Maybelline The Burgundy Bar Reviews

The Maybelline Burgundy Bar as per its name, is an eyeshadow palette with 12 shadows in tones ranging from burgundy, a delicious plum, earthy browns through to golds. Two shades are matte, the rest are metallic. The shades all look very intense inside the palette, but when applied to the eyelids are much lighter, therefore require building up to get full impact. However, they work well if you prefer a softer more subtle look. I used the neutral matte as a base colour and the brown/burgundy matte to darken the crease. The metallics work well to highlight and lighten the eye area. The shadows are smooth to apply, even using the stock standard palette brush and there is little fallout. The palette could be perceived as limiting due to only two matte shades, but in fact, I think it is a good palette that would suit all eye colours and skin tones, and works well for both daytime or evening looks. The palette is a nice compact size which is perfect for carrying in a makeup purse, or when travelling. My only real complaint, which is superficial, is that it’s not a pretty case, and while I can see why Maybelline chose the burgundy colour for the case, I think it cheapens the look of the palette and doesn’t enhance the pretty shades within. Overall all though, I would consider this palette value for money!

This is a good palette for something you can use day and night! The shades are so pigmented and a nice texture but I did find they were slowly coming off my eyelids during the afternoon. The colours blended extremely well together too. Using an eyelid primer would help so I will be trying that next application. For the price of this palette I think it’s a great all rounder eyeshadow palette for keeps in the makeup bag!

I was most excited to try this shadow pallet as I have been looking for a new burgundy toned pallet for some time. I like the idea of this pallet and I like the formula, it's very easy to blend and has nice pigment. The brush that comes with the pallet is awful and should be disposed with asap. The colour story was the real down fall unfortunately, there are only 2 matte shades and the lighter is still a bit too dark to use as a transition shade so it's hard to do a complete look with this pallet. The metallics also blend into each other a bit, there is not much definition between the shades so it's hard to do more than one look with this pallet. The metallics also don't have a lot of wow factor and the lay out in the pan makes it a bit messy colors running into each other. There is very little fall out in the pan which is great. For these reasons I feel there are better pallets at this price point available on the market at the moment, the way the beauty industry had exploded recently the quality to price point is getting alot closer and brands have to strive for better to be competitive.

You know when you see something on your screen, and you hope it looks as good in real life? I was so hoping I'd love this palette as much once I had my mitts on it. AND I DO!

It is stunning. I think its a great size palette in that its compact, and easy to hold, but it contains a lot of shadow. It doesn't waste space on empty packaging if that makes sense.

There are only two matte shades here, so if you're not into shimmer then this might not be the one for you. But I LOVE shimmer and I love the rich deep shades. The true burgundy and the plummy colour are to die for and the other rich jewel neutrals are just stunning.

There's hint charts on the back of the palette for inspiration on what shades to blend, which I loved. And I did try some of them, and plan to try more. It's always good to mix it up.

The palette brush is pants, but that's ok, who expects anything more from a palette brush?! I use my regular brush set. The fallout is minimum and the payoff it good.

Oh Maybelline, you can take me to the Burgundy Bar any day of the week!

I really liked this palette. The eyeshadow applied well and was buildable. The shades blended well. The only thing I found missing was a small mirror in the lid of the palette which would make this so much easier when out and about. The applicator did it’s job but I do have to say I would preference to use my own brushes for better application. This will definitely be added into my make up go to bag.

A nice array of beautiful naturals. Lovely pigments . A great item for your kit. A very affordable price for quality.

Lovely palette, would recommend to new makeup users! Very user friendly as it is easy to blend. I would use this in conjunction with other palettes and this palette is very glitter heavy.