I think Temptalia's "mistake" was wanting to incorporate similar colors in all palettes, greens, purples and pinks are in each palette, had she saved those special colors for each palette then maybe they'd look different enough at first glance. Not saying they should've been monochromatic tho but less trying to include the same in different palettes
I think that releasing 3 palettes that seem so similar (I’m still at the beginning of the video so I haven’t gotten to your conclusions yet) hurt this release. I love Temptalia and have always wanted to try Sydney Grace, but I spent so long trying to figure out which palette would be the perfect one for me that I just gave up. Analysis paralysis!
I think that the palettes color stories may have stood out more with a white/tan background. The black kinda drowns out the colors and makes them look more similar than they really are.
True they just look so weird and uninspiring at the same time. Especially when lined up next to each other. They make me think of those old colourful sleek palettes that when looking at I did not see any looks coming to me.
I can't help but see 6 awesome 6 pan palettes instead of 3 12 pans! Split each one down the middle and I definitely would have picked up a couple. I love the SG formula 😊
I actually bought all three palettes but split them up and rearranged the pans since they're magnetic. Quintessence ended up becoming more of a deep space color story, while On The Horizon went a little harder into the "secret garden" theme with some extra greens. I was able to create a comprehensive palette with the extra neutrals and redundant shades (to the ones I kept), which I then resold. So it worked out perfectly!
I wish there was a clearer difference in concept/point of appeal between the palettes (like one could've had more or less texture, sheerer or more muted, etc). That would've made choosing between them easier! But ugh, on the horizon looks beautiful
There is definitely a strong Blue-Red-Green color story happening throughout the 3 palettes as a whole. I originally thought I would purchase all 3 until I saw the photos of them & thought they all looked so similar & were basically cool, jewel toned palettes. I saw a couple shades in each palette I liked but not enough to justify purchasing the bundle when I could probably find similar shades in singles. I did end up purchasing On the Horizon after seeing a comprehensive video comparing the palettes & using that one. It came closest to being soft & warm & had colors that will work well with my SG single collection. I totally get the vision Temptalia was going for but kinda wish their was more variety/difference between the palettes.
I wish she had put like colors together. But, i wouldn’t have bought all 3. I would have only bought the one with the pinks in it. So, might be why they did it this way. 🤷🏻♀️
@@Sassyglbeauty I hear you. I liked all the red/mauve/wine & green/blue-green shades, but I'm not really a blue eye shadow person, especially such deep/vivid shades of blue. When I wear color eye shadow I tend to favor the burgundy/plum/mauve/wine/purple color family, the greens & blue-greens, & the copper/rust/russet/peach. I like a mix of warmer with more neutral or cool, soft Spring & Fall colors with a pop.That's why I went with On the Horizon, I already have quite a collection of shadows in those color families & that palette added to it plus filled some holes. Wish there had been more true purples in the palettes, I was surprised considering the cosmic theme. A light duochrome lavender or a deep matte plum would have been nice.
@@yensid4294 def. I pretty much like the same shades as u minis greens and blue greens. Which is funny considering my eyes are green. Def wish there has been some purples also. I do like searching the blues and greens just to look at them. Lol.
@@yensid4294 I think on the horizon is my favorite and the one I would have went with had I only bought one. Kinda wish I had waited u til this sale to buy.
I keep thinking about this collection but since it doesn't wake my makeup goblin then it's not worth getting. I'll probably just buy a bunch of single shadows and build my own palette with the sale.
The quality is good no doubt, but for someone with as much experience Temptalia dropped the ball here in terms of marketing and presentation. To the end customer this release is overwhelming - I don't know which one to choose and product shots aren't helping.
@@Creamy_Goodness That or maybe be honest with herself about what draws her to color. If certain things make up a significant portion of your favorite eyeshadows--for me purple and sparkles, for her it seems like green and pink/mauve. If that's making up 25% of each palette, really aim for different finishes so that all 3 palettes can be used to create monochromatic looks or take a step back and make a unique choice like one of their pan multichromes in your go to color.... To me these are nits. Looking at this video, I'm really looking forward to getting these palettes in the mail and playing with them as they are.
The colour stories in each of them seem all over the place for me. I'm not saying that they should be monochrome, but each palette and the whole collection is just so badly curated it does not draw me in at the slightest. They all look like a random collection of singles someone bought to compliment their personal palette collection not a curated colour story.
I bought all three light versions and joined the Temptalia discord. To me these palettes have pushed me out of my comfort zone and I'm grateful for that! I finally tried a cool toned grey look, a green look, used silver and black... They've been fun to play with! I knew she would create unique/special colors. Like blue-leaning purples, taupe/neutral shimmers... I'm happy to have picked them up and the server has been a great community to share the love of makeup. Thanks Lauren!
This was very helpful. I have all 3 in the deep version but have not gotten a lot of use out of them yet because I was overwhelmed. This gave me some inspiration to pull them back out and appreciate them.
I'm picking up Quintessence on the 25% off palettes day. It is really interesting reading everyone's opinions because this palettes reads like a fashion line to me. Each palette has it's own thing (cool, warm, rainbow) but there is an overall sense of cohesion that brings it together. Personally only the one appeals to me, but I can see why people buy the whole collection too.
I was so looking forward to this collab but honestly so torn amongst all three that I didn’t get any … wish it was one bigger palette may be 20 shades but not this many ..
@@MeganMcIntosh me too! I've been interested in Sydney grace and thought the temptalia collaboration would be nice, but I'm just seriously confused by the choices. Once you get the similar colors blended out on the eye, especially those of us who aren't MUAs, they're just going to look exactly the same. I feel like I'm paying more for dupes of shades I don't even want in the first place, the greens and a couple of the blues and those purples are much too similar.
@@MeganMcIntosh i wish i did this, instead i just bought all 3. my favorite tho is the more muted one. i think the On the Horizon one. Although i enjoy them all, i didnt need them all.
