Hello beautiful people! Today I’m sharing my Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette review with you. If you’ve been around my blog and socials the past three years, it’s been no secret that I’ve fallen head over heels in love with the Bellabeautebar eyeshadow formula. From the mattes that blend out and build up easily to the impactful multichromes and shimmers, I’m smitten with BBB. Use my affiliate code CORDELIA to save at Bellabeautebar!
Where to Buy
Bellabeautebar, Monolith EU
Price
$72 USD / €79,50
How it Started
Picture it, March 2024, I finally take the plunge and order the Basic Witch Palette from the new to me brand, Bellabeautebar. Then my mind is blown over the fantastic formula and I’m hooked. Everything is cruelty free and most products are vegan. And of course, they are Leaping Bunny certified!
My Bellabeautebar Collection
While I used to ascribe to the Pokemon, gotta catch ’em all, mindset with makeup, I realize it was deeply damaging. So while I am obsessed with and love the Bellabeautebar eyeshadow formula, I don’t need to buy every single eyeshadow palette that they make, despite them all being gorgeous.
Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette Review
About the Dead Roses Palette
I was so excited when I saw the Dead Roses Palette, but it was originally out of stock. I waited close to a year to get my hands on it, which definitely built up my anticipation for it. Yet it did not disappoint! I desperately wanted this for all the pink and purple hues!
The inspiration for this palette is the life cycle of a rose as compared to the life cycle of a relationship. From its inception when it blooms to its end in death. BBB states that the top half of this palette is blooming and vibrant, while the bottom half is the dying and dead vibes. It contains 7 multichromes, 2 duochromes, and 7 adored mattes.
While this is a paraben free formula, this is not a talc free formula, as some of the shades contain it. Dead Roses Palette is a cruelty free and vegan eyeshadow formula.
The ingredients are eye safe as per EU laws, but are not recommended as eye safe per USA FDA laws. I trust the EU on this one since they’re not severely underfunded like the USA.
The nomenclature for the Dead Roses Palette is so cute! It’s all relationship related:
- U Wish – Friend Zone – Meh – Stupid Cupid
- Bite Me – I Need Space – Be My Ex – Love Stinks
- Single AF – Not Yours – Thank U, Next – Ew
- UR the Worst – As If – Drop Dead – ABCDE FU
While I love the names and the art for the packaging, I dislike the font inside with the shade names because it’s a bit difficult to read.
Another big selling point of this palette, and I think all my Bellabeautebar palettes, are that the eyeshadows pop out of the palette so you can create your own palette for travel with your favorite shades.
Pricing Breakdown
The Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette review wouldn’t be complete without a price breakdown. This palette contains 16 eyeshadows and it’s priced at $72 USD and €79,50. That breaks down to about $4.50 per eyeshadow in the USA and €4,97 per eyeshadow in Europe. $4.50 to €4,97 is very affordable to me for eyeshadows, especially considering the high quality nature of the formula and how well it performs for me.
As a comparison to some other eyeshadows About Face Holographic eye paints are $19, Urban Decay 24/7 Glaze-on liquid eyeshadows are $26, and Urban decay 24/7 Moondusts are $25. There really aren’t equivalent single multichrome eyeshadows available in the mainstream stores like Ulta and Sephora at a competitive price point. You just won’t find a high quality multichrome that performs well for under $5 at Ulta. And indie single multichromes can range from $10-$20 depending on the indie brand. You can take a peek at Clionadh singles to see how much they vary in price. The least expensive duochrome eyeshadow from Clionadh is €4,44 (Amulet) and they range up to €15,89 (Oxidize).
Eyeshadow Formula
Matte Formula of Dead Roses
I adore the Bellabeautebar matte eyeshadow formula. Some beauty lovers refer it to as buttery, others are grossed out at the idea of smearing butter on their face. No matter where you land in the spread, the matte formula applies easily with a soft fluffy brush and can be built up with smaller, more precise brushes. You can easily pack it on for intense color payoff. Or spritz your brush with water or a makeup mist to turn your eyeshadow into eyeliner.
