Palette Eye Shadows

I'm a huge Viseart fan, but I dislike their shimmer shadows so I was excited to receive a Make-Up Atelier palette in my Beautylish Lucky Bag with a palette that is mostly shimmers (4 out of 5 shades are shimmers; 1 is matte).

I have the Natural Brown palette and these shadows are stunning! The shadows have a gorgeous subtle shimmer so if you're looking for something really reflective and metallic, your shadows are in another palette (ha). These are incredibly beautiful on the lid and they blend even better than (dare I say) my Viseart shadows. They're an absolute pleasure to work with. I would love to get more of these once I decide on other colors!

One pointer about the palette I got specifically: the dark blackish shade on the end... It's pretty far from black. In fact, it's very grey, but that doesn't bug me. If that's a thing that rubs you the wrong way, be warned.

I've had these shadows for almost two months now and they're still an everyday favorite. Of all the formulas I've tried, these are at the top of the list, if not the best. The colors are pigmented, and build super nicely. In some cases I find that lighter shades don't apply as pigmented as some darker shades but that is not the case with these shadows. All the shadows here apply very richly, even the lighter shades. I love that they built like a dream. The mattes (my favorite) have an amazing texture, smoooothhh and just a tad "sticky" so it won't blend into nothingness. Every single look I've done have turned out flawlessly. I love these shadows.

I currently own four of the quints, Natural Brown, Smokey Brown, Wood Pink, and Honey Brown.

IF you were to only buy one of these I'd highly recommend the Wood pink as i find it to be the most unique. Think of it as the matte version of urban decay's naked 3. The tones are beautiful and apply so much better than urban decay shadows in my opinion.

Honey Brown is one I can see many people liking. I like it too, but since I have so many of these shades, I'm not too amazed my it. Unlike the other palettes, this one has three shimmery shades. While these do perform nicely, is on the drier side and I tent to prefer shimmery shadows more dimethicone based, I find them to be more shimmery and vibrant. Thats not to say that these shimmers are dull, they're not. Its just that when I use shimmers, I really like the ones with lots of reflection and glow.

Natural Brown and Smokey brown are somewhat similar so getting both is not necessary. Natural brown has a matte black, and a creamy whitish shade which provides a tad more versatility than the smokey brown. If I had to choose, Id get Natural brown, although I do like the shimmery champagne color from the smokey brown palette. These two are my favorite every-day neutral palettes that I reach for, thats not to say that you can't build it them up for a bolder smokier eye as well.

I have 4 of the Make-Up Atelier palettes and I love them all. Natural Brown is hands down my favorite though. It is the perfect everyday palette for me and the staying power for this formula can't be beat. I also have Nude, Urban Grey and Wood Pink and would recommend them all

Gorgeous colors, blendable, limited fallout. I am absolutely loving this line! I've already bought two and plan to buy more. I'm 60+ and this is absolutely the best eyeshadow I have ever used! Beats Chanel, Natasha Denona, Jane Iredale, and many other high end lines.