I got 2 deep and one in light. Sydney Grace is one of the best quality of brands I’ve ever used. I typically by high end it Indie brands. Love Mel’s pallet so much.
I love these palettes so much. I often find myself just opening them up to stare are them… maybe swatch them a little. This is my first time using the Sydney Grace formula and it’s so great. I usually do looks that use many shadows but I love using just one of these beautiful shimmers all over the lid… maybe a matte in the crease.
Love your in depth swatch videos like this so much. Your hard work definitely doesn’t go unnoticed and unappreciated! You are truly one of the best creators in the beauty space rn.
Great video with really in-depth assessment of the palettes. I love all three of them but don't want to get all three because they have side adjacent shade colors. I am going to go with On the Horizon because it is the most understated and suits me the most. (I agree with you they appear to be the most wearable as I'm not big on lots of bright shimmers) I wish I could get just certain colors from the other palettes -hmmm, inspires me to see if SG has dupes for these so I can add them to my basket for the sale. Christine@Temptalia really did an amazing job with these!
Finding out that I can remove the singles has convinced me that I need to get all three of the palettes - Am I crazy? LOL Seriously though this just made me want to get all three because then I can customize them by inserting shades I like to substitute for the few shades that I know will not be complimentary to my skin tone/shade. I actually sat down and made a list of all the shades I loved and that I think would work for me and out of the 36 colors there were only 6 colors that I felt were probably not going to be suitable for my coloring or taste. QUICK UPDATE: I got all three!!! I go the deep in Quint.. and On the Horizon and the Light in Radian Reflection (because the deep was sold out at the time>. I have no regrets. I repotted all three palettes - very easy to do with a magnet and just integrated them with my growing singles collection and I could not be happier. I use the empty pan palettes to place my remix/created palettes for quick access and use as my single shadows are in several Book of Shadows from Colored Raine and these things are a bit heavy but I love them.
Welp, I bought all 3 last night since I was so drawn to Coffee Talk and I'd been eyeballing these since they were released. It's too late to stop me so I hope the news is good! hehe
I feel like including blues and greens in every palette was a huge mistake. A lot of people are going to see those colors and go, "Nope, not for me." So you had three chances to appeal to those potentially buyers, and you blew all three chances.
I'm glad you point this out..lots of companies don't think about similar shades, also for woc if they are similar they look the exact same on our eyes..
Those greens, the two deep purples and a couple of the blues are going to look the same on anyone I think. I'm just confused by the choices, and that makes me not buy.
Let's all give Lauren a high five for doing this comparison even if the general consensus is that the palettes aren't as similar as they seem. This brand and this influencer/blogger are absolute darlings in the community - to even pose the question that these aren't perfect palettes is definitely unpopular opinion. Leave it to Lauren to be investigating and searching and comparing and saying it like it is, in the most flattering way possible. Of course these shades are beautiful, the packaging is incredible, the quality is impeccable. Sydney Grace is a wonderful brand, Temptalia is an absolute asset to the community, unproblematic in every way. People are scared to say anything negative, or produce critical feedback on the collab because the brand the creator are so highly thought of. But the nitty gritty true life swatches and deep dive comparisons ... THIS is the reason I watch UA-cam videos.
I didn’t buy them. Why didn’t I buy them? Because they all looked so similar that I couldn’t decide which was which and which one to buy. I got decision fatigue from the similarities.
I had never tried Syndey Grace before and this collab prompted me try them out. I couldn't decided between them so I bought the bundle. I've only used them a few times so far, but the shadows are gorgeous and easy to work with. I'm looking forward to creating more looks with them.
Great video! I picked up all 3, but I'm a pastel girl so these are turning into companion palettes for me. They're beautiful, but very rich and jewel-toned
Thanks so much for all the work and time you put into comparing the colors in these three palettes. A really excellent video! As a fellow UA-camr I can well understand the amount of work that went into this video. I bought all three palettes when they were first released and I'm definitely going to pop out the individual shades and put all the mattes into a magnetic palette and the shimmers in another magnetic palette. I just bought some more single matte shadows in lighter and mid-tone colors during the Sydney Grace sale so I can create an all matte palettes with a wider range of light, medium and dark hues.
I really appreciated this video! You are by far my favorite youtuber because of your unique content and your willingness to be honest with your viewers. You inspired me to start my own channel and now I’m trying to do videos like yours because I enjoy your content so much! Glad to see you back to posting and I hope you’re doing well 💕
Your analysis was on the money, as to be expected! I have no interest in buying these but I still watched because I knew you’d be thorough and who doesn’t love a good swatch comparison. I freaking love Sydney Grace shadows and they’ve been my default choice over all my other shadows for the past couple of years. So part of my disinterest in these is that I just have so many SG singles, but more so because the strong green/blue theme in all of these is just not for me. I, like you, totally realize that the color stories are different and there are some differences between comparable shades, but for the rare occasion I want blue or green, I have SG singles to satisfy that.
Wow, such dedication my dear. Impressive! Thank you. This helped me a lot! Again, this took a lot of dedication on your part, and I think it went above and beyond duty and is greatly appreciated. One of the reasons why you’re loved and adored, and your channel is greatly appreciated. Have a blessed day.
Hi Lauren. Just wanted to say thank you... after watching this video and seeing the beautiful swatches, I purchased the "On the Horizon" light palette. It is so beautiful. BTW I watch alot of videos with swatches and I have to say, you are the best swatcher!! Thanks again.
This really did help out! I originally wanted Radiant Reflection, but after this I'm more drawn to On the Horizon. I never planned on purchasing all 3 anyway, especially with seeing how similar the shades are. I know there are differences when swatched, but in my experience those differences never show on my eyes...the shades just look the same. I'm just speaking in general, but I don't think brands take into consideration that some slight, barely there differences aren't going to show on brown and deeper skin.
I go to the Sydney Grace during the same hours and what's on sale isn't obvious and everything is too expensive. Channels that focus on these indoor brands just leave the poor out. I'll go look and see if e.l.f. has a sale.
