive shade for my hazel/green eyes. I really don’t own many pastels, as most are too white-based or frosty.

  • Agona

    Hahaha…I’ve been dying for your review! Thank you!! I can’t do pastels so this is going to be a skip for me. I also dislike palettes where I have to use additional shades to create an eye look. The palette already has 8 shades–why am I adding my own?! That defeats the whole purpose of a palette!

    Apparently, Affair to Remember and Nude Beach are available (again?) on QVC as well. But since I already have Sexy and Posh Neutrals…I dunno. I’m starting to feel like the 8.0’s aren’t as great as the mass release ones? Or they’re using the QVC audience to test reception?? I don’t know; just thoughts I was pondering. 🙂

    • Agona

      I meant to say, “QVC’s 8.0’s aren’t as great as the mass release ones”. Whoops!

    • Isabella Muse

      I can’t blame you Agona, smart move imho! You really don’t need Affair to Remember and Nude Beach in humblest because I thought Sexy and Posh were WAY nicer for some reason. I agree! So far it seems like the 8.0s on QVC aren’t as good as the mass retail mes! I laughed at your test audience suggestion, that MIGHT just be the case!

      • Agona

        Ha ha! Plus, there’s basically 3 shades that are the same but with different textures (shimmery vs matte). That’s probably why they’re unable to have a good mix of light and dark shades in this palette.

  • Katherine T.

    Oh bummer 🙁 I’ve been listening to you rave about the BM shadows for years, and I finally caved when Ulta had a flash sale for 50% off. I went crazy and got like 4 duos and 3 quads. Wow, I’m really loving them – the colors are so buttery soft and wearable, and love the convenient to-go packaging with mirror and applicator. I’m eagerly waiting new releases, but I’m going to skip this one. I don’t mind some nice pastels but this kit needs more contrasting or darker colors to make it work, and I don’t like shadows that blend into nothing.

  • MaryJo DeSario

    I have never seen a palette before that had the same shade duplicated in both matte and shimmer. I am 62 and was wondering if this would be a great palette for mature eyes because you could put the same exact matte color over the shimmer color to tone it down. Do you think this would work? Thanks for your great reviews.

    • Isabella Muse

      Sure you can layer Maryjo if you want 🙂 I have fine lines and drier eyes it worked great for me. You’re very welcome!