Wait, wait, wait. It's still summer. So why am I suddenly in the moods for pine boughs and pretty lights that are all tangled together and I break a nail trying to get them apart and oh great, a bulbs broken this sucks I hate the holida--- ohhh, right. Holiday MAKEUP. THAT'S why I'm so hyped about upcoming festive season while it's still 30° out.
If you're like me and are a sucker for limited edition makeup sets, now's the time you start making your list and checking it twice. I follow TrendMood on Instagram, and I swear I'm considering getting a second job because of her posts. Urban Decay, Too Faced, Tarte, they've all had photos released of gorgeous new goodies. Smashbox was the first (to my knowledge) to release, and it looks like a doozy. I've missed the last 3 Master Class sets, so when I noticed this suddenly on Sephora's site, I was on that "Add to Basket" button like a duck on a Junebug. It boasts 32 eye shadows, 6 blushes and 2 highlighters.
The eyeshadow pans are the sizes of nickels and dimes, and the blush and highlights are about the diameter of a Toonie (silver dollar, I guess, if you're 'Merican). They're supposed to be able to pop out to put in a Z palette, but I haven't figured out how to do that yet. The finishes range from matte, satin, and shimmer. The shimmers are quite disappointing, I have to say; they aren't very pigmented and come off a little chunky. The mattes, for the most part, are creamy and smooth, and the satin's really shine.
As soon as I took this bad boy out of its box, I was immediately struck by the range of colours. Some of them I don't have in my collection (mainly the yellows/oranges/pinks). But as I dipped my fingers in to swatch, my heart sank; some shades were pretty, but half of them were chunky, and a little cheap-feeling. I looked at the palette after my swatch-fest and it looked disastrous.
Powder was EVERYWHERE. Maybe I'm picky. But this does NOT look like a high-end palette should after you touch it. And I'm fairly light-handed.
Most of the shadows swatch nicely on my arm, but they didn't transfer very well onto my lid. I used Urban Decay's Primer Potion, and they creased after a couple of hours of wear. I'll insert a range of some of the colours.
As you can see, some of the most glittery shadows are quite chunky. The mattes are hit and miss, but the ones that are nice, I have in other palettes. The blushes are pretty, but too many of them leave a sheen on the cheeks that I would prefer to get from a highlight on top (otherwise I come off too disco-ball-y).
My Verdict: this palette is a no-go for me. I just wasn't wowed. With all of the new makeup launching in the next couple of months, I can't see myself gravitating towards this. I will be returning it. 😪
What are your thoughts? If you have this palette, do you like it? Is it something you're looking forward to purchasing? I'd love to hear any views, opposing or similar. :)
-N
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