Have you got an everyday makeup palette you use every morning and evening, over and over again? I’ve got it and it’s Viva La DivaMove Me Jungle eyeshadow kit. It’s exuberant like my personality a makeup palette inspired by Nature and wrapped in tropical colours and patterns.
‘Deep, earth colored browns, el dorado and luscious green… Move me jungle, I am your queen!‘ Viva La Diva’s statement is full of colour and flavour! Every girl and woman is a diva in this company’s opinion.
Viva La Diva, a Swedish makeup brand, is famous in the Scandinavian region for its high-impact products, very detailed packaging and unbeatable prices.
THE PRODUCT: packaging
Move Me Jungle is an exotic eye palette by Nordic company Viva La Diva consisting of 9 eyeshadows contained inside a tin magnetic box with plenty of a leafy, brightly coloured design. Its rectangular tin case is well crafted, it has a magnetic closure and includes a mirror; every and each pan has its own name stamped along with Viva la Diva’s brand stamp and slogans. It’s a glam manifesto!
Shades and finish
This eyeshadow palette is inspired by luscious South American flora and wild nature, including… dirt, that’s pure love for archaeologists! The Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit contains 9 shades with mixed finishes, indeed there are full mattes, metallics and pearly shades and even a bright foil. Each eyeshadow is named after a tropical country, from the Caribbean Sea to the Americas, and this is what attracted me: there’s a shade called ‘Venezuela’ recalling my family story and it’s dear to me.
Formula and texture
Viva La Diva products are cruelty-free, their formulations are delicate and some makeup items have a vegan formula like this palette. The eyeshadow texture is overall extra fine and impalpable with some little differences depending on the finish. Indeed, matte eyeshadows tend to be slightly powdery if compared with metallics and shimmers. The same happens with pigmentation as the mattes are less intense but, since they are natural shades, the colour payoff and result don’t suffer from this quality.
Colours
Here are the 9 eyeshadows featured in Viva La Diva Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit with a short description of the hue and extra considerations:
– Brazil: a deep forest green with totally green and cold reflections, metallic close to a foil finish, medium but buildable pigmentation.
– Venezuela: an antique rose/lilac with golden shine (direct light) and cold/silvery shimmer in indirect light, “liquid metal” finish, extremely high pigmentation, easy to apply and blend, light texture.
– Ecuador: a cold brown/khaki with iridescent shimmer (direct light), extremely high pigmentation, easy to blend and apply, slightly powdery texture.
– Tahiti: a neutral/light warm beige, matte finish, low to medium pigmentation, powdery texture.
– Hawaii: a peachy rose with silvery shimmer, looks very pinky in indirect light, pearly/light metallic finish, good pigmentation, slightly powdery texture.
– Fiji: a neutral powder pink, matte finish, low to medium pigmentation, powdery texture.
– Tobago: a deep brown/rusty shade with iridescent shimmer (indirect light) and golden/orangy shine in direct light, extremely high pigmentation, easy to blend and apply.
– Barbados: a purple with a brown touch with silver iridescent and pink shimmer, medium to high pigmentation, slightly powdery texture
– Dominica: a reddish plum, matte finish, slightly powdery texture, medium but buildable pigmentation, easy to blend and apply.
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| Top row: outdoor light – Bottom row: indoor, no flash |
All in all, the pigmentation is medium to high, where the less intense eyeshadows are the neutral mattes, followed by some metallic shades like Brazil. I’ve expected a vibrant green from Brazil but it needs to be built little by little in order to get a great colour payoff. The Viva La Diva eyeshadows featured in Move Me Jungle are particularly long-lasting and don’t need a powerful primer because they stick well to the lid even with a simple cream eyeshadow or liquid concealer as a base.
These eyeshadows are also versatile: Tahiti and Fiji are the perfect natural shade that can be used all over the lid up to the brow bone and blended to soften a smoky eye, or fix/camouflage a smudge; Venezuela is an unexpected highlighter for eyes and face.
I used it to highlight the bridge of the nose, cupid’s bow and brow bone for my Olympéa makeup look which is all about cold and strong highlights! Venezuela surprises me with its texture that’s feathery light and its formula that literally fuses with my skin. My absolute favourite and most used shades are, along with Venezuela, Ecuador, Tobago and Dominica.
PROS:
- good selection of shades and mixed finishes;
- overall high pigmentation;
- versatile eyeshadows;
- creative package;
- large mirror;
- sturdy closure;
- delicate formula;
- cruelty-free and vegan;
- competitive price.
CON:
- hard to find online (for worldwide customers).
I’ve stepped into the ’70s mood, popped into a James Bond film with a khaki vintage see-thru (naked ops) dress, this long necklace with olive green glass pendants created by amazing Marta Roura Castellò and, last but not least, Viva La Diva Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit…
Featured face make-up: Pupa Like a Doll highlighter in Golden Infusion + Marc Jacobs Beauty Air Blush Soft Glow Duo blush in Flesh and Fantasy #506 + Viva la Diva Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit Venezuela
Featured lip make-up: Bite Beauty The Multistick in Cashew
Featured eye make-up: Viva la Diva Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit Tahiti (brow bone, inner corner), Venezuela (centre lid), Dominica (outer V), Barbados (outer lower rim) + Marc Jacobs Beauty Highliner Matte Gel Eye Crayon in Brown(ie) #43 (tiny wing, lower outer rim) + Marc Jacobs Beauty Velvet Noir Major Volume Mascara in Noir
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| Details: vintage khaki dress + Transparent Sculptural Jewelry by Marta Roura Castellò olive green beads long necklace (Fenicia collection) |
I’m 100% sure, I approve this Viva La Diva palette as I use it every day both for quick daytime and night-out looks without touch-ups!
Can an eyeshadow palette be both colourful& daring, neutral & versatile?
It seems so with Viva La Diva Move Me Jungle eyeshadow kit.
Wanna book a flight to the Caribbean? Maybe… Super recommended!
Valentina Chirico aka Valens…
(psss scroll down for some extras!)
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| While trying to look sweet… how hard! |
Thanks, divas!
