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I recently purchased the highly anticipated Jaclyn Hill x Morphe eye shadow palette and I am going to write an honest review about it. There are many reviews online about this palette and each one is different. Most of them are good, some of them are bad. This will be my review based on how the shadows performed on my eyes, how they looked and how long the shadow lasted as well as the pigmentation also, how well it blended. It took me 2 months to actually test this palette because there are so many different colors, and I wanted to test each one of them out and try working with all different eye looks. I created a natural and dramatic eyeshadow look with this palette.
The first aspect that caught my eye was the variety of colors this palette has to offer. I am in love with the creams and reds in this palette. I also liked how it has different finishes. There were many mattes and foil finished shades included.
The foiled shades which were: Faint, Sissy, Little Lady, Firwork, Queen, Obsessed, Sbn, Hillster, Cranapple, Royalty, Twerk, Hustle, Meeks, 24/7, Pool Party and Diva were all very pigmented when swatched with my finger. The formula is buttery and they lasted about 6 hours without primer on my eyelids. The colors are very vibrant and very beautiful when swatched and also applied with your finger. The only downside was, when applied with a firm brush, these colors did not show on my lid nor did any pigment. The only way to apply these colors is with your finger OR a wet brush. When I used it with a wet brush (wet with setting spray) the colors were still not as pigmented on my lid as to how they were applied with my finger.
My favorite two foil shades are Queen and SBN. My second favorite are Hillster and Cranapple.
Honestly, the shimmers were only the top two on the left which were Enlight and Beam. The issue I had with the top row of the palette was that the colors were all similar. Enlight and Beam were very similar the only difference if they had any, was one of white and the other was off white. Silk Cream and MFEO were the same in my opinion. When applied on the lid you cannot tell which one you applied. The foils: faint, sissy, and little lady on the top row were all pink foils. They were different since they were different shades of pink.
The foils were the same. There were no shimmer shades in this palette because all of the "shimmer" shades had to be applied by my finger. With shimmer shades, there is a light glitter powder finish on a matte but these were straight up pressed foil pigments.
Now on to the matte shades. The matte shades were very pretty. The only downside to the matte shades in this palette is that they apply patchy, but if you are a pro at blending you will be fine. The matte colors are perfect for transition shades, to create a brown smokey eye, red smokey eye, and even a dramatic black/brown smokey eye. I liked how on the left bottom side the palette included a purple and a cobalt blue shade. As well as, two turquoise shades for people who love to create looks with those. It also has forest green foil shade with a black/green shade if you want to create a forest green smokey eye.
My three favorite matte shades I always use are: Pukey, Jacz, and Chip.
Pukey is a perfect golden brown shade for your transition, Jacz is when I want a red smokey look, and Chip is when I create a brown smokey look.
Pros and Cons: The Pros of this palette is its versatility since you can create so many looks with this. It has a variety of colors which you can choose from and it has very pigmented foil shades! If you love foil/pressed pigment eyeshadows, then you will love this palette. Plus it is very pigmented when applied with your finger and a wet brush (sprayed with setting spray).
The Cons of this palette is that the first row, there are four shades that are very similar. When applied you will not see any difference. The only downfall was that I feel like they could have created different shades up on that row.
Silk Cream and MFEO were a disappointment. The matte shades had to be blended very thoroughly and with a light hand and then you can apply more slowly. Unlike the Anastasia Beverly Hills or Mac eye shadows, where I can just dab with pressure and blend in 1 second...these were not like that. You have to start slow with these. But as long as you blend, blend, and blend...you will fall for it. ;)
All in all I give it a 9/10 A!
Pigmentation: 9/10
Durability: 9/10
Blending: 8/10
Formula: 9/10
Thank you so much for reading, stay tuned for more!
XOXO
Naz
I recently purchased the highly anticipated Jaclyn Hill x Morphe eye shadow palette and I am going to write an honest review about it. There are many reviews online about this palette and each one is different. Most of them are good, some of them are bad. This will be my review based on how the shadows performed on my eyes, how they looked and how long the shadow lasted as well as the pigmentation also, how well it blended. It took me 2 months to actually test this palette because there are so many different colors, and I wanted to test each one of them out and try working with all different eye looks. I created a natural and dramatic eyeshadow look with this palette.
The foiled shades which were: Faint, Sissy, Little Lady, Firwork, Queen, Obsessed, Sbn, Hillster, Cranapple, Royalty, Twerk, Hustle, Meeks, 24/7, Pool Party and Diva were all very pigmented when swatched with my finger. The formula is buttery and they lasted about 6 hours without primer on my eyelids. The colors are very vibrant and very beautiful when swatched and also applied with your finger. The only downside was, when applied with a firm brush, these colors did not show on my lid nor did any pigment. The only way to apply these colors is with your finger OR a wet brush. When I used it with a wet brush (wet with setting spray) the colors were still not as pigmented on my lid as to how they were applied with my finger.
My favorite two foil shades are Queen and SBN. My second favorite are Hillster and Cranapple.
Honestly, the shimmers were only the top two on the left which were Enlight and Beam. The issue I had with the top row of the palette was that the colors were all similar. Enlight and Beam were very similar the only difference if they had any, was one of white and the other was off white. Silk Cream and MFEO were the same in my opinion. When applied on the lid you cannot tell which one you applied. The foils: faint, sissy, and little lady on the top row were all pink foils. They were different since they were different shades of pink.
The foils were the same. There were no shimmer shades in this palette because all of the "shimmer" shades had to be applied by my finger. With shimmer shades, there is a light glitter powder finish on a matte but these were straight up pressed foil pigments.
Now on to the matte shades. The matte shades were very pretty. The only downside to the matte shades in this palette is that they apply patchy, but if you are a pro at blending you will be fine. The matte colors are perfect for transition shades, to create a brown smokey eye, red smokey eye, and even a dramatic black/brown smokey eye. I liked how on the left bottom side the palette included a purple and a cobalt blue shade. As well as, two turquoise shades for people who love to create looks with those. It also has forest green foil shade with a black/green shade if you want to create a forest green smokey eye.
My three favorite matte shades I always use are: Pukey, Jacz, and Chip.
Pukey is a perfect golden brown shade for your transition, Jacz is when I want a red smokey look, and Chip is when I create a brown smokey look.
Pros and Cons: The Pros of this palette is its versatility since you can create so many looks with this. It has a variety of colors which you can choose from and it has very pigmented foil shades! If you love foil/pressed pigment eyeshadows, then you will love this palette. Plus it is very pigmented when applied with your finger and a wet brush (sprayed with setting spray).
The Cons of this palette is that the first row, there are four shades that are very similar. When applied you will not see any difference. The only downfall was that I feel like they could have created different shades up on that row.
Silk Cream and MFEO were a disappointment. The matte shades had to be blended very thoroughly and with a light hand and then you can apply more slowly. Unlike the Anastasia Beverly Hills or Mac eye shadows, where I can just dab with pressure and blend in 1 second...these were not like that. You have to start slow with these. But as long as you blend, blend, and blend...you will fall for it. ;)
All in all I give it a 9/10 A!
Pigmentation: 9/10
Durability: 9/10
Blending: 8/10
Formula: 9/10
Thank you so much for reading, stay tuned for more!
XOXO
Naz
