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Review: Freedom Makeup Pro Decadence Today's Tonight Eyeshadow Palette

Hey Beauties!

In all the flood of new makeup launches is sometimes hard to keep up. Freedom Makeup is especially up to date with all the new trends and constantly revamping their range and adding new items. I got two of their products and so far I like them both. Today's review will be of their Pro Decadence Today's Tonight eyeshadow palette


It's a fairly neutral eyeshadow palette with 20 different eyeshadow shades. The box that it comes in, is copper metallic look alike. Very eye catching. Underneath it's a basic black shiny box for added security. 


Palette itself is some what standard black shiny plastic. It's sturdy and fingertip magnet. With the eyeshadows also comes double ended sponge applicator which I never use. 

It costs 10.95€, in it is 18 grams of product and you can get it on licila.si or on their official online store here


On the lid part there's also a mirror. I am not one of those that gets really excited and thinks that mirror is a must have on every product. If there ain't any, I'm not bothered by it. But for some reason I really like it in this palette, because I can fold it in half and get really close to the mirror while applying on eye makeup. It's also quite big for all of us who need to be touching the mirror to actually see what we're doing. 

Eyeshadow range looked a bit boring to me, when I first opened it. The colors seemed muted, but once I applied each shade on the lid, it looked so much prettier than in the pan. This palette has mostly neutral shades with certain pops of colors, which are still a bit muted and very wearable



1 - matte neutral skin like beige. It's more dry with just a touch of wetness and has good pigmentation. 
2 - shimmery warm champagne nude. It has a wet creamy texture and good pigmentation. 
3 - matte warm light brown. It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
4 - shimmery warm medium brown. In the pan it looks more taupe. It has wet texture and crazy good pigmentation.
5 - matte warm dirty pink (brown pink). It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 
6 - shimmery warm light brown. It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 
7 - shimmery cool dark brown (taupe based). It has wet texture and crazy good pigmentation.
8 - cool grey with chunky shimmer. It has dry texture and good pigmentation.
9 - matte black. It has wet texture and crazy good pigmentation.
10 - blue based greyish black with chunks of glitter. It has wet texture and crazy good pigmentation.
11 - matte warm yellow toned beige. It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
12 - matte warm very light brown. It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 
13 - matte warm light burgundy (almost looks like dirty brown red). It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
14 - matte cool taupe brown. It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
15 - shimmery warm very light champagne beige. It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
16 - shimmery warm brown. It's very similar to 4, but has a lot less sheen, is less metallic and slightly more yellow based. It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 
17 - matte cool light lavender (very grey based). It has wet texture and good pigmentation.
18 - matte cool dark violet (grey based). It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 
19 - shimmery warm light cranberry red. It has wet texture and crazy good pigmentation.
20 - cool dark brown with red and purple shimmer. It has a very purple sheen which makes it look warm. It has wet texture and good pigmentation. 


I was really impressed by the quality of eye shadows. Actually quite shocked, because I didn't expect much from it. They have a really wet buttery texture. Matte shades are really pigmented and blend with such ease that is unheard of drugstore eye shadows. Some really shimmery shades almost seem like they're creams and not even powders anymore. They just feel so incredibly buttery and wet to the touch. Those shades are 4, 7, 9, 10 and 19.

Matte shades blend really well, while some glittery shades might loose intensity with blending. For those shimmery and really creamy shades is almost better to pack them on the lid with fingers. Especially if you're doing a look with shimmery shade in the center of the lid.

Matte shades are obviously a bit more crumbly, but they almost don't have any fallout. The same goes for other shimmery creamier shades. Some that have bigger chunks of glitter might have that glittery fallout and you need to be careful with them.

They don't really get into creases, except for those really buttery ones that feel like creams. Those may get in crease after a long day of wear. 

If there's one negative thing to say about these eyeshadows is that they fade through the day. They don't have the lasting power of high end eye shadows. If you want super intense eye shadows than I probably wouldn't get this for you, but if you're looking for something on the budget with amazingly buttery eye shadows, good pigmentation and fairly neutral tones then this is definitely the palette to go for.

Now let's see a couple of makeup looks I did. I always try to use all the shades in makeup looks to show you how they actually look like on skin.

