Amid much fanfare (and drama – holy hell – for that story, please see this post), the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection has fully launched now in stores.
The Champagne Collection adds Champagne Pop in both a liquid and a poured creme format to BECCA‘s permanent lineup. There was also the eyeshadow palette which I owned and returned (again, those details are in that other post), and finally, this limited edition Champagne Collection Face Palette.
The palette is a solid palette, that’s for sure. It’s got some heft to it and it feels luxurious – which I hugely appreciate. The mirror inside (not pictured) is ENORMOUS. I had heard a few people saying just how wonderful the mirror was and I was like “oh whatever, it’s a mirror”. But seriously… the mirror is AMAZING! It’s not only enormous, but the reflection is razor sharp. Easily one of the best mirrors I have ever owned (and that really feels like such an odd thing to say…).
Sadly, the shade names are just a flimsy overlay that I promptly threw out. That being said, the names are on the back of the palette, so you’re not totally stuck if you throw out the plastic bit like I did.
Okay so… I have to say it… what in god’s name is up with the format of this palette? Who in their right mind thought it would be a good idea to off-center the highlighters? I don’t see the need to have the BECCA/Jaclyn Hill repeated off to the side of the palette when it’s on the TOP of the packaging. This looks so skewed and weird and it’s really, REALLY offputting to me. It just looks like the poor thing is unbalanced! ACK! Anyway… with that off my chest…
The blushes included in the palette are all brand new shades. Rose Spritz is in their new luminous blush formula (I’ve previously reviewed Snapdragon), whereas Amaretto and Pamplemousse (that’s grapefruit in French) are mineral blushes.
Also in the palette are two highlighters in BECCA‘s well known shimmering skin perfector pressed formula. Champagne Pop is the shade we’ve all become absolutely infatuated with (and I’m so glad it’s part of the permanent lineup!) as well as its limited edition little sister, Prosecco Pop. Prosecco Pop is much more golden when compared to the peachyness of Champagne Pop.
(Tutorial on this look coming on Thursday to my YouTube channel. Direct video link here!)
My Thoughts
So the reality is that the BECCA x Jaclyn Hill face palette is limited edition and will not be made permanent. That being said, I have no idea if the popularity of the shades will eventually make BECCA consider making them permanent (as they did with the original Champagne Pop). From my perspective, it would be a waste of time and money to formulate new shades without at least *hoping* to make them permanent in the future. That being said, no one should rely on that. If you like the shades in here, then rest assured that aside from Champagne Pop, all of the other shades are unique to BECCA‘s lineup. This also makes it a very cost effective bundle because BECCA‘s products do not run cheap.
As for the quality of the products, I found them to be completely on par with their other products in the same category. I was especially pleased with Rose Spritz – it was the shade I was least expecting to like and yet it’s become the shade I’ve used the most since I got it. On a fundamental level, Pamplemousse is the shade that originally drew me to the palette and it’s a lovely, lovely colour to wear. Amaretto is an equally fun colour to wear, although I realize it looks exceptionally pale in the shot I showed above – I blended it out to look natural in daylight, but then it appeared to not show up as much on camera – still gorgeous though.
As for the highlighters, I’m not as sold on Prosecco Pop. I was expecting it to be similar to MAC‘s Whisper of Gilt, but found that it could pull very yellow on me depending on what other face products I was wearing. This is a personal thing though and should not deter you from getting it if you’re into the shade. Champagne Pop is, of course, as lovely as ever.
So now you know I love this face palette! Let me know what your thoughts are. Did the drama deter you from picking this up? Or are you as drawn to the shades as I am? Let me know!
Sadly, it seems Sephora Canada is already sold out, but for those of you in the USA, you can pick this up for $52 USD at sephora.com.
The drama did deter me, but ultimately I saw/swatched it in person and decided it wasn’t for me. I would buy rose spritz on its own if they ever decide to make it permanent though. The price of the palette was $59 Canadian when it went on sale and then it went up to $62 in store and online, not impressed.
The price JUMPED? Seriously??? I’ll have to go check what I paid when I bought it online. I wonder if some of this has to do with the shitty Canadian dollar, but it’s really had not to hate price changes like that. 🙁 At least you got to touch it and decided to save your money!
Rose Spritz was definitely the sleeper hit out of this palette for me. At first swatch I was like “oh god this is farrrr too damn shimmery”, but it worked out really nicely.
I wish they added a different colour, rather than Champagne Pop. Having Champagne Pop in it’s own compact kept me from buying this one.
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I see your point, although I suppose from their perspective it was Champagne Pop that started the whole thing. But yeah… I don’t actually need TWO Champagne Pops right now!
I agree with another comment above, when this palette came back in stock it’s pricier at $CAD62.00 and I remembered it being below $60. Yes, one might argue it’s only a few bucks but I still feel a little cheated and am frankly a little disgusted that they decided to raise the price. I know it’s stupid to feel/think this way but it felt like they raised the price on the face palette to cover back some of their losses on the stupid eye palette.
Now that my rant is over, I did place an order for this palette and I think it’s arriving later this week. What worries me is some reviews are saying that the Champagne Pop in they palette is chalky, poor pigmentation, powdery and unlike the original. I have both so it would be interesting to see if it’s true or people are just buying into the mass hysteria that Becca are making their products in China so it MUST be bad.
This comment turned out to be a rant more than anything, sorry, am running on 3 hours sleep. LOL!
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Do we know if the US price went up? Regardless, I’d like to THINK the price increase was because of the exchange rate… but it really does feel like an attempt to recuperate the lost cost of the eyeshadow palette now. What terrible timing. Ugh.
I’ll be curious to see what you think of the palette when you get it!
I picked this up in store, and then put it back down without buying it. I might be regretting that now, even though I couldn’t really afford to buy it anyway.
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Yeah it’s a bit of a pricier palette… but considering a SINGLE blush by BECCA is about $40… this is a “steal”.
I am totally regretting not picking this up when I saw in stock online a few days ago. What the hell was I thinking? The blushes all look so TASTY! I did finally cave and pick up a full size of Champagne Pop, but now I’m thinking I should have held out for this palette to come back? Maybe?
You could always return Champagne Pop and try to get the whole palette in stores. I know online is sold out, but I don’t think in store stock is!