I love Essence products. So I don't even know, why I haven't bought any of their little palettes sooner. Well I went a little cray cray, and bought almost all of the small essence palettes on Kosmetik4less.de. I have already reviewed the "all about spring" palette that came in a limited edition gift set. And now it's time to review this "all about nude" palette.
Price: £3,45 or about $3,77 at Kosmetik4less.
Packaging: I love it! the clear plastic packaging looks really nice, and it feels really sturdy. You get a lot of eyeshadow, and there is no waisted Space, no applicators either! You do not get a mirror either, but seriously, how many products with mirrors do you need? you probably have enough of those anyways. You get 8,5 grams of shadow divided between 6 shadows.
I have mixed feelings about this particular palette. I know it's a nude eyeshadow palette, but I would have liked a little more pigmentation, plus I feel like some of the Shades are too similar to be able to differentiate between them once applied. These are not horrible by any Means, and I did find them to get better as I dug around in them a little. They are nice and smooth and easy to blend. But they aren't very vibrant or dimensional in finish. I did come up with about 2-3 different looks that I liked, and I will definately be getting some use out of this little palette. But it's not my favorite and I probably won't be reaching for it on a daily basis.
When it comes to staying power, I always always wear a primer, and I did find them to fade a bit throughout the day, as my lids tend to get a little oily. With a waterproof shadow base, this should not be an issue, and it really depends on how oily your lids are. But I would say staying power is about average. If you really like these type of colors, I say go for it! you definately get quite the bang for your buck, but after swatching all the different "all about" palettes, I can say that this is one of the weaker ones.
Have you tried this palette? would you be interested in trying it?
I have their warm Sun Club palette and honestly, I am not head over heels.
ReplyDeleteI had one of the sun Club ones as well. These are not the same palettes. The packaging is different as well as the formula. These "all about" palettes are a lot better in my opinion.
DeleteYes. Apparently, they looked the same. But, after you mentioned, I notice the difference. J
DeleteYes at a first glance I can see the resemblance, but I think these ones are much better than the old sun-club onces. I gave my sun-club palette away, as it just didn't do much for me.
DeleteI never tried this palette. The colors are beautiful, but I prefer chocolate or beige color range
ReplyDeletebjorkiagadzotica.blogspot.com
I agree. I think you may just like the "all about chocolates" palette... I will be reviewing that one too :)
Delete