Watch before you buy Adept Seahorse Palette + Ketracel White | Swatches, comparisons & 2 looks
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Thank you for an actual honest review. I had a feeling this palette wasn't going to perform like my favorite Indie shadows from other companies do. That would be ok, but not at this price point.
You've completely squashed my curiosity for this palette, I'm so sorry it was a disappointment! But honestly you're doing such a solid trying it out and giving us the real tea because I would scream if I spent $112 plus $40 international shipping just for it to be a disappointment
I love the comparisons. I felt like I had seen some of these before which is part of why I passed. The other reason was how several were like topper shades. At $140 I want everything to be blinding, shifty and amazing!
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Yeah, I'm not gonna lie I have to force myself to pull the seahorse palette out. Idk, just doesn't do it for me. Not enough pigment. It made me realize I don't like topper shades. I only want rich shiny colours. Definitely a regret of mine. Even with the 20% coupon at launch it isn't worth it. Why on earth would they put two of the almost exact shades next to each other. not to mention the top row is also very similar. ugh
I also wished this would have come out sooner? Could have helped alot of people.
I’m so glad I didn’t jump on this palette. Granted it’s way too expensive to just mindlessly purchase and the color story did not pull me in. It felt a little repetitive from the start and when I saw that like half of it is not as sparkly as their promo reels, that sealed the decision for me. I love that you are so honest in your reviews and so thorough, is exactly what I need. Thank you!!
I saw another review before this one and I agree with you from the other person's swatches. While gorgeous, I don't think it's special enough for that price. It claims to be multichromes, but I see mostly soft duochromes. I hope they release some more reasonably priced items as the last two releases were a little up there. Thank you for reviewing this and for those fantastic comparisons.
I love a good "long-winded" review! We need more of these. I keep seeing more and more content creators (on YT & IG) that are showing Indie brand's products more for the brands and less for the consumers. And it becomes really frustrating as a consumer when people are holding back so much or not wanting to show swatch comparisons. When in reality, if the brand has a good quality product for a good price - they shouldn't be upset about comparisons, but actually welcome them.
I am not sure what's going on with Adept lately as a brand... some of their business decisions baffle me. And you pointed some out in the video. But since that Mystery Box debacle 😬 I just keep seeing some odd decisions. On the way they are marketing, building their palettes, doing their releases, prices, etc. But they've been losing me lately with some of these things and I know I'm not alone in that 🤷♀️
... hope they get back to making makeup I'm interested in 🫣
adept and glaminatrix are super confusing with their business decisions recently. PICK A FORMULA PEOPLE!
Yesssss! I couldn’t agree more with you about creators making videos for the brand and not the consumer.
Thanks a ton, Milly! This video confirmed my suspicions about this palette and I'm glad I made the economic decision to skip. It looks very lovely and is probably perfect for some but it's not really the formula of shadows that I'm into right now. These ultra thorough and thoughtful reviews keep me coming back for more ❤
I'm still burned from the mystery box, but also the shades looked very same same to me. I need to grab Peach for the stars and Newly Minted from TOG and Hilt from Clionadh. 😮
I had so much higher expectations! I want terra moons to do a big palette like this and knock them out of the park!
A Terra Moons palette like this would be in the $200 at least 🙈 I don’t think they would do one!
Omg yes please!! ❤
Just realized watching this video: I already answered your poll this week stressing i value the eye looks you do in review vids, but now I see that your comparison swatches AND eye looks are both integral to your channel. The comparison swatches in this Seahorse video are gems! They always are.
I realized whenever I watch a Milly video, i am waiting for those two parts, comparison swatches and looks. You've trained us well 😂
Maybe too well, because i know it's a huge amount of effort and time for you.
Thanks for your labors.
I usually like adept palettes but I was not feeling this one. Adept’s fatal flaw imo is that they usually have a couple of similar shades in their palettes and in this one so many look alike. Not for $140! And is it just me or is the title multichrome used very loosely these days 😅, a few of these look only single-chrome to me 😂.
Absolutely agree! Some of these brands are calling shadows "multichromes" when they are at best a duochrome. That significantly effects the price. Just saw this with Clionadh too in their recent palette, where one of the best shades is basically an exact dupe for a duochrome that Devinah just released for $8 😒
Yeah everything is a multi chrome according to marketing. It's quite misleading and also a shady biz practice since they know they can upcharge for multis. There's nothing wrong with duochromes or just really nice simple shimmers but then they cant up the price if they were being honest
Haha yes I see this a lot! Things being called multis when they’re not and multis being called duochromes when they’re actual multis
I’d rather buy a couple of Clionadh or TM singles, besides they don’t ship to my country.
