Madeleines and Macarons swatches
NYX Love In Paris Palette Madeleines and Macarons Review & Swatches
11:16 AM
Greetings from a very snowy Boston!
There is a storm brewing ONCE AGAIN in the North East (surprise suprise [sarcasm]) and I am very ill.
Not as in super awesomely cool but actually sick. I've been terribly sick since Tuesday and haven't been this sick since I was 9. My body seems to be having a hard time fending off this flu thang!
Anyhoo, back to some fun and less germy matters. I am writing this post today to share my review and swatches of one of the new NYX Love In Paris palettes! YAY! I was really looking forward to these palettes and so glad I was able to grab the one I wanted!
You guys know I love neutral colors and figured this would be a more smaller, more budget friendly version of the UD Naked Palette. Although there is another that is much more similar I just like the colors in this palette particularly.
PACKAGING:
The packaging is ADORABLE and reminds me a lot of my beloved Etude House packaging.
It has a cute bow at the opening. Doesn't feel super cheap or anything. Very decently made!
COLORS:
The NYX website describes this palette as having:
Shimmery & matte nudes, beiges & pink
PIGMENTATION:
Ehhh. It's not super amazing but put them over a base and BAM! Much better! I will say that the lighter colors (the white and pink in particular) are not very pigmented when used by themselves. The swatches I did are all without base which really isn't bad at all for a $10 palette!
TEXTURE:
Some of the colors are a bit powdery and chalky (especially the lighter matte colors). I really like the darker browns because they are very smoothhhhh. I've been using the darkest brown as my brow color and it is perfect!
BLENDABLE?:
Yeah they're pretty blendable! Even the powdery shades, if you tap off the excess and apply, they blend very easily!
FINAL THOUGHTS:
❤ ADORABLE packaging
❤ Affordable price point
❤ Nice neutral colors for everyday/travel
❤ Decent pigmentation. Much better w. primer
I'd recommend it if you guys are in the market for a decently priced palette with good pigmentation!
Hope you liked my review! Bye for now~
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