Matte eyeshadows are a staple item in any make up kit, however most palettes tend to have very few or none at all! This is where matte palettes can really come into their own, much like this one by Make Up Revolution.
I have tried a few products by Make Up Revolution before, including eyeshadows & they have been a little hit or miss.
So this palette is their Flawless Matte ultra eyeshadow palette. The palette consists of a mixture of cool & warm tone matte eyeshadows. The first thing I will have to credit them on is the mirror in here, it's great! A decent size & good quality.
So although that is nice, what about the eyeshadows themselves.
I obviously haven't tried every single eyeshadow in here, but having tried quite a few I can say they are again very hit or miss. The more I try drugstore eyeshadow palettes the more I think that you really do get what you pay for with eyeshadows!
There is also no correlation on which shades are good or bad, it's literally a lucky dip.
I find this a real shame as this palette had the potential to be great, but unless your really are on a budget & aren't too fussed about the quality, then I wouldn't recommend this palette. I would say, to get the use & moneys worth I'd save up for a better palette.
Love Eve xx
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I am a big fan of Urban Decay Naked palettes, already owning three of them.
So when I first heard about the Smokey palette I knew I had to have it in my collection!
I have to say I really like the packaging, the smoked effect looks really cool. The packaging is all plastic though, so I'm not sure how it would fair if it was dropped (god forbid). The magnetic closure is a new feature, which I think was much needed when you pay £37 for these palettes.
So inside the palette you get a brush, as always. This has the be the best brush out of any of my Naked palettes though. It's double ended, one end being a small crease brush & the other being a tapered blending brush (hallelujah). The brush is a little stiff at the moment, but with use I think it'll soften. I actually really like this brush and will probably use it a lot!
The shadows in the palette are a mix of mattes & shimmers, as well as very varied mix of colour tones.
After initially swatching this palette I thought some of the shades were lack some pigment. However after working with the palette I am really starting to like it. Some of the light matte shades are really only base colours, as they don't show up too much. I also feel like the cooler blue toned shades are a little less pigmented on the eyes than the warmer shades. I don't know why that is.
I'm probably going to get more use out of the warmers colours anyway, but that's not the point.
Overall I like the palette, however I don't think it's my favourite of the Naked palettes I own. My favourite is still Naked 2 currently!
Check out the video review here:
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I'm always on the hunt for the perfect bronzer, as a pale person this can be very difficult!
So I was excited to try this baked bronzer by Mesauda. It's their Desert Sand Baked Bronzer in Terra Cotta.
Firstly the packaging although simple looks really nice & feels really sturdy. However it is a little big due to how the baked product sits in the pan & also because you get 7g of product too!
Overall though I like it.
The product itself looks really pretty as it's a mineralised baked powder. It does also have some visible flecks of glitter in it, but not a lot. These flecks you can sometimes see on your face once you've applied the product but it's definitely not a glitter ball effect!
The bronzer also has no significant smell to it.
You can see below the swatch of the bronzer. It is quite a warm tone, so I'd advise only using it to bronze & warm up the face. It's definitely not a cool enough tone to contour with.
It's also quite a light shade so women of colour might struggle to use it as a bronzer, however they could potentially use it as a highlighter as it is a little shimmery.
At the moment I like this bronzer, however I am still quite pale. I think after my holiday I will love this product & even during my holiday. I do plan on taking it with me.
A warning though, it is quite soft, so it might not travel too well.
I can do a little update on that for you once I've been away if you'd like though!
Just comment below & let me know.
Love Eve xx
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Spring is just around the corner and everyone is starting to embrace that dewy/ glowy skin look!
Part of achieving this look is a good highlighter!
The highlighter I'm going to be talking about today is Benefit's High Beam.
Definitely not a new product but pretty high profile!
So the basics. This is a liquid highlighter which has a pink tone to it. Ideal for pale people!
Benefit do also have some other liquid highlighters which have different tones to them.
This product can be used in a few different ways, one of which is by simply applying it to the high points of your face using the applicator (or your finger) and blending it out. It can also be used as an illuminator and mixed with your base.
This is a shimmery highlighter so I wouldn't advise using it on your under eye area.
However this highlighter is the right type of shimmery as it's shimmer & not chunky glitter.
My favourite way to use this is as a brow highlight and then set it with a powder eyeshadow.
This can also apply to the cheekbones, but I only tend to do that in the summer.
If you want to try this product I would try & get hold of a sample size first because one it's not cheap and two you don't really need more than a sample size!
This product literally never ends! It will probably go off before you get to finish it!
love Eve xx
