Indie eyeshadows at the drugstore? - Flower Beauty Lights palettes show n' tell + depotting tutorial

Not gonna lie, this video was a hard one to cull down for both a title and a thumbnail since the video serves a few purposes! But I tried! In this one, I get into all four of the Flower Beauty Lights eyeshadow palettes with swatches, eye looks, and an entire repanning tutorial showing how to convert these bulky palettes into 26 mm single shadows!
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Flower Beauty Lights Palettes...
Jungle Lights - www.ulta.com/p...
Desert Lights - www.ulta.com/p...
Garden Lights - www.ulta.com/p...
Coastal Lights - www.ulta.com/p...
Faces by Gina (Beauty creator & depotting/repanning resource) - / facesbygina
Repanning Tools...
Empty 26mm Pans - www.amazon.com...
Coffee Tamper - www.amazon.com...
Makeup Spatulas - www.amazon.com...
Eye Looks...
Look 1 - Used a mixture of all the shades from the Desert Lights palette
Look 2 - Used the shade Bloom from the Garden Lights palette for the lid plus two shades from the BelleBeauteBar Recently Deceased palette for the outer and inner corner
Look 3 - Used a mixture of shades from the Coastal Lights palette plus the shade Ivy from the Garden Lights palette on the outer corner
Chapters...
00:00 - Intro
02:41 - A look at all the Flower Beauty Lights palettes
07:15 - A closer look at Garden Lights
07:33 - A closer look at Coastal Lights
08:13 - A closer look at Jungle Lights & Desert Lights
10:30 - Garden Lights hand swatches
11:53 - Coastal Lights hand swatches
13:01 - Desert Lights hand swatches
14:07 - Jungle Lights hand swatches
15:22 - Three eye looks
16:34 - Tools needed for depotting a palette
19:53 - Depotting Desert Lights eyeshadows tutorial (sped up footage)
25:01 - Final thoughts
Music by Obie Hans - Metaphoric Collage - thmatc.co/?l=A...
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[@Betterthanbasicivy]

25:30 ok WOW. When I say I’m bad at math, boy do I mean it. Obviously a $20 palette with 6 shades is not $4 a shade. Forgive me these trespasses and don’t mock me pls.

[@zerbirae4224]

Jungle Lights is one of those palettes that lives rent free in my head ever since I saw it in HLP's collection; I still don't think I need it, but you did a great job showcasing these!

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Aww thank you so much! I really think Jungle Lights is one of the most underrated drugstore gems!

[@stateofhead5262]

Me too! If I lived in America I might have bought it

[@dubsbeautydiary]

I loved this video. A little brand info. A little review. A little swatches and looks. A little repan. Just perfection!!

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

You are so kind! Thank you so much 😊 💓

[@alexandreaturcot8921]

You did some stunning but "wearable" looks! So pretty, you and the eyeshadow shades! Thanks for the depotting demo. I definitely need more of those to curate my collection better. ❤

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Aww thank you so much and glad the demo was helpful! I feel like depotting is one of those things that feels really intimidating until you do it and then you are like “this is awesome!”

[@TheStyleStumbler]

This was great, Ivy! I've long been curious about Flower Beauty's eyeshadows. But I've been hesitant to try them because I've heard that they have that dimethicone-y feel and, in some formulas, that can be too heavy for the skin on my eyelids. Also... the packaging is not really my vibe - both in appearance and in durability. But you repotting them is a super idea! That instantly makes them more accessible. And cooler. And easier for travel.

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Thank you Stephanie! I feel like they work so much better for me now and I really get to enjoy them!

[@xosammtastic]

Until you swatched it out, I didn't realize how similar Jungle Lights is to PMG Midnight Sun! It was super satisfying to watch you repress these 😂

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

OMG I didn't even think about the overlap with PMG Midnight Sun before but you are SO right! Drugstore color dupe :)

[@Dreaming_in_multichrome]

I love these palettes and I was so excited when they came out with new ones! I swatched them all and was surprised to see they don’t have duplicates! This is a great video Ivy!

[@cloveroom]

what a valuable video and showcase of these cult faves - i think i agree with you, there is something so special about those jungle lights shades. on my mental wishlist!

[@cloveroom]

omg finding out i'd be good at repressing shadows because it involves tamping is the barista x beauty crossover i needed

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

I think you just literally evolved into your final form!

[@amakeupjourney]

Getting a tamper is a genius idea 😍

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

It has become one of my best purchases in recent history!