@@MilwaukeeWoman I don’t think you meant to reply to this comment but there are plenty of other channels that focus on drugstore. You could do a search for that content.
@@MilwaukeeWoman Lauren also has entire videos on drugstore brands (she worked a lot with W7 for a while) and regularly uses drugstore/cheaper brands in videos….
I bought all 3 in the light shades and I am SO happy with my purchase. I have had a ton of fun playing with these palettes. Quintessence was the one palette I was least sure about getting, but uh, I think it might be my favorite of the 3? Although my favorite look I've created so far with these palettes was with On the Horizon (Sakura Glow + Phoenix Awakens + Calming Presence = goooorgeous). In the pan, some shades do look similar, but for me, the differences are apparent when working with the shadows. The difference in finish and undertones really show up outside of the pan, imo. And those subtle differences show how much thought was put into exactly WHICH red shade would work best with the other shades in the palettes.
Love me some Sydney Grace! 🙌🏻💜 I'm a singles girl, so these palettes aren't for me, but seeing you swatch all that SG goodness just reminded me how much I love the brand. I'm hoping they come out with some sparkle formulas one day. I feel like they would kill it. 👌🏻
I'm definitely going to be picking up On the horizon light if it's still in stock 🤞 waiting until day 4 of the sale with 25% off. Gorgeous swatches, I love this video!
I bought all three palettes in light and I have no regrets. I would love to see you do some looks with each palette and maybe a look combining palettes.
I picked up all three light palettes. When I use them, I love it. I love neutral shadows and I love that these palettes all contain colors. All three palettes allow me to create a neutral look. To me, when I use each palette, they feel different; even though, at first, they appear similar. I enjoy the way Temptalia picked different shades of the same color and made different palettes. I can see a lot of different looks that I want to try with each palette, which surprises me since I’m usually scared of colors.
Lauren, have you ever done a video where you used the same small number of anchor shades to build out a number of larger palettes with different vibes? I would love to see you take the same red, green, and blue shades repeated here (or whatever shades really!) to create 3 different 9-pans with more of a distinctive point of view for each.
Yesss On The Horizon is also my favorite of the three ! And that surprised me because I thought I would like the other two more! I love the shades in it so much!
Great video lauren! And a beautiful collection by temptalia, but im also curious about that yellow shadow u flashed at the end. Would love to know its name.
I bought all three palettes and I'm very happy with them! I remember Christine saying that the middle palette was going to be an earthy "neutral" one (or at least her version of neutral or something like that) and I figured I'd probably have no interest in it, but I really do like all three! Lots of shimmers, fun colors, lots of cool tones, not too many neutrals... it's like I was whispering my own requests as these palettes got made, haha. This was my first Sydney Grace purchase and they have thoroughly impressed me with their quality so it won't be my last! I signed up to be notified when some of their multichromes get restocked. :D
This is a great video. I ended up selecting Radiant Reflection (the deep version) because that's the one that appeals to me most. Quintessance is GORGEOUS, I love so much about it, but within my collection I'd say it's the most dupable because I have so many special greens and purples. On the Horizon is a neat palette to look at, but it just doesn't speak to me and that's all there is to it. Radiant Reflection though, those blues are calling my name. I love the idea of three 12-pan palettes for a release, but I would love to see more variant colour stories if that's the case. She really tried to create a theme across these three palettes though, from the packaging to the colours, so that if you did get all 3 it would be like having one big jumbo palette with one colour story. I respect the vision. I also see in all her promo there's no pressure to buy all the palettes to "complete" the collection, it's more about finding what speaks to you. She even encourages shopping your own stash and duping the vibes, which I've never seen another creator do for a collab.
I grabbed them on release. I enjoy using them and I'm glad I got all three. I got deep quintessence because the two mattes were more unique to my collection and ones I was drawn two. The other two I got in the light. The way I have them in my makeup shelf I can't really tell which is which until I pull it out and I've been happy with whatever one I manage to grab out that day. I've only used each palette maybe 2-4 times each so far.
I was interested in the On the Horizon palette and you just sold me on it, maybe I could catch it in their next sale. This was a confusing release to me, all those greens and blues just make the palettes look so similar.
I think it would have been better if they just did a matte palette(s) and a shimmer palette(s). Would have been easier for the lighter and darker shades, imo. I love SG and Temptalia but this just wasn't it for me. I don't like the color stories.
Does anyone know if the palettes are magnetic? Are the shadows glued down? I was watching the radiant reflection swatches, and that palette with with the exception of the greens feels like what UD was trying to do with the prince collection :P, except SG and Christine executed it so well. Thanks for the video! Very helpful :D
Thank you for showing this. This definitely helped. I wish there was more mattes in the palettes. Because I don't love "regular" shimmer shades. I would rather have these be all matte palettes even and I would have picked them up. I may still order from the Christmas in July. I have some mattes picked out and the Tiny Marvels palette. SG matte formula looks amazing.
On the Horizon tempted me the most, but I still felt like it was probably too colorful for me to get enough use out of it. So I spent my money on single shadows for their Christmas in July sale because I do love their formula!
Christine did an awesome job providing details about the palettes, and she did comparison swatches of the shades in the palettes and other Sydney Grace shades (along with the usual list of similar shades from other brands). I would suggest looking for the post Sydney Grace x Temptalia Collection: Round-up, which has a list of all of the posts related to the collection. When you scroll down, there is a link for each palette going to the post with the comparison swatches.
The middle one has such a strong Mid 2010s release vibe, but someone decided to be extra cool and add 2 greens. I just recently depotted 2 palettes that just had the same colorstory - browns, nudes, shimmery nudes, rosegold, black, blue/turquoise and a purple.
Yeah the marketing could have been more inspiring. Watching your swatches, the first palette could have been a sort of Ariel/Mermaid theme with those three shimmers/metallics and the deep red, purple and teal. I guess I’m not sure what Quintessa (?) is off the top of my head. Must be space themed?
