Natasha Denona Mini Retro Eyeshadow Palette Review

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - March 07, 2021

I'm so excited to share with you this eyeshadow palette from Natasha Denona! This is my first item from her and I have to say I'm not disappointed, the only disappointment that happened to me was that I ordered this from LookFantastic.com last November and it only arrived now in March! I contacted them multiple times and it was quite a big hassle in the end.

Anyway, let's dive in!

Natasha Denona Mini Retro Palette £22 / 24,95 €

What it promises:

Five dreamy colors for romantic retro looks
Inspired by the color theme of the 60s
Perfect for a soft pastel look & everyday wear.
Provides maximum color payoff with minimal effort
Blending seamlessly to achieve vibrant, ultra-pigmented, long-lasting looks.
Its’ compact size is perfect for traveling

THE FORMULA

This eyeshadow formula is an absolute dream, when I say it - I mean it. It is the best eyeshadow formula I have ever tried. The mattes are so buttery, pigmented but perfectly blendable. You can easily pack more colour or just use it as a wash of pigment.

The Natasha Denona Mini Retro Eyeshadow Palette contains a few different eyeshadow types - we have two mattes, one satin shimmer, and two gorgeous shimmer shades that are really special! This would be a great first eyeshadow palette for anyone as it is so easy to use.

Natasha Denona Mini Retro Eyeshadow Palette Swatches

COLOURS

SHADE DESCRIPTION:

- Galaxia- light nude with green and blue sparks

- Industrial- green taupe with silver reflects

- '60s- greenish grey

- Vintage Taupe- antique rose

- Pixie- pink with champagne shift

The colours are beautiful and don't let the description of green taupe or greenish grey fool you - these shades show on your eyelid beautifully, the undertone suits well even me -who has very pale skin and cool undertones and sometimes colours like this make me look ill - this absolutely doesn't.

PACKAGING

The packaging is simple - high-quality small plastic compact with a strong magnet. Overall it feels sturdy and luxurious so you won't be worried about breaking the palette even if you use it for years. The pans are smaller than usual in palettes, but to be honest I really like that as I rarely hit the pan anyway.

OVERALL 5/5

I would purchase more palettes from Natasha Denona, the quality is amazing and these mini palettes really don't cost an arm and a leg so I would recommend these to people too. Would I buy her big expensive palettes? Most likely not, I do not like big palettes and the price is just way too up there. Have you tried Natasha Denona before?

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Revlon Colorstay Crème EyeShadow Review

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - February 15, 2021

Revlon Colorstay Crème EyeShadow 7,95 €

I'm a big fan of 'one-and-done' eyeshadows and usually, cream shadows are best for this purpose, so I picked up 3 Revlon Colorstay Crème Eye Shadows from Cloudie Kosmetik online store as they do free shipping on their orders!

What Revlon Colorstay eyeshadows' promises

Get ready to fall in love with our smooth, beautifully blendable cream eye shadows that are not only waterproof but they also last for up to 24 hours
Each one delivers highly pigmented matte or shimmer color (or just a wash of color if you sweep on a tiny dab)
We included a built-in eye shadow brush in the cap to make every application easy
Ophthalmologist-tested
Available in 18 shades, including 6 new shades with even bolder, richer color

How to use the Revlon Colorstay Creme Eyeshadows

For the sheerest wash of color, swipe on our cream eye shadow with a finger
To go bold, apply this long-lasting eye shadow with the included sponge-tip brush in the cap
Sweep it all over your lids, or concentrate the color at your lash line for a statement liner look

My thoughts on the formula

I was very pleasantly surprised by this formula - I feel like the current trend in the market is to have as much pigment as possible in one swipe and more subtle sophisticated products are treated as bad quality - this formula is something I have been looking for a long time - an eyeshadow product that is subtle but buildable. It gives you the option to add just a bit of colour with your fingertip or go bolder with a brush.

This formula feels super smooth almost wet like on the pan, and the littlest bit goes a long way. You will have these cream shadows forever as you do not need much.

The formula is super nice and you can use it two different ways - First as a base underneath powder eyeshadows or apply them just on their own to the eyelid for one and done eyeshadow look. The base layer technique will really enhance the color payoff of the powder eyeshadow and prolong the wear.

