Makeup Revolution Pro HD Amplified 35 Palette in Exhilerate - review and swatches

Pro HD Amplified 35 Palette in Exhilarate has 35 eyeshadow pans (each pan contains 0.857 g of product) and majority of shadows are shimmery (30 shimmery and 5 matte shades).Unlike the Socialite Palette I reviewed before, Exhilarate will probably not work as a stand alone palette. It does have 5 matte shades that can serve as transition shades but lacks darker matte colors. I find it to be a perfect palette for people that already own neutral palettes and wish to  transition painlessly into color.

Shadows blend beautifully and shimmery shades feel slightly wet and slippery (probably due to Dimethicone in the formula). I find that the best way to apply shimmery shades is using a  flat synthetic shader brush, sprayed with make up fixer and to press and drag the shadow on the eye rather than just pat it.

In combination with any neutral palette or even Socialite palette from the same range you can  achieve many various and imaginative eye looks. As with other eye shadows from the brand I found that they last long on the eye without fading and when combined with a primer they do not transfer on my slightly hooded eye and last all day without fading. They apply easily on the eye and blend nicely without patchiness, although there is a bit of fall out. Palette is available on Revolution Beauty website for 15 pounds.

And now onto swatches. Swatches were made with a finger without a primer, one swipe only. I will go from top to bottom and left to right side of the palette.

For the lightest set of shades my daughter provided her tiny pale arm to serve as the canvas for swatches.

From left to right: Thrill (very light peach ), Exhilarate (light rose gold ), Influence (light peachy pink), Vivacious (shimmery white), Sense ( matte cream), Excite (light bronzy gold), Galvanize (light peach), Prompted (champagne), Fired up (platinum), Passion (creamy yellowish matte)

From left to right: Intoxicate (yellowish light green), Awaken (dusty rose), Provoke (bronze), Joyous (silver), Relive (mid-tone peach matte), Sensational (duo-chrome pink on a white/ translucent base), Invigorate (dark rose), Instigate (true yellow gold), Elated (silvery blue), Momentous (coffee with cream matte)

From left to right: Electrify (olive green with gold shift), Vitalize (reddish bronze), High Spirits (orange), Eager (gun metal gray), Rejuvenate (light brown matte), Delight (rose with gold shift) , Dynamite (barbie pink), Exuberant (warm purple), Fanatical (dark rose gold), Desire (darkened plum)

Animate (silvery light purple), Activate (light plum), Impressible (light electric purple), Tantalized (blue), Intensify (muted aquamarine)

Oh wow, I really suck at color description. Some colors need a bit more build up than others and Sensational is an interesting shade but very, very sheer. Delight and Fanatical are gorgeous colors and both are somewhat of a dupe for MAC's Expensive Pink shade. All in all this is a really lovely palette that is perfect for spring.

If you are sick of neutrals and saturated warm shades and need something refreshing I say go for it. The quality for the price is outstanding.