Beauty Product Reviews

Fantastic and very wearable

I must admit I did not purchase this palette from Beautylish, but was scrolling here for my next purchase and was baffled at the overall 4 stars review and had to write something. The colours are all amazing whether you use them to create one or more looks with this only or combining them with other shades from your personal collection. That matte khaki shade is absolutely stunning on hazel eyes, especially if amplified by the complementary glittery one. My hazel eyes are quite hard to notice (unless in bright sunlight) because I have a rather swampy, nature-toned green on the outside rim while surrounding my pupil is a lighter shade of brown, maybe some golden flecks here and there, very small — so they often appear plain brown. Their actual colour really shines when I use various tones of green or gold; this is probably the best colour scheme I have ever used. I imagine this would look stunning on different types of hazel eyes, as well as light/dark brown and green ones. Coming back to versatility, I sometimes use the brown shade for a more natural look or for creasing in other complex eye looks. The more golden shade is beautiful on its own and can be built up in intensity or played down — also wonderful to pop on in the middle of the lid if you’re doing a darker look. Really, all of them are useful. The textures are wonderful and easy to work with, especially if you have decent brushes. I have an array of synthetic and natural brushes (low-end and more expensive) and have never encountered a single problem. Well, as long as you build it carefully and don’t go in with a crazy amount of product. The glitters also look wonderful wet and/or applied with fingers. I actually broke two shades and was able to put them back using the old alcohol trick and they STILL perform beautifully. I haven’t checked the amount but for me at least it seems to last a good time, I haven’t touched the bottom of the pan yet, so good value for money. Also, I usually use primer on my lids, and I’ve switched various over the course of time; better or less so, the shadows always wore beautifully throughout the day. I can’t really say I’ve worn them for 12-15 hours but surely 8 at least, and it was rather sad having to take off my make-up as is still looked great. I own other two mini colourways and they are all beautiful, I just wanted to highlight that the khaki-greens in this one are particularly friendly. I have used similar shades but I think ND has chosen a great mid-tone for the matte and complemented it beautifully with the rest of the colours. Definitely worth purchasing.