The colors

I picked up soft champagne beige shimmer Creme Brulee, light beige pink shimmer Praline, and sophisticated mossy green shimmer Pistachio and to my surprise my favorite is Pistachio. I usually never wear green eyeshadow as it doesn't compliment my skin tone, but this colour green is gorgeous.

Creme Brulee is a soft champagne shimmer that you can easily use as an inner corner highlight or all over the lid. It is not the most visible eyeshadow, but gives the eyes a more soft look, perfect for no makeup days or for people who do not like wearing makeup.

Praline is a light beige pink shimmer shade that like Creme Brulee Colourstay shadow is a very elegant and barely-there shade.

Pistachio is mossy green that is so elegant and silvery shade that it can be worn by many skin tones. It is a gorgeous neutral shade that asks for a smoky eye.

I really love these shadows and would definitely purchase more!

Overall 5/5

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Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow Space Cowboy

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - January 11, 2021

Sparkly shadow goes ultra-sophisticated—with intense hues, microfine sparkle and lush, 3-D metallics. You’ve never seen a sparkly shadow this sophisticated. Moondust is dazzlingly sparkly but with a super refined, incredibly sophisticated feel (and not a single speck of chunky glitter). Microfine bits of iridescent sparkle collide with intense, dreamy hues and lush, 3-D metallics—for an effect that’s out of this world. - Urban Decay Website

Urban Decay Moondust Eyeshadow Space Cowboy - £16 / €20

The eyeshadow promises:

- microfine sparkle

- 3d metallic effect

- sophisticated feel

This one is one of my Black Friday purchases and I'm so glad I bought it! I saw it on some beauty YouTuber's channel and I fell in love with the look of it and decided to purchase it on a whim. I'm usually a very calculated makeup buyer so this was totally out of character from me.

FORMULA

The formula look and feel is super unique, it feels very hard and dry at the same time when you touch the shadow with your fingertip first, but then it transforms to almost wet-like feeling form when it warms up on your finger. I have been using this with a wet brush also and it has been working like a dream.

The formula does what it promises - you get a microfine sparkle to your eyelids with a sophisticated feel and look. The shimmer is so fine and looks almost sequin like that it really creates a 3d effect.

THE COLOUR

The shade Space Cowboy is a light beige shimmer and while on the swatches below it does look that it has this warm undertone but on my fair skin tone it looks just shimmer without too much of a base colour. This is great to use as a lid topper and use on top of any eyeshadow colour. I think this could work amazingly with a dark eyeshadow base too!

THE PACKAGING

The packaging is a beautiful small compact that feels good quality and has luxurious look. It feels sturdy enough to take with you if you are travelling.

OVERALL

I really love this product and would love to try some other shades to see how sparkly they are.

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Zoeva Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Palette and Highlighter Duo

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - December 30, 2020

As tempting as a box of pralinés, the indulgent ZOEVA Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Palette offers a choice of warm truffle tones with notes of delicate nougat hues and shimmery marzipan shades, bathed in rich and full of depth chocolate. Resulting out of a world of sweet sins, the silky textures unravel on the lids like lush, melted ganache and deliver an unparalleled delight for the senses – for ultra-seductive glamour makeups. - Zoeva website

This chocolate-inspired eyeshadow palette is an elevated version of your normal kich-like seasonal palettes that smell of chocolate. Maybe that is why this has really become one of my favourites from Zoeva. The hues are versatile, but the core of the palette is the matte brown basics that so many of us wear every day.

Cocoa Blend Eyeshadow Formula:

The formula is classic Zoeva formula, non-crumbly, a bit stiffer but super blendable and very premium quality mattes and sheen eyeshadows. You can create amazing diffused eyeshadow looks with this palette that is effortless and looks professional. There are few not-so-great shades such as Bitter Start that is creamy light beige, that unfortunately doesn't really show up. Also, the delicate acidity to me seems a bit muddy. The palette also has two dark black shades one with a hint of shimmer and one matte - I don't really see how you would really use both as they look almost identical.

The rest of the palette is so gorgeous that I totally forget the few mishaps and use the brown mattes all the time. The eyeshadow palette is made in Italy.

Cocoa Blend Highlighter Formula:

The Cocoa Blend highlighter formula is something I would call premium classical formula - meaning it gives the skin lovely glow that is smooth and doesn't emphasize texture, but it won't give you that super pop highlighted cheek and I like that. I prefer highlighters that are more subtle.

