Zoeva Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Palette and Highlighter Duo
By Glow Up Beauty Blog - December 30, 2020
As tempting as a box of pralin̩s, the indulgent ZOEVA Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Palette offers a choice of warm truffle tones with notes of delicate nougat hues and shimmery marzipan shades, bathed in rich and full of depth chocolate. Resulting out of a world of sweet sins, the silky textures unravel on the lids like lush, melted ganache and deliver an unparalleled delight for the senses Рfor ultra-seductive glamour makeups. - Zoeva website
This chocolate-inspired eyeshadow palette is an elevated version of your normal kich-like seasonal palettes that smell of chocolate. Maybe that is why this has really become one of my favourites from Zoeva. The hues are versatile, but the core of the palette is the matte brown basics that so many of us wear every day.
Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Formula:
The formula is classic Zoeva formula, non-crumbly, a bit stiffer but super blendable and very premium quality mattes and sheen eyeshadows. You can create amazing diffused eyeshadow looks with this palette that is effortless and looks professional. There are few not-so-great shades such as Bitter Start that is creamy light beige, that unfortunately doesn't really show up. Also, the delicate acidity to me seems a bit muddy. The palette also has two dark black shades one with a hint of shimmer and one matte - I don't really see how you would really use both as they look almost identical.
The rest of the palette is so gorgeous that I totally forget the few mishaps and use the brown mattes all the time. The eyeshadow palette is made in Italy.
Cocoa Blend Highlighter Formula:
The Cocoa Blend highlighter formula is something I would call premium classical formula - meaning it gives the skin lovely glow that is smooth and doesn't emphasize texture, but it won't give you that super pop highlighted cheek and I like that. I prefer highlighters that are more subtle.
The Cocoa Blend highlighter has two colours - The Dessert a creamy champagne highlighter and The Mastery of Chocolate a neutral-toned pink highlighted. This is my go-to highlighter palette at the moment, the champagne highlighter colour is so beautiful and sometimes I use the other colour as a blush.
The highlighter palette is made in Germany.
Overall Cocoa Blend eyeshadow palette is one of my favourites 2020, while it has downsides you can never go wrong with good brown mattes with some gorgeous sheen shimmers.
What is your favourite palette of 2020?