Classic

All over: 11
Crease: 12
Outer crease: 14
Lid: 4
Inner Corner: 2




Mauve

All over: 1
Crease: 3
Lid base: 5
Over the lid base: 16
Outer v: 13
Lower lash line: 5 and 3
Inner corner: 15




Redish purple

All over: 1
Crease: 17
Lid: 19
Outer corner: 20
Inner corner 15
Bottom lash line: 17




Redish

All over: 11
Crease: 5
Crease: 13
Outer v: 3 and 14
Lid: 19
Inner corner: 2




Purple

All over and inner corner: 1
Crease: 5
Lid and crease: 17
Outer v: 18




Smoky

All over: 1
Crease, inner and outer lid: 7
Inner lid: 6
Outer corner: 7
Outer v: 10
Inner corner: 4
Eyeliner: 9
Bottom lash line: 6,7,8 and 10




The palette pleasantly surprised me with buttery and pigmented quality of eye shadows. This palette has a range of neutrals for your every day use. The shades blend with ease and some have almost creamy texture to them. They are on the muted, neutral side and are definitely not super vibrant or intense. I would recommend this to someone that wants affordable, really good quality and understated choice of neutral eye shadows. 

*The product was sent to me. 




V vsej poplavi novih ličil je včasih težko spremljati vse. Freedom Makeup je znamka, ki še posebej rada konkurira dražjim znamkam in je vedno v trendu z novimi izdelki. Dobila sem dva nova izdelka iz njihove linije in do zdaj sta mi oba všeč. Današnja ocena je o Pro Decadence Today's Tonight paleti senčil.

Je precej nevtralna palet z 20 senčkami. Škatlica je kovinsko bakrenega videza. Zelo vabljiva. Pod njo je še ena navadna sijoča črna škatlica za dodatno zaščito. 


Paleta je standardno sijoča plastika. Je stabilna, se dobro zapira, vendar je magnet za odtise. V paleti je tudi dvojni aplikator z gobico, ki pa jih jaz nikoli ne uporabljam. 


Stane 10.95€, v njej je 18 gramov izdelka in lahko jo kupite na licila.si ali na njihovi uradni spletni trgovini tukaj


Na pokrovu palete je ogledalo. Nisem ena tisti oseb, ki potrebuje ogledalo na vsakem izdelku in sem popolnoma nesrečna, če ga ni. Če ga ni, me to pač ne moti. Navkljub temu, mi je to ogledalo zelo všeč. Predvsem zato, ker se paleta popolnoma prepogne in lahko pridem čisto zraven do ogledala, da dejansko vidim kaj nanašam na veke. To je za vse nas, ki smo na pol slepe. Poleg tega je ogledalo precej veliko.

Senčila so mi na začetku izgledala precej dolgočasno. Šele, ko sem jih nanesla na veke, so prišli do izraza pravi odtenki. Odtenki v paleti izgledajo bolj umazani in dolgočasni. Na koži izgledajo veliko lepše. Paleta ima večinoma nevtralne odtenke z kakšnim bolj barvitim odtenkom, ki je vseeno zelo nosljiv in nikakor živ. 

1 - mat nevtralen odtenek bež. Je bolj suhe teksture z malo vlažnosti in je dobro pgimentiran.
2 - šimrasto topel šampanjasto nevtralen odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
3 - mat toplo svetlo rjav odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
4 - šimrast topel srednje rjav odtenek. V paleti izgleda bolj sivkast. Ima mokro teksutro in noro dobro pigmentacijo.
5 - mat toplo umazano roza (rjavo roza) odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran. 
6 - šimrast topel svetlo rjav odtenek. Ima mokro tekstuor in je dobro pigmentiran.
7 - šimrast hladno temno rjav (s sivo podlago) odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je noro dobro pigmentiran.
8 - hladno sivkast odtenek z večjimi bleščicami. Ima suho teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
9 - mat črn odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je noro dobro pigmentiran.
10 - sivkasto črna z modro podlago in večjimi bleščicami. Ima mokro teksturo in je noro dobro pigmentiran.
11 - mat topel bež odtenek z rumenim podtonom. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
12 - mat toplo svetlo rjav odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
13 - mat toplo svetlo rdeče rjav odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
14 - mat hladno sivo rjav odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
15 - šimrasto topel zelo svetel šampanjasto bež odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
16 - šimrast toplo rjav odtenek. Je zelo podoben odtenku 4, ampak ima manj sijaj, je manj kovinski in rahlo bolj rumenkast. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
17 - mat hladno svetlo sivka vijoličen odtenek (z zelo sivim podtonom). Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
18 - mat hladno temno vijoličen (tudi s sivo podlago). Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.
19 - šimrasto topel svetlo brusnično rdeč odtenek. Ima mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran. 
20 - hladno temno rjav odtenek z rdečimi in vojličnimi bleščicami. Ima zelo viden vijoličen sijaj, ki odtenek naredi bolj topel. Ima tudi mokro teksturo in je dobro pigmentiran.