The Cocoa Blend highlighter has two colours - The Dessert a creamy champagne highlighter and The Mastery of Chocolate a neutral-toned pink highlighted. This is my go-to highlighter palette at the moment, the champagne highlighter colour is so beautiful and sometimes I use the other colour as a blush.

The highlighter palette is made in Germany.

Overall Cocoa Blend eyeshadow palette is one of my favourites 2020, while it has downsides you can never go wrong with good brown mattes with some gorgeous sheen shimmers.

What is your favourite palette of 2020?

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Zoeva Screen Queen Eyeshadow palette

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - December 28, 2020

Zoeva was founded by Zoe Boikou. Born in Greece, Zoe Boikou moved to Germany with her family at a young age to seek a better life. Having little means but great resourcefulness, she soon evolved from selling a handful of brushes on eBay to 300-plus signature makeup formulas, palettes and tools sold around the world.

I recently purchased a few eyeshadow palettes from Zoeva and after a bit of a play with the eyeshadows, I have totally fallen in love with the formula. Zoeva has a unique formula and you really need to use the shadows to see if you like it.

Zoeva Screen Queen eyeshadow £21

The Screen Queen eyeshadow palette was inspired by the glitz of Tinseltown. ZOEVA Screen Queen Eyeshadow Palette takes center stage with an entourage of highly pigmented, ultra-rich shadows. Dive into ten starlet-worthy shades, including a shimmery rose gold, matte soft pink, mesmerizing peach, lustrous icy blue, shiny dark purple, and a glittery taupe - explains the Zoeva website.

My favorite shade from the palette is the icy blue called eye a painter, even if I'm not usually a fan of pastel shades or anything blue, but this shade really blends out so gorgeously that it looks amazing on my lid. Other shades such as the matte Hollywood influencer and the relentless perfectionism are gorgeous as well.

Overall I wished a few more mattes and some of the shadows such as mirror motif seem to be a bit hard to apply and get to show on the lid.

Packaging: The palette is made from high-quality cardboard and it has a magnetic closure. Overall it feels very sturdy and good quality. The look of the palette is gorgeous and has a 'great gatsby' feel to it.

Texture/Formula: The formula is classic Zoeva, nonflaky super smooth blendable shadows that even the darker shades can be diffused out to a lovely natural looking washes of color. The shimmers and metallics are soft and natural. Overall the formula is super soft and you can create amazing 'diffused' looks with this. If you are looking for more 'in your' face shimmers or metallics, this is not your palette.

Colours: You get in total of 10 shadows. One matte shade and 9 shimmer and metallic shades from rusty browns and reds to icy blue and deep khaki shades.

Made in: The palette is made in Italy.

I really love this palette but it is not my favourite from Zoeva, few shades do not apply well and I do struggle to create looks only with this palette, I always use matte shades from other palettes.

What is your favourite Zoeva palette?

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Zoeva Caramel Melange Eyeshadow Palette & Highlighter

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - October 21, 2020

Zoeva has been a brand for me that has been a bit under the radar - I know the name, but couldn't really remember any of their product launches. When I saw Zoeva on tkmaxx website I knew that this was my chance to try out the brand. I picked up 4 palettes and 3 highlighter duos. This is a review for the Caramel Melange range.

Zoeva Caramel Melange Eyeshadow Palette - RRP £21

The ZOEVA Caramel Melange Eyeshadow Palette offers a selection of delicious shades – from soft, tawny butterscotch hues to caramelized, golden crème brulée nuances and warm toffee tones, spiced up by a sprinkle of bronzed cinnamon.

I had extremely high hopes for this palette and using it the first time I have to admit I was disappointed, I couldn't believe how this type of formula was even out there, but as I used it more I fell in love. I have never tried this type of formula before so let me explain.

Formula: The formula is beginner friendly as it super blendable and even the darker shades can be blended out to a sheer wash of colour. The shadows won't crumble or have a lot of fall out making quick makeup easy even if you are doing a smoky eye. The shimmer shades give a subtle satin look and do not give pop or oomph to the eyes, rather a smooth softness. Why I had doubts at first was because some of the lighter shades need an eye primer to really to show up.