I got this palette and I completely agree with your review.
I gotta watch your video!
On the blue eye look, I thought they were the same until you pointed it out. Great review thank you.
Veeeery similar!
I was interested when this palette came out. But, I did think there were too many redundancies to make it worth it. Thank you for doing a deep delve into this palette for us. 🤗
Wondering how they didn't notice these things too before launch...It seems like they just threw some duds together, and increased the price. That's Nuts!!
I am wondering that same thing!! Why are they just throwing in 2 shades pretty much identical and most of them reading satin on the eyes? And then slapping a $140 price tag on it??? 🤨🤨 BIG🙄
I was wondering if they were left over from different palette launches and they slapped the seahorse theme on it lol after all the words printed on the mirror don't tie in with the seahorse theme 'do not disturb'
The Danessa Myricks III and IV palettes were worth this pricetag imo - also made in PRC. Especially as a customer from europe. Thx a lot again for the comparisons💙💚💜
Greatly appreciate the honest reviews! 👍🏼 Thanks for saving us a lot of money. 🙂
Came here so fast!!
Edit: the seahorse pallete seemed like it would of been something i wanted but i really like very showcasing type of shadows and i feel like can recreate the vibe of the color story to fit my preferences with my other favorite singles. Thank you for the review!!
I was so excited about it because I love topper shades and I would rather pay $140 for an amazing special shade 15 pan palette than a PMG Mothership with 2 special shades
I remember years ago, when Aromaleigh came out with the first multichromes I'd ever seen, they were loose shadows with promo pics taken in ideal lighting conditions. They were reviewed terribly by the indie makeup bloggers I followed at the time for a kind of false advertising. I honestly feel like those promo pics from that old launch were much more honest and true to life than the swatch video Adept has put out for this. Everyone is being very polite about this palette, but if I'd paid that much money for this I would be ropeable. It honestly looks like an attempt to water down the multichrome pigments in the formula so it's more affordable to produce, but still technically call it a multichrome so the premium price can be charged. And the twin blue shades is a real head scratcher decision lol.
Yeah I was so stoked and got the same feeling about this palette. I usually love Adept shimmers but I’m with you on the satiny ones…. Give me texture and sparkle lol. I would have been really disappointed had I not gotten a 20% coupon!
20% coupon you should still be disappointed. I saw 2 videos and could tell I'd be disappointed
Did NOT purchase 😌 and I feel super proud of that! I am just over all shimmer palettes, I think - I'm more likely to pull for two matte/shimmer mixed palettes than for a 'specific' matte and 'specific' shimmer/multi palette, as I notice from the palettes that can soon come upon being called 'Display, Collector's, Viral, or Relic' palettes. (Yeah, they just for looking at now, 'cause they still pretty!) 😂❤
Everyone has differenr preferences, personally I still love and get excited about all shimmer palettes
I'm so glad you did a review on these and pointed out some flaws and inconsistensies. I once had the Plaine Jane Remastered from Adept, and I don't know, I just didn't like it as much as all my other indie brands, all of the multichromes and shimmers had a green tint and they were just kinda underwhelming. Ended up reselling it. This helps me understand my palette wasn't just a dud, but rather that Adept is just not for me with what they do. I'd rather go buy some Devinah, TM, Clionadh or Shine by SD.
Milly I'm so sorry you are disappointed in this palette. This is hands down my favorite adept palette ! I will say I could totally do without the middle row, but rows 1 and 3 are stunning imo! I'm sure I have some dupes within my collection but I really love the packaging and the concept as well. Yes those two shadows are extremely similar! But I am happy with my purchase
Good thing for me because it’s too late now. It came in the mail today. I’m sure I can get it to work and enjoy it. But I probably could of lived without but the satisfaction that I got just before it was sold out. 🤣😂💜🌈💜
I don't navigate towards pastel colors ever, but something about this collection called to me. I purchased it as soon as I got the email with the discount code. Discount was awesome since I had to special ship it to Dubai. Without the discount it would have totaled me about $180 usd 😢.
The packaging is pretty. I wish they had just kept the best shimmers and added some pastel mattes, and then kept the price down some.
That's actualy very important for me when i purchase a palette ! If i pay for 15 eyeshadows i want all of them to make sense and perform because i don't pay only half of the money !