Senčila so me resnično navdušila. Pravzaprav šokirala, ker nisem pričakovala veliko od njih. Imajo zelo kremasto gladko teksturo. Mat odtenki so izredno pigmentirani in se zabrisujejo s tako lahkotnostjo, ki nikakor ni značilna za cenejša senčila. Nekateri res bleščeči odtenki so skoraj kremaste teksture, niti več niso podobni pudrom. Imajo izjemno gladek in moker občutek, če se jih dotaknemo v paleti. Ti odtenki so 4, 7, 9, 10 in 19.

Mat odtenki se res lepo zabrisujejo, med tem ko nekateri bleščeči odtenki z zabrisovanjem izgubijo intenziteto. Za taka senčila je najboljše da se nanesejo na veke kar s prsti. Še posebej, če ustvarjate kakšen videz, kjer želite na sredino veke dodati nekaj sijaja.

Mat odtenki so tudi malo bolj drobljivi, ampak še vedno skoraj nič ne odpada na lica. Enako je z bleščičastimi odtenki. V odtenkih z večjimi bleščicami te večkrat padajo po licih in morate biti pri nanosu bolj pazljivi. 

Ne nabirajo se ravno v gube. To se lahko dogaja samo z zelo bleščičastimi, kremastimi odtenki. Ti se čez dan lahko naberejo v gubico.

Če je kakšna negativna lastnost, potem je to to, da senčila izgubijo intenziteto z nošenjem. Niso tako obstojne kot senčila dražjih znamk. Če želite zelo intenzivne odtenke, potem ta paleta ni za vas. Če pa iščete nekaj za vsakodnevno uporabo, po dostopni ceni, z čudovito gladkimi senčili, dobro pigmentacijo in relativno nevtralnimi odtenki, potem vam jo vsekakor priporočam. 

Poglejmo kako odtenki izgledajo na meni. Pri vsaki fotografiji so napisani odtenki, ki sem jih uporabila. Uporabila sem vsa senčila, da si lažje predstavljate kako izgledajo na koži.

Paleta me je prijetno presenetila z gladko in dobro pigmentirano kvaliteto senčil. Ta paleta vsebuje precej nevtralen nabor za vsakodnevno uporabo. Odtenki se zabrisujejo z lahkoto in nekateri so kar kremasti. Vsi odenki so bolj umirjeni in vsekakor niso živi. Paleto bi priporočila vsem, ki iščejo cenovno dostopno, dobro pigmentirano paleto z umirjenimi nevtralnimi odtenki. 

*Izdelek mi je bil poslan.

Review: Avon True Colour Matte Eyeshadow Quad - Au Naturale

Hey Beauties!

I like Avon Eyeshadow Quads and have quite a few of those. Mocha Latte was my first quad palette and I especially loved two matte shades in there, so when I saw that they came out with three all matte quads I was really excited. Au Naturale is the most neutral brownish palette and I absolutely love it.


All their quads have a shiny black plastic packaging. It's compact and closes well. It's also great for travelling, because it's small.

You get double sided foam applicator, but I never use these any way.

Regular price of these is 10.60€, but they are almost always on offers for less. 




Au Naturale is neutral brown palette. The shades are also very neutral. They're not too warm neither too cool. 

Shade 1 - warm nude.
Shade 2 - warm taupe light brown.
Shade 3 - neutral chocolate medium brown.
Shade 4 - dark chocolate cool brown.


Texture is very silky and on the dry side, but I notice that these mattes are a bit more wet than those from Mocha Latte. They are a bit crumbly, because of the drier texture and you might experience some fall out. Just tap the brush before applying on the lids and it will be good.

