The Becca Cosmetics x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Review & Swatches

I want everybody to play Prince's song C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y for this review! Let me tell you why! Popular YouTuber Jaclyn Hill via Becca Cosmetics came out with a Champagne Pop Shimmering Pressed Powder Skin Perfector (highlighter) last year (2015) that flew off beauty store shelves AND online. It was a major hit! I purchased it (last year), but packed it away because my house was being remodeled. So I was excited to see that Jaclyn Hill was coming out this year (2016) with even MORE Champagne Pop goodies (blushes, eye shadows etc). There was a pre-sale for this collection on Sephora! It sold out! Sephora re-stocked and it sold out AGAIN! Everything was grand until this past Wednesday! :(

As I was reading through my Twitter feed, I read a tweet that stated the eye shadow palette was going to be DISCONTINUED and anyone that purchased one, could get a full refund or store credit from Sephora. Discontinued? Not Sold Anymore? It just came out! That's not good! When I hear anything about a product being pulled from shelves etc. (especially makeup) the first thing I think is my skin going to turn red or will my eyelid fall off? LMAO Well thankfully, that was NOT the case. The eye shadow palette was being pulled because of poor formulation. Some eye shadow palettes applied well and some did not (there were complaints from consumers of eye shadows being dry, not very pigmented, overall poor formulation). I didn't want the palette at first, because I saw someone's swatches and they didn't look good. But then I saw some YouTuber reviews and theirs looked great! So I bought it!

The most eye opening complaint was from a very smart YouTuber (SHE LOVES Becca eye shadows & palettes, but noticed this new one didn't perform the same). She looked up the formula/ingredients of the eye shadow palette & discovered BECCA was using CATRICE & ESSENCE eye shadow formulas. Whaaaat? Essence & Catrice are cheap economical. I just paid $40+ for this eye shadow palette and they contain ahem ...economical formulas. Thanks for calling them out girl! Wait...that's not all!

Becca outsourced the eye shadow palette job to a factory in China after deadline constraints for this collection. So then some people raised the question, was anything tested on animals!?! I think Becca is cruelty free. Now, I have nothing against China or products made in China. I buy everything from everywhere! The problem I have is, IF YOU HAVE A FORMULA (1 spoon of this... 2 cups of that... this ingredient...that ingredient) you should be able to make whatever you're trying to make.... ANYWHERE (CHINA, RUSSIA, JAPAN, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE)! As long as the factory has the measurements, ingredients & equipment they should be able to make it. Well something fell apart, because some people's eye shadow palettes worked well and MANY did not. Jaclyn stated she was only responsible for one eye shadow out of the five and Becca was responsible for the rest & manufacturing. Becca states the China lab got the formula wrong. So there was A LOT OF BLAME going on, but both Becca & Jaclyn Hill apologized. People were really mad and voiced their opinions both on Jaclyn's & Becca's instagram and twitter pages. I was taken aback at first, and didn't know what to do. I swatched & applied everything. I love the collection. I just had problems with some of the eye shadows. I think it's a learning experience for ALL involved. There needs to be better Quality Control...better oversight of labs Becca contracts with...when collaborating with a brand dot your i's and cross your t's (ask everything) because your name & credibility are at stake. People loved Jaclyn, then hated her, some are back to loving her and some have left her over this. I've never tried anything from Becca, so in my review below I have nothing to compare it to. What bothered me the most was that Becca sold us cheap formulated eye shadows instead of giving us quality ones (as expressed by others who have them). But they have yet to admit this! They just said, the formula wasn't right because of the China lab. Another controversy is that the original Champagne Pop is different from the new one in the Face Palette. Drama!!! I will visit your blogs today. I've been consumed all week figuring this debacle out, analyzing and swatching. LOL :P My review & thoughts on all 5 products are below...