Shimmer Formula of Dead Roses
The shimmer formula is standout from Bellabeautebar! It’s what causes all the ahhs and oohs! I find it applies best when you use your finger tip or a silicone brush, as this helps to showcase the shimmer shade with the most intense color payoff.
I also recommend using a sticky primer, glitter glue, or makeup mist to help your multidimensional shades look their best.
Eyeshadow Primer
Do you have oily eyelids, hooded eyes, or deepset eyes like I do? If so, I highly recommend that you use an eyeshadow primer, If you’re like me and you have skin on your eyelids that rubs together, that folds like a curtain, or creates creases, you need an eyeshadow primer to make your eyeshadow last all day.
My current favorite eyeshadow primers include:
Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette Swatches
Ew is one of those black to red multichromes that people love and can be difficult to find. I’ve had people ask me for recommendations for a similar shade frequently.
As If is a very shifty purple based shade I adore.
Single AF and UR the Worst are both stunning deep vampy mattes perfect for moody gothic looks.
Not Yours is such a vibrant, glowy shade.
Friend Zone is a very shifty soft bubbly pink.
I Need Space is my favorite bright pink matte.
Meh is a rose pink matte.
Be My Ex is a very fun fiery red.
Drop Dead is a red with a smoky twist at the edges.
Stupid Cupid and Love Stinks are both vibrant red mattes.
Bite Me is a very shifty, deeper pink that practically glows green at the edges.
U Wish is a soft peach matte that I like to use to blend out the edges of other shades. It works as a transition color for me.
Thank U Next is a bright purple, nearly neon, and I am hooked.
ABCDE FU is a soft wine purple matte.
Multichrome Love
The multichrome and shimmer shades in the Dead Roses Palette are absolutely stunning. They’re so beautiful if you love pink and purple like I do. Every single look I did with this palette when I had pink hair turned out amazing.
Matte Love
The matte shades in the Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette are excellent choices and not redundant with how I apply eyeshadow. For personal preference I would swap the warm red for more of rich burgundy wine but that’s only because I find warm shades more difficult to wear than neutral or cool tones.
Bellabeautebar has not written descriptions for the Dead Roses Palette. Below are ones I wrote based on my observations.
Shade Descriptions of Dead Roses Palette
- Friend Zone – pink to gold to soft green multichrome
- Not Yours – pink to blue to purple shimmer
- As If – fuchsia pink to purple to green to gold multichrome
- Ew – charcoal grey base with red to gold shimmer shift
- Drop Dead – rose pink with champagne gold shift
- Be My Ex – red to coral pink to gold shimmer
- Bite Me – bright pink with lime green to gold shift
- U Wish – soft peach matte
- Meh – bright rose pink matte
- Thank U Next – neon purple matte
- I Need Space – neon pink matte
- ABCDE FU – grape purple matte
- Single AF – muted wine matte
- UR the Worst – blackened purple indigo matte
- Stupid Cupid – warm red matte
- Love Stinks – neutral cool red matte
Loose Eyeshadow
- Fairie Tears – pink to blue to purple iridescent multichrome sparkles
I bought this loose eyeshadow at the same time as the Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette and I love it to bits! I like it for a one and done shade or inner lid eye brightener.
Dead Roses Looks
Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Tutorial
See the blog post Dead Roses Eyeshadow tutorial for more details!
Final Thoughts
Who is the Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette for? Do you love bright pinks and purples? Do you want every major variation of a pink multichrome? Are bright matte shades a must for you? If so, the Bellabeautebar Dead Roses Palette is for you!I love to wear bright pink and purple, so I traveled with this palette for my bold and glam looks when I went to New Zealand.
My top favorite shades from the palette are Not Yours, Ew, Friend Zone, and As If for the shimmers, while I Need Space, Thank U Next, Single AF, UR the Worst, Love Stinks, and U Wish are my favorite mattes.
If you’re afraid of brights, I recommend checking out the Morally Grey Palette instead, as it’s my favorite neutral palette!
What eyeshadow palette are you currently obsessed with? Have you tried Bellabeautebar?
