Sigma's Cor-de-Rosa palette review

I finally got my hands on Sigma’s Cor-de-Rosa palette! As I mentioned in this month’s ‘Buy or Bye?’ (you can find it here!), I fell in love with it when it was announced but I was too slow to act and it was sold out pretty quickly. Thankfully, Beauty Bay had some palettes in stock when I went hunting for it again, and I managed to order it for €47.95.

It’s my first time trying a Sigma product; I’m never in love with what they have and usually the price puts me off but this palette tickled my fancy enough to take the leap.

Packaging

The quality and details that Sigma have put into the packaging of the Cor-de-Rosa palette has really impressed me. Even though the packaging itself is cardboard, it definitely feels like a luxe palette. The cover is a lovely salmon with pretty copper-foiled roses. I especially appreciate the beautiful eyeshadow cover, which is also foiled- it’s one of those little details that make it feel so deluxe. For the mirror lovers there’s one included (if that makes any difference to you), and shade names printed in copper underneath the pans. Sigma is ticking all of the boxes!

Sigma did include a double-ended brush in the palette; the E38 Diffused Crease and the E54 Medium Sweeper. I don’t usually like palettes that come with a brush- I have my own quality ones already- and I never would have considered Sigma for my makeup brushes, but I’m actually very impressed! The Diffused Crease brush is super soft, but dense enough to easily blend eyeshadow. The E54 Medium Sweeper is just as soft, but is more rigid and dense for applying shadows to the lid. I do prefer my Blank Canvas Cosmetics E34 and E35 to apply lid shades, but this one is still pretty decent. And best of all, all of Sigma’s brushes are cruelty free!

Shade selection

I’ve been really interested in trying out pink looks lately, and I didn’t have anything in my collection that could fulfil that, so the Cor-de-Rosa palette really is an investment in my collection. I’ve said it before, but I really consider this colour story to be the sequel of the Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette! I’m so in love with this palette, and I get such an excited feeling when I look over the colour story. I’ve never played with pinks but there are so many options to play with and try with the Cor-de-Rosa palette

Top row:

Belle of the Ball: a shimmery champagne- my favourite of the palette

Veranda: a silky, matte nude

Sunsprite: a metallic brassy-gold

Damask: a beautiful matte pink, that’s appropriately subdued enough to not make me look like a Barbie! I love putting this through my crease

Shakespeare: a matte plum that deepens the crease beautifully

Apricot: does what it says on the tin; a matte apricot

High Society: absolutely regal, this metallic bronze is completely unique

Bottom Row:

Bare Foot: a matte brown, the darkest shade in the palette

Hybrid: an interesting matte salmon shade that took me a while to get used to!

Medallion: a warm-toned brown that’s perfect for a simple crease

Campfire: a metallic brown

Dark Night: a metallic plum that’s perfect for the outer corner of the eye

Summer Song: a deeper matte brown

Cor-de-Rosa: a gorgeous dusty pink matte in the pan that swatches disappointingly brown- but is still very pretty in the crease!

Pigmentation, formula & blend

For my first foray into the world of Sigma, the Cor-de-Rosa palette went well beyond my expectations. Again, Sigma ticks all of the boxes. The mattes are whisper-like, soft and silky and a dream to swatch. The metallics are so fine that they have a water-like feel to them, and they’re also easy to swatch. The only criticism I would have of the whole palette is that the metallics are best applied with a finger instead of using brushes, but it’s a factor that’s easily forgiven.

The pigmentation of the shadows are also superior, and the colour payoff is true to the colour in the palette. I’m especially impressed with how easy the mattes and metallics are to blend, there’s no tugging or skipping along the lid.

I’m still trying to figure out if a pink eye look works with my red hair and ghostly-pale skin, but it’s a lot of fun. Do you have the Cor-de-Rosa palette, or are you planning to get it? What do you think of Sigma?

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