The thing that I didn't really ever take into consideration about the cosmetics world until I actually started immersing myself in it is this: makeup (and tools), just like clothing, go in and out of style and/or production. Just like how you saw someone walking down the street in that amazing skirt, asked her where she got it, and felt a wash of disappointment as she explained it was from "H&M, but like three or four seasons ago," this can also happen in the makeup world. Who knew!
Sometimes your holy grail mascara stops being produced, or that concealer you've been using since the 10th grade is all of a sudden being discontinued. Never fear though! There are always amazing replacements that you'll grow to know and love, and that old product will be a thing memories are made of.
Unfortunately.. this palette has lived that same fate. It was released in Fall/Winter of 2013, and just re-released for a short time. But when I checked the Anastasia website to find the hyperlink, I noticed it is already sold out again. [Insert sad face here.] You can still see the link here -- this palette re-release was only $24! For whatever ridiculous reason, it's selling on online retailers for around $80! Don't. Just don't do it. It's not worth it, and there are too many dupes that won't cause you to spend $80. Hell.. half the reason I even bought it was because it was only $24!
It comes in a clear, plastic "case" or container.. which really confused the hell out of me at first (hence why one of the little tabs is sticking out on the end). You take the little satin string thing and actually pull it out of the container. I really don't like this, and wish it had an actual case or cover to close.. but hey.. it was $24 for 10 shades.
So I'm obviously a HUGE believer in Anastasia products. I use 3 different kinds on my brows each and every morning alone. But I have never ventured into their eyeshadows or any other cosmetics but brows. I have heard and seen so many good things about this palette -- plus I'm obsessed with Orange Soda, Rum Cake, and Sienna -- so I figured this was a good first product to buy.
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| Dry application, no primer |
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| Application over UD Primer Potion |
To be completely honest, I wasn't blown away by a few of the colors in this palette. Cream, Ballet, and Antique are surprisingly sheer and not very pigmented. Orange Soda, Rum Cake, and Sienna lived up to their expectations. Gorgeous. They're the perfect shades for any coppery eye look, as well as warm-toned smokey eyes of every level of intensity. I know I will rarely, if ever, use Moss. Pink Sapphire was gorgeous but not a color family that I use often (uhh.. pink? me? have we met before?). It almost reads as a chocolatey violet when on the skin, so we'll see how I can incorporate it. Truffle is a pretty brown with some flecks of small glitter, but it was another shadow that was surprisingly sheer and unpigmented -- I'm somewhat disappointed! And Black Diamond is beautiful -- a very, very dark and kohl-y black with a subtle amount of gold glitter.
I swatched Rum Cake and Sienna on their own with a shader brush and then buffed with a blending brush, just so you can see how dynamic these colors are. I'm obsessed!
I would love to tell you all I recommend this palette for only $24(!) and tell you to go buy it, but please, for everyone's sake, don't spend more than $30 on it if you find it! For as many sheer-ish shades there are here, it's just not worth it.
But.. I do love it, if you have it, or have access to it! Tutorial using this palette will definitely be made :]
xojaybee
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