COLOURS:

The colour go well together and overall I love this palette. The two top right caramel shades seem to be extremely similar but otherwise, the palette caters a lot of different shades. My favourite shades are the mattes, as I'm not a too big fan of satin shades overall.

Who is this for?

For someone who loves daily neutral tones and a warm smoky-eye. The shadows blend so well together that it creates an illusion of bigger eyes and instantly gives a look that is impactful. The colours blend together so well that creating more defined looks can be difficult - I find that the colours are the best for a smooth, blended neutral smoky eye.

Zoeva Caramel Melange Highlighter Duo Palette - RRP £13

Velvety-smooth and rich in pigments, the Caramel Melange Highlighter Palette is an unmissable illuminating palette. - Beauty Bay website

Everything Is Coated – Shimmering butterscotch cream.
Tasting Experience – Shimmering golden honey bronze.

Formula

The highlighter formula is super smooth, lit within type of formula that doesn't accentuate dry patches on skin. It is not blinding highlight, but it gives the skin lovely sheen.

Colours

You get two highlighter colours, creamy light pink highlighter and honey bronze highlighter. To colours are gorgeous and the pink cream shade shows so nicely on my pale skin tone.

Zoeva caramel melange highlighter duo swatches on arm

Overall would I recommend these palettes? If you are looking for sophisticated makeup with easy to blend and sheer out shadows and lit within highlighters, then yes this is amazing pair of products that make makeup easy and neutral smoky eyes a piece of cake for anyone.

Overall score: 5/5

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Elf Bite Size Beauty Palettes Acai You + Rose Water Review

By Glow Up Beauty Blog - October 10, 2020

Elf Bitesize Eyeshadow Palettes have been the talk of the beauty industry this summer and how could they not? They are affordable (only £3), they come in 8 shades and they are easy to buy. I initially didn't want to pick these up and I was more interested in the Elf Bitesize Blush Palettes that didn't yet launch in the UK unfortunately, so eventually, I gave in and got these two mini palettes.

I got the shades:

Elf - Bitesize eyeshadow palette - Rose Water - RRP £3

Elf - Bitesize eyeshadow palette -Acai You - RRP £3

elf bite size beauty eyeshadow palettes acai you and rose water

elf bite size beauty eyeshadow palettes acai you colour swatch on arm

Elf - Bitesize eyeshadow palette -Acai You - RRP £3

First I want to say, I'm not usually a big fan of cool-toned eyeshadows especially blues, but these hues really spoke to me and after seeing a few eyeshadow looks with this palette I decided I wanted to try this out and I'm really happy I did! I don't have anything like this on my collection and the light matte grey-baby-blue shade was something I really wanted to try.

The palette consists of four shades - deep almost black blue, shimmer purple-blue, shimmer grey-blue and matte grey baby blue. While I won't be reaching for the darker blues, I know I will use up the pastel shade.

Elf - Bitesize eyeshadow palette - Rose Water - RRP £3

The Rose Water palette is a cool-toned rose champagne eyeshadow palette with one matte shade, two shimmer shades, and one shade that seems to be somewhere in between.

The first shade is true Champagne shimmer shade that is amazing as inner corner highlight, brow bone highlight, or just all over the lid. It is pigmented and super smooth on the skin, it blends well and gives a lovely dimension to the eyes.

The second shade was the reason I was so drawn to this palette, the shade is somewhere between cool-toned brown and pinkish-mauve that I found super unique and interested. It is the only properly matte shade on this palette and it applies nicely, it is pigmented and for £3, I would have only bought this shade.

elf bite size beauty eyeshadow palette rose water colour swatch on arm

The third shade is a warm rose shimmer shade that is neutral enough to be my liking. It is smooth, nicely blendable and adds shine to the lids. While I really like the shade I don't think it is that unique in the end.

The last shade is dark brown that has light golden shimmer on it, but when applied to the eyelid the shade looks matte.

Overall the shade range is gorgeous and you can easily create gorgeous beginner-friendly looks with this, without trying to think too much. The palettes only downfall is that the matte shades are a bit patchy and really hard to blend, it is such a shame as the colour story is so beautiful and the price point so good that I really hoped this would be the next cult eyeshadow product.

For £3, do I think it is worth it? I think for anyone looking to play around with new colours definitely, but if you own a lot of palettes with these shades already you don't really need these in your collection in my opinion.

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