I’ve got to say it – this is one good looking palette; a really exciting take on a nude palette. However, some of the textures are difficult to work with so we couldn’t say it’s entry level.
The matte shades are all great – plenty of pigment, not dusty and some shades that aren’t covered in palettes I already have. It’s both warm and cool, interestingly. Where I fell into difficulty was with the glitters – Excite and Infatuated. They’re really just to add a sparkle wash across the lids but I found them very droppy when I applied. I had red glitter everywhere. So, what I’d suggest is that you do your eyes before your base so that you can gently brush pieces of glitter away. Or you can use tissues under your eyes as you apply. The duo-chromes are creamy in nature and don’t like to be applied with a sponge applicator that I use for swatches. On the lid, with a brush, you need to build them up to get a good level of reflection and shade shift. One last thing before I show you the swatches, the bottom corner (cream shade) is actually a creamy concealer. That took me by surprise, I have to say, as I blundered in with the applicator! However, it’s quite a handy thing to have as long as the powders don’t cross-contaminate.
So, from bottom to top, the first row: Bare, Crave, Play, Fantasy (which I’ve over applied to give you the best colour view), Love Bite and Spanked.
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The second row: Lace, Daydream, Tickle, Excite, Infatuation and Kinky.
Things warm up in the bottom row: Concealed, Secret, Tease, Raw, Charmed and Teddy.
If you apply the glitters with your finger tip – and actually, I’d recommend finger tip application for the duo-chrome colours too (they’re very, very soft) as they burnish up beautifully the more you stroke them onto the lid. Although this palette looks quite pared back, once you start applying the glowy shades, it really livens everything up. If you like nudes and you like glam, it’s worth considering because it’s so versatile. It’s pricey at £56 HERE.
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I’ve seen this being hyped for a while now, and it does look very pretty, but this is the first time I realised there was a concealer in there. I’m puzzled by that though, I mean, how many people is the colour actually going to be right for?
I bought this palette the day it came out when I was in the USA, as soon as I clapped eyes on it I was in love and when I actually touched it in Sephora I nearly cried with happiness. It is beautiful! The concealer is not there to be used as a concealer on the face, it’s just to create cut creases or to allow the duo-chromes/glitters something tacky to adhere to better. Although I have to say, the duo-chromes work wonderfully well on their own when applied with a finger they’re like nothing I’ve ever seen before. Love this palette, well worth the money.
I love the duo-chromes as well.. they seem to burnish up more finger applied than brush applied.
Some of the shades look similar to the Kevyn Aucoin Nudepop which I own.
Beautiful shades, but I don’t think I’d enjoy fighting with the glitters given the price point.
Angela at Blush & Pearls
I thought, and I might be wrong, that the concealer is a lid primer?
( Especially for the glitter duo chromes )
perhaps you’re right – we get absolutely no PR information with send outs so it’s really hard to tell sometimes. But that does make more sense. x
Very interesting colours and a very informative review as ever Jane! The last eye palette I bought from Huda was made in China (at £25). For some reason I am not prepared to spend that kind of money and certainly not £50+ on a China manufactured palette when I can probably purchase the same (or a very similar formula) from the high street for about 1/3 of the price. I got the Sleek Goodnight Sweetheart palette which has lovely rose gold tones and no foils / super glitters which I find quick tricky to work with. Having got glitter eyeshadow accidentally in my eyes a while back I do not intend to repeat the experience!
No, quite.. glitter in eye is nasty! I agree, it’s really expensive.
That’s an interesting looking palette!
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