Hello folksickles. 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.
So as you can see I created a bunch of colorful and somewhat neutral looks using these palettes. 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. Generally, both palettes are fantastic - the shades in them are smooth, pigmented, buttery and blend really well together. That said, my main and only criticism of the Clionahd palette is that it's impossible to use it as a standalone due to the fact that each and every shade in it is a multi-chrome and packing a bunch of them on the eye creates a lack of focal point and a situation where there is just too much going on so it works best as a compliment to other palettes. Hence me also using the NARS here as a bit of a supplement. That said, I will be passing the NARS palette along - it is a lovely palette but I absolutely have those colors in my collection and will likely never reach for this particular palette, even if I were to travel. Hence, I'd rather give it to someone who can make use of it.
Please let me know if you have any questions or comments.
Disclaimer: The Clionahd palette was a gift from my bestie and the NARS palette was provided for testing purposes. All opinions are my own.
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