January 6, 2016

L’Oreal La Palette Noir Eyeshadow Palette for Spring 2016

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L'Oreal La Palette Noir Eyeshadow Palette

Uh oh! The L’Oreal La Palette Noir Eyeshadow Palette for Spring 2016 has arrived at Ulta.com and I’m having some inner turmoil about whether I need it or not! I was quite impressed with L’Oreal La Nude Eyeshadow Palette (and I kinda liked La Nude 2 as well) but La Palette Noir is a lot darker and a lot more difficult to pull off.

This palette is focused on a smokier look but it is dominated by a good deal of blue particularly navy blue. I feel like it’ll be difficult to differentiate between shades. I’m picturing all the shades looking the same on my lids. I’m also picturing potentially patchy blending BUT…La Nude 1 and 2 were very soft and very easy to blend so I can’t call it quits on that account right?

Like La Nude 1 and La Nude 2, La Palette Noir is $19.99 and contains 10 eyeshadow shades. According to Ulta these are both matte and metallic in finish but I’m doubtful there are any metallics here.

I’ll sit and ponder this a while longer.

In the mean time, let me know if you’re going to indulge.

Get it at Ulta.com and use promo code 303228 to save $3.50.

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  • Christina D.

    I had been stalking websites for this since I first heard about it in November. I love smoky looks, especially navy and gray, which are a couple of my favorite shadow colors. I ordered it immediately when it popped up at Ulta. I do hope it’s as nice in quality — if not better — than La Palette Nude 1 and 2.

    • genevieve

      A really lovely navy and grey is found in Shiseido’s Snow Shadow. It has the best navy I have ever found and I am a real navy lover. The trio have been around for awhile so you can probably pick it up on sale somewhere if you like it. Great pigmentation.

  • Maria

    I agree with you muse. These colors are too similar and looks like it would show up the same. Like I will have black eye. I will stick with Urban Decay smokey.

  • Sara

    I’m definitely skipping this. I am having angry flashbacks of 80s makeup when I see all that blue shadow.

  • Kelli

    I will be getting this!! I have an obsession with owning every black shadow that ever was, and on my pale eyes, the blue tones will show up nicely! I love doing smokey eyes with many different shades of black.

  • Katherine T.

    I’m hoping for a decent palette, but I’m skeptical. These colors are really hard to get right, and DS brands aren’t known for good shadows. I mean even UD Naked Smokey isn’t perfect, but I will keep my fingers crossed

  • Cindi

    I can always use a dark gray, a lighter gray, and a soft black, but that’s about it. A whole palette full is just too much. Too much darkness for my liking. I’m passing on this one.

  • genevieve

    I love darker, smokier colours but this is 4-5 shadows too much. Secondly I do think many of the colours look very similar to each other and on the eye, they will look the same.
    And thirdly, I just don’t trust DS eye shadows any more – they often contain ingredients that I don’t like and the quality is generally pretty average.
    These darker colours live in every single palette that was ever produced (just about), so I am sure we all have dupes somewhere for them. An easy pass for me.

  • GingerC

    If you like dark charcoal eyeshadows, go for it. The blend-ability is about the same as the nude 1 & 2 palettes. I found it to be too dark to do anything with. The three light colors need to be built up to even see, the two navy shades (3 & 4) look exactly the same, the remaining 5 grey/black shades again look the same. They could have made the same palette with half of the shades, it’s a shame they didn’t offer any other colors except for blue & black.
    Thanks to Target’s return policy I can say I didn’t waste my money on this one.