Warning – quick post but A LOT of pictures!!!
I picked up this gorgeous NYX palette from Nelah when she was having her blog sale.
I picked up this gorgeous NYX palette from Nelah when she was having her blog sale.
If you can read the box it comes with 20 (yes 20!) Eye shadows and 10 lip colours
The gorgeous eye shadows
The lip colours which are in a “hidden” drawer
There are no shade names but here is a close up of the eye shadows:
And a close up of the lip colours
Here are the swatches of the eyeshadows:
Top row, first 5 colours from left to right
Top row, next 5 colours, left to right
Bottom row, first 5 colours, left to right
Bottom row, next 5 colours, left to right
Now, here are the lip gloss swatches:
^The first 5 shades^
^The next 5 shades^
Overall, I find this palette to be really versatile. I like that there is a good mix of shimmers and matte shadows. Some of the eyeshadow colours looked like they were really shimmery in the pan but when I put them on the shimmer is really pretty and subtle. Also with the shades that had shimmer I noticed there was quite a bit of fall out (when you apply the eye shadow some of the powder falls to places you don’t want it – such as under your eyes, nose and cheeks) so I just had to be careful to clean that up afterwards.
I haven’t tried the lip glosses yet as I like to apply it with a brush and I’m usually too rushed in the mornings to take that extra step. But I’m really excited to try the most vibrant colour – it’s kind of a bright coral red!
Thanks Nelah, for making this palette available to me! It’s quickly becoming one of my favorites!
I’m not actually sure if I’ve heard of it but NYX seems to be a great line. I love these colours babe, remind of Urban Decay too!
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@Nelah I definitely will 🙂 I’d love to see your looks too!
@The Procrastinator Oooh, thanks for the tip, will look out for it at other Rexall’s! Thank you sooo much for the compliment, you’re so sweet!
Actually, in Toronto, I found a few NYX things at the Rexall on Bay/College.
Elaine, I’m in love with your blog – nice to see a fellow Torontonian here! Definitely following!
Hi Elaine..please do a post showing some looks that you create with this pallette, definitely want to see. I think I like mine so far but I haven’t used that many different brands to compare which one is better.
@SewPetiteGal Thanks SPG! I’ve done a few looks with the eye shadows already but it’s sooo hard to get a good picture of makeup on me in general. I’ll keep trying though 😛
Nice shades!! I want to see it on you 🙂
Thanks ladies! It doesn’t look like the palette is easily accessible to Canadians but I do see it on Amazon for Americans!
@naghmeh – I thought it was similar to the UD palette too!
I’ve been looking for this palette in stores but haven’t been able to find it yet and online stores charge so much shipping to Canada that it’s not worth it. It totally reminds me of the NAKED palette by UD.
Thanks for the swatches though 🙂
Oh I’ve always wanted this palette but can’t justify the price!! LOL
Thanks for the review Elaine!
Oh cool! Where does one buy NYX makeup? I saw a review of NYX makeups a while back(may as well have been Nelah, I don’t remember) and I thought it might be nice to try…
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