L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Review & Swatches
The L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Eyeshadow Palette ($19.99) is one of two, new permanent 10 pan eyeshadow palettes that’s launching now at drugstores. L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 is a nod to Urban Decay’s Naked Eyeshadow Palettes, Maybelline’s the Nudes Eyeshadow Palette, etc….
Natural, nude matte shades of shadow have been hitting the mark for Spring looks but as we head into Summer I think you’re going to see a lot more of the trend! Granted we had a huge wave of eyeshadow palettes that went nude soon after Urban Decay released its original Naked Eyeshadow Palette but it’s interesting to see drugstore brands finally catching up to this trend.
The L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Palette actually had a release late last year in the UK so some of you may have already gotten your hands on it and tried it out. I’m happy to report it is now starting to pop up in permanent L’Oreal displays around the US.
Let’s take a look at the palette below!
The thing that surprised me most about the L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Palette was the size. For some reason I expected the compact to be smaller but actually it’s a little bit bigger than Urban Decay’s Naked Eyeshadow Palette size. The palette plays home to ten eyeshadows with a total weight of 0.62 oz. Although it holds less shadows (10 versus 12) it still holds a little more product at 0.62 versus 0.60 that the Urban Decay Naked Palette weights in at. And obviously it’s $34 cheaper!
I’ve seen this palette range in price from full on $19.99 to $15.99 to $15.84 to $16.94 so the price range does vary. With drugstore BOGO offers plus coupons I imagine you might be able to get it for around $14-$15 at best if you’re shopping it at stores like CVS and Walgreens. I am very, very curious to see if the price goes above the suggested retailer of $19.99 since both CVS and Walgreens jack the prices up on drugstore makeup terribly.
As I mentioned above, this is a large compact. It’s made from plastic but it does have a certain simplistic elegance about it. Inside you’ll find a fairly nice half size mirror as well as a double sided applicator with a small brush on one side and a sponge on the other. The sponge applicator is a bit small as is the brush so these were a little useless to me. If they made the brush a LITTLE bigger as well as the sponge it would actually serve well for application as the bristles on the brush are very soft and have no shedding issues. It’s just too bad they are kinda small for application of these shadows.
I think you’re going to read a lot of reviews that tell you how this is a dupe for Urban Decay. I think the color scheme is a lot like Urban Decay. I think you’ll find the color scheme is inspired by a lot of shades from a lot of popular mid-range palettes from Too Faced, Lorac, and Urban Decay. However, due to the pigment and quality of those mid-range brands I wouldn’t call this palette an exact dupe. The shades are somewhat a like but not spot on dupes in my opinion and no way does this have the consistency, texture, and performance you’d get from palettes like Urban Decay’s Naked range. L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 is most like the shades and scheme of Urban Decay Naked 1 however, as I said, not a spot on dupe.
The back of the palette features four different looks entitled Nude Ombre, Feline Fancy, Sultry Angel, and Lady Butterfly. Each look has a diagram and features brief instructions for placements of the shades in the palette to get the look. I always find little guides like this helpful so I appreciate this being included.
I honestly had very low expectations for this palette. I expected a dry formula some density and perhaps chalkiness or worst. Maybelline’s the Nudes Eyeshadow Palette was exciting in theory but poorly executed in formula and I expected the same from L’Oreal. Drugstore brands continue to produce better more high quality makeup especially glosses, lipsticks, and even improvements in base products such as concealer have be made but I feel like eyeshadow has a very long way to go. Imagine my surprise that I actually liked this formula.
All the shades in the palette have a very smooth, soft, silky consistency. The palette is actually dominated by matte finish shades and all were soft, silky, and very easy to apply without being dry, dense, or patchy during application. These swatch very poorly and sheerly on my wrist but they build surprisingly well for very elegant, simple, work friendly eye looks. They are a bit powdery and kick up a good deal of powder when you swirl a brush in them but never did this translate as chalkiness! The colors were so smooth and easy to apply onto my lids.
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Swatches
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 Swatches
I think La Palette Nude 1 actually fits into a category all its own and offers something that you can’t get from Urban Decay Naked and that would be softer, easier to use shades that don’t have a ton of fall out, glitter, and too much intensity. These are softer, sheerer shades that will look fantastic on anyone. I would highly recommend eyeshadow primer as I find the colors fade quickly without it. I didn’t experience creasing but I did feel the colors faded easily if I wasn’t wearing primer.
If you’re looking for an easy to use selection of flattering nude, natural shades that aren’t SUPER pigmented, aren’t loaded with sparkle and shimmer, yet are easy to apply and use I think you’ll like the L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1! This is a palette that older eyes will greatly appreciate as well as those looking to create elegant, work friendly eye looks!
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 with a bolder lip
L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 with a more nude lip
I liked this one.
It surprised and delighted me.
The L’Oreal La Palette Nude 1 is launching now at drugstores or grab it now at Ulta.com on sale (Buy 1, Get 1 50% Off).
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