That bubbling out of the pan was happening on a few shades of mine as well (I bought all 3 in the Light variations as well) but I haven't seen any issues in performance. Are you planning on getting anything at the Clionadh circle shadow restock today?
I mean, the color stories are all different but I feel like you would get similar looks from all three. I don’t even know which one I like better because they seem to be so close in tone and texture that I kind of just decided not to get any of them. The Christmas in July sale might have me grabbing one though. If I can figure out which one I like the most.
Some of the word pronunciations you weren't sure about: Mielke pretty much sounds like /milky/, and that is her last name. Sirius sounds like "serious" and is the brightest star in the sky. Magellan is /muh-jel-ən/ and I believe that was her dog's name, which passed away. Phosphenes is pronounced /fos-feenz/ and it is light you see without seeing actual light, like when you push on your eye and kind of see a flash of light. Great comparison video! I bought all of these palettes already and depotted them into one large palette, but this was a great way to see some of the nuances in each one. Keep up the great work and thank you for taking the time to share this! 😊
Not to offend anyone, but I find it strange that people would not know how to pronounce these words, and English is my 2nd language 😳 If you go public, at least do your homework 🤣🤣🤣
I bought all 3 in the light version. I feel there were more of the deeper brown and orange shades in the deeper palettes which made these palettes look even more similar to the eye. I love the light versions though
Thank you so much for this video! I’m trying to decide if I want all 3 or just one or none. I wish they were singles because from each palette there are shades I really want and shades I will never use. On The Horizon it is!
I got these and although I don’t wear it all that often, it’s so absolutely stunning. I was going to put all of the berry, pinks, purples together and all the blues and greens…. But, I ended up not doing it because of the names not being where they should be. But, I def take from all of them to create looks.
I’d check the back of the shadows. My Sydney grace shadows have the names on the back of the shadow pan with a sticker. I didn’t buy this but maybe they still did name stickers. Worth a look :)
Magellan’s Light was named after Christine’s dog who passed. His silhouette is one of the palettes. These just remind me of PMG quality. Just wonderful shades b
I love Temptalia and really wanted to support Christine, but none of these are for me. I really wanted to like the On the Horizon one, but I’d use only a few shades...
I haven’t try SG shadows yet but I have my eye on the sale for either the pallettes or singles. Are the shades in the these pallettes existing shades??? They are still so similar so I’m drawn more to On the Horizon pallette. I love purples and I’m a little disappointed there aren’t really any in these.
instagram.com/p/CR24d3zJ2KH/? This is what it looks like and they’ve expanded their range since they did it. Has at least one multichrome in it. I did have to look outside for purple mattes.
No theyre not the same as existing shadows but very very very similar. Sydney Grace makes great purple shadows, just browse through the website and see what appeals most to you.
I bought all 3 and thought they look similar too. Could have made one palette with separate light and deep add on mini palette. Still love them all. Used code Temptalia15 for additional discount (can’t use during sale) Mielke Is Christina’s (Temptalia) last name
I feel like these palettes are still too similar despite their differences. There's blues, greens and pinks in every palette and that really doesn't cater to those that may have colour or tone preferences. Unfortunately, I'd pick specific shades from each and not any single palette as a whole, so I've decided to pass on these even though I hear the shimmers are really good Plus... I'm not really a blue eyeshadow fan tbh. I have a few in my JP palettes and I don't want anymore. Commenting my thoughts on the release at the beginning of the video before I hear your thoughts btw.
I bought all three on launch and they still havent arrived.. they got stuck for weeks then sent back.. am now waiting on a second attempt at shipping only to find out they are on sale and im still out the original price plus 58 usd shipping. Definitely warning non us/canadians about this brand :(
I think the sheer number of palettes released at once turned a lot of people off- that and the fact that they all had the same colors in each palette. Different tones, but did they each need greens purples and pinks? Idk
I think Temptalia's "mistake" was wanting to incorporate similar colors in all palettes, greens, purples and pinks are in each palette, had she saved those special colors for each palette then maybe they'd look different enough at first glance. Not saying they should've been monochromatic tho but less trying to include the same in different palettes
I think that releasing 3 palettes that seem so similar (I’m still at the beginning of the video so I haven’t gotten to your conclusions yet) hurt this release. I love Temptalia and have always wanted to try Sydney Grace, but I spent so long trying to figure out which palette would be the perfect one for me that I just gave up. Analysis paralysis!
Same here! Also they all have a blue and I don’t wear blue eyeshadow…
Every time I see them all together my brain short circuits, but when I only see one I can see how pretty they are!!
Lol 😆. Mine did kinda too but I still bought all three because I wanted to try the Sydney grace brand.
I think that the palettes color stories may have stood out more with a white/tan background. The black kinda drowns out the colors and makes them look more similar than they really are.
Yes! The packaging really took away from the color story.
True they just look so weird and uninspiring at the same time. Especially when lined up next to each other. They make me think of those old colourful sleek palettes that when looking at I did not see any looks coming to me.
That's a really good idea!!! Never thought about that!!!
The background doesn't affect my perception, I still see those light greens everywhere 🙈🤣🤣
I can't help but see 6 awesome 6 pan palettes instead of 3 12 pans! Split each one down the middle and I definitely would have picked up a couple. I love the SG formula 😊
Oh what an interesting observation 🤔🤔🤔
I actually bought all three palettes but split them up and rearranged the pans since they're magnetic. Quintessence ended up becoming more of a deep space color story, while On The Horizon went a little harder into the "secret garden" theme with some extra greens. I was able to create a comprehensive palette with the extra neutrals and redundant shades (to the ones I kept), which I then resold. So it worked out perfectly!
Would love to see your rearangement!
Mel Thompson did a rearrangement too. Her video shows a great layout of them.
I wish there was a clearer difference in concept/point of appeal between the palettes (like one could've had more or less texture, sheerer or more muted, etc). That would've made choosing between them easier!