I think the big brain move would to have released a 6-12 pan empty luxe palette and done it as a “build your own palette” launch because so many of these shades are gorgeous and indie collectors would want some to fill in gaps in their collection, but then people could also spend like $60-75 on a palette they love full of these multichromes with as much overlap in color story as they want
Thank you. I felt fomo big time on this and love the shades as I thought they’d be and the price is really really high for what it is so I appreciate you making me feel a lot better about skipping this palette and going for others that are all about the sparkle & shine
I got this palette on the early launch because I love all my adept palettes and I was SO disappointed. even with a discount I still paid the full price because of customs and there's just no way it's worth that much. some of these shades are dry, some are too similar and the shifts are not intense at all. very very disappointed. I agree with you that this could have been a 9 pan, no similarities between shades and lower cost, it would have made more sense.
I never buy any shifty palettes until you review them!! thank you for being so thorough and honest!
For $140 and potentially shipping it to the UK with import fees on top..yikes this formula would need to be clionadh level and every pan would need to be something unique to my collection and from each other in the palette.
Thank you for your honest review 🎉🎉
For some reason I started contemplating the amount of effort that goes into your videos during this one. Thank you.
I am so glad that you did comparisons for the Seahorse palette. Thank you thank you thank you! I already bought that palette and sold it the same day when I realized I own the (5) good shades in it already in other formulas I like better, from my singles collection... and the other 10 shades were SUPER disappointing IMO.
I skipped on this palette. But I skip on most adept launches as I’m just not drawn to them for some reason. I do like the 2 cream shades in the highlighter palette though. If the palette was just those 2 shades or if they were sold singly then I’d probably pick those up.
I'm so grateful for an honest review of this one!!
Thank so much!
Thank you for such a thorough review.
I respect your opinions for your knowledge.
Such a great thorough review! Thank you ❤❤❤
Their swarches are also multi layered already. So basically its not a single pass of the fingure. They film it with a pass over probably 4 passes under the color already . Thats why they look so opaque.
I can tell they are swatching there is already a layer there .
You understand?
I see this on all brands. Ot looks like they are swatching it with one pass but in reality they aleeady have multiple passes in the swatched later. Natash D. Even does it. Its quite unfair and misleading to the consumer.
I haven’t watched the video yet, but I’m seeing that you weren’t totally impressed. I’m enjoying mine, but I don’t have the collection that you do, so maybe that’s part of it. I haven’t used all the shades, but the ones I’ve used and swatched have been amazing. I do think some shades are more subdued, but some are very pigmented ; or were in my experience. I also think they are closer to duochromes, not really Multis. I only paid $112 with the discount code, so that made it less painful. I didn’t buy Ketracel, and I can see not being needing both for sure. This is my 5th adept palette. ❤❤
That giraffe shade is stunning, otherwise the other ones just look dry
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Great review. So helpful
I have the plain Jane palette and that was disappointing to me. Aside from the special shades in Pat McGrath palettes, this was my introduction to multichromes and my first indie chrome palette. I really only like and use 3-4 shades. The 2 light purple shades not only look identical but they both arrived hard-panned. I’ve tried every technique (wet,dry,brush,finger) and primer/glue combo and they’re like the sheer topper of a topper.
So as you were critiquing this one I was nodding like yep yep exactly 😅. Just not a brand I’d buy from again unfortunately
To echo many other comments here, thank you for your honest review! I knew I wasn't going to pick it up but this just confirmed my suspicions, especially for the price!
This palette was so expensive and i had concerns for how similar some of them looked. Im glad i didn't spend it and grabbed some terra moons instead
I have the Fantasy shadows from ShinebySD, which are the same kind of vibe and they’re so beautiful, so I didn’t think I’d need this. I was on the fence because I love pastels, but I’m glad I didn’t end up buying it.
After finishing the video, I do agree with a lot of your points. I was really looking forward to this palette from the moment it was teased, and some of the shades are a little unimpressive, you are right. I’m not as impressed with this, as I was with their HA collab and Minka, and how I suspect I’ll feel about ninhydrin. Soft coral and and pontoh are the only shades I’ve used on my eyes. And they did perform really nicely. But, I suspect I will be less impressed if I go to use one of the more toppery shades. And one of those blues definitely could have been edited out. It’s not a perfect palette, but I don’t regret purchasing it, as of now ❤
As soon as I saw it on Monolith EU, I immediately feared that it would be a collection of toppers. Really disappointed, as for the Plain Jane Remastered.... No opacity, no metallic finish. Shameful price point
I have just started being interested in other types of shadows and watching you. I started a video reviewing this palette, I think she did one swipe and there was no color at all. The swatches all looked the same, I couldn't even stand it so I looked for you. What a better, real review. For knowing nothing, I sure knew right away the palette was a dud lol. But some will find ways to use it beautifully, including you!
