Make Up Revolution Golden Sugar Palette Review & Swatches

When I posted my post-exam haul you all said how pretty the blush and highlight palette from MUR was. And it is. SO PRETTY.

So now I've had a few more weeks to play with it and plaster my face in ALL the shimmery blushes and be a glowy princess at all times, it's time to share my thoughts.

First thoughts - the packaging is great and sturdy. It's glossy and plastic with a good latch so it's not going to pop open in your make up bag AND it comes with a monster mirror, much like my beloved Death By Chocolate palette. It just feels a bit more luxe than the £6 you're handing over for it.

One of my biggest niggles with the palette is that they haven't given each shade it's own name. I loved that they did that with their eyeshadow palettes - I just think it's a nice touch. Poor, sad, anonymous shades.

I've seen some people who have said that this isn't an every day palette but I WHOLLY disagree.The highlighters can be as subtle or HELL YEAH as you like and the same goes for the blushers. There is only 1 I can say I definitely wouldn't wear day-to-day (or even in the night either, to be honest). The rest are so wearable.

So I only realised how STUPIDLY I had swatched once I'd photographed and uploaded. The above swatch are the very left four going top left, bottom left, then the next one in on the top down to the next one on the bottom row. Don't even ask. I have issues.

The first two swatches are the highlight shades. One is an icy white highlight which manages to not be too cool for warmer skin, probably becuase of the stunning beige veining. I personally love to mix the two highlights to get the perfect shade for me - it gives an almost champagne toned shimmer and I love it. It is not glittery or chunky at all.Winner.

The next two are two of my favourite blushers. One is a seriously pigmented matte pink blusher. I just didn't anticipate the pigment when I first applied it, 'cause, y'know £6 (???!!!), but trust me when I say I did not look great. But when applied like a normal, sane person it is beautiful. SO lovely for every day. The next is more bold with a satin finish. It is a purple toned blusher that is EVERYTHING. I LOVE IT SO MUCH. I'm devastated that the swatch didn't do it justice.

Same applies to these shades and the ridiclous order I swatched them in (3rd form the top, 3rd from the bottom, far right top, far right bottom). What even is my problem.

To be completely honest the only shade out of these swatches I can say I truly love is the pinky blusher. It has plummy veins running through the pan and gives such a beautiful finish. It's probably my favourite as it's definitely more "wearable" than the other purpley blusher.

The rest are just so warm. The orange blusher I can't get on board with, and it's not that I don't like orange blushers - one of my all time favourite is this Milani Baked Blush. It has a satin finish and is so pigmented, it just look pretty ridiculous on me. However, it can work as a gorgeous eye shadow shade.

The final two mixed together are reasonable to bronze with, again giving quite a nice colour and a subtle shimmer. They are best applied with a light hand as they are pretty damn pigmented, too, I'm hoping the combo will be a bit more season appropriate when it starts to get a bit warmer (when the eff will that be??). I definitely wouldn't contour with the matte shade as it is a bit... warm. But it might work on darker, warmer skin tones than my snowman skin.

Overall I highly recommend this palette. It works out at 75p a pan and they are a pretty decent size, so even if you buy it solely for the highlights and one or two blushers I would say you are definitely getting your money's worth.

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