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.
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.
Tips: I use eye primer before the shadows to make my look a little bit intense and durable.