Shop Violet Voss Ride or Die Palette-

First and foremost, better lighting equipment is en route so picture quality will improve going forward. But I really wanted to start by posting something substantial.

Violet Voss is one of the many smaller makeup companies that has surfaced in recent years due to the overwhelming social media takeover of makeup. I discovered them several years ago when all they sold was their glitter glue and glitter. Since then they have expanded their line with a lot of positive attention. It was the posts about their large new eyeshadow palette that grabbed my attention recently. I'm an eyeshadow lover at the end of the day. Today's world is all about lips, but when I first fell in love with makeup it was about the eyes. So I continue to collect eyeshadow at an overwhelming rate. So when I saw the Violet Voss Ride or Die Palette I decided to start with this palette with reviews.

Ride Or Die Palette! What do you need to know about this palette? It boasts  42 full size (1.8g) shades in super saturated colours. The finishes vary between metallic, satin, and mattes. They are Vegan and contain Jojoba Oil. (side note: if you are going to list an ingredient, please list why the ingredient is relevant. I hate ingredient dropping without a purpose). The website says it is a $252 value for $75. Plus shipping.... so add at least $8 on top of that.

Super cute packaging design!

The palette comes in a cardboard box with the same design as the palette. Once you open the box, the palette is a cardboard flipbook. I'm not always a fan of cardboard packaged palettes because it can feel flimsy, but this feels very sturdy. The design is cute and has slight iridescence. Once you open the book there is a mirror on the top side of the palette. The mirror is a substantial size for those who like to use the mirrors in these palettes. I don't ever use the mirrors, so the size to me is irrelevant. True to their word, these pans are a solid size with a good amount of product. The shades are mostly warm and follow the red shadowed theme that has been so popular on social media lately.

 

The good: Most of the shades are very pigmented and blend beautifully. The shades are all buildable so you can keep them soft or make them bold. I have created some really pretty eye looks using this palette. See below, this was an eye look using Isabella, Erika, Abigail, and Ashley! 

The Bad: I find a lot of the shades in this palette redundant. Two matte oranges that aren't that different, Two Red browns that are matte, Three frosted Red/Orange shades etc. But check out swatches below and decide for yourself. To me, too many of the shades were too similar to really justify $75.

Swatches below

My Final Verdict: I would definitely be open to buying more shades of Violet Voss. I found the formulas to be pigmented and easy to work with. I will however, want to really look at the shades in a palette first since I found too many of the shades to be similar in this specific palette. However, if you like those warm red shadow shades you will love this palette. I will pull this palette out sometimes for sure, but not all the time.