I also noticed that these mattes are very pigmented, actually more than most of their mattes from other quads. Shades blend really well. They are also buildable. The more you put on the darker the shade. On the bottom you can see how light there are with just one swatch, while on the upper photo you'll see that they can be build up to a really dark shade. 


Shadows stay on me the whole day with minimal fading. I always use them with Avon Ideal Flawless eye shadow primer. I also didn't experience any creasing through the day. Only if I work out, then they will go a bit into the crease, but that's with all eye shadows I wear. 

I also compared two shades from Au Naturale to two matte shades from Mocha Latte, because I was curious if they're identical and they're actually not. Shade 2 from Au Naturale has a more visible yellow undertone, while Shade 2 from Mocha Latte has a bit more taupe or purple based shade.  They are both similar, but not quite dupes.

I also compared Shade 3 from Au Natural with Shade 4 from Mocha latte and 3 is darker than 4 and also a bit cooler, while 4 is much more red based and warmer. 


I already showed you how these shades look like in my All Brown Matte Makeup post. 






I also used it in other makeup to show you that it can look a bit less intense, if you don't apply it as heavily. 




I'm really glad Avon decided to add some all matte palettes, because I've been loving the two from Mocha Latte and actually wished for more brown matte shades from them. These are nicely pigmented, a bit crumbly, stay well on the lids and don't crease. Pigmentation is not out of this world, but to me this means that it's more wearable and blendable. I really like this Au Naturel selection, especially the fact that they're not too warm nor too cool. Definitely recommend it to those that want staple neutral matte palette with decent quality. 

*The product was sent to me. 




Avon četverci senčil so mi zelo všeč in imam jih kar nekaj. Mocha Latte je bila moja prva paleta in v njej so mi še posebej všeč mat odtenki. Ko sem videla, da je Avon naredil nove popolnoma mat palete sem bila navdušena. Au Naturale je najbolj nevtralna rjavkasta paleta in jaz jo obožujem.

Vsi njihovi četverci imajo sijočo črno plastično embalažo. Je kompaktna in se dobro zapira. Všeč mi je tudi za potovanja, ker je precej majhna. 

Zraven dobite tudi dvostranski aplikator z gobico, ki pa ga jaz nikoli ne uporabljam.

Redna cena palete je 10.60€, ampak Avon jih ima skoraj vedno v ponudbah po nižjih cenah.

Au Naturale je nevtralno rjava paleta. Odtenki so tudi precej nevtralni, ne preveč topli, niti hladni.

Odtenek 1 - topla nude.
Odtenek 2 - topla sivkasto svetlo rjava. 
Odtenek 3 - nevtralna srednje čokoladno rjava.
Odtenek 4 - temno čokoladno hladno rjava. 

Tekstura je zelo svilnata in sicer bolj suha kot vlažna. Čeprav opazim, da so ti mat odtenki veliko bolj vlažni kot na primer tisti mat odtenki iz Mocha Latte. Se tudi zelo lepo zabrisujejo. Senčila se malo drobijo zaradi suhe teksture in lahko vam padajo pod oči. To rešite tako, da preden nanesete senčilo na veke, malo stresite čopič. 

Opazila sem tudi, da so ti mat odtenki veliko bolj pigmentirani kot večina mat odtenkov iz drugih palet. Možno jih ne nadgrajevati. Če naneste tanek sloj, bodo senčila nežnejša in svetlejša. Če pa nanesete več slojev, postanejo temnejša. 

Senčila na mojih vekah ostanejo ves dan in zelo malo zbledijo. Pod njimi vedno uporabim Avon Ideal Flawless podlago za veke. Tudi nisem opazila, da bi se mi čez dan senčila nabirala v gubici. To se zgodi samo kadar treniram, kar pa je normalno glede na potenje in se mi to dogaja tudi z drugimi senčili. 

Primerjala sem Au Naturale z mat odtenki iz Mocha Latte, ker me je zanimalo ali so odtenki enaki in niso. Odtenek 2 iz Au Naturale je vidno bolj rumenkasto rjav, med tem ko je Odtenek 2 iz Mocha Latte bolj sivkas oziroma skoraj vijoličast. Oba odtenka sta si zelo podobna pa vseeno ne enaka. 

