Sephora recently released a totally outrageous collection this past month.

In celebration of the movie revival of ’80s cartoon Jem and the Holograms, Sephora put out a four-piece limited-edition collection to coincide with the film. Jem and the Holograms was before my time (it ran from 1984 to 1988 – I was born in ’88 FYI…), but I’ve been familiar with the franchise since Holt Renfrew put out a LE doll a few years back.  Unlike the Sephora collection, which has been quite successful online (three of the four items are currently sold out), the live-action film bombed, making only $2 million at the box office, with a budget of $5 million (yikes!).

Anyways, unlike the film (which I didn’t see, but would have gone to see before it got pulled – oh hay Netflix…), this collection is quite the winner. As I mentioned, I’m not familiar with the series (my boyfriend is, he was super excited to see Jem and the Holograms stuff on my makeup counter), but this collection is top notch. From the packaging to the colours, Sephora nailed it on the head with this one.

The collection consists of a 24-shade eyeshadow palette (C$49), consisting of nude and outrageous shades in matte, shimmer and glitter shades; a dual compact mirror (C$23), which always seem to sell quick at Sephora (remember the Disney collections?); a bright pink lipstick (C$20) reminiscent of the iconic ’80s pop look; and a five-shade liquid lip set (C$31) consisting of a bright pink, deep purple, nude, shimmery baby pink, and a garnet shade.

My favourite items are definitely the eyeshadow palette and lip set.  All the colours in the lip set are very opaque, except for the purple, which unfortunately was quite patchy.  Very disappointing since that was the colour I was looking forward to the most.

As for the shadows, all the ones I tried went on great. For $49, this is a great value set to add to your collection, considering the vast array of shades and the formulation of the shadows. Plus, the black glitter and hot pink packaging makes this collection hard to resist (I’m such a sucker for cute packaging!).

Anyways, in honour of this truly outrageous collection, here’s a purple smoky look that will have you rocking out.

1. Lay down an eyeshadow primer, then grabbing Mrs. Bailey, a shimmery orange, apply that to your crease lightly, acting as a transition shade.

2. With Shana (hey, almost like my name!), a deep purple glitter, and a flat brush, pack this on your lid area up to the crease.

3. Using a fluffy crease brush, work 1980’s, a shimmery purple, into your crease to blend everything out.

4. With Starlight, a matte white, apply this on your brow bone to highlight.

5. Curl your lashes and apply mascara. After, apply some falsies to add some drama to the lashes. I used Kiss EZ Lashes (love these!).

6. Using 1980’s again, work that along your lower lash line and then apply a nude liner to your waterline to open up the eye area. For the inner corner of your eye, apply a silver, such as Hologram (the silver beside Starlight). Apply some mascara to your bottom lashes to finish up.

7. To complete the face, apply your foundation (I used NARS Sheer Glow Foundation, Make Up For Ever 5-Color Camouflage kit for the concealer, the Smashbox Contour Kit for my contour and a berry blush from Tarte).

8. To finish the lips, I used Fashion and Fame liquid lipstick, the shimmery pink nude on top of foundation-covered lips.

The great thing about these products is that there are so many shades in the collection. I’m a huge fan of hot pink lipstick, but I also love baby pinks.  I’m obsessed with nude eyeshadows, but I like to sport fun colours every now and then as well.  All of which is in this collection.

I’m not sure if this collection is still available in stores, but if you see the eyeshadow palette or lip set, grab them!

Have you picked up any items from the Jem and the Holograms from Sephora?

Please note, product sent by PR, all opinions are my own.

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