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Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette
Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette

Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette ($20.83 for 0.36 oz.) includes a contouring powder, highlighter, and blush. It comes in a slim, “rose gold” cardboard palette where each shade is a good-size for travel but still large enough to accommodate many different-sized face brushes. The quality of the palette is nice, and I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a more aptly named highlighter, though this isn’t going to be the most universally-applicable palette, so I would have loved to have seen iterations of “rose gold” for darker skin tones, too.

Heavy Crown is a muted, medium brown with subtle, warmer undertones and a mostly matte finish. It had semi-opaque coverage that was buildable, but the consistency was thinner and firmer in the pan (whereas the other shades were softer), so it was a little harder to grab color onto the brush as well as harder to blend on the skin. On me, this shade wore for seven and a half hours. Tarte Contour Soft (Tarteist) (LE, ) is warmer (95% similar). MAC Taupe (P, $24.00) is lighter (95% similar). Too Faced Medium Cocoa (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar). Make Up For Ever S112 (P, $23.00) is lighter, warmer (90% similar). LORAC Light Contour (P, ) is darker, cooler (90% similar). NARS Talia (Contour) (PiP, ) is darker (90% similar). elf Feelin' Shady (P, $7.00) is darker (90% similar). Kevyn Aucoin Light (P, $44.00) is lighter, cooler (85% similar). MAC Crevasse (LE, ) is darker (95% similar). Kevyn Aucoin Medium (P, $44.00) is darker (90% similar). Tarte Shade (PiP, ) is darker (85% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Nudegasm (Sculpt) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar). Viseart Sculpting #1 (PiP, ) is lighter (85% similar). Make Up For Ever S116 (P, $23.00) is lighter (85% similar). Zoeva Unfinished (PiP, ) is lighter, cooler (80% similar). See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Glowing Still is a bright, creamy white with a yellow sheen. It was richly pigmented with a soft, lightly powdery consistency that seemingly glows in the dark it’s so bright and white. I thought it would look ashy or chalky on me skin tone, but I was surprised at how much the sheen came through after blending and buffing the product into the skin–but it did lighten the area slightly, so it may suit lighter skin tones better. The highlighter started to fade after eight hours of wear. Fenty Beauty Sidechick (P, $28.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). ColourPop Ur Glowing (LE, $12.00) is less shimmery, warmer (95% similar). LORAC Star Reader (LE, $23.00) is darker, more muted (95% similar). ColourPop Jelly Roll (PiP, $10.00) is less shimmery (95% similar). Moira Sweet Champagne (P, $14.00) is more shimmery (95% similar). J. Cat Beauty White Goddess (-, $9.00) is more muted (95% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Nudelight (Top) (PiP, ) is less shimmery (95% similar). Anastasia Marshmallow (LE, ) is more muted (90% similar). Makeup Geek Electrify (P, $20.00) is more muted (90% similar). Becca Vanilla Quartz (P, $38.00) is more muted (90% similar). Huda Beauty Santorini (LE, ) is more muted, warmer (90% similar). Anastasia Sunshine (LE, ) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Urban Decay No Angel (LE, $26.00) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Artist Couture Gold Digger (P, $27.00) is more muted, cooler (90% similar). Coloured Raine No Flash Needed (P, $25.00) is more muted (90% similar). Give Me Glow Halo (P, $17.25) is more shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Wet 'n' Wild Winter Bloom (LE, $4.99) is more muted, cooler (90% similar). The Estee Edit Snowlit (LE, ) is less shimmery, more muted, cooler (90% similar). Pat McGrath Pale Gold 002 (LE, $30.00) is more shimmery, darker, more muted (90% similar). Hourglass Pure Strobe Light (LE, ) is darker, more muted (90% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Palace Door is a light-medium, pinky-peach with warm undertones and a frosted sheen. The texture was soft, smooth, and dense with a moderate creaminess (though it is a powder!) that blends and diffuses nicely on the skin. I thought the amount of shimmer was going to be prove problematic on the skin, but it didn’t emphasize pores at all. It’s more of a highlighting blush on my skin tone, so it makes me think the palette might be better for those lighter than I. The blush wore well for eight hours before fading. MAC Talk of the Town (LE, $29.00) is cooler (90% similar). Becca Lychee/Opal (P, $27.00) is darker, cooler (90% similar). MAC Nuanced (LE, $34.00) is warmer (90% similar). LORAC Sunlight (LE, $23.00) is warmer (90% similar). ColourPop On My Mind (P, $10.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Chanel Tweed Beige (140) (P, $45.00) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). ColourPop Strapped (LE, $8.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). Wet 'n' Wild Rose Champagne (P, $2.99) is less shimmery (90% similar). Tom Ford Beauty Pink Glow #4 (LE, $60.00) is more shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Maybelline Nude Rebellion (201) (LE, $8.99) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Gorgeous Glowing Beauty #5 (LE, $40.00) is less shimmery, warmer (90% similar). Milani Rosa Romantica (P, $7.99) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). Lethal Cosmetics Quantum (P, $18.00) is less shimmery, cooler (90% similar). NARS PYT (LE, $30.00) is less shimmery (90% similar). Cover FX Soft Peach (Right) (PiP, ) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Anastasia Kitty Kat (LE, ) is darker (90% similar). Benefit CORALista (Palette) (PiP, $29.00) is less shimmery, darker (90% similar). Charlotte Tilbury Lightgasm Multi-Glow (LE, ) is less shimmery, lighter (90% similar). NYX Rose Gold (P, $6.50) is darker (85% similar). NARS Tempted (P, $30.00) is less shimmery, warmer (85% similar). Top 20 dupes listed, see the rest. See comparison swatches / view dupes side-by-side.

