Gold Palette

2 Reviews

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   sugaryEland7

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   This is my second Natasha Denona palette, as I already have the LILA palette, which I adore, but I am sorry to say I don’t like this one. The formulas are great, there is nothing wrong with them. The mattes apply beautifully. However, I do notice they are more powdery and I also notice for this palette, Natasha changed the formula to include talc. That is my first disappointment as I never noticed this before purchasing (I wrongly assumed it was the same) but my main disappointment are the colours on me. They just don’t suit me at all. My skin tone is fair neutral, blonde hair and brown eyes. I’m not sure if perhaps I’m just more drawn to pinkier, purple, cooler toned shadows overall, but each time I’ve tried this, my eyes look bruised. I’ve tried both greens, which are beautiful, there’s no doubt, but they just look wrong on me. The golds are very bright/warm and I was hoping for a shade more muted. I know this gets rave reviews, but for me sadly, I can’t wear it. I’m having to put it on eBay to try and get some of my hard earned money back as I know it will sit untouched and unloved otherwise in my drawer.

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   affectedPoultry3

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   I’m amazed I’m writing this review and I’m amazed it’s positive. I’m really enjoying this palette. I originally passed on it because too many shades look the same. And I still think that. But in a moment of weakness I took the plunge. I have yet to love a Natasha Denona product. I returned super glow and Safari and I haven’t been inspired by any of the other big palettes. But something got me about this one.
   The mattes perform well for me (Safari did not). They are thick and opaque but thinner than the Safari shadows and less creamy so they blend better. And they build nicely. You do get full opacity with one swipe so I still have to apply lightly. But there is not patchiness or skipping. A couple seem fairly similar, like the two on the bottom row. But they actually are a little different and are all very wearable tones and depth of color for me. The teal is nice, blends well and hasn’t been patchy. The dark brown can get a little grey and soft looking-it could be richer and darker.
   The glitters are not too fall out prone-I use my finger and am very careful. Brushes do cause a lot of fall out. I get more fall out removing shadows at the end of the night then applying them. Many shades are very interesting and dimensional.
   The metallics are lovely. They are smooth and buttery. Zero fall out and you can apply with a brush.
   These have lasted all day and stayed vibrant. I use them over wet n wild primer or the Too Faced norm this way concealer.
   What keeps this from getting 5 stars is several of the shades do look identical on the eye. They really needed to switch out two or three golds for something else, maybe an olive green or more rose gold or pewter. And most of the shades are dupeable. There are a couple stunning unique shades, but the rest are the same or easily duped.
   Is this palette worth the money-no. Value is what we give things so if you buy this expecting it to be a one and forever palette, you will be disappointed. If you have the money to spend on something fun and pretty and this speaks to you, go for it. I love teal and the mattes and several of the golds. I won’t get much use out of about 4 shades but decided I enjoy it anyway (and this shocks me, I’m usually far more pragmatic). But it is fairly dupable and it’s not perfect. Don’t feel like you are missing out and have to shell out the money. But I am enjoying it and it’s actually making excited to see future releases. I’m hoping for a more cool toned palette next year, maybe a silver or mixed metal theme. Crossing my fingers!