Aloha my friends! I am super excited to be doing this review today! What we're going to be discussing is the Bretman Rock collaboration with Morphe Cosmetics (aka Morphebrushes). The "Babe In Paradise" Highlight Palette! To give some back-story, I have been a follower of Bretman for some time now. He initially stood out to me for his humor and comedic videos. I feel like myself as well as the internet watched him grow and blossom into the person he is today and I am so proud of his accomplishments. I wish him the best on all his endeavors and he will always have support from me. (He even follows me on twitter hehe!). This product retails for $29 and I purchased this with my own money and happily used code BRETMANROCK for $$$ off. ;)The Palette
Now to get started, this palette is one of the most beautiful products I have purchased in a long time. The packaging is so stunning to me with its colors and patterns. Bretman explained a bit of what inspired him for the design on his product. In his video, he stated that he took inspiration from the surroundings of his home, Hawaii. He wanted to make sure the product was a reflection of himself and had the soul of Hawaii in it, which is also how he explained the names of the actual highlights. The geometric patterns were inspired from his traditional tattoos and the colors and flora on the packaging was influenced by the very nature of his home.
The Brush
I was pleasantly surprised that the palette came with a brush. For some reason I assumed that the brush was only included with the PR packages that people received. It is a gorgeous wood grain fan brush made with natural hair bristles. Bretman explained in his video about this brush and how he took inspiration from the palm trees in Hawaii, which makes total sense. I have never owned a natural bristle brush before and it is blowing my mind. It is so delicate and soft and it applies the highlight quite beautifully. I actually stopped using fan brushed and started using more round head brushes to apply my highlight, but this brush definitely made me turn back!
The Highlights
Now to get into the actual highlights! Now I usually do not invest my money into highlight palettes specifically due to me not liking every single color in the palette. I prefer to buy individual highlights because I know I actually like the color. I was able to utilize all of these colors into one look and it really showed the versatility of each color. I never have said this before about any other highlight palette, but I actually LOVE every single color. The actual texture of these highlights are amazing. They are so smooth and almost creamy. Bretman explained that the highlights are a new formula that Morphe came out with. On the site, it is described as the new "High Impact Highlighters". Although these highlights are blinding, they are not particularly "Glittery". I am a sheen highlight type of girl, so this highlight was definitely right up my ally. I don't tend to really prefer glittery or sparkly highlights; I like that "glow from within" look. On the site, the colors are described as the following:SHADE NAMES
BEHBEH GURL (pearlescent pink)
VAYGAYTION (iced champagne sheen)
MAHU (gilded gold)
GET LEI’D (peachy pink sheen)
CHEEHOO (soft rose sheen)
SHADY BITCH (golden copper luster)
Pictured below are the swatches of each color in the same order (with and without flash)
The Looks
Now I wanted to maximize the usage of this product and I think I definitely achieved that. I used every single highlight in my look! I will break it down how I used each color, but it's definitely safe to say that these highlights are quite universal and very stunning on the skin.
Thank you all for stopping by and checking out my review on one of my favorite Influencer's highly anticipated new product. I hope you guys enjoyed it and to remember that makeup is fun and all about what makes you feel beautiful and comfortable. So have fun and stay shinin'!
- I used BEHBEH GURL on my cupid's bow, although it does not picture well with the lipstick that I used. I definitely want to try to utilize this color more in different ways because it is so stunning!
- VAYGAYTION was applied on the inner corners of my eyes while MAHU was applied to the middle of my lids for a bit of transition.
- I used GET LEI’D on all the high points of my face, including my cheekbones and as my nose highlight (this one might be my fav!)
- I used CHEEHOO as my blush and to my surprise, it was so flattering as a blush color on my skin tone. I was afraid that it was going to make my face too metallic-y by using a highlight as a blush but it definitely works!
- Finally, I used SHADY BITCH as my contour/bronzer as well as my transition shade in my crease on my lids to complete my eye look.
Thank you all for stopping by and checking out my review on one of my favorite Influencer's highly anticipated new product. I hope you guys enjoyed it and to remember that makeup is fun and all about what makes you feel beautiful and comfortable. So have fun and stay shinin'!
