I haven’t mentioned Viseart since the last Eyeshadow Palette Ranking. One year after that post, I bought the Cashmerie Charmeuse palette on sale from the Irress Beauty website. I hadn’t heard of that business before, so I was nervous to shop from them, but there were no issues with my order.
Even though I’ve had this palette since October 2025, the bulk of its usage was in the beginning weeks of me getting it (riding on the excitement of being a new addition to my makeup collection). Of course, I’ve used it more recently as well to refresh my memory on how it performs.
I am so happy to report that the eyeshadow quality in this palette is as great as I expect from Viseart! There were a few years that I felt the quality had dropped (coinciding with the transitional year that Viseart started manufacturing in California, alongside France). I believe 2022 was when I started to regain confidence in the brand’s formulas and considered them to be stable again. Regarding their formulas, the brand prides itself on the fact that, “90% of the ingredients in our palettes are the same across the entire product range to create a range of color true shades for our global audience to choose from.”
That being said, Viseart’s eyeshadows contain talc, including their latest launch called Lisa Says Gah x AQUA Étendu. This may be fine in the US, but they still manufacture in France and talc may be banned within the EU by 2027. So, changes to Viseart’s formula could be coming whether we the customers like it or not.
Before I move onto the finer details of this palette, I want to acknowledge that this type of color story usually does not interest me. I prefer high contrast looks on myself, so I tend to favor dark dramatic eyeshadows, bold colorful mattes, and sparkly shimmers. I cannot explain why I was so drawn to this color story when it has so many midtone/medium deep colors that will not show up as well on my skin, many of which are muted and had the risk of looking dull compared to the saturation of my skin. This color story is geared towards “soft looks,” which is rare for me to own, but I wanted it anyway!
Veloutine is my only option for creating depth in the outer corner. It is described as an “espresso bitter brown,” so it’s not quite as dark as I would wish, but it still gets the job done. All the other mattes in this palette require very little effort to blend, so this one is a bit troublesome in comparison. It sticks a bit where it’s placed, so I rely on my workhorse brushes (mainly Sonia G) to make things look even.
I don’t consider it a bad eyeshadow though since I can get the kind of results, seen in the eyeshadow looks, in a reasonable amount of time.
The two colors I rely on for brightening the inner corners are Moire Argent and Soie d’Or. What impressed me the most about Moire Argent is that it’s one of the few light pink shimmers that actually look pink (and not silver, gray, or white) on me. Since it’s described as a “lilac rose” perhaps the slight addition of purple is the reason, explainable by color theory.
I typically use Cachemire Doux and Charmante mixed together to brighten the area under my brows. Charmante is so whitish-pink that it only looks good on my warm medium-dark skintone if I’m doing pink or cool toned looks. Cachemire Doux is a little too dark to use under my brows by itself.
Mousseline, described as a “burnt plum,” and Cambresine, which has a “midtone greige stone hue,” are surprisingly darker on the skin than they appear in their pans. I use them in the crease, along with Tulle Rosé.
Soie Fumée has such a fancy sounding description as a “midtone smokey pewter thistle,” but I just think of it as a taupe color. I only use it when I’m creating a full-on cool toned look. The “light bark lilac taupe” is called Cire, and it looks brown on me. So, I use that one when want a neutral type of eyeshadow.
Faille and Moire are the most exciting shades in this palette, and both are listed as duochromes. I cannot detect a shift in Faille, as I only see a burgundy brown base color with purple shimmer. However, it’s still quite a pretty shade. I get some fallout from it, but not enough to prevent me from wanting to wear it.
Moire is one of the most common duochrome eyeshadow colors, but I still love a classic!
I have to admit that I’m a bit disappointed that it doesn’t stand out as boldly as I want, even when applied with a wet brush. It doesn’t compete with Verrerie from the Violetta Petit Fours quad, but not everyone wants their duochromes and multichromes to be attention-grabbers like I do.
In case anyone is wondering, here is how the new ranking would look like.
Ranking List of All the Viseart Palettes I Ever Owned:
- Dark Mattes 04 (Original 12 Pan Large Version)
- Petits Fours Violetta
- Bijouxette Étendu
- Petit Pro London Étoile
- Petit Pro Soleil (Swatchfest)
- Cashmerie Charmeuse Étendu
- Petits Fours Peridot
- Petites Shimmers Coy
- Minx Theory II Palette
- Neutral Mattes 01 (12 Pan Large Version)
- Grande Pro 1x
- Warm Mattes 10 SlimPro (Swatchfest)
- Boheme Dream (Original 12 Pan Large Version) (Swatchfest)
- Dark Edit (Swatches) (Discussed)
Cashmerie Charmeuse satisfies me when I have a unusual craving for soft looks, mauves, mid-toned colors, and either cool toned or neutral eye looks. Although I won’t be using this palette often, the quality and performance make this a purchase I don’t regret! It pleases me that Viseart continues to be an eyeshadow brand that I enjoy and can recommend. I just hope they will be able to manage through the EU cosmetic regulation changes in 2027!
That’s all for today! Thanks for reading!
-Lili ❤
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