I have been talking alot about affordable makeup of late and I am LOVING it! It’s so great budget friendly brands are stepping up to the plate and bringing out products that we we are excited to use and talk about all the time!
This blogpost is going to be all about two of the three palettes Essence brought out not too long ago.
The first one is the Essence ‘All About Greys’ palette.
I picked this up the same day I got the Urban Decay Naked Smoky Palette. It obviously doesn’t have as many shade choices but I just thought the colouring was similar so it could be a cheaper alternative.
So as you can see, there is eight shades in total. They are all cool toned and they all lend themselves to a dark and grey smoky eye just like the Naked Smoky.
They are all shimmery shades, except for the white on the top far left and the black on the top far right, so I do think if you are doing a look with this palette you do need some sort of matte transitional shade to help you along your way, even if you just use your bronzer. The shadows themselves are pigmented, they are soft to the touch, and they do blend, although it will take you a while to do it. Here they are swatched below:
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Bottom Line
So what about the Essence ‘All About Nudes’ version of the palette?
These shades are much warmer, and I think personally it’s generally a more wearable palette.
There’s more mattes within the eight shadows in this one, so you’re less likely to need another palette to help you along if you are creating a look with it.
Here they are swatched below:
Top Line
Overall, I think these palettes are pretty awesome for their €4.99 price tag. I will say if your lids are in any way oily, you’ll need a primer no doubt about it. I think the shadows do need to be worked with more than maybe some other ones on the market. Some of the shades (particularly the shimmers) actually go on so much nicer and vibrant with your finger or a damp brush, but I think this tip helps with alot of shadows we may own so I don’t hold that against Essence too much. There is fall out, so be weary of that too when applying.
I mix and match these palettes with others I have in my collection, but they do get used and I do reach for them.
There is another palette in this ‘All About’ range that is more bronzed and that looks really nice too, if you prefer a more bronzey look. After playing with these two, I would be more than happy to fork out a fiver for that one too!
As always thanks for reading and I hoped this helped if you were undecided 🙂
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