But ugh, on the horizon looks beautiful
There is definitely a strong Blue-Red-Green color story happening throughout the 3 palettes as a whole. I originally thought I would purchase all 3 until I saw the photos of them & thought they all looked so similar & were basically cool, jewel toned palettes. I saw a couple shades in each palette I liked but not enough to justify purchasing the bundle when I could probably find similar shades in singles. I did end up purchasing On the Horizon after seeing a comprehensive video comparing the palettes & using that one. It came closest to being soft & warm & had colors that will work well with my SG single collection. I totally get the vision Temptalia was going for but kinda wish their was more variety/difference between the palettes.
I wish she had put like colors together. But, i wouldn’t have bought all 3. I would have only bought the one with the pinks in it. So, might be why they did it this way. 🤷🏻♀️
@@Sassyglbeauty I hear you. I liked all the red/mauve/wine & green/blue-green shades, but I'm not really a blue eye shadow person, especially such deep/vivid shades of blue. When I wear color eye shadow I tend to favor the burgundy/plum/mauve/wine/purple color family, the greens & blue-greens, & the copper/rust/russet/peach. I like a mix of warmer with more neutral or cool, soft Spring & Fall colors with a pop.That's why I went with On the Horizon, I already have quite a collection of shadows in those color families & that palette added to it plus filled some holes. Wish there had been more true purples in the palettes, I was surprised considering the cosmic theme. A light duochrome lavender or a deep matte plum would have been nice.
@@yensid4294 def. I pretty much like the same shades as u minis greens and blue greens. Which is funny considering my eyes are green. Def wish there has been some purples also. I do like searching the blues and greens just to look at them. Lol.
@@yensid4294 I think on the horizon is my favorite and the one I would have went with had I only bought one. Kinda wish I had waited u til this sale to buy.
I keep thinking about this collection but since it doesn't wake my makeup goblin then it's not worth getting. I'll probably just buy a bunch of single shadows and build my own palette with the sale.
The quality is good no doubt, but for someone with as much experience Temptalia dropped the ball here in terms of marketing and presentation. To the end customer this release is overwhelming - I don't know which one to choose and product shots aren't helping.
Basically she would have been much better off releasing just one "perfect" palette.
@@Creamy_Goodness That or maybe be honest with herself about what draws her to color. If certain things make up a significant portion of your favorite eyeshadows--for me purple and sparkles, for her it seems like green and pink/mauve. If that's making up 25% of each palette, really aim for different finishes so that all 3 palettes can be used to create monochromatic looks or take a step back and make a unique choice like one of their pan multichromes in your go to color.... To me these are nits. Looking at this video, I'm really looking forward to getting these palettes in the mail and playing with them as they are.
The colour stories in each of them seem all over the place for me. I'm not saying that they should be monochrome, but each palette and the whole collection is just so badly curated it does not draw me in at the slightest. They all look like a random collection of singles someone bought to compliment their personal palette collection not a curated colour story.
The third palette is almost like a rainbow palette? Suuuuper colorful, wow
I bought all three light versions and joined the Temptalia discord. To me these palettes have pushed me out of my comfort zone and I'm grateful for that! I finally tried a cool toned grey look, a green look, used silver and black... They've been fun to play with! I knew she would create unique/special colors. Like blue-leaning purples, taupe/neutral shimmers... I'm happy to have picked them up and the server has been a great community to share the love of makeup. Thanks Lauren!
This was very helpful. I have all 3 in the deep version but have not gotten a lot of use out of them yet because I was overwhelmed. This gave me some inspiration to pull them back out and appreciate them.
I'm picking up Quintessence on the 25% off palettes day. It is really interesting reading everyone's opinions because this palettes reads like a fashion line to me. Each palette has it's own thing (cool, warm, rainbow) but there is an overall sense of cohesion that brings it together. Personally only the one appeals to me, but I can see why people buy the whole collection too.
I was so looking forward to this collab but honestly so torn amongst all three that I didn’t get any … wish it was one bigger palette may be 20 shades but not this many ..
I did exactly the same! Wanted to buy it but then gave up because I couldn’t figure out which one was going to be the best pick for me!
@@MeganMcIntosh me too! I've been interested in Sydney grace and thought the temptalia collaboration would be nice, but I'm just seriously confused by the choices. Once you get the similar colors blended out on the eye, especially those of us who aren't MUAs, they're just going to look exactly the same. I feel like I'm paying more for dupes of shades I don't even want in the first place, the greens and a couple of the blues and those purples are much too similar.
@@MeganMcIntosh i wish i did this, instead i just bought all 3. my favorite tho is the more muted one. i think the On the Horizon one. Although i enjoy them all, i didnt need them all.
the color stories aren't for me but the artwork on those palettes is just absolutely stunning
I got 2 deep and one in light. Sydney Grace is one of the best quality of brands I’ve ever used. I typically by high end it Indie brands. Love Mel’s pallet so much.
I love these palettes so much. I often find myself just opening them up to stare are them… maybe swatch them a little. This is my first time using the Sydney Grace formula and it’s so great. I usually do looks that use many shadows but I love using just one of these beautiful shimmers all over the lid… maybe a matte in the crease.
Love your in depth swatch videos like this so much. Your hard work definitely doesn’t go unnoticed and unappreciated! You are truly one of the best creators in the beauty space rn.
Great video with really in-depth assessment of the palettes. I love all three of them but don't want to get all three because they have side adjacent shade colors. I am going to go with On the Horizon because it is the most understated and suits me the most. (I agree with you they appear to be the most wearable as I'm not big on lots of bright shimmers) I wish I could get just certain colors from the other palettes -hmmm, inspires me to see if SG has dupes for these so I can add them to my basket for the sale. Christine@Temptalia really did an amazing job with these!
Finding out that I can remove the singles has convinced me that I need to get all three of the palettes - Am I crazy? LOL Seriously though this just made me want to get all three because then I can customize them by inserting shades I like to substitute for the few shades that I know will not be complimentary to my skin tone/shade. I actually sat down and made a list of all the shades I loved and that I think would work for me and out of the 36 colors there were only 6 colors that I felt were probably not going to be suitable for my coloring or taste.
