Maybelline The Nudes Palette Review

First of all - thank you so much BR for letting me be a part of this trial!

I received my palette on Friday evening and I just couldn't wait to give it a go! Saturday morning I decided to use it for my go-to work look and made a conscious decision to NOT use a primer on my lids to test out the longevity.

After a 9 hour work day I noticed that the shadow had shifted into my crease. Because it was a nude shade it wasn't such a big deal, but if it was a brighter shade it wouldn't have looked very good. I have oily lids so I was expecting this.

On Sunday I decided to swatch every shadow on my wrist to test the pigmentation, with and without primer. These shadows perform SO much better with a primer. I decided to leave them on my wrist all day - running around after my 2 year old, picking her up, putting her down, picking her up again and they had only faded a touch by 6pm.

Today I created a complete look using the central quad with all the shimmery shades in it. I do my eyes first to try and minimise fall out ruining my base, but I didn't find the fall out that big with these shadows - winning? Right now my make-up looks just as flawless as when I applied it, so we're looking good.

Overall I think I would definitely get this palette again, it has been very multi-use and so far has the only cool-toned brown I've managed to find for my brows. (thank goodness, YES!) I was a little bit disappointed with the lack of pigmentation of a couple of colours (shade #1 and #3 primarily) but the rest performed as I expected.

Would I recommend this to a friend? If you haven't already got a nude palette - definitely buy this one!

Watching this palette take centre stage with it's feature on BR had me gazing at it in admiration - it definitely caught everyone's eye! It quickly skyrocketed to the top of my wishlist. I love the idea that a nude palette can have multiple uses (for highlighter, brow filler and more).. Oh how I felt I needed this nude palette in my life, and BR came to the answer. Thanks BR x

Before getting this palette, eyeshadow was for the most part reserved for special events. So, eyeshadow was not generally part of my daily makeup routine. This palette has quickly changed that for me! The reason why I have steered away from eyeshadow in the past is a couple of reasons.. I thought it could be abit 'too much' for daytime wear. Secondly, I also felt application of eyeshadow can be quite tricky! This palette has proven me wrong in both of these. I've realised eyeshadow can look lovely and subtle for everyday wear (not just smokey eyes and going out). Also, with practice (and referring to instructions) , application just gets easier as you gain confidence.

Maybelline is a brand I'm very familiar with (and love their mascaras), so I was hoping this would be added to the list of Maybelline products that impress me! The palette looks modern with it's black case and silver writing, that is sleek and stylish. The palette is made of black sturdy plastic, with a clear plastic lid which reveals the lovely colours below it. I found the added instructions on the plastic sleeve casing of how to use the shadows useful (I definitely had to refer to these, and the more I experimented with the shadows the more confident I became). I think guided instructions are helpful for those of you that are just starting your eyeshadow journey.

As with most applicators that are included with eyeshadows, it's so much better to use your own brush (such as Real Techniques), as you get a better result and so much easier to blend. The applicator that is included feels slightly rough and not the easiest to use on my sensitive eyes.

I love the palettes cheeky name 'in the nudes'. It has a wide spectrum of twelve neutral colours, from creams to tans and browns. These colours give you the opportunity to create different looks depending on what you are after, whether it be subtle and fresh or bold and sultry.

The eyeshadows are a lovely range of colours, with some being block matte colour, while others have shimmer/sparkle. The pigmentation gets better the more you apply, and the formula is very buildable. For me, and someone starting out on the eyeshadow journey this palette is perfect and such a great product. The palette has different looks that you can create based on the colours, such as quads, trios and duos. I also love that it can be used for many other uses such as highlighter and filling in your brows. It definitely is a multi-use product.

Overall, this nude palette is lovely and it has quickly ignited my passion for eyeshadow -it's now a staple in my makeup bag.

I am a complete brown smokey eye addict, and wear a combination of nude shades on a daily basis. Palettes are so useful when it comes to creating a cohesive eye look - and the Maybelline The Nudes Palette was quite simply AMAZING!

Firstly, the packaging of this palette is sleek, chic and use-friendly. I love the protective plastic sleeve over the stylish outer casing, and the useful diagrams to help out with where to best apply the shadows. If you were someone just starting out with makeup this would be super helpful, as it can often be confusing deciding where to place each shade on the eye area. I also love the way in which this palette is designed to be divided into sections of 2, 3 and 4 complimentary shades, depending on how many colours you want for your look.

The shadows themselves come in a GORGEOUS range of colours - my favourites being the lighter matte browns, which compliment my skin perfectly. All of the tones look beautiful together, and blend very easily into one another to create the perfect smokey look.

These shadows have the perfect pigmentation, and I noticed zero fallout during application. They also last all day long with no smudging, fading, or creasing. I received compliments on this shadow, which is always a sign that it's doing something right!

My personal favourite way to apply these powders is to take a light, shimmery shade for the entire eye area, then apply a light shade of brown across the lid. Finally I take a darker brown and dab it into the corners, and slightly into the crease, for extra shadow and oomph.

When I first received the palette, I was super excited as I've never owned an eyeshadow palette before and don't wear it on an everyday basis. The packaging of the eyeshadow is sleek and black and has a clear pane to see the colours inside.It's also quite small so is super compact! The lid closes really securely which I also enjoy because it feels sturdy and is unlikely to open and get fall out everywhere or break.

