Storytime

I saw this palette at my local Target in the beauty section and there was also a Vol. 2 but I just got the first one.  This palette is warm tones and the Vol. 2 is more cool tones.  I had high hopes for this eyeshadow palette, keep reading to find out how this product performs.

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I have not had a good experience with The Balm shadows, I also have Meet Matt (Nude) palette and I have not reviewed it yet formally but I should have learned my lesson with that palette but I get sucked into packaging and The Balm has great packaging.



The four colours are Salsa a gold colour with a healthy amount of sheen to it.  Flamenco, is a mid brown colour which is fairly shimmer free, Mambo, a deeper brown with gold glitter flecks and Rumba a deep green with a sheen to it.




The problems I have encountered with The Balm's shadow formula are the fact that they are not always buildable, they don't blend and not a problem as such but they do not perform very well with a primer underneath.  The Salsa shade is ok on the lid, on my swatch photo above it barely shows up but it is more even and consistent then the Rumba shade *green*.

Rumba is not a great shadow.  Its barely pigmented and hard to build and blend.  The mid brown shade Flamenco, is such a dull, muddy brown that is very very average and Mambo is probably the best of the bunch its still not easy to blend and still has questionable pigmentation etc.

These shadows also kick up very quickly and make mess on your palette and your face so do your foundation last.  This palette was around $15.00 AUD.

Unfortunately, I do not recommend this palette to anybody unless you like the packaging as that is the best part of the palette.
 

Thankyou for reading.
Images my own.
Not sponsored.
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