QUICK UPDATE: I got all three!!! I go the deep in Quint.. and On the Horizon and the Light in Radian Reflection (because the deep was sold out at the time>. I have no regrets. I repotted all three palettes - very easy to do with a magnet and just integrated them with my growing singles collection and I could not be happier. I use the empty pan palettes to place my remix/created palettes for quick access and use as my single shadows are in several Book of Shadows from Colored Raine and these things are a bit heavy but I love them.
Welp, I bought all 3 last night since I was so drawn to Coffee Talk and I'd been eyeballing these since they were released. It's too late to stop me so I hope the news is good! hehe
I feel like including blues and greens in every palette was a huge mistake. A lot of people are going to see those colors and go, "Nope, not for me." So you had three chances to appeal to those potentially buyers, and you blew all three chances.
I'm glad you point this out..lots of companies don't think about similar shades, also for woc if they are similar they look the exact same on our eyes..
Those greens, the two deep purples and a couple of the blues are going to look the same on anyone I think. I'm just confused by the choices, and that makes me not buy.
Let's all give Lauren a high five for doing this comparison even if the general consensus is that the palettes aren't as similar as they seem.
This brand and this influencer/blogger are absolute darlings in the community - to even pose the question that these aren't perfect palettes is definitely unpopular opinion.
Leave it to Lauren to be investigating and searching and comparing and saying it like it is, in the most flattering way possible.
Of course these shades are beautiful, the packaging is incredible, the quality is impeccable. Sydney Grace is a wonderful brand, Temptalia is an absolute asset to the community, unproblematic in every way. People are scared to say anything negative, or produce critical feedback on the collab because the brand the creator are so highly thought of.
But the nitty gritty true life swatches and deep dive comparisons ... THIS is the reason I watch UA-cam videos.
I didn’t buy them. Why didn’t I buy them? Because they all looked so similar that I couldn’t decide which was which and which one to buy. I got decision fatigue from the similarities.
Yup. I really wanted to want it. But I don’t. :/
I had never tried Syndey Grace before and this collab prompted me try them out. I couldn't decided between them so I bought the bundle. I've only used them a few times so far, but the shadows are gorgeous and easy to work with. I'm looking forward to creating more looks with them.
Great video! I picked up all 3, but I'm a pastel girl so these are turning into companion palettes for me. They're beautiful, but very rich and jewel-toned
Thanks so much for all the work and time you put into comparing the colors in these three palettes. A really excellent video! As a fellow UA-camr I can well understand the amount of work that went into this video. I bought all three palettes when they were first released and I'm definitely going to pop out the individual shades and put all the mattes into a magnetic palette and the shimmers in another magnetic palette. I just bought some more single matte shadows in lighter and mid-tone colors during the Sydney Grace sale so I can create an all matte palettes with a wider range of light, medium and dark hues.
I really appreciated this video! You are by far my favorite youtuber because of your unique content and your willingness to be honest with your viewers. You inspired me to start my own channel and now I’m trying to do videos like yours because I enjoy your content so much! Glad to see you back to posting and I hope you’re doing well 💕
Your analysis was on the money, as to be expected! I have no interest in buying these but I still watched because I knew you’d be thorough and who doesn’t love a good swatch comparison.
I freaking love Sydney Grace shadows and they’ve been my default choice over all my other shadows for the past couple of years. So part of my disinterest in these is that I just have so many SG singles, but more so because the strong green/blue theme in all of these is just not for me.
I, like you, totally realize that the color stories are different and there are some differences between comparable shades, but for the rare occasion I want blue or green, I have SG singles to satisfy that.
Wow, such dedication my dear. Impressive! Thank you. This helped me a lot! Again, this took a lot of dedication on your part, and I think it went above and beyond duty and is greatly appreciated. One of the reasons why you’re loved and adored, and your channel is greatly appreciated. Have a blessed day.
Hi Lauren. Just wanted to say thank you... after watching this video and seeing the beautiful swatches, I purchased the "On the Horizon" light palette. It is so beautiful. BTW I watch alot of videos with swatches and I have to say, you are the best swatcher!! Thanks again.
This really did help out! I originally wanted Radiant Reflection, but after this I'm more drawn to On the Horizon. I never planned on purchasing all 3 anyway, especially with seeing how similar the shades are. I know there are differences when swatched, but in my experience those differences never show on my eyes...the shades just look the same. I'm just speaking in general, but I don't think brands take into consideration that some slight, barely there differences aren't going to show on brown and deeper skin.
Giiiirl, I was just about to get ready for bed and was wondering if you’d posted a video recently and here you are!!!
This Kate just had the identical experience 👋🏻☺️
@@Rain_Reign HAHA the Kates are synced 😅
I go to the Sydney Grace during the same hours and what's on sale isn't obvious and everything is too expensive. Channels that focus on these indoor brands just leave the poor out. I'll go look and see if e.l.f. has a sale.
@@MilwaukeeWoman I don’t think you meant to reply to this comment but there are plenty of other channels that focus on drugstore. You could do a search for that content.
@@MilwaukeeWoman Lauren also has entire videos on drugstore brands (she worked a lot with W7 for a while) and regularly uses drugstore/cheaper brands in videos….
I bought all 3 in the light shades and I am SO happy with my purchase. I have had a ton of fun playing with these palettes. Quintessence was the one palette I was least sure about getting, but uh, I think it might be my favorite of the 3? Although my favorite look I've created so far with these palettes was with On the Horizon (Sakura Glow + Phoenix Awakens + Calming Presence = goooorgeous).
In the pan, some shades do look similar, but for me, the differences are apparent when working with the shadows. The difference in finish and undertones really show up outside of the pan, imo. And those subtle differences show how much thought was put into exactly WHICH red shade would work best with the other shades in the palettes.
i will have to try this look, my favorite is my On the Horizon pallet!
