Last night, we were invited to our friends’ home for dinner. It was a hot night, almost 90 degrees, and we had spent the afternoon at the beach. It definitely put me in a summery mood. I pulled out a pair of shorts and an aqua polka dot T-shirt that goes with my aqua Sofft sandals. Next was makeup – what to choose?
I’ve been wearing neutrals and muted purples almost constantly so I needed a change. Then I remembered a green shadow quad that I received just after the Oscars from BeYu Cosmetics. BeYu Cosmetics had recreated some of the looks of the stars – Rachel McAdams, Kerry Washington, Gaga – with their own products, an interesting concept.
BeYu is a brand that’s completely new to me. I had never heard of it before. It’s a German brand, started in 1999, manufactured according to EU standards with no animal testing. The brand is sold in Europe, but it’s available in 30 countries worldwide, and I guess they’re making more of a move in the U.S. The products are dermatologically tested, good for sensitive skin and they’re fragrance free. BeYu Cosmetics offers a full range of makeup as well as nail products. They also make eyeglasses! Check out the BeYu Cosmetics website to see for yourself.
Here’s how the company describes itself:
“BeYu travels around the world and picks up special moods, impulses and trends from popular cities and their scene quarters. Inspired by this, BeYu develops new cosmetic products.”
Sounds good to me. If I can’t travel the world (much as I’d like to), I’m glad they can!
The BeYu Color Catch Eye Palette 3484.303 is very pretty. The shades don’t have names, but here are my descriptions:
- glacial white: a bright metallic white
- greened gold: pale gold mixed with a touch of green
- grass green: shimmer
- deep green matte: the color of money.
The shadows are ultra soft, go on like a breeze and are easy to blend. I wore them over primer, and they didn’t crease at all. The shadows had just the right amount of understated shimmer for me. I wore the greened gold in the inner corner, the grass green on my lid and the deep green matte in the V. I think green shadows work well with my blue eyes and bright red hair.
The shadows can be applied wet or dry. The quad comes in a small black plastic case that’s good for toting around. It has a double-sided applicator that I didn’t use. The Color Catch Eye Palette comes in several different color coordinated options with lots of neutral choices if green’s not your thing.
In addition, BeYu Cosmetics sent along an eye pencil: Soft Liner 667, a turquoise shade, that’s easy to use and is long lasting as well as a Soft Liner 588, a gorgeous, creamy shell pink that I use as a lip liner but could be used on your eyes too.
BeYu Cosmetics are positioned as “midrange” affordably-priced cosmetics. I’m definitely impressed with the quality of the products I’ve tried. They sort of remind me of essence cosmetics, but a step up. I found several of the BeYu Cosmetics on Amazon (see below) though not this lovely eyeshadow quad. The website says something about distributors. If you have seen BeYu Cosmetics in stores or salons near you or know if they’re sold via independent distributors, let me know! 🙂 ADDENDUM: After publishing this review, I was told that BeYu Cosmetics are sold on CVS.com, yay!
Haven’t heard about this brand yet, but the products look really nice! I love green on you! <3
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Thank you, Shipra! No I hadn’t heard of it either. It’s a German brand that’s big in Europe and also the Middle East
So cool!! I wish I had seen it at the Dubai airport in March, but there was just too much to see there!! It was mesmerizing! <3
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I didn’t realize you were in Dubai this year. How lucky!! I would love to go there someday!
Nope, just through the airport (which is magnificent!). We had gone to India for a couple of weeks. 🙂
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Oh, I’d love to go to India someday too!
Thank you, Shipra! I like it too. Makes a nice change from browns, purples and pinks
I think I’ve read about this brand before but can’t remember where though. Good to know that they are pretty good quality, let me stalk Amazon Canada, maybe I’ll find them there.
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Oh, for me BeYu was totally new. I really do like the 3 products I’ve tried. Wish it were easier to come by here!
What a great palette! I think that is the same color that they sent me as well. Your FOTD is gorgeous– as area ll of your photographs, Allison!
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Thank you so much, Helen! You always say the nicest things xoxo It’s nice to get a palette with different shades for a change
The greens are so pretty!
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Thank you!
Those greens are gorgeous!
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I love green. So nice for a change!
I’m loving those shoes; and the green eyeshadows look fabulous on you! Sadly, green on my yellow skintone makes me look ill.
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I love the sandals, the color, the extra height and they close by velcro and it makes me feel like a kid. Green isn’t for everyone. I’m lucky I can wear it, and I like it for a change
I love your wedges, you know those are my style because they give me the heigh, style and comfort. I like the eyeliners from Beyu
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I’m the same – I love those extra few inches! I remembered that you reviewed this brand/perhaps the same products several weeks ago. I like them. For me, the green shadows are a nice change.
I found this brand in the early 2000’s at Douglas in Florida but I never saw it again. I wasn’t blogging then but I bought eyeshadows that I enjoyed.
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Is Douglas a store in FL, Marcia? The brand has been in existence since 1999 or 89, I think, but I had no idea that they had a presence in the U.S. since 2000 or so. I was unfamiliar with the brand, but I like the products they sent me a lot. Very creamy pencils that stay put, and the quad is lovely.
Love the look you created!
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Thank you! Nice to use a different shade for a change 🙂
These colors look so pretty on you, Allison!
Thank you, Anastasia! I enjoyed doing something different for a change!
I’ve not heard of this line but I love those shadows on you.
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Love your eye makeup with this palette and thanks for demo the green colors because just one look and I almost turned down this quad! Like the eye shadow pencil colors!
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Thank you, Ursula! I think greens are great with blue eyes, but I’ve seen brown eyed women look fabulous with green shadow too 🙂
I love those shoes!! The liner colors are definitely my style! I love the pink. I don’t have anything like that in my collection.
The pink liner is perfection – I just love it!
Sounds like a great brand. I love the shades in the quad too, super pretty.
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Do you have BeYu in Canada? I just found out that it’s sold in the U.S. on CVS.com. Sometimes it’s so nice to have a change from neutrals and purples. I always forget how much I like greens!
Pretty palette. I love greens like the ones in this palette. The color of the eye pencil is beautiful
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Thank you, Kim. I just found out BeYu is sold on CVS.com, so I’m going to check out some more of the pencils.
Green is a beautiful shade on your eyes. Really makes your hair pop. So striking!
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Beautiful greens! I haven’t heard of this brand before.
I just found out that BeYu is sold on CVS.com. I’m going to check out the prices there. The pencils are great, and I think this green quad is so nice for a change.
Oh, cool! I’ll have to check out CVS.com, then.
Me too, Rachel!