Beauty & Reverie Guest Post. L.A. Colors

As I am on holiday this week I asked around Twitter for people willing to guest post for me, my first victi... I mean very friendly helper is Jenny from Beauty and Reverie. 

Over to Jenny...

When I picked up this palette, I was trying to find out if I could get decent pigmentation and interesting shades on a budget. Oh and when I say on a budget, I’d like to add that I bought it in a 99p store!

I suppose this purchase says a lot about me because when I say I like low budget products – I mean very low budget! I had been looking at Sleek palettes that day so when I stumbled upon this LA Colors 5 colour metallic eyeshadow palette in ‘Wildflowers,’ I wanted to see if I could get some similarly bright eyeshadows for a fraction of the price.

The packaging is... well, it’s definitely not as sleek as other brands and I’m sure you can see that the shadows themselves are very dusty. Upon even a very close inspection I think you’d be justified in expecting a fairly naff product, but that’s where I was pleasantly surprised!

Although they are dusty once you get past, that the eyeshadows are easily buildable. I’ve not worn them with primer and I’ve still seen hours of good wear on a night out. 

I do use the applicator provided most of the time but it’s rather scratchy considering it’s mostly made of sponge! Although I went for some pretty dramatic shades in the palette I chose, there were plenty of slightly tamer combinations available.

The most pigmented shade by far is the cranberry red which is the second from the right in the palette. The least I’d say would be the orange shade which I normally substitute for a gold metallic shade by Collection 2000. 

Finally I’d add that the pink on the far right is definitely worn best when contrasted with a slightly darker plum shade. Although this product is supposedly ‘metallic’ I find the shadows lightly shimmery at most. 


You won’t get that heavy a layer of these shadows but if you find some complimentary bases and highlights in your makeup bag then I do find they become infinitely more workable.

However to display that I do love these shades as they are - here is a quick look I’ve put together using only eyeshadows from the palette, a touch of MUA white eyeliner and some mascara!

Unfortunately LA Colors isn’t widely available in the UK so I’d say if you stumble across it, then it’s well worth a look. 


I have since found this product (for slightly more than I paid) and many others from the brand in the online Cherry Culture store. These eyeshadows are honestly great if you’re trying out new colours and experimenting. All in all, this was 99p well spent!

Thank you Jenny for that in-depth review, and everyone pop over and check out her blog.