Gosh Smokey Eyes Palette 03 Plum Review Plus a Boyfriend-Approved Romantic Look

I remember my early make-up venture days. I was so enticed with a lot of Michelle Phan's smokey eye-looks, I always try to wear some of them whenever I can. Inexperience coupled with cheap cosmetics only resulted to disastrous make-up looks. Some of them are still in the earlier archives of this blog. I probably should have deleted them already, but they remind me how blogging can indeed help one improve in a hobby.
Low-quality eye-shadows are a thing of a past now. But the memory of them makes me happy and grateful whenever I discover a good eye-shadow palette.
Gosh Smokey Eyes Palette 03 Plum
"The eye shadows in this smokey eyes palette has an amazing pay-off and very strong color intensity. They have a slight shiny surface that looks beautiful when mixing the colours and it is possible to use the lighter colours as a highlight in the inner corner of the eye and on the brow bone directly under the eye brow. Inside the palette there is a guide to create the most amazing smokey eyes."

• Strong color intensity
• With a guide to make Smokey Eyes inside the lid
• Easy to apply

Packaging:This palette is consists of four eye-shadows housed in a plastic square case. The cover is transparent so I can see the colors inside. I like that instead of the usual lid that most eye shadow palette has, this one is magnetic. I worried that this means it might open accidentally anytime when inside my bag, but so far, it hasn't yet. It closes with a nice snapping sound and it stays put until I myself open it. It doesn't come with a brush, which I like because I rarely encounter a free brush that I actually use anyway. And I think they just take up space.
It also comes with a guide on how to apply the eye-shadow for that smokey-eye look. It's not really necessary, but it's a nice addition.

Colors:#1 is a cool-toned white that is a highlight.#2 is a creamy light plum with a golden sheen#3 is a pale taupe with purple undertones#4 is a deep plum
All four has very very fine shimmers. #1 has the least and is hardly visible. #2 has the most shimmers I think. It makes the color more interesting and it looks different depending on the amount of light. As #4 is the darkest, it's also a little sparkly. 
The sparkles and shimmers however are very fine and doesn't transfer easily.

Texture and SmellThe eye-shadows are finely-milled. I just love the texture. They are also very easy to apply and easy to blend. Considering that this is a smokey-eye palette, there's very minimal fall-outs. 
LongevityWithout primer, they last about 4 hours on my oily lids. With make-up base, they last about 7 hours.

Intensity While #4 is a pretty opaque color, the rest of the palette are sheer. You can't achieve a dark, sultry smokey-eyes with these colors unless you use other darker eye-shadows. I find that it's great for achieving soft and wearable smokey-eyes though.And that's what I love love love about this palette. It allows me to achieve subtle smokey-eyes that are perfect for simple occasions.
Boyfriend-Approved Romantic Look
Not all romantic looks are boyfriend-approved. So for that special date, set aside the huge circle lenses, thick eye-liner and dark eye-shadows and give them a break. Instead of looking sexy or girly, you'd want to look like a lady.
Here's how I would do my make-up in preparation for a romantic date:
I opted for a BB Cream with medium coverage so it still looks natural.Eyebrows are neither too thick or thin.I applied a pink lip tint first before applying lipstick. This is so i'll still have a bit of lip color left once my lipstick start fading while eating.
Now for the eyes: Gosh Smokey Eyes Palette's guide comes in handy.

Because I wanted a soft look, I skipped eyeliner and just used mascara alone.


Instead of using powder blush, I used a cheek tint instead.I normally don't like contouring my nose. But this time I did a very subtle contouring using my Elf Bronzer. I also used #1 to highlight the bridge of my nose.
And here's the final look:

In this look, everything is subdued and soft. Smokey-eyes aren't too dark and there are no harsh lines. Pink lipstick isn't loud and contouring and highlighting is very minimal. Over-all, I think it lends me a more matured and dare I say, lady-like appearance.

Products used
FaceCeleteque BB Cream(review coming up)Cosmagic Mineral Powder BB CreamRevlon Colorburst in MauveLioele Pop Pinky Tint as liptint and blush(review coming up)Elf Bronzer
EyesCosmagic LockOn BrowGosh Catchy Eyes Mascara(review coming up)Gosh Smokey Eyes Palette 03 Plum
With hair down:

I like this look better with hair down.


This palette comes in 4 different sets
01 Black02 Brown03 Plum04 Blue
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Some items in this post were sponsored for review purposes. However these are my honest opinions, as always.