I also got all three in the light version and so far I love them all.
I got Quintessence in deep and the other 2 in light versions
Love me some Sydney Grace! 🙌🏻💜 I'm a singles girl, so these palettes aren't for me, but seeing you swatch all that SG goodness just reminded me how much I love the brand. I'm hoping they come out with some sparkle formulas one day. I feel like they would kill it. 👌🏻
They're magnetic, so you can remove them & use them as singles
I'm definitely going to be picking up On the horizon light if it's still in stock 🤞 waiting until day 4 of the sale with 25% off. Gorgeous swatches, I love this video!
That helped so much, your are the best with swatches!!
I bought all three palettes in light and I have no regrets. I would love to see you do some looks with each palette and maybe a look combining palettes.
I picked up all three light palettes. When I use them, I love it. I love neutral shadows and I love that these palettes all contain colors. All three palettes allow me to create a neutral look. To me, when I use each palette, they feel different; even though, at first, they appear similar. I enjoy the way Temptalia picked different shades of the same color and made different palettes. I can see a lot of different looks that I want to try with each palette, which surprises me since I’m usually scared of colors.
Lauren, have you ever done a video where you used the same small number of anchor shades to build out a number of larger palettes with different vibes? I would love to see you take the same red, green, and blue shades repeated here (or whatever shades really!) to create 3 different 9-pans with more of a distinctive point of view for each.
Yesss On The Horizon is also my favorite of the three ! And that surprised me because I thought I would like the other two more! I love the shades in it so much!
Wow😮…you’ve done us all such a great service by creating this fantastic review! Beautiful palettes🎨🎨🎨- thanks so much!😘❤️🌸👌
Great video lauren! And a beautiful collection by temptalia, but im also curious about that yellow shadow u flashed at the end. Would love to know its name.
I bought all three palettes and I'm very happy with them! I remember Christine saying that the middle palette was going to be an earthy "neutral" one (or at least her version of neutral or something like that) and I figured I'd probably have no interest in it, but I really do like all three! Lots of shimmers, fun colors, lots of cool tones, not too many neutrals... it's like I was whispering my own requests as these palettes got made, haha.
This was my first Sydney Grace purchase and they have thoroughly impressed me with their quality so it won't be my last! I signed up to be notified when some of their multichromes get restocked. :D
This is a great video. I ended up selecting Radiant Reflection (the deep version) because that's the one that appeals to me most. Quintessance is GORGEOUS, I love so much about it, but within my collection I'd say it's the most dupable because I have so many special greens and purples. On the Horizon is a neat palette to look at, but it just doesn't speak to me and that's all there is to it. Radiant Reflection though, those blues are calling my name.
I love the idea of three 12-pan palettes for a release, but I would love to see more variant colour stories if that's the case. She really tried to create a theme across these three palettes though, from the packaging to the colours, so that if you did get all 3 it would be like having one big jumbo palette with one colour story. I respect the vision. I also see in all her promo there's no pressure to buy all the palettes to "complete" the collection, it's more about finding what speaks to you. She even encourages shopping your own stash and duping the vibes, which I've never seen another creator do for a collab.
I am very tempted by the On the Horizon one. Thanks for this video!
im mostly a neutral girl and I like this one the best for sure
There you are! Been looking for your videos. I have the Temptalia Collab and would love to see your review!
So happy for this review. Great analysis.
Am still watching but aaahhh!! I love whenever you swatch Sydney Grace! Thank you so much for doing this!
I grabbed them on release. I enjoy using them and I'm glad I got all three. I got deep quintessence because the two mattes were more unique to my collection and ones I was drawn two. The other two I got in the light. The way I have them in my makeup shelf I can't really tell which is which until I pull it out and I've been happy with whatever one I manage to grab out that day. I've only used each palette maybe 2-4 times each so far.
I was so pumped about this collab then was kinda let down when they came out. Can't really put my finger on why though.
The Mielke Way is such a Lauren color!! 🤍
I bought Radiant Reflection when it came out but those On The Horizon swatches are looking REAAAAAAAL nice 🥵
I bought On the Horizon and it’s gorgeous!
Radiant Reflection is so pretty!
I was interested in the On the Horizon palette and you just sold me on it, maybe I could catch it in their next sale. This was a confusing release to me, all those greens and blues just make the palettes look so similar.
Very useful comparisons. Thank you.
I think it would have been better if they just did a matte palette(s) and a shimmer palette(s). Would have been easier for the lighter and darker shades, imo. I love SG and Temptalia but this just wasn't it for me. I don't like the color stories.
I read that orion nebula shade as chicken marsala. It might be time for a new glasses prescription.
Or you were veeery hungry at the time 🤣🤣🤣🌭
I think all three are absolutely gorgeous, but there really are some similarities. It's really hard to decide which one I would choose.❤❤
if you usually wear neutrals like me, i love On the Horizon the best. i can get looks from all tho!
Does anyone know if the palettes are magnetic? Are the shadows glued down?
I was watching the radiant reflection swatches, and that palette with with the exception of the greens feels like what UD was trying to do with the prince collection :P, except SG and Christine executed it so well. Thanks for the video! Very helpful :D
Just checked and they are magnetic! :)
@@LaurenMaeBeauty that’s so exciting!
Mel Thompson did a video of her depotting the three pallets and organising them by colour story. I've done that so the similar tones are in one place.
Great to see ya!!! Thanks for the video!
Thank you for showing this. This definitely helped. I wish there was more mattes in the palettes. Because I don't love "regular" shimmer shades. I would rather have these be all matte palettes even and I would have picked them up. I may still order from the Christmas in July. I have some mattes picked out and the Tiny Marvels palette. SG matte formula looks amazing.
Question: do the pans pop out/are magnetic? I have a deep need to rearrange these palettes into more cohesive colour stories.
Yes you can rearrange them!
@@ElleAlexandria Mel Thompson actually did this on her channel, you may wanna look at that first!
