Sunday, August 16, 2026

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Sigma Creme De Couture Macaron Inspired Eye Shadow Palette

Hello folks. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eyeshadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eyeshadow junkie. In order to de-clutter a bit  I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eyeshadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eyeshadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P) as well as if I think it's worth its price tag. 

These are the looks I created this month:










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This palette is definitely a keeper. The shades here are buttery, blend easily and are well-pigmented for being pastels. I use NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk, as a base to get the most out of them since it absorbs the white within them. I like this palette's versatility in being able to create all sorts of looks from soft and somewhat neutral to more colorful and, of course, to just straight up pastel rainbow. In fact the versatility and ease of use of this palette and its ability to be a standalone palette make me love it so much. Also, because it's pastel, it gives my eyes a more open, larger look which I appreciate as well. I love how I can create looks that are VERY colorful yet also very soft.

Disclaimer:  This purchase was a birthday gift from my wife.

Saturday, August 15, 2026

Love It Or Leave It; Review 2.0: Sigma Paris Palette

Hello folks. As a makeup junkie and blogger you may have realized that I review a LOAD of eye shadow palettes and I like to think of myself as being largely an eye shadow junkie. In order to de-clutter a bit  I've decided to pick out a palette or series of eye shadows for the month and have that be my monthly selection for those instances where I'm not doing a tutorial for the blog. Every month I'll do a recap on the eye shadows - how I feel about them and whether I'll be keeping them or giving them away (and why :P).

Sigma Paris Palette
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Here are the looks I did using these eye shadows:
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So as you can see I created a bunch of colorful and somewhat neutral looks using these eye shadows. I have been using the Spin the Wheel app and playing "Palette Roulette" as inspired by xsparkage and it's been so much fun and takes the guesswork out of figuring out which colors to use every day. I just roll 5 shades and work with them for the most part - sometimes I'll add a blending shade or highlight as necessary. I'm definitely holding on to these eye shadows! I feel like I've been sleeping on them because they're just hanging around in my collection and I haven't used them in  ages! The quality is fantastic - they're all super pigmented, as you can see; they blend really beautifully, and the color story is just so nice where they all pair beautifully together. 

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.

Disclaimer:  I purchased these eye shadows myself.