Primerjala sem tudi Odtenek 3 iz Au Natural z Odtenkom 4 iz Mocha Latte in 3 je temnejši kot 4 in tudi bolj hladen, med tem ko je 4 bolj rdečkast in topel. 

Odtenke senčil sem vam že pokazala v moji objavi All Brown Matte Makeup. Na drugih fotografijah pa lahko viditi, da lahko odtenki izgledajo tudi manj intenzivno, če jih nanašamo z bolj nežno roko. 

Res me veseli, da se je Avon odločil dodati v svoj nabor še nekaj mat palet. Dva mat odtenka iz Mocha Latte sta mi bila zelo všeč in želela sem si še več takih rjavih mat odtenkov. Ti so dobro pigmentirani, malo se sicer drobijo, dobro zdržijo na vekah in se ne nabirajo v gubo. Pigmentacija res ni izjemna, vendar zame to pomeni, da so senčila bolj nosljiva in se lažje zabrisujejo. Zelo mi je všeč nabor odtenkov v Au Naturale, še posebej dejstvo, da niso preveč topli, niti preveč hladni. Vsekakor priporočam vsem, ki si želijo vedno uporabno nevtralno mat paleto z dobro kvaliteto senčil. 

*Izdelek mi je bil poslan. 

Review: theBalm Nude'tude Nude Eyeshadow Palette

Hey Beauties!

When it comes to eye shadow palettes I either go neutral or very colorful. I have very little of good quality or even expensive eye shadow palettes. Today's review is of higher end brand eye shadow palette that's marketed as a neutral, but still has a good variety of colored shades.


theBalm Nude'tude palette comes in cardboard packaging with magnetic closing. I don't actually understand the front design. It's a vintage style room and to me it seems boring. They could have done something more eye catching. In the palette is 11.08 grams of product and the price is around  32€ in Slovenia. I've seen it cost around 38€ online. In Slovenia you can buy it in some Müller stores (Celje, Ljubljana, apparently in Maribor too) and on online stores like licila.si.


The design that is inside, it's much more interesting. Essentially it presents 6 naked women and each is covered with two shades of eye shadows. It compliments theBalm retro design and looks nice. I also like that you get a big mirror. 


In the palette you'll get 12 shades of eye shadows. The shades are mix of cool and warm tones from lighter neutrals to darker. Some shades are shimmery, some matte and some in between.

It also comes with double sided brush, which is a bit better than the usual sponge applicators, but useless in my opinion. 


Sassy - shimmery cool white. I don't really care for this one, because I very rarely use white for inner corners. I like them to e a bit warmer. It's a good inner corner highlighter for neutral or cool toned looks. 
Stubborn - shimmery warm dirty pink. Not my typical shade and a bit too light for my taste. Good for those who like softer pink looks. 
Selfish - shimmery cool taupe brown. It's too cool for my personal taste, but I know this will be favorite for many of you who like taupe shades. 
Sophisticated - shimmery medium cool brown (has bigger and a bit more sparse gold shimmer). This one is kind of a blah shade for me. I don't find it interesting enough plus it's also cool toned - not my usual choice. 
Sexy - matte purple burgundy. One of those unique and really good quality burgundies. I really like this shade for all over the lid or to warm up the crease. 
Serious - matte black. Must have for any eye shadow palette. I love using matte black shades as an eyeliner. It gives a softer look than liquid eyeliners. 
Snobby - shimmery warm light yellow gold. I really like this one for the inner corners or to put on top of other shades to give a bit of warmth.
Stand-offish - shimmery peachy pink. This is my favorite for the inner corners. It's such a nice mix of pink and warm peach. 
Sultry - matte warm caramel brown (yellow toned). This is one of my favorites from this palette. It's just the right shade of light and dark and amazing for the crease for warm skin tones. 
Seductive - shimmery warm gold brown (yellow toned). This is by far my favorite shade of this whole palette. I adore it. It's also very unique in my collection.  I especially love the yellow tint to it.
Silly - shimmery warm dark chocolate brown (has bigger gold chunks of shimmer). This one is a total miss. It looks very pretty chocolate brown in the pan, but the shimmer doesn't transfer on the lid. It's also really hard to work with. 
Sleek - matte cool very dark brown. This one is also one of those must haves for most. It's a bit too dark for my personal taste, but still nice for deepening crease. 


