Dear Lovelies,
I went to my local Costco today to check out their products. I found some great items at amazing prices, but my attention was drawn towards a small assortment of makeup products. What caught my eye the most was the Bobbi Brown Eyes (Day to Night Shadow Options) Palette at a bargain price of $36 (retails for $52). It’s not the newest Bobbi Brown Eye Palette, but I couldn’t resist the great price and beautiful colors.
Left to Right: Ivory, Dusty Plum, Eggplant, Star, Volcano, Diamond, CaviarSWATCHES
Top (from left): Ivory, Dusty Plum, Eggplant and Bottom (from left): Star, Volcano, Diamond, Caviar
MY REVIEW
When I opened up the palette, I was pleased with the color selection (2 matte colors; 2 shimmery colors; 2 glittery/sparkling colors; and 1 metallic color). I also liked the fact that the palette came with a brush…although not very high quality.
The two matte colors (Ivory and Caviar) were pretty good. They are pigmented and smooth, easy to blend. The color pay-off is great.
I also liked the two shimmery colors (Eggplant and Diamond). The Eggplant (plummy) color was my favorite of the two shades. It is very pigmented, smooth, and blendable. The other color, Diamond, was a little too light and it didn’t show up easily on my skin.
Nest, I sampled the sparkling/glittery colors (Star and Volcano), which I also found Volcano to be pigmented and bendable. Star, however, was a little too sheer for my liking..although the glitter showed up nicely and it wasn’t too overwhelming.
The shade I liked the least was the metallic color (Dusty Plum). That shade was way too sheer, not very pigmented, and a little chalky. I had to swatch it twice to even make it somewhat visible on my skin.
Overall rating: B.
Further Explanation/Comparison with INGLOT: GOOD, but NOT GREAT! I don’t think this Bobbi Brown Eye Palette is worth $52 retail price. In my view, it didn’t even come close in comparison to my beloved makeup brand, INGLOT.
INGLOT offers hundreds of eyeshadow colors, which are highly pigmented, easily blendable, and extremely affordable. For $6 a pot, you can build your own custom makeup palette and enjoy a high-quality product for a fraction of a price. This year alone, I bought over 30 colors from INGLOT (http://www.inglotusa.com) and I luv every one of those shades. Here is a link to my review of few of the INGLOT eyeshadows I ordered: http://wp.me/p2nX11-ie.
Thanks for reading!
XOXO
Mona Yoanna