If Fenty’s goal was to make all of us broke by the holidays, I’m positive they’ve succeeded— and I’m here for it. The first drop for Fenty beauty focused primarily on skin, with natural finishes and splashes of fun colors- it was a great way to introduce the consumers to Fenty's attention to detail and level of quality. However, we all asked— where’s the color? Where are the eyeshadows? Lipsticks? And like a tidal wave of glittery emotion, Fenty hit us with the Galaxy Collection. ALL OF THE COLORS. ALL OF THE TIME. And on top of that? Everything is made with/accented by glitter.
Well Fuck.
Just— take all my money please. Take it all, K thanks bye.
Everything we craved for Fenty’s first drop, is everything we get in the second drop— but with glitter. All the extraterrestrial, out of the this world, alien head-ass energy lives in this collection. Everything is superlit with shimmer and filled with vibrant colors! I snagged a few items from the collection, but from what I was able to pick up, I can tell you— this is a fun set. Let’s go:
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PACKAGING
I cannot get over the prismatic, jewel-like, chrome packaging for this entire collection. Every piece of this collection from the gloss tops, to the eyeshadow case is accented with this galaxy prism packaging. It’s Gorgeous!
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ECLIPSE 2-In-1 GLITTER RELEASE EYELINER
$20.00/each
Alien Bae - blue-black metallic / smoky navy glitter
Later, Crater - nude metallic / nude gold glitter
Nepturnt - green-black metallic / smoky emerald glitter
Fenty released 3 eyeliners in this collection, at first glance these eyeliners are seemingly standard with a muted shimmer finish. The brushes on the liners are smooth and pen-like, making it easy to apply which is always a plus. However, while these eyeliners all have a metallic matte finish— once the eyeliner has dried, you can buff out the top coating of the liner to expose it's glittery base! This is the most fun you'll ever have with eyeliner, you can keep the liners matte, or you can accent your eyes with its illuminating shimmer. My personal fave? Later, Crater. Later, Crater is a nude metallic eyeliner, that buffs out as a gold glitter with hints of pink, the color is so unique and finishes beautifully. These eyeliners encourage the consumer to be more playful with color and glitter eyeliner, especially if you’re not comfortable with a lot of glitter, these liners are fun to try. 10/10! Check out my before and after swatches below.
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COSMIC LIP GLOSS
$19.00/each
Gal On The Moon - holographic pink orchid shade
Spacesuit - glittering peach
Plutonic Relationship - holographic hot pink
Astro-naughty - a glittering garnet
Fenty released 4 lip glosses int his collection, and while I didn’t pick up all 4 colors, I swatched a few in store and loved the holographic nature of each gloss. These glosses have a shimmery, pearl finish and look incredible! In comparison to the Gloss Bomb from the first drop, these glosses are thicker in consistency and feel just a tad stickier. Although after a minute or two the glosses settled into my lips and felt weightless. 9/10, check out my swatch attempt here:
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GALAXY EYESHADOW PALETTE
$59.00
Xtra Terrestrial - smoky moss with iridescent green
Lightyear - smoky charcoal with gold glitter
Planet Ex - smoky brown with iridescent glitter
Oh-Zone - sheer platinum glitter
Ultraviolit - smoky violet with iridescent glitter
Sublime - sheer mint and gold glitter
Milky Way - ivory with iridescent glitter
Cosmic Ocean - sheer aqua glitter
Meteor Crush - sheer pink and gold glitter
Jupiter Sand - smoky chocolate with iridescent purple
Mars On Fire - sheer copper rose glitter
Midnight Bolt - true blue with superfine glitter
Space Owt - smoky grape with holographic blue
Sunburst - amber with gold glitter)
The piece de resistance.. the Galaxy eyeshadow palette. There’s so much glitter up in this bitch, you don’t even know what to do with them all. Every color in this palette has a hyper reflective sparkle on top of 14 fun colors. There aren’t any transition colors, satins or Frosts, this palette is a Lisa Frank explosion for your face, all glitter, all the time. When I used this palette for a look, it took every being in my body not to put all the colors on my face at once (True Story).
Color payoff, AMAZING. Photos do not do these shadows justice because the sparkle on these glitters are literally out of this world. There are more colors that are pigmented enough that they can be worn on their own, and there are a few shadows that are more sheer and can be used as a glitter topper. Each shadow is meant to give off a 3-D effect and whether you want to go with a shiny smokey eye or a shimmery neutral, this color palette has everything you need. The MVP’s in this palette for me are Light Year, Jupiter Sand and Space Owt. You know a glitter eyeshadow is worth its weight in gold when the darker colors hold on to its shimmer after application. Most dark glitters fall out and leave the base color on your lid after an hour or so, these glitters stay put and shine for hours.
In terms of the performance of these shadows, you have to think about each shadow as a pressed pigment. Each color is lustrous with an extremely sparkly finish, that means there will be fall out. There will be lots and LOTS of fall out. When doing your makeup with this palette, I suggest applying eyes first, then skin last. The Galaxy palette is not for everyday use, this palette is not for 'no makeup' makeup days, or for subtle glam. This palette is for every opportunity when you want to stand out in the crowd and shine like the God/Goddess that you are. For this palette, I give it 9/10.
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OVERALL REVIEW
The Galaxy collection is purposefully colorful, playful and bright. This collection encourages the consumer to have more fun with their makeup, it presents itself with an all or nothing attitude, just like Madam Riri herself. The eyeliners are unique to the makeup market and thats hard to do now a days, so the liners (to me) are the highlight of the collection and are worth picking up. The glosses are beautiful and fun, but I’m not sure that they are a must have. The eyeshadows are FUN, and if you envision yourself using glitter eyeshadows all the time, you’ll never need buy any other glitter shadow for the rest of your life. For me, as a bridal makeup artist— this palette would not come in handy for most brides, but it would come in handy for birthdays, holidays and other special occasions. For convenience sake, this is not a good palette to tote around as there is no variety in shadow finishes so it does have its down sides if you only want to use one or two colors out of the 14 shades.
In true Fenty fashion, the collection was created with all people of color in mind. For example, the eyeshadow palette does not include transition shades because transition shades vary per skin tone and that would limit who could purchase the product. The colors chosen in this collection are intentional and inclusive and true of Fenty Beauty’s mission statement, “Beauty for All”.
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GLAM SHOTS
PRODUCTS USED
Face
Foundation - Fenty Pro Filtr Foundation in 310
Concealer - Cover FX pro concealer in Medium
Contour - Fenty Match Stix in Truffle
Blush - Milani baked blush in Luminouso
Lips
Dose of Colors Lipstick - Poise
Fenty Cosmic Lipgloss - Spacesuit
Eyes (Left Photo)
Fenty Galaxy eyeshadows - Ultraviolet, Mars of Fire, Cosmic Ocean, Sublime
Inglot liquid eyeliner
Eyes (Right Photo)
MAC eyeshadows - Carbon, texture, soft brown
Fenty Eclipse Eyeliner - Later, Crater