Hello beauties!!!
Today I'm going to be sharing with you swatches and my thoughts on the Maybelline branded eyeshadow palettes!
I know I'm late to this train but better late than never right?
I've had these palettes for quite some time, but if you know anything about me, then you know of my almost phobia of using anything brand new in my makeup collection.
I sometimes feel like I should buy everything after someone else has swatched it (someone I know of course, and subsequently sanitized it), because then I'd be able to use it no problem. It's the initial 'ruining' of the product I'm afraid to do.
So Maybelline came out with these palettes some time ago, and I was lucky enough to get my hands on all of them. They are: The Nudes, The Smokes, The Brights, and The Blushed Nudes. In my opinion, this is an attempt at trying to keep up with the high end brand Urban Decay. If you know the brand, these four palettes are what I think they're trying to compare Naked, Naked 2, Naked 3, and Electric to.
For starters, we have The Nudes.
The packaging leaves some to be desired. It's plastic with a window so you can see all the shadows. The shadows aren't very pigmented. I swatched everything over an eyeshadow base, and a few still aren't pigmented. In the least. On the eye they're a little patchy as well. Some blend better than others; about as well as you'd expect a drugstore brand eyeshadow palette to perform.
Next, we have The Smokes.
These are all extremely cool toned shadows. Which is not my forte or most desired type. The pigmentation on these is quite a bit better than that of The Nudes. A couple were patchy but not more than a few. These shadows would be perfect for someone who loves to do a smokey eye look with cool toned shadows or is even just starting out and can't afford a higher end palette.
Next we have The Brights.
This one is probably my favourite as pigmentation and colour payoff goes. As I said, all of these are swatched with an eyeshadow base. I didn't use anything special for these, just my Lorac primer, and I only had a pigment issue with one shade (the first one on the top left corner). I love that a couple neutrals were thrown in the mix too. There are enough that if you wanted to do a neutral look with a pop of colour, this would be the only palette you'd need. Or if you want to do a rainbow eye, you can create that as well.
Lastly, we have The Blushed Nudes.
This palette is the nicest packaging only because of the colour change. Instead of simple black, it's a beautiful rose tone that has what looks like swirls of different shades of pink and rose throughout it. This is much more reminiscent of the Urban Decay Naked 3 eyeshadow palette with the rosy and romantic tones. There were a few shades in this palette that lacked pigmentation and were patchy during swatching. There's a good mix of warm and cool toned shades, as well as finishes. You may not be able to create that many differing looks with this palette as the majority are very similar. Unless you use the top row of shades one day and the bottom row of shades the next day.
That's all for today!!! Thanks so much for reading and I'll talk to you later!
Xoxo
Shelby :)
