Palette-Palooza Week 3

I took a little break there as I was getting overwhelmed with all this stuff! But, I'm back at it again.

1. Colourpop Fame
This is lovely, cool-toned palette. There aren't a lot of cool palettes out there, which is just such a shame. I really love the soft shimmers in this and these colors complement my fair skin and green eyes really well. I get compliments when I wear this one, and I think it's because I'm finally wearing colors appropriate for my undertone.


2. Huda Beauty Mauve Obsessions
Here's one I thought would be cool because it's mauve, but no! It's all red-leaning mauves, so it's more of a berry palette. I got it from Ipsy, so there's no returns, which is kind of a bummer. It's still pretty, but a little more dramatic than I had planned. Also, the colors I really like are already in other palettes I have- the two Revolution dupes for Soft Glam and Naked 3. However, this tiny little guy is great for on-the-go make up and you know I love to do my shadow on the train. I mean, what should I do? Get up earlier to do my make up before I leave the house? Pfffft.

3. Face Candy Disco Fever
Face Candy was a brand from ShopHush.com, a now defunct website that specialized in low priced, high quality dupes of high-end palettes. I hear a very similar site- ShopAlterEgo.com has taken their place with Alter Ego branded palettes instead of Face Candy or Bad Habit. This guy is an oddly named dupe for the Too Faced Chocolate Gold palette. I guess it's disco because of the shimmer? The shimmer shades in here really do pack a punch, and the quality is fantastic. Alas, it doesn't smell like chocolate. The good news is it also doesn't smell like a disco.


4. Wander Beauty Wandress Seascape
Meh. Meh, I say! This is probably one of my least liked palettes, and I only have it because it came in a subscription box. Wander has purple-y palette that looks really pretty, but I'm not a fan of how glittery these shimmers are. While it looks like this would be a pretty palette of pastels, gold, and one surprisingly deep blue, I had trouble blending this. I think the shimmers need a glitter glue which, honestly, ugh. I don't think blue complements my eye color, so I don't wear it, and these golds are a lot of glitter. I think the green and pink are pretty (I also have shades of pink shimmer in at least 4 other palettes I've worn this month) but the green pigment didn't last on my eyes. The green pigment faded and left the gold shimmer behind. The tan color they include for blending into the crease is also very warm on me. I'm going to round up my other non-faves and make a barely-used bundle on Poshmark to rehome this guy.

5. Lorac Mega Pro 4
I love Lorac. I love my pro palette, I love the mega pro, I love the blush.
I love them in a box, I love them with a fox. I love them here and there, I love them anywhere.
This one is another pastel with lots of cool tones. I feel like this is a springtime kind of palette, but I think that may be because it's pink. There are some darker, more fall kind of tones on the right side of the palette, but I tend to use the left side more. Now that the seasons are changing, I'm going to make an effort to branch out.


6. Urban Decay Elements
Isn't this just so pretty? It really is. This isn't the most practical palette since there aren't many mattes, but the shimmer and foils have a multidimensional look instead of just a flat "this is glitter now." Even though I have the Naked palette, the browns in here are really unique. I don't really use the bright pink or the blues at the top, but everything else is so shimmery and pigmented, I can just swipe it on and look like a magical elfin princess. Well, at least I have the lids of a magical elfin princess.

7. Smashbox Master Class Palette: Lighting Theory
Here's one I always forget about, which is a shame. For the longest time, I had this, the Lorac Pro, and an assortment of Clinique gift with purchase shadow duos and may be a Covergirl quad. The end. The shadows in here are a lovely mix of cool and warm, neutral and more vibrant colors. The blushes are all fairly universal and good quality- although they don't pack as much of a punch as they did when they were new. (I guess the same can said of us all.) I loved that this came with little inserts and diagrams of how to use the products to create different looks like the old Jane Cosmetics in-store kiosks use to have! I bought it when I first wanted to try contouring, but I really didn't know what I was doing and cream contours are difficult to use. Even after a couple years, the creams in here still work. I don't know what sorcery this is, or if they are just teeming with bacteria, but I just spritz a little rubbing alcohol on them and still smash 'em on my face. The color correcting creams are very effective, and the cream highlight isn't bad. Its not my favorite method because it tends to move around any liquid foundation, and I think that powder highlight blurs out any texture better than cream. I still don't like cream contour. But, as Marie Kondo teaches us, I can thank this product for teaching me what I like. (Not this.)

I'm realizing that I have a lot of palettes left my drawer and it kind of makes my stomach hurt.

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I have a lot of little guys from subscription boxes; if I hadn't unsubscribed already, this definitely would have been the kick in the pants to do so. I don't know how people can subscribe to several of these boxes at a time for years, but I see it online all the time. I had one a month, switching between brands, for not even a year and I'm awash in colorful pigments. After three weeks of a palette a day, I'm becoming more conscious of what I have and more inclined to use what I own instead of just letting it sit around taking up space, so I guess that's a positive?