I was on the hunt for an eyeshadow palette with a nice selection of matte neutral brown shades. When it comes to eyeshadows, I tend to prefer neutral browns because I feel that they're perfect for a simple everyday look but then you can also smoke it up for that mysterious smokey eye look. This is where L'Oreal's La Palette Nude in 'Beige' comes in.
It has a mixture of ten shimmery and matte shades. The shades are not named but you've got some light ones that work nice as a base and some darker ones for the crease. What I love about this palette is that five of the shades are matte which is great compared to a number of palettes out there that contain a lot of shimmers.
The mattes are smooth and highly pigmented with no fall out. They're easy to blend and work nicely together as transition colours. The shimmers especially the cream and yellow ones however are a let down to this palette, as you can see from the swatches, they are not as pigmented as the mattes. To make the shimmers more visible, you will have to layer it on or pop it on top of a matte shade. I would have to say I definitely prefer the second half of the palette compared to the first.
The packaging feels nice and sleek. It feels sturdy and is small enough to just throw into your make up bag. The mirror is a nice size and it comes with a double ended brush, with a sponge applicator on one end and a fluffy brush on the other. I also noticed that the European packaging is different compared to the US version. I thought that was interesting so I just threw that in there.
I have been using this palette quite often and really like it. I think it's more suitable for everyday make up looks rather than anything dramatic for special occasions.
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