October 17, 2023

Natasha Denona Xenon Eyeshadow Palette Shall Not Pass

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Sadly, the new, Holiday 2023 Natasha Denona Xenon Eyeshadow Palette shall not pass. This new, Holiday 2023 Eyeshadow Palette launch is pretty much the ultimate smoky eye essential palette with 15 different shades of shadow to create the most elaborate and dramatic of smoky eyes. It’s a color extension of Natasha’s popular Mini Xenon Palette with sparkling silvers, pinks, nudes, grays, and dramatic blacks. The ultimate for a classic smoky eye or a more soft, sultry smoky look. But sadly, like the new Mini Triochrome Eyeshadow Palette my eyes just can’t handle this much drama! I’ve gotten older, I’ve gotten puffier, I’ve gotten finer lines…and smoky eyes just aren’t something I embrace anymore (I didn’t really do them all that much back in the day either).

This isn’t a traditional Holiday Palette color story but you can’t deny that a good smoky eye is a go for any occasion especially during fancy Holiday events, parties, and gatherings. If you have a healthy night life this is a palette that will get you through it. Plus it’ll work great for softer office day looks as well.

I’m personally not up for it. It’s a little too bold and dramatic for me. I’ve never been a traditional black smoky eye girl instead opting for green or brown smoky looks instead. It’s very pretty, bold, and dare I say even a bit different as we haven’t really seen a lot of brands just throw it all in for a completely massive black, silver, and grey eye palette of this size outside of the Urban Decay Naked Smokey Eyeshadow Palette and are I say this is way more pigmented and bolder if promo images are anything to go by! P.S. If you’re yearning for this and can’t see yourself using that many bold shades the original Mini Xenon Eyeshadow Palette is still very much available and offers up five shades to create a perfect smoky eye. It seems a lot easier to use in my opinion versus 15 of ’em! Plus it’s a bit cheaper at $27!

Natasha Denona Xenon Eyeshadow Palette is available October 22nd exclusively Ulta and Sephora October 23rd for $69.

Where to buy

Ulta Sephora

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  • Dee

    This is such an easy pass for me. I like a smokey eye option in a palette but not an entire palette.

    • Isabella Muse

      i agree. If I am going to do a black smokey eye (which is rare) I don’t need 15 shades to do it LOL

  • kjh

    It’s easy to read, but suspect most smoky and clubby people are covered with these shades. It looks like a good MUA kit pick, but the pans wouldn’t get many pan dents for others.

  • Christina

    Yeah, smoky and really bold colorful eyeshadows are not for me anymore. I never thought I’d say that. LOL! It’s not that my eyes are puffy and lined, it’s that I just want to look pretty and not edgy, if that makes sense. I’ve really been leaning into the more pigmented Japanese eyeshadows, like Addiction and Shu Uemura, where there’s color, but there’s a slight translucency and lots of sparkle.

    • Isabella Muse

      just not my thing anymore either! I def prefer something a bit more sparkly and lighter, fresher looking!

  • Genevieve

    I’m with you Muse! Those smokey eyes in these colours make me look like a racoon on a bad day.
    I am just way too pale to pull them off, but full marks to ND for thinking outside the box and delivering something that others will enjoy, if it’s up to her usually high standards of quality.

    • Isabella Muse

      same! I just look bad in a black smokey eye! Give me green or brown any day ;-D but it’s def an interesting palette!