I first saw that this palette was
coming when Trendmood featured it on her Instagram account. I thought it looked
stunning, even though it could be considered basic as it is a neutral palette. This
is the third instalment of the Natasha Denona “mini” palettes and I have now
owned all three!
The packaging is rectangular shaped and
made out of a shiny tan/orange plastic. The brand and palette names are printed
on the front in black block letters. It has a magnetic closing, which you lift
to reveal the inside of the palette. There is a mirror and fifteen pans equally
spread out with the shade names printed in white under each eyeshadow. The
border around the eyeshadows is a metallic tan/orange shade and the base that
holds the shades is black. You can purchase it for £60.00 ($65.00) from
NatashaDenona.com, FeelUnique.com and CultBeauty.co.uk.
You get fifteen 1.28g eyeshadows in Matte
(M), Cream Powder (CP), Metallic (ME), Duo-Chrome (DC) and Chroma Crystal (CC) formulas.
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| Swatch Stencil: Stripes Double 18 Pan by SwatchPerfect.co.uk |
True Copper - warm copper (ME)
Suntan - warm medium brown (M)
Sundown - medium light yellow-brown (M)
Deep Dive - deep brown eggplant (CP)
Rhodium - medium warm purple with silver reflect (DC)
Magma - medium dark umber (M)
High Degree - red copper (ME)
Alloy - vibrant bronze with golden reflect (DC)
Ridge - medium warm mustard (M)
True Bronze - foil bronze (CC)
Gloaming - burnt umber with a light bronze reflect (DC)
Palladium - warm pink taupe (ME)
Bliss - red pink with golden-green reflects (DC)
Silk - foiled rich champagne (ME)
Beach - warm nude (M)
The eyeshadows should be buttery smooth,
vibrant, ultra-pigmented, long lasting, blend seamlessly and be hydrating. The
shades should match any skin type and skin tone. The palette is cruelty free,
but not vegan (contains Carmine).
This palette is absolutely stunning! It
is the perfect warm neutral palette for me as I am into warm tones and oranges.
The eyeshadows are very smooth, vibrantly pigmented, long wearing and they
blend like a heavenly dream! I’m not sure how eyeshadows could be hydrating,
but they are not drying on the skin. They are vibrant enough without eye
primer, but I would always use primer and glitter glue. You can use the shimmer
and metallic shades wet for more intensity and they are best applied with your
finger or a stiff flat synthetic brush. You get a bit of kick back in the pans,
which is always expected for powder eyeshadows. You will only get fallout from
the shimmer and metallic shades if you do not use a tacky enough base/primer.
The one Chroma Crystal shade (True
Bronze) is amazing. I would say it is a semi pressed glitter. It isn’t hard
pressed and chunky like pressed glitters tend to be and it is ultra-reflective.
You might have to work a bit to apply it, a sponge applicator or an actual
glitter applicator might work better and you will definitely need glitter glue
for this shade. It really is a stunning shade. My favourite shades are True Bronze, Sundown, Bliss and Silk. The only sort of dud shades are Deep Dive and Rhodium. Deep Dive has a
Cream Powder formula and it is strange. It is like rubbing charcoal on your
eye. I couldn’t really use it and it was very hard to apply, you can deepen
your outer corner with it a little, but you have to be very careful. Rhodium doesn’t really have a base
colour on the eye. It just looks like shiny grease, you could use it as a
topper but it isn’t that metallic so it wouldn’t really make a difference to
your look. I am extremely happy that I purchased this palette and it is now one
of my favourites (even with two dud shades). I can’t wait for more mini palette
releases from Natasha Denona. The Bronze edition was a thousand times better
than the Love edition!
| I purchased this palette for £55.00
from FeelUnique.com |
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