Thank you for making this video! I’m such an impulse buyer when it comes to chrome shadows as I get mesmerized! That said if I take a moment to breathe I have almost all of Davinah Cosmetics Palettes which I believe are far superior and have almost if not all the colors that are created whether multi chrome, duo chrome, sparkle, shimmer, etc…so as dazzled as I was with Seahorse and Ketracel…I don’t need them especially since I have several rainbow compacts from several companies and I saved a boat load of $$$!!!xoxoxo
Thank you for your honest opinion. 👍🏻
Milly for the save again! I like the colors the packaging the theme! But I know for that price I wouldn't be satisfied by some of these shades. I want the shifty, sparkly intense goodness... now if I get a good price for it I might grab it. But I feel I have better dupes of some of these too. Beautiful looks even if they weren't intense
Thank you!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
Even the promo pic is super boring, I don't get why shades are so similar. Good job on video, it's super nice and helpful :)
You busted my ENTIRE bubble 😂😂😂😂😂 I have never bought a palette over 100.00 but, I was going to break down and get this one so, THANK YOU, for saving me the money and heartache...lol....I appreciate the honesty...New Subscriber ❤
Thank you so much for being so honest in your reviews. A 140$ palette with shades that have so many similar shifts in them is just not my cup of tea!
I'm not surprised by your reaction, I think that apart from the performance the biggest issue with this palette is that all the shadows are pretty forggetable, like if you just swatch one shade, I have no idea which one of them is it, compared for example to Terra moons shadows where you can exactly tell by one swatch or eyelook the name of the shade because they are that special, these look like bunch of random variations of the same shade during development with a little different pigment mixed in each one , definitely not worth of the price and not what I would expect from Adept
Way too expensive for just sparkles all over my face! I prefer a more opaque metal type of shine, so its an easy easy pass for me....thank you for reviewing it, since the promotion pictures seem to show a totally different type of look....
I feel like this palette will get remastered in a few months. I know the Plain Jane palette had three versions, and I own the Anniversary edition along with the newest version of the Ninhydrin which I believe was changed over too (some shades and formula) I really hope they take feedback and improve on the formulas but sucks for anyone that already bought it. As a Canadian shopper it’s an absolute no for me ($190 CDN before taxes/duties are even taken into account)
You’re right! I feel like they might remaster this one eventhough it says it’s permanent
The remastered plain Jane is garbage to me .I like so many others more .they blew it with remastering it
Thank you as always for all the comparisons! I just splurged on the newest devinah release and i just generally have chosen not to support adept but I'm even more glad that i wasnt interested in this palette because it seems so lackluster as a whole
Indie singles look much brighter than Seahorse shades. But each Seahorse shade costs less than 10 dollars. Also I think nobody would buy this palette full price. It's at least 10% off with a blogger's affiliate code which makes it 8,5$/shade. Clionadh, Devinah Touch of Glam and others cost more I guess. Not sure as I don't have them. So for the price per shade they are quite pretty.
Of course buying 5 singles that you would really love from another brand would make more sense. But I just couldn't resist when I saw thus palette and first swatches 😅
PSA for anyone who hasn’t ordered yet: my eyeshadows have a chemical smell to them. Not the palette itself but the actual eyeshadow pans. I contacted Adept and they insist it’s the upcycled materials but I have 5 other previous palettes that don’t have a chemical smell. So, buy at your own risk..
Milly - what was your eyeshadow when you were trying Vorta? It's gorgeous!
The Oden’s eye jewels and gems palette!
Loved seeing this review. I honestly couldn’t bring myself to buy this one…the price was doing too much lol
I do want both of these palettes but the highlight wasn't discounted with codes and I'm hoping maybe holiday will bring deeper discounts 🤞🤞
Thank you for being honest. 140 is alot for one palette. If it goes on sale I might consider getting it, but considering I have a large singles collection, I think I’m safe lol 😂😂😂
Have you tried the new odens eye palettes I love odens eye formulas!
Yes the video before this one is a review on those!
I bought this palette myself lol, I will just make the best of it lol 😆 I think the glitter primers do help some.
And a tacky black base like mac's paint pot. I bought it early release. I won't lie. So many colours are similar.
