When I heard about the collaboration of Carli Bybel with bh cosmetics I got really excited for the palette. This was my first bh cometics product so I didn’t know what to expect from such an affordable palette. So now here are my thoughts on it.
Product information:
- It retails for 20.00 $ but most times it’s on sale for 14.50 $ (on bhcosmetics.com). (20.00 € or 14.50 € when on sale (on bhcometics.de))
- It contains of 10 eyeshadows (shimmery and matte) and 4 Highlighters
- What bh cosmetics says about it: Highlighting Powders Can Be Used for Face and Eyes, Vegan, Paraben Free, Clinically Tested, Non-Irritating, Allergy Tested, Cruelty Free Product
- Made in PRC
- Total Net Wt. / Poids Net. 47.6 g / 1.7 oz.
- So all in all you pay about 0.30 $ per gram or 8.53 $ per ounce (if it is on sale)
Swatches:
Swatches of 1st row of BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel palette
Swatches of 2nd row of BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel palette
Swatches of 3rd row (Highlighters) of BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel palette
Formula:
The eyeshadows and highlighters are very powdery. They have quite a lot of kick-off when dipping the brush in the pan. The shimmery shades are quite nice. The pigmentation of them is all right (considering the price) and you can build it up nicely. But I’m not the biggest fan of the matte shades. They are not that well pigmented but they are easy to use. If you want just a light eyeshadow look it works all right but I personally mainly wear more intense and dark eyelooks and so I really had to make these matte shades work. In the end I always was happy with the way my eyemakeup turned out but it wasn’t that easy to work with these matte eyeshadow shades.
The highlighters I really like but only the lightest shade works for my skin tone. So I just use the other shades as eyeshadows.
But you have to be careful with the highlighters because they are very fragile. The lightest shade in my palette broke. I tried to press it back in the pan but it didn’t work well. So I think this palette is not that good for travelling.
Pros:
- Price
- Nice range of eyeshadows
- Nice range of highlighters (for a lot of skin tones)
Cons:
- Pigmentation
Final thoughts:
Overall the palette is ok. I like the shimmery eyeshadows and the highlighters but I’m not a fan of the matte shades. But you can create nice looks with this palette. I think Carli did a great job with the colors.
So I would suggest buying this palette if you are on a budget, like the colors in the palette and/or want to support Carli Bybel. Other than that I personally would rather buy some Makeupgeek eyeshadows or a Morphe brushes palette because I think the quality of them is just a lot better.
Comparing this palette to the bh cosmetics 28 foiled palette: the eyeshadows in the foiled eyeshadow palette are more intense than the shimmery shades in the Carli Bybel palette so I prefer the foiled eyeshadow formula.
Comparing this palette to the bh comsetics 28 neutral palette: I definitely prefer the Carli Bybel palette. The formula is a lot better in my opinion. The pigmentation of the shadows in the 28 neutral palette is not that great.
Price comparison table
(Prices of eyeshadow palettes compared to each other)
| BRAND | PRICE PER ITEM | PRICE PER GRAM/OUNCE |
| BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Palette | 14.50 $ | 0.42 $ per gram/ 11.76$ per ounce |
| BH Cosmetics 28 Foil Eyes Palette | 12.00 $ | 0.45 $ per gram/ 12.66 $ per ounce |
| Morphe Brushes 35 Eyeshadow Palette (35OS, 35OM) | 22.99 $ | 0.41 $ per gram/ 11.61 $ per ounce |
| Morphe x Jaclyn Hill 35 Eyeshadow Palette | 38.00 $ | 0.68 $ per gram/ 19.19 $ per ounce |
| Morphe Brushes 12NB Palette | 14.99 $ | 0.78 $ per gram/ 22.37 $ per ounce |
| Juvia’s Place The Saharan Palette | 30.00 $ | 1.67 $ per gram/ 47.62 $ per ounce |
| Viseart Theory Palette | 45.00 $ | 2.14 $ per gram/ 57.69 $ per ounce |
| Tarte tartelette in bloom clay palette | 46.00 $ | 2.56 $ per gram/ 72.33 $ per ounce |
| Kat von D Shade + Light Eye Contour palette | 48.00 $ | 2.82 $ per gram/ 80.00 $ per ounce |
| Coloured Raine Queen Of Hearts Palette | 50.00 $ | 3.09 $ per gram/ 87.5 $ per ounce |
| Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette | 49.00 $ | 3.09 $ per gram/ 87.5 $ per ounce |
| Natasha Denona 28 Eyeshadow Palette | 239.00 $ | 3.41 $ per gram/ 95.60 $ per ounce |
| Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette | 54.00 $ | 3.46 $ per gram/ 98.18 $ per ounce |
| Natasha Denona 5 Eyeshadow Palette | 48.00 $ | 3.84 $ per gram/ 120.00 $ per ounce |
| Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette | 42.00 $ | 5.29 $ per gram/ 150.00 $ per ounce |
Picture where I used this palette:
BH Cosmetics Carli Bybel Eyeshadow Palette
Love
Anniquina
xx