Rose Golden

PPermanent. $17.50.
B+
B+
9
Product
9.5
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8.5
Longevity
4.5
Application
89%
Total

Heavy Crown

PiPPermanent in Palette.
B-
B-
8
Product
9
Pigmentation
7.5
Texture
8
Longevity
4.5
Application
82%
Total

Glowing Still

PiPPermanent in Palette.
A-
A-
9
Product
10
Pigmentation
8.5
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
91%
Total

Palace Door

PiPPermanent in Palette.
A
A
9.5
Product
10
Pigmentation
9.5
Texture
8.5
Longevity
5
Application
94%
Total

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Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette
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Zoeva Rose Golden Blush Palette
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Makeup Look
On face:
  • Tarte Rainforest the Sea Aqua Foundation
  • Guerlain Les Voilettes
On eyes:
  • Tarte Rainforest of the Sea Eyeshadow Palette
On lips:
  • Tarte Berry Lip Rescue

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Katherine T. Avatar

Palace Door is a gorgeous rose gold, and Glowing Still is well named -wow, that is bright, and look at that stunning duo chrome finish, kind of OTT , but it’s beautiful! Reminds me of the Looxi highlighters. BTW, are you still planning to review those?

Elizabeth Avatar

Omg, looking at them in the full face pictures, I sighed. Those are just TOO pretty. I think they would work really well on my skin tone. Zoeva really seems to have this ‘rose gold’ thing nailed… I may have to save up a bit and buy several of their products at once to make the shipping worth it. I’m still so in love with rose gold– when I bought Naked 3, I finally understood what “neutral” was supposed to mean for me. I’m so pink, lol. Ahh this looks amazing, thank you so much for swatching!

Katie Avatar

Its so funny, because everyone in the US thinks that if a product has to come all the way from Germany, 16USD is a high price. I live in The Netherlands, and I pay 3x that for most things (Sephora… I see you)
So 16USD is not that ridiculous if you think about other people that need to pay a crazy amount or that company doesnΒ΄t ship to your country (Colourpop, Too Faced, Urban Decay, 60% of the brandss a Sephora)
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