Hello Guys,
I am back with another of my Ulta haul product. This is the Nudes eyeshadow palette from Maybelline. This palette had been on my list since its launch and I was super excited to finally get it. Now, did it really impress me to the extent I was excited about it?
Product Description
Our first 12 shade collection curated to create infinite looks with bold beiges, sultry sands, brazen bronzes, and over the top taupes.
Price $9.99 for 9.6 g (approx 630 INR)
Ingredients List
What I think
Packaging
Maybelline The Nudes Eyeshadow palette comes in a compact black rectangular acrylic pan with a partially transparent lid. The lid shuts tight and you can easily carry this in your bag. The packaging mentions all the ingredients. The back of the pan also mentions the grouping for shades available. These are grouped into duos, trios and quads. I feel this is pretty useful and handy for beginners. For detailed instructions you can check this link here It comes with a double ended shadow applicator which is kind of redundant. The applicator head is tiny and narrow and it’s not feasible for picking any color.
Shades & Textures
The palette has 12 eyeshadows – 5 Matte shades & 7 Shimmer/Frost shades. Considering the top row numbered as 1 – 6 and bottom row numbered as 7 – 12, shades 3, 5, 6, 8 and 10 are mattes. The matte shades are smooth and have decent pigmentation except shade 12 which is black. It is rather too chalky and is not high on pigmentation. The Shimmery shades 4, 7, 9 and 10 are awesomely pigmented and buttery smooth in texture (like Coastal Scents or Urban Decay ones). These 4 shades make this palette in my opinion. I feel the Gold shade 9 could have been a little deeper to show up on Indian skin tones. Since these are glitter free – there is zero fallout. Shade 11 makes an amazing brow bone and inner corner highlighter – it is an okay-ish shimmer shade that has just a small amount of shine enough to add depth to the brow indentations and inner corners of the eye. Shade 2 is a shimmery dupe of matte shade 5. It just has a few silver flecks in it. I am not a big fan of this shade though. Shade 1 is very pretty and has iridescence which would add dimension to the lids. I use this shade as a top up (like reflective pigments) on the lid color. The iridescence just pops the color beautifully.
Worth factor
The palette offers versatile shades with good pigmentation, color payoff and zero fallout. You can create a whole lot of different eye makeup combinations from this palette. It has a good mix of mattes and shimmers that cover lid colors as well as crease colors. Except the black shade which is a total dud, all these shades blend well and gives good color payoff. Without a primer underneath, most of these lasts about 6 hours before the first sign of creasing.
To sum it up, I don’t regret making this purchase. The quality, color and efficacy are at par for a 10$ palette. Having said that, this is not a must have palette since I still feel Coastal Scents revealed palettes would be a better investment. I already own both Revealed and Revealed 2. This was just to satisfy my curious mind 😉
Swatches
Pros
- Excellent spectrum of shades
- Good range of textures – mattes + shimmers
- Good pigmentation
- Buttery smooth shimmer shades
- Easily blendable
- Iridescent shade adds depth
- Good wear time w/o primer
- Zero fallout
Cons
- Black shade too chalky
- Shade 2 could have been better
- Tiny and narrow applicator head
Recommendation
If you are a beginner into eye makeup, then this is definitely worth trying. I would still recommend this to everyone in general since it’s a steal at 10$ – considering the fact you are getting 3 quads for 10$.
Rating
4/5
Did you like the Maybelline nudes palette? Would you try it? Let me know by commenting down 🙂
Looks good to start with
Nisha@ThePinktrends recently posted…Sunday Fun: About ME Time: How I Enjoy Just Being By Myself and You Should Too
Ditto 🙂
looks like very good affordable neutral palette 🙂
love most of the shades 🙂
krithi recently posted…The best kind of therapy is beach therapy
Totally Krithi! its pretty awesome for a 10$ palette 🙂
My MUA palatte has almost similar shades…If I’m able to finish that then this will be my pick 🙂
anubhuti recently posted…New Collection Launch by Bonhomie at Smokeys Delhi
Lemme know how you find it whenever you try Anu 🙂
Oh how I wish we had an Ulta in Canada! This looks like great nude palette.
Simera recently posted…Copaiba Essential Oil – Benefits & Uses
Its awesome, I so wish Ulta could be everywhere :/ especially India
Perfect collection of nude shades 😀
Himanshi recently posted…Myntra App : Now Fashion At Your Finger Tips
Yes it is 🙂
this palette is perfect for everyday use…..and the pigmentation is great too….
swati recently posted…The Body Shop Vitamin E Illuminating Moisture Cream
Totally agree with you Swati!
Love all the second row shades… Love the fact that thr r matte shades too..
crazyforcosmetics recently posted…Styling accessories in different ways – In Association with Confusions FA – Part 2
Its a great palette with good variety of textures 🙂