Viseart Eyeshadow Palette in 05 Sultry Muse

Over the last year or so, independent French makeup company Viseart has exploded all over the North American cosmetics scene. They've been around for years and are a favourite of professional makeup artists in French TV and film, but weren't widely available on this side of the world until Sephora started carrying them as an online exclusive brand (Viseart still doesn't have a website of their own). Though they make a lot of different products, Viseart is most known for their eyeshadow palettes, which are described as "reliable film-tested professional products, a staple in every artist's kit, and... the workhorse of all professional artists. These palettes have a dynamic cult following throughout all levels of artistry. Manufactured in France, Viseart's proprietary formula is created in small tightly-controlled batches to maintain pigment quality, powder integrity, and consistency. Viseart is the 'secret sauce' for top Hollywood makeup artists, as well as makeup artist enthusiasts of all genres." 

Viseart currently makes seven colour waves in their eyeshadow palettes. The 05 Sultry Muse palette contains 12 shades and are described as "a myriad of satin to metallic textures. They were created backstage on Hollywood sets by top makeup artists, and are perfect for creating chic, elegant, or fashion-forward eye looks, as well as for highlighting and contouring the face. Use them to illuminate and define with a subtle glow or create show-stopping smoky eyes..." Viseart products are not tested on animals, contain organic ingredients, and are made without petroleum, parabens, silicones, butylene glycol or propylene glycol, phthalates, or artificial dyes. Each palette is housed in a rectangular clear-lidded plastic case, contains a total of 24 grams of product, and retails for $100 CAD. 
Yves, Camille, Kifu, and Gitte

Yves is a pale brightened warm white with sparkles in frosted texture. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is warmer and more sparkly than Viseart Sterling, warmer and brighter than MAC Forgery, brighter and lighter than MAC Filament, warmer and more sparkly MAC White Frost, and warmer and more muted than Makeup Geek Ice Queen.

Camille is a medium muted warm copper brown in a metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and warmer than Viseart Cashmere, lighter and more muted than Viseart Copper, warmer and more copper than MAC Woodwinked, cooler and slightly more muted than Too Faced Molasses Chip, and lighter and more brown than Urban Decay Chopper.

Kifu is a light peachy cream with sparkles in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more muted and more sparkly than Viseart Champagne, more muted and more sparkly than MAC Dazzlelight, more sparkly than Makeup Geek Vanilla Bean, darker and more muted than Makeup Geek Shimma Shimma, and more sparkly and less pink than Too Faced Satin Sheets.

Gitte is a light-medium muted warm golden brown with sparkles in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter than Viseart Cashmere, less yellow than Viseart Montaigne, lighter and cooler than MAC Woodwinked, darker and more golden than MAC Honesty, and lighter and more muted than Ardency Inn Vintage Gold.

Tym, Jori, Cindi, and Chantille

Tym is a medium warm rosy copper in a metallic finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more pink than Viseart Orange Topaz, darker and more pink than MAC Expensive Pink, less sparkly and more muted than MAC Rose Pigment, more pink than Makeup Geek Cosmopolitan, more muted and more pink than Anastasia Beverly Hills China Rose, and darker and more pink than Ardency Inn Rose Gold.

Jori is a dark warm chocolate brown in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more frosted than Viseart Chocolat, darker and less metallic than MAC Havana, darker than MAC Mulch, darker and more frosted than Too Faced Truffled, and more frosted than Too Faced Cocoa Chili.

Cindi is a medium warm brightened orange copper in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more copper than Viseart Orange Topaz, lighter and more muted than MAC Coppering, more orange than MAC Amber Lights, lighter and more muted than Anastasia Beverly Hills Wine, and lighter and more golden than Anastasia Beverly Hills Fresh Peach.

Chantille is a medium-dark muted rosy brown in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is more muted and cooler than Viseart Copper, similar to MAC Twinks, more rosy than MAC Mulch, lighter and more muted than Anastasia Beverly Hills Truffle, and cooler and more rosy than Makeup Geek Brown Sugar.

Chloe, Melonie, Diane, and Ceska

Chloe is a light-medium brightened blue-toned silver in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is darker and more silver than Viseart Blue Diamond, more blue than MAC Idol Eyes, lighter and more blue than MAC Evening Grey, slightly cooler than TheBalm Lusty Lee, and slightly cooler than Makeup Geek Mercury.

Melonie is a medium muted rosy copper in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and more muted than Viseart Tym, more brown than MAC Expensive Pink, darker and more pink than MAC All That Glitters, more copper than Anastasia Beverly Hills Rose, and more brown and more muted than Makeup Geek Cosmopolitan.

Diane is a dark warm muted black in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is warmer than Viseart Tuxedo, more muted and more shimmery than Viseart Charbon, more muted than MAC Dark Dare, warmer and more shimmery than MAC Carbon, and lighter and more shimmery than Make Up For Ever S102 Onyx.

Ceska is a light-medium warm muted yellow gold in a frosted finish. This is a permanent shade. It has a soft, buttery, finely-milled texture, and goes on smoothly and evenly. It has high pigmentation and opaque colour pay-off. It can be layered and blended out easily. It is lighter and more yellow than Viseart Beaux-Arts, lighter and more muted than MAC Goldmine, darker and more yellow than MAC Ricepaper, darker and more yellow than Too Faced Butter Pecan, and lighter and cooler than Urban Decay Blunt.

It comes to no surprise that Viseart would make stellar shimmery shadows if their mattes perform so phenomenally, as it's always easier to create great frosted shades than matte shades. All 12 shades here are incredibly soft and buttery in texture, have spectacular pigmentation and colour pay-off, and are extremely blendable with no powdery kick up or fall-out. They adhere beautifully and are long-wearing without any primer (over eight hours without creasing or fading in my experience). The colours here are predominantly warm but are extremely versatile for all skintones to create all looks from natural to dramatic. Keep in mind, however, that all 12 shades in the Sultry Muse palette have frosted finishes, so you may want to pair it with matte shades to create more dimension — it makes a fantastic companion palette to the 01 Neutral Mattes palette. The packaging is simple and very no-nonsense — these palettes were designed for makeup artists and are made for frequent use and are meant to be functional rather than admired — and the price, though seemingly expensive at first, ends up being cheaper than MAC and just slightly more than Urban Decay and Too Faced.