The Loveliest Warm Toned Palette

 

Lately I've been feeling myself fall a bit off the blogging train; its a big change to go from writing posts up in my bedroom at home to finding the time at university to sit down and take photos (never mind finding a lighting spot that works!) Anyway, this palette by Morphe landed on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn't resist writing about it, because isn't it just the prettiest range of colours you ever did see?

 

I've never tried out any eye shadows from Morphe before, and the bigger palettes just seemed too daunting to go for as an introduction, so I settled on adding the 12NB to my basket. I always gravitate towards palettes that I can easily reach for when I'm in a rush in the morning, instead of single eye shadows that consistently seem to wander off in the same way that hair ties do.  The 12NB palette costs £11.95, which is basically £1 a shadow - I know, pretty darn good value for money. 



 

As for shades, this beauty is all about the warm browns and autumnal shimmers. Ever since an incident in my early make up days where I attempted a smoky eye and came out looking like I'd been punched in the face, I've steered clear of cool tones when it comes to make up. The golden rule of warm browns is (obviously) that you can never have enough, and there are so many shades in this palette that I just don't have anything like them in my collection okay? It's the phrase we all use to justify beauty buying, no secrets here.

 

The only thing that I struggle to get on with is the lack of shadow names, which I'm guessing is only really an issue if you're attempting to write about it, like I currently am. My go-to overall lid shade to set any eye look using this palette is the second shade in from the left on the top row, a pale nude that just evens out colouring. The shadows are almost buttery, is that a word that fits here? I love the formula, there's something about creamy powdered eye shadows that is just so much more preferable to powdery textures that never seem to blend the way you want them to. Another couple of shades I've completely fallen in love with are the first shade on the middle row (a gorgeous warm brown matte that works well as a transition shade) and the third shadow on the middle row that's basically a slightly darker, shimmery version. I can see myself at least trying every shade in this palette, which is always a bonus when it comes to beauty products like this.



 

The last thing I wanted to mention about this product is the packaging; who doesn't love a good matte black case? It clicks shut so there's no chance of any mishaps happening when you travel with the palette, and the compact-ness (is that a word?) is brilliant for the price that you pay. Credit to Morphe, you can consider me impressed!