Review & Swatches: Smashbox Softbox Eye Palette

What is it?

Eyeshadow palette with 9 shadows, two eyeliners, double-ended brush and mini lid primer.

They Describe it as:

Forget piling on eye makeup in the heat of summer. Our pro artists have handpicked all of these hues (including 7 new shades and 4 bestsellers!) with soft, naturally gorgeous eyes in mind. Includes FREE step-by-step guide for creating 3 looks and a mini Photo Finish Lid Primer!

Rating:

• Product: 4 out of 5
• Packaging: 4 out of 5
• Quality: 4 out of 5
• Overall: 4 out of 5
• Would I buy again? Sure
• Price: $ 48

Where to buy:

• Amazon

Overall Opinion:

I’ve always loved bright colors, so at first I wasn’t that excited about this palette. I skipped also the Urban Decay’s Naked, because I thought I already had enough nude shadows.
Then came summer, and I found out how wrong I  was.
For the last almost two months I have used this palette almost daily. I haven’t gotten myself to use any bright colors, so the color range in this one has been awesome.

The shadows are long-lasting, vibrant and quite pigmented (Nectar and Vanilla are a bit chalky, but not bad), and it has both light and dark colors, so you can do nude day look or smokey eye for nighttime.

I also like the brush that comes with the palette. The liner end is doable, I rather use my own brushes for liner, but the shadow application end is great. It’s soft and easy to use.

Primer is good, but it dries really quickly to the bottle, even if the lid is tightly closed.

But if you like nude shades that can be used both day- and nighttime, this is a great palette for you!

Check out also the look done with the palette: Smashbox softbox look

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