LA Colors 16 Colour Eyeshadow Palette Sweet Review

Plenty of colours and a nifty little applicator (which I never use). For $5 it’s not bad at all, if you want some better quality shadows you’d pay a bit more, but if you don’t mind then this is just peachy. Not super pigmented so I needed to build up the colour a bit. With a good primer the colour lasts quite a while and doesn’t budge for quite some time.

I was doing some online shopping and randomly decided to look at eyeshadows as I threw all mine out when I had a massive clean out. I spotted this palette and for $5 I thought why not. I don't wear eyeshadow often at all so I wasn't fussed if it just sat around as it was so cheap.

The packaging is simple but does the job.  There are 16 shimmer eyeshadows, I would say more nude/natural colours. I'm not a fan of the applicator that comes with it so I just use my own brushes.  I am definitely a novice at applying eyeshadow but man I can create some great looks from this! I even impressed myself lol.

I pick up a small amount on my brush then give it a tap to get rid of excess product.  Doing it this way I get no fallout at all. These are smooth and buttery which I love. So highly pigmented and have such a beautiful shimmer. I have blue eyes and these colours really make my eyes pop.

I do not use primer but these stay put on my lids for a long time, such an amazing palette especially for beginners like me. It is also really compact and sturdy and great to travel with. I would happily repurchase this. Give it a go!

Did someone say a naturals pallete for $5? Yes please, Thankyou. I purchased this beauty while in the warehouse getting "just my sons nappies" but as I do I couldn't help but walk down the makeup aisle for a "look", that is when I spotted L.A Colors eyeshadow pallete for $5! With 16 gorgeous natural colours perfect for daytime wear or adding in some smoky effect to outer corners ( can't pass up a smoky eye ) . They all have great pigment with them but do come with some fall out and shifting, would be perfect for anyone wanting to try colours out on themselves without having to fork out alot of money, or wanting to experiment in perfecting their makeup skills.

I went through a stage of just starting to build my makeup stockpile, where I was all about quantity not quality. In amongst all the cheap purchases I found a few gems and this is one of them. This one as well as the smokey palette in the same brand. For $5 you can't go wrong really! I found them really useful when my cousin had a birthday and was getting in to makeup, a couple of these and she was the happiest person on earth at that moment!

The colours reflect that of what I would call natural colours like browns and pinks and tans. Nothing overly out there but still gorgeous whilst suiting all eye and skin colours. The browns are my fave out of all of them because they can be used to create more intense smokey looks not just straight brown. I don't usually go for brown but they do have a tendency to grow on you.

The shadows themselves are quite velvety and smooth. They do however tend to have a bit of fall out off the brush so you need to get the brush to your eye quickly. I prefer to use a brush to the dual ended eye tool that's included because it doesn't blend very well. The shadow is quite shimmery which gives the eyes a whole other dimension. The lighter colours are perfect for the brow bone too which adds sparkle to your whole eye area.

The stay power is something else though. I find that my shadow creeps its way up to the crease of my lid and sits there. I am left with minimal coverage over the whole lid and a big line of shadow in my crease! Not a great look. After that I used a setting spray which helped a tad by keeping it there for a bit long but at the end of the day I still found it all migrated in to the crease. Now that I have experienced quality this one took a back seat but it is good for beginners.