This review has been requested a number of times on my instagram so here I am, finally. I have been going through a serious matte eye shadow phase; practically every single eye shadow I have recently purchased are mattes. While matte eye shadows are known to be comparatively more difficult to blend, I really appreciate that there are more and more great quality, smooth-as-butter/silk/melted chocolate matte shadows on the market now. Definitely great news for me!
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The Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow Collection comes with 9 eye shadows, with 3 of them being significantly larger than the other 6. These 3 are Tufted Suede (matte caramel), Velveteen Bunny (vanilla white) and Fresh Linen (light, pale pink) and are great as base/all-over-lid shadows. The other 6 shades are: Chinchilla (warm matte brown), Coffee Bean (warm chocolate/coffee brown), Pebbles (medium stone blue-grey), London Fog (dark navy), Vintage Violet (medium violet) and Midnight (slate grey).
These 9 shadows are also divided into 3 versatile looks: Day, Classic & Fashion. Tucked into the lid are also 3 little look cards that provide some suggestions. I have not followed these so far but I think they would be great for anyone who’s on the look for some inspiration on how to use the shades.
What I really like about this palette:
I love that the all-over lid colours are much larger. I do use these shades a lot more than the rest so I really dislike it when I hit pan with them much earlier than the others in a palette. For matte shadows, these are not at all dry or chalky. They’re very easy to blend and apply very evenly. Simply put, I like them as much as my Make Up Geek shadows.
Velveteen Bunny is the perfect base to prime the eyelid while I often use Tufted Suede on my crease. It’s not as pigmented and not as warm as most crease shades I usually use but I like it enough for a clean, day look. My other favourites are Coffee Bean and Vintage Violet.
What I Didn’t Dig So Much:
Main thing I can think of is the lack of a mirror. Not that I use palette mirrors often but they do come in handy when you’re traveling or need a quick peek/check for any smudges (argh). Some people lament the absence of a true black on this palette but personally, I have so many black eyeshadows that I do appreciate this palette’s ‘substitute’ for black – the darkest shade being London Fog (dark navy). Coffee Bean can also be quite dark with its buildable intensity so that’s a great alternative to black too.
This Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow palette is very often compared with The Balm’s Meet Matt(e) Eyeshadow palette. I can’t do a proper comparison post as I don’t own Meet Matt(e) but I can say what helped me make my decision was that I really appreciated that the Too Faced palette came with larger pans of the all-over lid colours. I also felt like this Too Faced one had more variations of colours that I preferred.
Have you tried this palette? What other matte palettes would you recommend?
Too Faced Matte Eye Shadow Collection is available at Mecca Cosmetica , Sephora or Amazon (US)
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I do love a good ol’ all matte palette, and the shades in this one look pretty awesome – I love the blue tones! I’ve heard a lot of great things about Too Faced shadows, and I would give them a go except I already have too many eyeshadows I don’t use enough!
Tasha // shiwashiful.
These are my first Too Faced shadows actually and I’m glad it was a good experience 🙂
Nice set of matte colors. I’m into matte colors lately just for the simplicity. Agree about the mirror – I don’t use mirrors in palettes much but they do come in handy when we need them.
Hi Coco! Yes as I’m getting older, I’m moving away from the shimmers and all haha. There’s something simple yet classic about matte shades.
I haven’ tried this palette but I love Chinchilla. This shade looks amazing. I have also been into matte makeup lately but tend to use the matte shades available in my Naked 2 and 3. I also own a really nice taupy-beige matte shade from MAC (sorry don’t remember the name) which is perfect for blending.
Alexandra
I haved Naked 1 and Naked Basics and I love the matte shades in them too. I think Chinchilla is gorgeous too!
I have TheBalm’s Meet Matte palette and I really like it, I prefer using matte shades in my crease because I have hooded eyes and it helps to create the illusion of depth.
Oh yes, definitely matte shades in my crease for me too!