 Sweet-Bittersweet-NotSweet

supersweet(run & buy it) sweet(really good,buy it) bittersweet(ok, issues)not sweet(not good,don't buy this stuff)

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Face Palette - Sweet

The Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Face Palette is composed of three blushes (rose spritz - luminous blush; amaretto - mineral blush; and pamplemousse - mineral blush) and two shimmering skin perfectors (champagne pop & prosecco pop). The blushes & shimmering skin perfectors have excellent pigmentation! The blushes are so pigmented, you only need a swipe per cheek and a light one at that. I used a very light hand when applying. My two favorite blushes are rose spritz & amaretto. I love both shimmering skin perfectors! Prosecco is a stunning gold! I created 3 looks below using this palette.

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop Pressed - Sweet

This is the popular shimmering skin perfector that started it all last year...Champagne Pop Pressed! The controversy this year? Was the 2016 version (shown in the face palette above) the same as the 2015 version (shown directly below). I never used mine from last year (home remodeling), so when I swatched both side by side there was a slight difference in my opinion. The old champagne pop looks lighter than the new! The color looks the same, but the new formula seems a little thicker or heavier in my opinion. Not bad! I rather like it, but that's what I noticed. It's a beautiful highlighter. I'm just wearing it with basic makeup (no blush) below to show you it's effect. I like it.

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop Poured - Sweet

So above is the pressed version and this is the poured. I will have to get use to the poured version. It's very creamy (like cream blush). You apply it wherever you want to glow. I applied it on my nose and cheeks. It produced a nice effect on my face, but again I have to get use to applying it. As you can see, it gives off a more subtle effect than the pressed powder. I thought others might be interested in seeing a comparison of all three. So I swatched them below: pressed (left), poured (middle), new palette champagne pop (right).

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Pop Liquid - Supersweet

I LOVED THIS! This is the Champagne Pop Shimmering Skin Perfector Liquid. Mix this with your primer, foundation etc and it will give you an overall GLOW! It was hard capturing a glow, but it is lovely. I was really impressed with this! One pump for your entire face! If you can do a half a pump, try and only do that! A little goes a loooooong way! You don't need much. Warm it up with your fingers or with your foundation and wait for the magic. Love! Love! Love! I wonder if this is like Becca's Backlight Priming Filter? Someone let me know ;)

Becca x Jaclyn Hill Champagne Collection Eye Palette - Bittersweet

Here's the problem child! The eye shadow palette! Like I said before, I saw some bad swatches at first and wasn't going to buy it. Then I saw a YouTuber swatch it & apply it and decided to buy it. LOL Mine was made in China. I don't know if others were made in USA. The first two shimmers (Chardonnay & Champagne Toast <----Jaclyn Hill was responsible for CT) swatched beautifully. The last three (Cordial, Cognac and Bordeaux) swatched patchy. I said ok, well let me try it on my eyelids. I applied Cordial as my transition color and surprisingly it applied well. I applied bordeaux to my outer v, champagne toast to my lid and chardonnay to my inner eye. SO MUCH FALL OUT! I've never experienced such fall out with eye shadows in all my life! Thank God I did my eye makeup first and then my makeup. I then applied Marc Jacobs eyeliner and Urban Decay Perversion mascara. The eye shadow stayed once applied, but I had to wipe off a lot of fall out. Throughout the day, they tended to fade. Will I keep this? I do like 3 out of the 5. I'll probably use them with better quality palettes I have in my collection. Overall I LOVE THIS COLLECTION! I'm just disappointed in Becca. I think they know more than what they are saying. So before I buy, I'll keep a watchful eye on them. I have 2 other products from them I purchased last year. So I'll review those next week. Sorry I didn't blog much this week, but THIS threw me for a loop. See you Sunday with my Snapchat favorites! FYI: my foundation is Too Faced Born This Way in Sand, Urban Decay Naked Skin Concealer in Medium, Anastasia Beverly Hills Lip Gloss in Undressed, eyeliner above and mascara above.