Stand-offish, Selfish and Seductive have the most creamy wet formula with crazy good pigmentation. They are shimmery and apply very intensely.  

Snobby is on the sheer side. Sophisticated is also a bit sheerer than Stand-offish, Selfish and Seductive and a bit harder in texture, still very good. Sassy and Stubborn are both nicely pigmented and apply fairly opaque for lighter shades. 

All the matte shades Sultry, Sexy, Serious and Sleek are very pigmented. As with most matte formulas, these are a bit more powdery, but easy to blend and have an amazing pigmentation for matte shades. 

Silly is the most disappointing from the whole range. It has hard dry formula and applies sheerer. It also has the biggest chunks of shimmer which don't really do much or add to the actual shade. This shade is a total miss in my opinion. 

In general these eye shadows are of really good quality. Shimmery shades are pigmented, some really creamy and the palette in general has good pigmentation. Mattes are the most powdery and dry, but are also one of the most pigmented matte shades I own. 

As per usual I took photos of some of the eye makeup that I created with the combination of these eye shadows. This way you'll get an idea as to how they look like on my skin tone.

Pink

Lid: Stubborn 
Crease : Sultry
Inner corner: Stand-offish



Cool Brown

Lid : Sophisticated
Crease: Sultry
Crease and outer V: Sleek
Inner corner: Sassy



Taupe Brown

Lid: Selfish
Crease: Sultry
Outer V: Sleek
Inner corner: Sassy



Chocolate Brown

Lid: Silly
Crease: Sultry and Sexy



Burgundy

Lid: Sexy
Crease: Sultry
Inner corner and inner lid: Snobby



Golden Brown

Lid: Seductive
Crease: Sultry
Inner corner: Snobby
Eyeliner: Serious




Eye shadows last well on the lids, but for some reason they don't stay on my lids the whole day. I think it might be the fact that I started testing them, when my skin got a bit oilier. It's warmer and therefore my skin produces more oils then in colder months. If your lids are oily, they won't stay on the lid the whole day. Nonetheless, they stay perfect for around 8 hours on me with Avon eye primer underneath. After that they get a bit in the crease and also fade a bit. 

If I compare them with Zoeva Cocoa Blend, I will say that the formula of eye shadows is very similar. Both shimmery shades are very wet. Mattes in Nude'tude are a bit drier to the Zoeva mattes, but both have amazing pigmentation. They also both last about the same time on my skin. I will say that Zoeva eye shadows are about 2 hours more long lasting on me. 

In case of the actual shades, I personally prefer Zoeva, because there are more warmer shades and warmer shades look better with my skin tone. I do miss matte black and matte neutral medium brown shade in this palette though. Nude'tude seems more appropriate for those with neutral skin tone and those that like darker shades. It has a lot of dark shades and a mix of cool and warm shades.

In terms of price, Zoeva is more affordable, but don't get used to it. They've recently changed the price of their palettes, of course they're more expensive now. I have already stated my disgust to the brands that take their prices up for no reason (or maybe because of the popularity of their products?!), so I am not sure when they'll decide to make them even more expensive. Now they cost around 22€ and in the palette you get 15 grams of product. Nude'tude costs around 38€ and in it you get 11.08 grams of product. With Zoeva you get 10 shades and Nude'tude gives you 12 shades. It's up to you to decide which shade selection you like better and how much you wanna spend on your palette. 

Without a doubt Nude'tude palette has amazing quality eye shadows (expect for Silly). Eye shadows are creamy, blend nicely and are fairly long lasting. Shade range includes some cool and some warm tones. It goes from lighter to darker shades. I do miss a bit of medium shades in the palette. I am in general impressed, but would go for a different color selection for my personal taste. 

Mateja also did an amazing review of the Nude'tude palette. 

I already reviewed some other theBalm products. 


On my wish list is still Nude Dude palette (I think it has more of the warmer my kind of shades) and Bahama Mama Bronzer (I'm curious, because it's very hyped up). Ever since Mateja said to me that their Meet Matt(e) Hughes Long-lasting Liquid Lipsticks would probably be nice for someone with drier lips, I also have my eye on these (her review of Adoring). All the shades look pretty and it's kind of hard to decided. I think I like best Commited and Sincere. 

* Product was sent to me for review purposes.