If there's something I have quite a bit of, it's shimmery eyeshadows. Between my millions of palettes and MAC eyeshadows, about 95% have a pearlized or shimmer finish. I don't know why it took me this long to realize that I needed some matte eyeshadows in my life.
Say what? Matte eyeshadows? But, aren't eyeshadows supposed to be shimmery? Well, not necessarily. Look at these amazing looks done with matte shadows. There is nothing prettier than a beautifully sculpted eye.
Anyway, I saw a review for this palette somewhere (can't remember where) and decided I needed it because I needed some matte shadow in my life! I wanted something that was relatively inexpensive and I could create multiple looks from it.
Enter...
TOO FACED MATTE EYE SHADOW COLLECTION
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USING THE PALETTE:
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| I am wearing the top row of shadows to create my look, along with a bit of Velveteen Bunny (2nd row, far left) as a highlight. |
LIKES:
- First of all, you can't beat the price of $36 for 9 shadows.
- The pigment is wonderful. The shadows are easy to apply, no fallout whatsoever, and the consistency is rich.
- I find the shadows very easy to blend and create that awesome sculpted look.
- I really like the color selection of the shadows. I find that they are neutral enough but also aren't just a bunch of browns and blacks. I like the thought of having a violet and blue shade in there. I really like the looks it creates.
- The palette is user friendly, and makeup drawer friendly.
DISLIKE:
- I feel like the top left shade, Tufted Suede, is very close to my eyelid color, and doesn't really provide much for me as far as shadows go. I think it does a good job at evening out the eyelid, but I am just not crazy about the color as something that is supposed to be a highlight. I pretty much only use the other two "highlight" shades as the highlight when I use this palette.
BOTTOM LINE:
- If you are in need of sprucing up your shadows with some matte pigments, I highly recommend this palette.
Are you a die hard shimmer shadow lover or do you prefer the matte look? Do you have any product recommendations for matte shadows? I would love to hear your input in the comments!
21 comments:
I don't think I've ever worn a matte shadow. it's cute though!!
I don't think I've ever worn a matte shadow. it's cute though!!
Lookin' beautiful as always my friend! You've convinced me to buy it, so it's off to sephora.com! I hope you're having a great week!
I've never even thought about matte shadows, but those look great! I'm pretty sure all the shadows I've worn are all shimmery. I'll have to find that next time I'm at Sephora.
ill look into this!!
i love too faced!
I'm going to think about this one. Ulta is having their 20% off right now and I'm headed that way Friday or Saturday. I think the little book would be super helpful for me...
I love the idea of matte shadows, and I do use them, but then once I'm all done applying I feel like my eyes look so flat and add a shimmer shadow on top of it all to blend. I guess I'm just a shimmer junkie.
I think that some of it depends on your age. As an older, hopefully hip and chic, I prefer matte shadows, thinking that the shimmer is mostly a very youthful look. But maybe I need to give the shimmers another look! Thanks for the recommendation! :)
I meant to say....as an older, hopefully hip and chic, female, I prefer matte shadows, etc., etc......
You know...I never really thought about the difference of matte and sparkly...but now that I think of it, I think that I didn't like matte eye shadows on myself. I should revisit them just to make sure!
i love shimmer, shimmer. mainly because i think it makes my lame-o brown eyes pop a little bit. but, i need to try some matte's to see how i like them!
i need some matte eyeshadow in my life!
Wow, I cannot believe I've passed up this palette so many times. These shadows are amazing and I had no idea they were matte! You've convinced me to buy it now! :)
The colors in the palette look so pretty! They look amazing on you! might have to look into this!
Oh I love this look! I feel like a lot of shimmery shadows have a lot of fall out, and I hate that.
Great review Meg!
I am 50/50 - because I like a light shimmer/frost on my lid, and always a matte in my crease. :)
Oooh I really like that second pic! I usually go for shimmer but this might convince me to give matte a try!
Your shadow looks amazing in that picture. I am absolutely terrible at putting on eye makeup!!
I've still been rocking the Naked Palette.. I find some days I wear the two matte shades and it's a nice change and is super neutral when you're trying to go natural but still put together.
I like that palette!
i love using mattes! great palette!
Artee
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