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Maybelline The Nudes Palette

Maybelline the nudes palette review

Maybelline the nudes palette reviewMaybelline The Nudes Eyeshadow Palette

Sorry for being MIA for the last couple of days guys, but I have been feeling a bit under the weather, spending every free minute of the day trying to sneak in a nap. I’m feeling a bit better now and can finally go back to my regular schedule. You may (or may not) have noticed, but I’ve been on a drugstore makeup binge lately. My latest find: Maybelline The Nudes Palette.

I usually try to stay away from drugstore eyeshadow palettes, because I already have SO many palettes that it always seems like a waste of money. Unless, that is, I come across something that really intrigues me (like NYX’s Suede Color Palette). Maybelline’s “The Nudes” palette has been out for quite some time now and even though I’ve read mixed reviews, I still wanted to try it out to see how it compares to its high-end competitors. I never saw anything similar to this palette being sold at a drugstore which is why it caught my eye.

Maybelline The Nudes Palette sweatches and review

First thing that I thought when opening this palette was: why doesn’t it have a mirror? Not a major downside, but with palettes like this one, I really like when they are more travel-friendly and come with a handy mirror. Second thing that I thought was, why doesn’t it have an applicator if there clearly is a dent in the palette where the applicator should be stored? Then I noticed that my dog was already chewing it…. I guess I must have dropped it when opening the palette. It was a typical, drugstore sponge applicator, which I don’t care for so it wasn’t a big deal.

Maybelline The Nudes Palette

This palette comes with 12 different shades: about five matte shades and seven satin-finish shades. I thought that all of the colors were gorgeous, but I couldn’t understand why some were more pigmented than others. Satin-textured shades seemed to be a lot more pigmented than matte ones. The black eyeshadow was probably a biggest disappointment as it barely showed up when used without a primer (and even with a primer, it really needs to packed on if you’re hoping for a nice color payoff). If you know what you’re doing, you can definitely make this palette work, but eyeshadow primer is a must. The eyeshadows weren’t as easy to blend as I would like to, but I wouldn’t expect these to compare to MAC eyeshadows, so it’s not a surprise.

Maybelline The Nudes Palette swatchesMaybelline The Nudes Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

Does this compare to any high-end nude palettes like The Naked Palette by Urban Decay? No, I don’t think it does, but it’s a nice “starter” palette and if you use an eye primer, the color payoff and staying power is much, much better than it would be otherwise. The Nudes Palette by Maybelline sells for about $9.99 and is now a part of their permanent line.

7 Comments

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    mel
    February 5, 2015 at 11:06 am

    Pretty colors

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    Zeynab
    February 5, 2015 at 12:13 pm

    The colours look really nice, i have just bought the naked palette and its amazing.
    Zeynab
    The Beauty Load

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      Paula
      February 6, 2015 at 7:51 am

      The original Naked palette is one of my faves too!

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    Charline
    February 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    Lovely, honest post. This is pretty much what I would expect from drugstore eyeshadows. I am obsessed with eye shadow palettes like someone else is with lipsticks sometimes. I pretty much always use high end eye shadows because I really dislike bad colour payoff or chalky eye shadows. Urban Decay is my favourite!

    Love, Charline
    http://charlinehasablog.blogspot.com/

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      Paula
      February 6, 2015 at 7:52 am

      Thanks Charline! I love UD too, I’ve never been disappointed by their eyeshadows.

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    Sophie Sierra
    February 7, 2015 at 5:41 pm

    This palette certainly sounds worthwhile for a drugstore buy, although a shame that little touches like a mirror etc aren’t included. Like you say, things like that just make MU palettes so much easier for travelling around and stuff. Something I love most about you is your quality to be so honest and upfront about products; especially so fellow beauty babes can know what’s up! ;) Such an admirable streak as so many others just say what they think is the right thing to say. Love that you keep it real! The colours look so gorgeous and Autumnal, I can imagine they’d look nothing but stunningly gorgeous on your skin tone love! :D

    Aww I’m so sorry you’ve not been well Paula, but so glad you are starting to feel a bit better now. Hope you managed to catch some well deserved rest-time, no one works harder than you! Take care of yourself my babe <3

    Sophie | soinspo xo

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