On the Horizon tempted me the most, but I still felt like it was probably too colorful for me to get enough use out of it. So I spent my money on single shadows for their Christmas in July sale because I do love their formula!
I needed this video so much!! Just wondering if you also see any similarities between the palette and other Sydney Grace single shadows? :)
Christine did an awesome job providing details about the palettes, and she did comparison swatches of the shades in the palettes and other Sydney Grace shades (along with the usual list of similar shades from other brands). I would suggest looking for the post Sydney Grace x Temptalia Collection: Round-up, which has a list of all of the posts related to the collection. When you scroll down, there is a link for each palette going to the post with the comparison swatches.
I picked up the light version of quintessence and the deep version of radiant reflection.
I would love a 5-pan of the bottom right 5 shadows in the quintessence palette. I kinda feel like these palettes were a bit large.
Really helpful Lauren. Thanks.
I was waiting to see your opinion on these pallets! ❤️
The middle one has such a strong Mid 2010s release vibe, but someone decided to be extra cool and add 2 greens. I just recently depotted 2 palettes that just had the same colorstory - browns, nudes, shimmery nudes, rosegold, black, blue/turquoise and a purple.
Yeah the marketing could have been more inspiring.
Watching your swatches, the first palette could have been a sort of Ariel/Mermaid theme with those three shimmers/metallics and the deep red, purple and teal.
I guess I’m not sure what Quintessa (?) is off the top of my head. Must be space themed?
That bubbling out of the pan was happening on a few shades of mine as well (I bought all 3 in the Light variations as well) but I haven't seen any issues in performance.
Are you planning on getting anything at the Clionadh circle shadow restock today?
Wonderful comparisons. Thank you!!
I mean, the color stories are all different but I feel like you would get similar looks from all three. I don’t even know which one I like better because they seem to be so close in tone and texture that I kind of just decided not to get any of them. The Christmas in July sale might have me grabbing one though. If I can figure out which one I like the most.
Thank you,that was very helpful ! 💙
On what day is the best deal to buy these?
The packaging is so pretty
Some of the word pronunciations you weren't sure about:
Mielke pretty much sounds like /milky/, and that is her last name.
Sirius sounds like "serious" and is the brightest star in the sky.
Magellan is /muh-jel-ən/ and I believe that was her dog's name, which passed away.
Phosphenes is pronounced /fos-feenz/ and it is light you see without seeing actual light, like when you push on your eye and kind of see a flash of light.
Great comparison video! I bought all of these palettes already and depotted them into one large palette, but this was a great way to see some of the nuances in each one. Keep up the great work and thank you for taking the time to share this! 😊
Not to offend anyone, but I find it strange that people would not know how to pronounce these words, and English is my 2nd language 😳 If you go public, at least do your homework 🤣🤣🤣
I bought all 3 in the light version. I feel there were more of the deeper brown and orange shades in the deeper palettes which made these palettes look even more similar to the eye. I love the light versions though
Sydney Grace mattes are my favourite 😍😍
Thank you so much for this video! I’m trying to decide if I want all 3 or just one or none. I wish they were singles because from each palette there are shades I really want and shades I will never use. On The Horizon it is!
I got these and although I don’t wear it all that often, it’s so absolutely stunning. I was going to put all of the berry, pinks, purples together and all the blues and greens…. But, I ended up not doing it because of the names not being where they should be. But, I def take from all of them to create looks.
I’d check the back of the shadows. My Sydney grace shadows have the names on the back of the shadow pan with a sticker. I didn’t buy this but maybe they still did name stickers. Worth a look :)
these are all so gorgeous
Magellan’s Light was named after Christine’s dog who passed. His silhouette is one of the palettes. These just remind me of PMG quality. Just wonderful shades b
I love Temptalia and really wanted to support Christine, but none of these are for me. I really wanted to like the On the Horizon one, but I’d use only a few shades...
Thanks for the comparisons I was wanting one of these now I think I want a diferent one 🤣
I haven’t try SG shadows yet but I have my eye on the sale for either the pallettes or singles. Are the shades in the these pallettes existing shades??? They are still so similar so I’m drawn more to On the Horizon pallette. I love purples and I’m a little disappointed there aren’t really any in these.
I was able to build a beautiful palette just from their singles in purple. It's one of my favorites.
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This is what it looks like and they’ve expanded their range since they did it. Has at least one multichrome in it. I did have to look outside for purple mattes.
No theyre not the same as existing shadows but very very very similar. Sydney Grace makes great purple shadows, just browse through the website and see what appeals most to you.
OTH is also my favorite
Is there a single shadow shade similar to Phosphenes? I would love that as a single. Right up my alley. Help from anyone would be appreciated!
I bought all 3 and thought they look similar too. Could have made one palette with separate light and deep add on mini palette. Still love them all. Used code Temptalia15 for additional discount (can’t use during sale) Mielke Is Christina’s (Temptalia) last name
can you do something similar with the zeesea palletes?
Thank you for this! 💜
The color stories are messy tbh but they match her makeup aesthetic where she puts a ton of different shimmers into one look
I feel like these palettes are still too similar despite their differences. There's blues, greens and pinks in every palette and that really doesn't cater to those that may have colour or tone preferences. Unfortunately, I'd pick specific shades from each and not any single palette as a whole, so I've decided to pass on these even though I hear the shimmers are really good
Plus... I'm not really a blue eyeshadow fan tbh. I have a few in my JP palettes and I don't want anymore.
Commenting my thoughts on the release at the beginning of the video before I hear your thoughts btw.
Not “old “ to me watching this to decide ha 🥰
I bought all three on launch and they still havent arrived.. they got stuck for weeks then sent back.. am now waiting on a second attempt at shipping only to find out they are on sale and im still out the original price plus 58 usd shipping. Definitely warning non us/canadians about this brand :(
Quintessent and radiant horizon are most appealing to me.
I think the sheer number of palettes released at once turned a lot of people off- that and the fact that they all had the same colors in each palette. Different tones, but did they each need greens purples and pinks? Idk