It was my birthday last month, and I received 2 makeup items – the Le Metier De Beaute Blush Kaleidoscope and this Too Faced Shadow Bon Bons Palette. The set is beautifully presented in a gorgeous flocked box resembling an old-fashioned box of chocolates. Inside it contains 12 powder eyeshadows in a mixture of matte, satin, metallic and glittery finishes. ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: The Lime Crime Palette D’Antoinette is the third release inthe Lime Crime Fantasy Palette Series. It contains a collection of 5 shadows – 4 matte and one metallic – inspired by the infamous Marie Antoinette. Pigmentation: Royal Flush Royal Flush is a pretty, bright, somewhat fluorescent pink with a matte finish. Strangely, I find it hard to decide ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: The Urban Decay Smoked Palette is a compact collection of 10 complementary shades designed to help you create the perfect smoky eye. As well as the 10 shadows, this palette also comes with a full size 24/7 eyeliner pencil in Perversion (blackest black) and a miniature Eyeshadow Primer Potion (one of the best on the market). To help ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: The Balm’s “Nude ‘Tude” Palette contains a collection of 12 complementary neutral eyeshadows, packaged in a risque little palette that takes the nude theme to the next level. Pigmentation: Sassy Sassy is a bright white with a soft, pearlescent finish. The texture is smooth and buttery, and the pigmentation level is medium to high. Snobby Snobby is a bright ... Read More »
and all I got were these AWESOME eyeshadow palettes! Urban Decay Naked 2 Palette Urban Decay Smoked Palette These palettes are already all over the internet, so if you want to see them featured on Makeup Utopia, let me know what you want to see. Reviews? Swatches? Looks I’ve created with them? Let me know in the comments. Read More »
Product Breakdown: MUA or Makeup Academy is a UK drug store brand. They specialise in fun, quality products that don’t break the bank. If you like bright, vibrant, bold products with excellent colour pay off, you’ll want to try these. Although this article is about the shadows, MUA have a whole range of products that are surprisingly good quality. Pigmentation: These shadows ... Read More »
Pigmentation: The pigmentation of the shadows in this palette was quite varied. When I touched my finger to each of the shades in the palette, the pigmentation appeared to be fantastic, and the texture was soft and creamy. All-over base – a perfect match for my skin tone with a pearly sheen. Highlighter – a cool white-based silver. Crease – ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: Available in 10 colours, Maybelline Color Tattoo 24hr Shadows are a long-wearing eyeshadow in a cream/gel formula. Pigmentation: The pigmentation of these shadows is intense across the entire colour range. Of the 10 shadows, 5 are what I would describe as neutral, with the other 5 being much bolder and brighter. The colours from top are: Too Cool, Tough ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: The Nudist palette is a palette containing 8 neutral shadows by Australis. Pigmentation: I find the level of pigmentation across the entire Australis range to be pretty good, and these are no exception; Swatched on bare skin. Ease of application: I find these shadows to apply easily and blend well. The double ended sponge applicator, although not ideal, ... Read More »
Product Breakdown: The Illamasqua Fundamental Palette is one of two palettes created especially for the Human Fundamentalism collection. It contains a variety of colours and textures, to actively encourage experimentation with your “alter-ego”. Pigmentation: I have quite high standards when it comes to product pigmentation – the more pigmented a product is, the better I like it, and I think this ... Read More »
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