Emerald Obsessions Eyeshadow Palette

3 Reviews

1. 

   thrilledPlover4

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   I really love this little palette! And the price is right, only $27. I had been looking for some nice greens and this fits the bill so well! And I usually don’t do well with warm shades, but the yellow here is lemony enough that I can use it. To increase the pigmentation of the matte greens, pat over a base (I use the Ulta Nude Matte eye primer) and limit blending. For the glitters, apply wet: heavily coat both sides of a packing brush, then lightly spray (something like Fix+, or a DIY mix of water/glycerin), apply. Not getting the eyeshadow wet prevents hard pan.

   Here’s the list of shades:

   metallic glitter, bright, chartreuse green
   matte bright mint green
   metallic medium green
   deep, forest green with subtle, warm brown undertones and a pearly sheen
   shimmer medium teal with cool undertones
   matte bright medium green
   matte muted warm olive
   metallic rich, olive green
   metallic bright, light lemony yellow

2. 

   betrayedPear4

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   I didn’t like it

3. 

   merePie2

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   The Emerald Obsessions palette contains three matte shades [mint, emerald & chocolate-with-khaki-undertones], two metallic shimmers [chartreuse & lemon-with-green-shift], two pressed pearl formula [peacock & olive] and two shimmers that I best describe as being a sparking frosted finish [medium green & teal]. I’m really into this more compact type of palette now, where every shade is something fun and unique, that doesn’t waste space (and therefore our money) by including the same kind of basic highlight/crease/transition shades that the average makeup lover already has – I’m sure that we all have plenty of neutral shades that we love, that we can use with this [although I’ve happily done multiple looks using this palette only].

   The mattes are admittedly drier in comparison to the brand’s other Obsessions palettes, but I still haven’t had any problems working with them, they wear well and they have next to no fallout. The various finishes of the six shimmer shades feel buttery smooth and are mega easy to blend – four of them also have chromatic shifts. All of the shadows are non-fading, and I haven’t experienced any creasing & little transfer – I apply them in the morning and they’ll still look good in the evening, when I remove it. The metallic shades have a bit more fallout in comparison to the other shadows which have very little, which isn’t a dealbreaker for me but I still thought I’d mention it.

   Any disappointments? The mint matte is fairly sheer in comparison to the other two mattes, and I’m just more of a fan of the brand’s matte formulas in her other palettes – but I know that greens can be as tricky as purples to formulate, So it’s not a problem specific to this brand.

   There are only nine shades in the palette, but the pricing is reasonable enough to excuse this, especially considering the great product quality. The powders are a pleasure to work with; the shade selection just screams “fun and happy”. Just a quick price comparison for those scoffing at the small compact size [it’s smaller than my hand]; you are getting 10g of product in this 9-pan palette for £25 and just 8g in a £43 ABH 14-pan palette. I’d definitely replace this palette if I lost it as most of the shades are unique in my collection, and I’d happily recommend the Emerald Obsessions palette to people.