[@kristinaturner7318]

This is so funny I got desert lights and found it too redundant, but my teenager loves it so then I got garden lights and I love it but watching your video I still wish I had the very original one jungle lights 😂😂🫣🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

I think Desert Lights gives the most "no makeup makeup" vibes which is why I am sure a lot of folks love it (including the teens!).

[@Mostlymatte]

Currently using my Flower Beauty blush, which is my personal winner because it’s the perfect shade of peach lol

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

I have tried some of their liquid blushes which I like but never their powder ones... and now consider my curiosity peaked!

[@flawedfabulous]

Great video really enjoyed

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Thank you! So glad to hear that ❤️

[@blendofdays]

Great vid Ivy! I use a smaller piece of regular printer paper because it has more heft to scrape the pigment onto. This way when I'm done chopping it up I can pick the paper up by the two opposing edges & bring the two edges together to form a sort of funnel or tube. I then "pour" the pigment into the new pan & then press. Or after I do the little cookie cutter press method, I then get the remaining pigment into the pan by pouring. I've found it to be the best way to utilize as much of the pigment without any loss & with less mess.

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Ahh the printer paper method sounds excellent!

[@ilikemakeup1230]

I would love a swatch video comparing similar shades between the pallettes if you are intrerested in that.

[@OsloTime]

This was soo helpful! I have the Jungle and need to order the Desert and the Garden palette. They are beautiful and the giant pans make me feel like I can use them all I want! 😂

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

While repressing them to use as singles does make me happy I can't lie and say dipping my finger into the large pans isn't fun!

[@chromaticromance]

Flower beauty has been on my radar but in my case it's really not accessible as I live outside the US and I believe you can't order them from Ulta as a result. Since they're a softer formula they might not survive international shipping anyway. I'm curious if the formula is similar to the Essence Melted Chrome which were discontinued. I really like those, they also have that squishy dimenthicone-y feel.

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Yeah I would definitely not risk any international shipping from Ulta (their domestic shipping is bad enough). I never tried the Essence shadows so I can't speak to how similar or different these might be, but they do definitely feel like "indie" makeup to me on the whole, and particularly like the more squidgey-ish formula.

[@MsAlyssaJM]

Oooh I love the 15:48 look with purple and pink. So pretty!!!

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Aww thank you! I love how that look came together :)

[@LocMaiden]

🖤

[@TheThunderFairy]

Hi Ivy! First of all, I cannot tell you how much I have enjoyed this video. I have watched it several times; it is just the perfect comprehensive guide that I needed before making my first Flower Beauty purchase. What is the millimeter measurement for the Flower Beauty palette pans? I am trying to figure out if I will be able to repress them into some 37mm pans that I have already. Take care! 🌸

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Thank you SO much and that's amazing to hear! I am so thrilled you enjoyed the video and found it helpful! I'm not positive on the mm size of the existing pans, but can try to measure for you!

[@TheThunderFairy]

@@Betterthanbasicivy Yes, thank you. It would be greatly appreciated. 🤗

[@megl2562]

This is really weird timing because I had plans to wear jungle lights today and was just considering repressing 😊

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Great minds :)

[@stephaniec4766]

Loved this video! I wonder if instead of repressing them they could be heated from the bottom to loosen the glue?

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

So that's a little hard for me to tell because of how thick the plastic packaging is but maaaaybe - I may experiment with one of the still intact palettes to see how that works and report back!

[@stephaniec4766]

Please do!

[@dietcokehead]

I saw someone post online that they’d been able to depot these palettes with heat! I have seriously considered trying it, as I’ve had decent success before with a 210-degree oven and a Z-Palette depotting spatula. It had never even occurred to me to repress them into standard pans. Now I’m torn, Natalie Imbruglia style.

[@catherines2544]

Flower beauty isn't available in my country at all 😭 I really want to try these lights palettes and their...cream highlighter? Alas.

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Ugh I am sorry! I neglected to look into their global availability before I made the video and I was hoping they were more accessible abroad than it turns out they are :(

[@omegasobsessions]

Okay, that was rude, my Siri tried to answer you lol

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

lol so while I was editing this video my phone did that like 8 times 😂

[@ampersignia]

I enjoyed your depotting section but thought the video over-explained Flower Beauty’s history and the palette selection. No need for ~9 mins of intro.

[@Betterthanbasicivy]

Noted! As always, I hope timestamps/chapters are helpful for people to get where they want/need to go as I do sometimes ramble so if you want to skip the intro you can!