Cargo Vintage Escape Eyeshadow Palette Swatches and Reviews!

Well hellow there lovelie's!

I was quite unfamilliar with the brand Cargo, I had a few lip products but i never had any of the eyeshadow's and i have to admit i was incredibly impressed!

First of all i love the packaging, the brown leather is quite unusual but i love the simplicity of it! it also has a magnetic close at the front which makes it very easy to travel with.

Secondly i think they got the variety of colour's just right in this palette! it is versatile and you can create a wide range of looks from a light daytime look to a smokey eye with ease. There are also a couple of strange colour's in this palette opposed to Naked by Urban Decay such as "Withered leaves" and "Autumn" the green is absolutely wonderful and is a perfect colour if you just want something different without being to daring and "autumn" is a great colour to blend into the crease with.

The palette comes with a dual ended brush, the angle brush is easy to create a liner with and the fluffier shadow brush is soft and blends lovely.

The quality of the eyeshadow's are incredibly good!

They are extremely pigmented (All except "black crow" that is the only colour that does not have the same colour pay off) 

The shadow's are buttery and blend like a dream. 

There are 4 matte colour's in the palette

"Hot Cocoa" - A light brown/taupe

"Autum" - A kind of brick/brown colour

"Black Crow"- A simple black

"Chesnut" - A rich dark brown/purple

There are 8 shimmer/glitter shades 

"Harvest moon" - A sheer light shimmer 

"Crisp"- A glittery champagne

"Cuddle"- A light shimmery pink

"Frolic" - Almost metallic taupe

"Cinnamon" - Again almost metallic gold/copper

"Twigs" - A mid blue shimmer

"Withered leaves" - A lovely light forest green

"Rustic" - a rich copper/red/brown shade

I used "Crisp"all over the lid with "Autumn" and "Hot Cocoa through the crease

"Harvest Moon" as a highlight and "Chesnut" as the eyeliner 

Simple and pretty (:

I used "Chesnut" all over the lid and along the bottom lash line with "Black Crow" through the outer crease and "Autumn" throughout the crease.

Overall i am incredibly impressed with this palette and keep on finding looks from it.

For the price i think it is worth it if you are looking for something new, I have seen them vary from £15-£30 

Hollie <3 

Too Faced Eye Shadow Insurance Policy Swatches & Review

Heya!

I was extremely surprised with this palette as i have had some too faced products before and i was never a fan of the eye shadow formulation until this palette! 

I found this is Tk maxx and i think it was something stupid like £10 but the main reason i bought it was for the shadow insurance primer that comes with it which is very good too (:
The eyeshadow's are amazing! they're buttery and vivid and stay gorgeous all day long.

Full frontal - A shimmery purple/brown 

Glamazon - A shimmery taupe/grey/pink 

Socialite - A coppery/red brown 

Boy toy - A light shimmery baby pink 

Skinny dip - A dark shimmery gorgeous blue

Lucky Charms - A lovely shimmery green thats not too vibrant

I love the variety of colour's in this palette and how smooth they all are 

Although i would have preferred a matte shade in there somewhere it is only a small palette and because i love it so much i can ignore that :P

The Balm. Nude Tude Palette Review

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Firstly i really love the packaging! its unique and fun (:

From left to right on the top row of swatches :- 

Sassy - A shimmery white

 Snobby - A more matte yellow toned slightly peach colour (unique but beautiful)

Stubborn - A dusty pink shade with a little shimmer

Second row :- 

Stand-offish - A Shimmery pink/peach (A little darker than Urban Decay's Sin)

Selfish -A shimmery cool toned taupe (Similar to MAC's Satin Taupe)

Sultry- A medium brown matte shade (Similar to buck by Urban Decay)

Top row :- 

Sophisticated - A dark warm under toned brown with gold shimmer (Similar to DarkHorse by UrbanDecay)

 Seductive- A warm gold shade which changes with orange/peach under tones with the light (Similar to Woodwinked by MAC)

Sexy- A matte warm red plum shade 

Second Row :- 

Silly- A dark Purple/brown with flecks of gold glitter

Serious- A cool/blue under toned black shade

Sleek- A more warm/brown under toned black

The eyeshadow's are buttery and smooth and the pigmentation is great! the colour payoff is lovely and they blend very well.

I love the variety in this palette, it's a little different to most neutral palettes with Sexy and Snobby being quite unusual colour's. Its got a bit of everything you need for a light daytime look to a dark and sexy evening look. It has a mixture of warm and cool toned shadows that will work for everyone.

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The obvious comparison to make with this palette is with the naked palette by Urban Decay. 

I do prefer the formulation of Urban Decay's Eyeshadow's compared to NudeTude as they are slightly more smooth thanThe Balm's.

The Palettes are roughly the same size and both are very durable, NudeTude is thinner and more compact as well as having the cute pin up design that makes it stand out compared to the simpleness of the Naked Palette. Both also have long mirrors in the lid that will always come in handy when travelling.

You do get a small duel ended brush in NudeTude which is nice but compared to the full size Karma brush you get in the Naked Palette alongside the primer potion you also get i'm not sure which would be more of a bargain. 

With a price tag of £26 it is a lot cheaper than Urban Decay's Naked being £37