Too Faced Le Grand Palais

 Too Faced Le Grand Palais Palette

Price: $58.00

      Here is the holiday limited edition set from Too Faced, called the Le Grand Palais.  I think that Too Faced has really done it with their display of cosmetics.  I love Too Faced not only for the quality of their products, but also for their displays.  The packaging on all their products are very cute and eye appealing.
     This palette here comes with an amazing display (as seen below).  When you open the palette up it shows a mini display of a little house.  I think it is very cute and makes the palette that much more fun.  Not only does this palette come with 15 eyeshadows, 3 highlighters, and 4 blush/bronzers, BUT it also comes with their "better than sex" mascara, shadow eye insurance primer and a melted lipstick in peony.  

(left to right: white christmas, satin sheets, vintage lace)

(left to right: delightful, moon on their wings, cobblestone, city lights, dreamlight)

(left to right: string of lights, yule log, wish list, arc de triomphe, belle femme)

(left to right: stiletto, eiffel, midnight in paris, champs elysees, party dress)

(left to right: stardust blush, skyline blush, sun bunny bronzer)

Overall, Too Faced has yet to never disappoint me on their packaging and product.  It comes with a very cute dollhouse box and it also has many different deluxe sized products to try out.  This palette also comes with everything from highlighters to blushes and their famous sun bunny bronzer, along with 15 pretty eyeshadows.

Rate: 5/5

Pros:                                                                                    Cons:
-packaging is very cute                                                 -some fallout in the glittery shadows
-pigmented & long lasting
-comes with a lot of product

Urban Decay Gwen Stefani Eyeshadow palette

 Urban Decay Gwen Stefani eyeshadow palette

Price: $60

(Sale as of 12/27/15: $39)

      This palette is the Urban Decay Gwen Stefani limited edition eyeshadow palette. It comes with 15 amazing, smooth and buttery shadows.  Recently though this palette has gone on sale for $49!!!  (As of 12/27/15)  That's a great deal!  And for those who are in Hawaii, you can find it on sale at the Sephora in Waikiki.
      I think that this palette is very neutral and you can easily create a day to night look with this.  It also comes with some color so you can glam up you eye look with a hint of a color.  The eyeshadows are also smooth and easy to blend out.  I especially love the pigmentation on these. 

 

 (left to right: blonde, bathwater, skimp, steady, punk)

(left to right: baby, anaheim, stark, zone, serious)

(left to right: pop, harajuku, danger, 1987, blackout)

Overall this is a fun palette to play with.  It has a bunch of neutrals which are great for a day makeup eye look.  Or you can change it up for a night look.  You can also add a fun pop of color to brighten up your look. 

Rate: 5/5

Pros:                                                                                          Cons:
-15 buttery, easy to blend eyeshadows                            -none
-great range of colors
-pigmented & long wearing
-comes with a good sized mirror
-packaging is cute

Urban Decay Vice 3 palette

Urban Decay Vice 3 palette 

$60

20 eyeshadows, double ended brush, and mirror

 

*Box of the palette*
The palette is very sleek.  If you have the Urban Decay Vice 2 palette, this Vice 3 is skinnier than that. 



*Picture of the case the palette comes with*
The palette fits exactly in the case.  You could also use the case as a makeup bag if you wanted to.

*Palette*
The palette is shiny.


*opened palette*
The palette comes with 20 eyeshadows and also a double ended brush.  It also comes with a good sized big mirror. 


*Close up of the palette*
20 eyeshadows.  The palette contains eyeshadows that are matte, satiny, and shimmery. 


*top 10 eyeshadow swatches*


*bottom 10 eyeshadow swatches*

These 20 shades consists of many different variety of matte, satin, shimmery shadows.  The matte colors seem to have fallout.  But all these shadows are easy to blend. 

*truth*
matte off white.  It has a hint of very little glitters in it. 


*undone*
very light taupe with very little shimmer in it


*downfall*
matte light brown


*DTF*
medium brown with few glitter


*dragon*
nice forest green with shimmer


*freeze*
silver with a blue undertone and shimmer


*heroine*
navy blue that comes off as purple


*brokedown*
coppery color with gold flexes


*vanity*
deep purple


*lucky*
coppery gold.  More of an orange tone.


*reign*
brown with gold flex


*bobby dazzle*
shimmery sheer white


*alien*
baby pink with gold flex in it


*alchemy*
raspberry pink


*bondage*
unique deep purple that has a slight brown undertone


*sonic*
frosty pink


*last sin*
frosty cream color


*angel*
unique light gold with very little silver in it


*defy*
dark brown/gray


*revolver*
dark gray/light black