Bonquiqui/make up people

[alzi]

bonquiqui

Do you have/like the Smashbox Full Exposure palette?

Also, aside from Naked Basic palette, do you have a matte palette you would recommend? I'm kind of over the shimmer.

[iamali]

Tarte has a new one that I'm DYING to get my hands on.

The LORAC Pro Palette has a mix of mattes and shimmers and it's one of my absolute favorite palettes.

[stephm0188]

Feb 18, 2014 16:31:26 GMT -5 iamali said:

Tarte has a new one that I'm DYING to get my hands on.

The LORAC Pro Palette has a mix of mattes and shimmers and it's one of my absolute favorite palettes.

Love the Lorac Pro palette. I'm not a shimmer person at all, but the shimmery shades in that one are really nice. They're a subtle shimmer. Half matte, half shimmer. SHIMMER. That's a word that starts to look funny after a few uses.

I like my Naked Basics palette for everyday. All matte, great colors.

I have a big Tarte set from Christmas but haven't played with it much. I looooove the look of the new palette's packaging, but the colors are really similar to stuff I already have. Decisions, decisions.

theBalm's Meet Matte palette is next on my wishlist.

[After August]

I bought the Smashbox Full Exposure palette. The colors looked so gorgeous in the pans and they swatched really well. Unfortunately, it didn't perform well on my eyes. The matte shades don't blend well and the shimmer shades are severely lacking, both in pigment and in shimmer. I was very underwhelmed, especially for that amount of money.

[alzi]

Anyone have opinions on Tarte Be Mattenificient?

[alzi]

Feb 18, 2014 17:08:48 GMT -5 After August said:

I bought the Smashbox Full Exposure palette. The colors looked so gorgeous in the pans and they swatched really well. Unfortunately, it didn't perform well on my eyes. The matte shades don't blend well and the shimmer shades are severely lacking, both in pigment and in shimmer. I was very underwhelmed, especially for that amount of money.

Thank you. I got the sample in my Birchbox and it looks nice but I wasn't sold.

[iamali]

Feb 18, 2014 17:08:53 GMT -5 alzi said:

Anyone have opinions on Tarte Be Mattenificient?

Yes! That is the one I was referring to. It'll be mine soon hopefully. I've heard great things about it.

[After August]

Feb 18, 2014 17:09:55 GMT -5 iamali said:

Feb 18, 2014 17:08:53 GMT -5 alzi said:

Anyone have opinions on Tarte Be Mattenificient?

Yes! That is the one I was referring to. It'll be mine soon hopefully. I've heard great things about it.

I feel like a total Debbie Downer in this post.  lol  I bought that one too.  I am fair skinned and the light shades all looked exactly the same on me.  The dark purple color was nice but it faded so much within the first few hours that you couldn't tell it was purple.  

Hopefully you guys will have a better experience with it than I did!

[iamali]

Feb 18, 2014 17:15:44 GMT -5 After August said:

Feb 18, 2014 17:09:55 GMT -5 iamali said:

Yes! That is the one I was referring to. It'll be mine soon hopefully. I've heard great things about it.

I feel like a total Debbie Downer in this post.  lol  I bought that one too.  I am fair skinned and the light shades all looked exactly the same on me.  The dark purple color was nice but it faded so much within the first few hours that you couldn't tell it was purple.  

Hopefully you guys will have a better experience with it than I did!

Just curious - did you use primer?

[After August]

Feb 18, 2014 17:23:00 GMT -5 iamali said:

Feb 18, 2014 17:15:44 GMT -5 After August said:

I feel like a total Debbie Downer in this post.  lol  I bought that one too.  I am fair skinned and the light shades all looked exactly the same on me.  The dark purple color was nice but it faded so much within the first few hours that you couldn't tell it was purple.  

Hopefully you guys will have a better experience with it than I did!

Just curious - did you use primer?

I do.  I use UDPP.  When I read reviews for that palette, they really seemed to be split down the middle.  I tend to choose neutral shades of eyeshadow but I like a little drama.  This didn't have that for me.  If you're using it for work, though, it would probably be a different story.  

[ElizabethBennet]

I got the tarte mattenificent and love it.

[alzi]

Feb 18, 2014 18:09:28 GMT -5 ElizabethBennet said:

I got the tarte mattenificent and love it.

I think I'm going to try it. I like the other palettes but this one I like all the colors, not half.

[miss1991]

You tube has videos on first impressions on tarte MATT-nifigence. I am hoping to get it soon. All the shimmer sort of ages me a little gets in my fine lines some is ok most is not so I am looking more for matte shadows from now on.

[melindafelinda]

I don't love Tarte eyeshadows. Check out TheBalm. They have some matte collections and I like their shadows so much better.

[bluetopaz]

Yes, TheBalm has some great matte shades. I have the Meet Matt(e) (original and nude) and am really impressed with them.

[camelblossom]

Stila's In The Know palette has been treating me well.

[jaycee]

I also have the Tarte Be Mattenificient. I think the palette lacks a range of colors. So many light ones. I do, however, love the light ones that are in there. A previous poster said they wore off and all looked the same - that wasn't my experience at all. All of the light shades look different on my skin and the dark plum didn't budge for me. I also love the blush in the Tarte palette. I'm also a huge sucker for beautiful packaging and the Tarte palette is simply art. Just gorgeous.

I love the lorac Pro if you're looking for matte colors. There is a huge range in that palette and the shimmers are more of a pearl finish instead of glittery shimmer.

[stephlove]

I tried so hard to love my full exposure palette, but it just isn't that great. The colors aren't as pigmented as I hoped and the color tones are just "off" for me.

[bonquiqui]

I will be getting the tarte palette, and it looks gorgeous.  Full exposure is also on my list, but I haven't actually swatched it yet.  I will let you know.  

I absolutely love my Lorac Pro, and The Balm's Meet Matte, and Nude Tude.  The Lorac Pro is my most favorite palette ever.  I am excited for the Tarte Palette and Smashbox Palette, and will definitely let you know once I get them.