The sponge tip applicator it comes with is quite flimsy and doesn't really work well for applying eyeshadow as it doesn't pick up enough product and often breaks. Investing in brushes (I use the Carousel ones I picked up in the vault) will definitely be useful.

The colours themselves look amazing in the pan and there is a lot of variety, however, upon swatching, I found that some of the lighter shades and some of the browns actually appear quite similar.

I like the idea of them being organised into duos, trios and quads. I find that the duos are good for an everyday look, where you just want to even out the skin tone and define the crease; the trios are good for if you want to emphasise the outer V for more definition, and the quads are great for creating a smoky eye. Even though I haven't used eyeshadow much before, from the watching of many youtube videos and the instructions on the packaging, I found this really easy to use. I've also started to just use the colours based on instinct and to create my own looks.

Firstly, the pigmentation isn't the best and I found that the shimmery ones could be a bit chalky and powdery. Some of the shades also didn't have much colour payoff. However, I don't mind this because they are really easy to build up and for a beginner like me, it's better to start out with less than to have too much and end up with panda eyes.

I find that the shadows are really easy to blend and the colours merge into each other seamlessly. I also like how you can use this palette for natural looks and to build up for more dramatic looks.

It's also multipurpose, and with BR's article, I have found quite a few uses for this palette other than just eyeshadow. There is a cool toned grey shade which I really like using to fill in my brows, it makes them look natural and defined and matches my hairs perfectly! I also find that some of the shimmery shades work as excellent powder highlights and depending on your skin tone, you can also contour and bronze with some of the browns (I like shade 2 on the bottom row for contouring my cheekbones and nose because it's cool toned and gives a 'shadow' effect and I'll mix it with a warmer brown for slight bronzing). It also works well for setting eyeliner.

It's not the best quality out there, but I think it is a basic multipurpose palette that works well.

I was extremely excited to get this palette in my hot little hands! When I first opened it, I was greeted by 12 beautiful nude shades both shimmery and matte. The back of the palette shows the duos and quads which helps when choosing what colours to wear. My first look was using the centre quad. The packaging is nice and simple, displaying all the colours nicely. It also comes with those little dual end eye shadow brushes that you always lose as soon as you open the package.

The first thing I did was swatch the palette, which if I'm honest was a little underwhelming... For the price tag, I thought it would be a lot more pigmented. Pigmentation isn't the be all and end all for me however and after some building up it does produce 12 gorgeous nude shades.

The colours all work together and there isn't one colour is the palette that I won't use. This is a big deal for me as I find I always get palettes and there is bound to be one ugly colour that sits there and never gets touched - not the case with this bad boy

But when it comes down to it - no I wouldn't purchase this palette for $30. For me the colour pay off just isn't good enough and there are a couple of colours that are very close in comparison.

I was lucky enough to trial this palette for a range of uses, from a night out to daily wear. I loved how the range of colours could be used for either, in both warm, neutral and cool shades. I did find some of the colours didn't come out as strong as others. I tried using the combinations on the back, and they were good, although some of them I wouldn't do myself. Would definitely use this again, was great to take out because you only needed the one item.

The Maybelline Nudes Palette looks a little naked on the Maybelline wall as their only palette. So of course one has to buy it and give it a home amongst many palettes.

The Maybelline Nude palette is well engineered as they have very specificially chosen the placement of each shadow to inspire users to use the shades as duos, trios or quads. Or however they like of course.

This is all packaged in a nice classic black case that frames the shadows and the palette and just finishes the look off nicely.

My first impression of the packaging was that the whole product looked smaller than expected, but that stylewise it bet its competitor.

The shadows themselves are compact and well pigmented. They last all day and create a natural look.

I do think the palette at full price is a little over priced, and would only get it with 25% off at the Warehouse.

I do however look forward to seeing what palettes Maybelline bring out next because I do think this is a hole in the market currently in NZ. But the nude palette I think was a really good choice to test the waters.

This is my absolute favourite eye shadow palette. You can get so many looks from one product from subtle to bold, day to night and it's so easy to use. I prefer my own brushes to apply the shadow as I find it gives a better result. I like that the pigment is not too strong which has given me more confidence to experiment and build up the colour gradually as I got the hang of the different looks. I found the shadow stays put for the whole day/night without any touch ups.

I was so excited to try this out as I didn't have a full nude pallet yet so always had to use colours from different pallets! This product I would definitely recommend to others, especially beginners it's awesome. It's a pallet where all your basic colours are there that you need and it's compact enough so you can fit it in your bag for travel use as well.

I am a big fan of Nude palettes and I think this is wonderful. This palette is perfect for everyone. Maybelline has created a really good combination of shadow shades, a mix of shimmer, satin and matte shades. Firstly I like the packaging, it is a plastic and compact container, good to bring in our makeup bag. I'd like the packaging has a mirror but the lid shows the beautiful shades. The colors are coordinated for you, giving you gorgeous shades that work well together. In the back of the packaging are the swatches and how to's. This is very useful. I prefer the quads, they are separated to create the brown, bronzer or smokey look. But I think there are no limits to create any look. The shadows blend perfectly but if I want to have the intensity I need to apply them many times. They are silky but they are not too pigmented. I think this palette is perfect for a natural makeup to use during the day.