A
couple of days back I reviewed palette #04 of the Natasha Denona 5-pan
eyeshadow palette, you can find the review here.
I got it in this year’s Lucky
Bag from Beautylish. When I got it
in the mail, there was a hefty fingernail dent on one of the shades! So, I
contacted Beautylish team and they very generously accepted to replace it.
These palettes were not available in early January; now they are getting ready
to officially launch them and their amazing customer service team reached back
to me and gave me an option to choose from any of the 13
palettes available in this range! Thank you so much Beautylish for this
absolutely impressive customer care! I did have quite a hard time in choosing
the palette that I want :-) There
are some excellent color selections and I was particularly torn between #01,
#05 and #10. I finally decided on #01 as
I felt this will be the most uncommon addition to my collection. Also, that navy
was calling my name! (Side note: I
happen to be obsessed with blue eyeshadow!)
These palettes are available at a price of $48
for 5 full-size eyeshadow. All 5 of these are also available in single pans.
The single pans cost $25 to $29 for 0.08 oz. of products! So, with this palette
there is almost 100 bucks of savings :-) when compared to the price of single
shades! Beautylish will launch them soon and you can sign for early access here.
Meanwhile you can find it in Natasha
Denona website as well.
Packaging-wise I do think they have a lot to improve! Like I said in the previous review, at this price point I don’t expect this type of packaging. It appears quite cheap to be honest! It is a plastic compact with a clear and somewhat flimsy lid; but the material not as sturdy or as elegant-looking as I expected. I am afraid that there are risks of breakage if you travel a lot with this. There is no mirror as well!
Quality and performance wise these are
consistent with #04 palette that I reviewed! This #01 palette has 3 different
finishes and all of them are quite strongly pigmented! They blend easily and
very quickly! They are very creamy in formula but when I swatch them with my
finger, they feel a little bit stiff and not as soft as some of the other
metallic shades from different brands. But I don’t feel this rigidity or
hardness when applied on the eyes. Because of the richness and creaminess in
the formula,
it does crease ever-so-slightly! With primer, it lasts the 7-8 hrs. if I am in
an indoor environment. Overall, the staying power is decent but I would
definitely have enjoyed a little stronger wear time.
Anyway, I picked this palette because texture
and shade wise this was the most versatile. Here are the shades
86P – Golden Aquamarine: This shade is identified as duo-chrome
eyeshadow in Natasha Denona website. It is a very pale turquoise blue and as the name suggests, it has a gold shift to it as well. It is quite
an interesting shade. It is definitely not for everyday use but I love it. I
wore it on my lower lash line the other day and it stayed the whole day!
01V – Navy: This is the only matte shadow I have from
her line. It is a very beautiful deep grey-ish
navy blue! It almost looks “black” if you place it in a very concise, small
area on your eyelids. You know I love my blues,
this one is definitely a little bit different than what I already have from
different brands. I have no clue why I am not as excited for this as I hoped to
be! But it’s definitely a beautiful shade. The “matte” formula is great too, it
is very pigmented, goes on smooth in application and blends in easily. It does
have a tiny amount of fall-out; especially if I am putting too much effort in
applying it. You have to be a little careful otherwise it can get messy.
80M – Piggy: All these other 3 shades are
metallic in finish. This shade is quite similar to “moonstone” from #04
palette. It has a little bit more pink
in it. These types of shade tend to appear much more brighter and lighter against
my skin tone than it appears on the pan. I do love it but it is not suitable
for everyday wear; at least not on me. This had the most fall out among all the
ones that I tried from her line.
07M –
Graphite:
Normally, cool grey is not a personal favorite shade of mine, but I find this
shade a lot more interesting than I had expected. It’s a metallic deep grey shade and has some lighter grey sparkle to it. I love to
wear it on my outer v-corner. Also it can be very fittingly paired with all the
other shades from this palette for some quick eye-looks. It can also be used
for a super-quick “all-over-the-lid” type of smokey look! This has been a surprise
favorite.
27M – Slate: When I zeroed on this palette, I was pretty
sure that Navy will be my most favorite, but surprisingly I think this has been
the my most adored and used shade till now! It’s a beautiful deep lavender shade with multi-color sparkle in it. I have been
wearing it with Graphite and Navy or on the lower lash line on its own! I
absolutely love this shade. It reminds me of “Bewitched”
pigment from Makeup
Geek; so beautiful.
In the look below I wore all 5 of these shades
along with a matte crease shade from IT
Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Palette Vol-I. I used navy on my outer v and outer-crease
area, Graphite on outer V and slate on the inner lid area, Golden Aquamarine on
the lash line and a bit of Piggy on the inner corner as highlight. I love how I
was able to use all these seemingly different shades and create a cohesive
look. I took 2 hrs of nap after 3-4 hrs of application (hey, it was a Saturday,
don’t judge :-) me) and I was so
surprised to see that everything was right there where I initially placed. It
just bled a little bit on my tear line because I had a very creamy liner on my
water-line. Overall, I love the quality of this palette. I have experienced a
bit fall out from these shadows which was not an issue with the other palette. But
I have to say that I am enjoying this palette a lot more than #04. I am able to
mix and match these shades to create different looks; this is important to me
as it keeps me interested in a particular palette.
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| Under sunlight, look at the glitter :-) |
I am having a lot of fun with this palate and I
must thank Beautyish for enabling me to try this out. Are you planning to get
anything from this line?
Love,
~Arrru
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