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 naked 3 palette

Urban decay naked 3 palette.

Price: $52

The naked 3 palette is the newest edition to the urban decay naked pallete line.  It comes with 12 eyeshadows with pretty pinky gold undertone shadows.  

*front view of box of naked 3*

This is the front view of the naked 3 box. The box is a pretty gold color that is very sleek and eye catching.

*back view of box of naked 3*

This is a back view of the naked 3 box.  Along with the naked 3 palette it comes with a duo end eyeshadow brush and a sample version of eyeshadow primer.

*front view of naked 3*

The front view of the naked 3 palette.  The palette matches the box where it is a nice gold color.  It is also very sleek and compact which makes it easy to travel with.  This palette is made out of a tin metal just like the naked 2 palette and it snaps together.

*open view of naked 3*

The naked 3 palette comes with a mirror and a duo ended eyeshadow brush.  

*12 eyeshadows*

(strange, dust, burnout, limit, buzz, trick, nooner, liar, factory, mugshot, darkside, blackheart)

*first 6 swatches of eyeshadows*

(strange, dust, burnout, limit, buzz, trick)

*last 6 swatches of eyeshadows*

(nooner, liar, factory, mugshot, darkside, blackheart)

*Sample primer*

Just like all the other naked palette, they come with a sample sized item of something.  This naked 3 came with a sample size eyeshadow primer.  

*open view of primer*

(original, eden, sin, anti-aging)

In this sample eyeshadow primer it comes with 4 little packages.  The first one is the original primer which is just a natural lid color.  Eden is just like the original primer but it is said to have a matte finish.  Sin has shimmer in it.  And the anti aging primer is said to prevent pre mature sagging of the eyes.

*back view of primer*

Overall I really like this palette, and I think this is my favorite palette of the naked palettes (even though I dont have naked 2).  I still like these colors the best versus the naked 1.  I really like the idea of the pinky gold colors and if you hear that these colors would match lighter skin tones, then dont listen!  I think these colors would match any skin tone and many looks can be made with these shadows(:  If you get a chance I highly recommend getting this palette.

Rate: 5/5

profusion perfect 10 palette

Profusion perfect 10 palettes in bare and smokey

Price: $5

These are the profusion eyeshadow palettes in bare and smokey.  They ech have 10 eyeshadows in them and they are both $5.  I found then at Walgreens.  When opened the shadows look very similar to the urban decay naked palettes.  

The eyeshadows are pretty good sized.  It comes with a mirror along with a double sided shadow applicator and a black eyeliner pencil.  When opened it has a plastic covering.  Be very careful though!  I cut myself a little when I tried to the the covering off because it has some sticky stuff to hold the plastic covering on the palette...  so just be careful.  

I provided swatches and even a dupe list compared to the urban decay naked palette.  My favorite would have to be the smokey palette because out of these two that one is the most pigmented and the colors are pretty!  Keep reading(:

*palette packaging*

bare palette 10 eyeshadows

The packaging is very sleek and it has a nice design on it.  

*full view*

*10 eyeshadows*

*full swatch*

i swatched the 10 eyeshadows here to see all of them together.  The shimmery shadows are more pigmented than the matte shadows as you can see.

*close view*

1st 5 swatches

I did close ups to show the pigmentation of these better.  The golds look very similar in color.

*close view*

last 5 swatches

*full packaging*

smokey palette 10 eyeshadows

The palette is the same as the bare palette just different color.

*full view*

Comes with a mirror with the shadow applicator and eyeliner.

*close up of eyeshadows*

10 eyeshadows

*all 10 swatches*

full look of the 10 eyeshadows.  As you can see these are super pigmented compared to the bare palette.

*close up swatches*

1st 5 swatches

The colors are pretty and pigmented!  This is my favorite palette out of these two(:

*close up*

last 5 swatches

*dupes*

compared to the urban decay naked palette!  (Sorry not my picture)

Maybe I will do swatches on the dupes so you can see how close the colors are. So keep posted!

*double ended shadow applicator*

This is the double sided shadow applicator.  I probably wont be using it.  But, it is soft and feels like it would be gentle on your eyes.

*black eyeliner pencil*

This black eyeliner pencil looks like a generic eyeliner pencil.  It glides on easy. It swatches a little patchy though.  When I tried washing this off with only water it budged a little so it is kind of water proof.  With soap it came off almost completely.

 

*swatch of eyeliner*

Overall I really like these palettes!  And for the price of $5 it is worth it.  If you dont want to spend $50 on the urban decay naked palettes then these are pretty good(:  The shadows are very similar in color.  But I would say the urban decay shadows are alot smoother and pigmented.  But these will do just fine as well.  I would recommend this for anyone!  Even if you are into the high end makeup, you should really try this out.

Rate: 4.8/5

Urban decay vice 2 palette

Urban decay the vice 2 palette.

20 eyeshadows

Price: $60

*front of the box of the vice 2 palette*

The vice 2 palette is a limited edition palette at sephora.  It is $60 and it comes with 20 amazing, pigmented shadows each with their unique color.  There was also the first vice palette that was also a limited edition item.  

The packaging is very nice with a kind of mysterious dark look to it like a vampy look. 

*back of the box*

On the back of the box there are all the 20 names of each eyeshadow along with a little introduction to the palette.

"If eyeshadow is your vice, heres the ultimate fix: 20 brand new shades, plus a double ended good karma brish.  experiment with insanely cool brights, not your average neutrals and sexy hits of smoke, all in one decadent, revamped formula.  Even the presentation is luxe.  With the touch of a button, the jewel inlaid case opens slowly, seductively, to unveil all that gorgeous eye candy.  Ah, sweet addiction"

*front view of the palette*

The palette is a very sleek shiny smooth case that opens with a push of a button that is very easy.  It has a nice jewel finish.

*whole view of mirror and shadows*

When opened it has a mirror with a double ended eyeshadow brush that is really soft.  Also the 20 eyeshadows.  

*20 eyeshadows*

Here are the 20 eyeshadows in close view each with their own unique name.  There are many different shades from neutrals to bold with both shimmery and matte shadows.

*first row of swatches* 

(left to right) smokeout, lovesick, shellshock, coax, x-rated

This first row has some laid down shades with blacks to pinks which can create a smokey and also natural looks.

*2nd row of swatches*

(left to right) prank, madness, strike, stash, poison

This 2nd row has more dark smokey and mysterious colors but with very pigmented shadows that are very pretty.

*3rd row of swatches*

(left to right) radar, damaged, voodoo, betrayal, derailed

This 3rd row has more of the smokey pretty iridescent colors which are super gorgeous with gold specks when in the light. 

*4th row of swatches*

(left to right) dope, toxic, habit, ambush, rewind

This last and 4th row has the neutral everyday shades of shadows.  From light highlighting colors to matte brown shades that blend into your skin easy.

*measurement*

This palette is around 7in. and I guess you could take this around for traveling.  

Overall, I think this is my most favorite palette because it is so versatile and you can have alot of fun with all these different shades.  I would recommend this for anyone even if you only like neutral shades because all these shades have their own unique style to it(:

Rate: 5/5