I want opaque, foil with NO GLITTER MIGRATION...the last thing i need is glitter in my pores OR my eyes!! Danessa Myrick Lightworks and Cozette has about the only formula that STAYS PUT and is opaque and foil like..I am in the process of looking at Eisley Reign and Glossgods..so who knows..i did get a iridescent beauty from Clionadh. Gorgeous.
I am new to Indie brands and I want to purchase a palette or some shades so where should I go for the best multichrome effects? Would you say Cliomadh is the best or which one should I get? Open to all comments on this question thanks in advance!🥰
Will you try the rainbow raider palette from adept?
Ketracel white is on sale right now and I’m scared of missing out but what if it’s not worth the $62 still :( Do you have any updated thoughts since first using them?
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Hi there! This palette is currently $106 minus a 25% off so brings it down to $79.50. In Your opinion is it even worth this price?
The concept and theme of this palette are so appealing but, damn, those are some 2010s-looking iridescents 😐
Some of these shades look so similar to eachother that it's is like they kept two lab samples for some shades.
$140 is so much money to have repeat shades, and so much money anyway! I am confused why prices have increased so much with some US brands? Poland's inflation is 30% and I think that is 6 times US inflation rate right now but prices have not increased as much.
Anyway, those cream highlighters look really beautiful and it would make more sense if they were sold separately to striped shades.
I was going to get this but also noticed that some of the shades were kinda dull. I thought it was going to be more along the lines of house of el or Minka. I definitely would have gotten it if it were.
why is adept playing themselves by not sticking with the absolute banger formulas from minka, house of el, and heather austin palettes?
Yeah the Minka shades are stand outs!
I bought this palette (only used it once so far) and I think it's pretty but not 140$ pretty. Maybe 80-90$ pretty MAX. I wish that some of these shadows were a bit more shiny and shifty.. Ty for your honest review :)
Wish it had a lower price tag for sure!
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i CANNOT believe this palette is 140 dollars, because i heard just bad things about it, i just didnt know it was THIS expensive, oh wow
I was waiting for your review because I knew you would be honest. I got this palette and I was thoroughly disappointed. Only a few shades performed on the level that I'm used to from Adept. Repetitive shades, weak shifts plus the price...
Now that I have it, I will use it as a companion palette, but I will have to be a lot more cautious with Adept's launches in the future.
adept had an absolute winner of a formula in the heather austin, house of el, and minka palettes. i have no idea why they won't use that formula anymore
@@cheycheyfriend247 absolutely! I would have LOVED a palette full of shimmer with that formula! I think most people thought of that, when they asked Adept for a full shimmer formula. I missed out on the House of El, but I have all her other palettes and seriously this Seahorse is super underwhelming.
Did you ever find a way to set the cream highlighters? I’ve tried powder and UD setting spray and they still wipe off super easily
I don’t set it and my hair doesnt stick down to it
Yep I saw reviews on it and I was also underwhelmed lol
Yeah Im not the only one!
Yep... also underwhelmed 😬 I knew you'd tell it like it is. I'm not filming with it. Not worth the time and energy. I wouldn't be so bitter if I hadn't paid an arm and a leg for this palette. Very disappointing especially when I know what they're capable of.
I have almost all the original Adept palettes when they were made in USA. Now they are made in China different and I can’t justify that price. Seems like a cash grab. I bought Clionadh Sea Treasues palette instead. It’s the only brand for me for this type of shadow
Ehh as cute ad toppers are I just never use them
I was ready to call a nurse for some of those swatches because they needed help 😅😅 I’m glad I skipped this palette it’s waaayyy too subtle for my preference
Wow to me the rows all look the same.
Adept's history with getting defensive to constructive criticism and the ableism debacle has left a bad taste in my mouth. They have pretty palettes but this definitely doesn't look worth $140 to me. Thank you for the honest and thorough review.
I'm glad I'm not the only one still not over how adept handled their inaccessibility of their website. Big reason I will never buy from them.
i don't know why adept won't go back to the formulas they used in the heather austin palette and house of el palette. shit even the first amunet nu was better than this. ADEPT STOP IT WITH THIS THIN SMOOTH NOT SHINY AND SHIFTY FORMULA YOU'RE DOING. ITS BAD.
Yesss I was so disappointed with inspired too cause it was nothing like house of el, house of El and heather austin are amazing but I really don’t like this smooth thin private labeled type of formula in their newer palettes
@@kadipaige3486 i was mad when i got the inspired palette bc she said it was supposed to be the same formula as house of el