Charlotte Tilbury Starry Eyes To Hypnotise Instant Eye Palette

I purchased this palette as I most recently picked up the Charlotte Tilbury Bejewelled Eyes To Hypnotise Instant Eye Palette and fell in love with it. I had also previously owned the Charlotte Tilbury Stars-In-Your-Eyes Palette and the quality was the same as the Bejewelled version, so I was expecting and hoping this Starry version would be the same.

THE PACKAGING

The packaging is made of metallic royal blue plastic and it has a long, thin and rectangular shape. It has a glittery silver starburst design across the front. I believe all of these particular palettes have the same starburst design, but the colour varies from palette to palette. It has a magnetic closing, which you lift up to reveal the rectangular eyeshadow pans arranged in threes across a mirrored gold base. The group names are printed in dark brown font under each group of three. The shades don’t really have names, but there is a plastic insert included which labels the eyeshadows as 1 Prime, 2 Enhance or 3 Smoke. There is also a mirror on the underside of the lid.

THE EYESHADOWS & FORMULA

You get twelve 0.79g eyeshadows in Matte (M), Metallic (ME) and Sparkle (S) finishes.

 

·        Blendable

·        Buildable

·        Creamy Texture

·        Smooth Application

·        Made with real Diamond Powder

·        Limited Edition

·        Cruelty-Free

 

THE SHADES & SWATCHES

HAPPY GLOW

1 Prime - warm peach gold (ME)

2 Enhance - warm copper (ME)

3 Smoke - warm orange brown (M)

LOVE GLOW

1 Prime - rosy copper (ME)

2 Enhance - warm rusty copper (ME)

3 Smoke - warm red plum (M)

DREAM GLOW

1 Prime - light peach (ME)

2 Enhance - warm olive green (ME)

3 Smoke - dark olive green (ME)

SEDUCE GLOW

1 Prime - cool silver gold (S)

2 Enhance - dirty cool pewter (S)

3 Smoke - deep navy blue black with sparkle (M)

 

MY THOUGHTS

·        Primer/Base - The eyeshadows are pigmented enough without a primer or base, but I would always lay one down. I used Too Faced Shadow Insurance and Too Faced Glitter Glue.

·        Pigmentation - The pigmentation is perfect, but three shades are slightly disappointing!

·        Application (wet/dry) - The eyeshadows can be applied wet or dry. I always use mattes dry, unless I am applying them to my lower lash line or using them as eyeliner. I sometimes apply metallics/shimmers wet, but it depends on the formula and whether they contain glitters. Wet application can max up the pigmentation and help prevent fallout.

·        Blending - They blend out great on their own, but they don’t quite blend together well as they are opposing shades.

·        Kick-Back - Obviously, there is always going to be kick-back in your eyeshadow pans as you are disturbing powders. The kick-back was not a concern or issue for me in this particular palette.

·        Fallout - I only noticed slight glitter fallout from the shades; Seduce Glow - 1 Prime and Seduce Glow - 2 Enhance.

 

This palette is absolutely stunning! I love the compact, slim and royal blue shiny packaging. The colour story is neutral with a sort of smoky vibe. The mattes are soft and blendable and the metallics are beautiful. The shimmery shades really catch the light. I'm not really mad at there only being three matte shades, but the three shades don’t really go together. You haven’t really got a deepening shade to go with a transition shade, but the shades do go with the shimmers and you can still get a gorgeous glowy and light reflecting look. My favourite shades are; Love Glow - 2 Enhance and Dream Glow - 3 Smoke. I am disappointed in the last three shades, which are from the Seduce Glow section. I thought Seduce Glow - 1 Prime and Seduce Glow - 2 Enhance would be molten metallics like the other metallic shades, but they are more glittery toppers. They do not have much of a base pigment and they are best applied wet if you really want them to cover your eyes. I do love how glittery they look though. I was just really looking forward to a molten metallic slate blue shade and that’s sadly not what I got! Seduce Glow - 3 Smoke is kind of a dry shade, I’m guessing it’s because it is dark. It doesn’t come across as blue as it looks in the pan either when you apply it to your eye. There are small sparkles in the shade, but you can’t see them on your eye. Also, I notice that in the three larger instant eye palettes I’ve tried so far, the first two groups of shades tend to be warm neutrals. This isn’t a massive issue for me as I love warm neutrals, but it does mean you are kind of getting repeat shades if you buy all of the palettes in this line. Lastly, I dislike the fact that these palettes do not have names for the eyeshadow shades. The Bejewelled palette has the same naming structure of this palette, so the shades are not really individualised. Overall, this palette is pretty and I do love the pops of green. I would definitely recommend that you pick up Bejewelled over this one (I love it so much). I would say Starry is my least favourite out of the three larger instant eye palettes I’ve tried from Charlotte Tilbury. I will still enjoy creating hypnotic eye looks with it though! FYI - I still really regret decluttering my Stars-In-Your-Eyes Palette!

 

You can purchase the Charlotte Tilbury Starry Eyes To Hypnotise Instant Eye Palette for £60.00 from CharlotteTilbury.com.

 

| I purchased this palette for £40.00 from Depop.com |

 

| Swatch Stencil: Stripes 12 Pan by SwatchPerfect.co.uk |