I finally had time today to put up my review and swatches of the ELF 24K 32 piece eyeshadow palette. Which, I know I've been promising to do more reviews so I hope you can forgive me and keep following me on my makeup journey. It's been hard trying to find time to do swatches, taking photos, and I'm not even going to mention filming videos because it's been really hectic. Anyways, I'm going to stop rambling so that we can get straight in to this amazing palette.
A LITTLE HISTORY...
This palette was a limited edition palette launched a year or so ago for Christmas from ELF's 24K line. As you can obviously guess there are 32 eyeshadows. All ELF palettes are hit or misses for people but personally I think this is a HIT. There are a few shadows here and there that aren't as amazing as you would want them to be but for the price it's no biggie.
I purchased this about a year or so ago but never got around to using it because I wasn't really into using colors in my everyday makeup routine. Naturally I steered clear of this palette. I've finally broken out of my shell and I find myself experimenting with colors everyday so I thought I would give my two cents on the palette. Even though this palette is no longer available I thought it something worth sharing.
COLOR SELECTION...
TOP: With Flash
BOTTOM: Without Flash
As you can see there is a nice selection of colors. Blues, blacks, greens, purples, browns, and even a gorgeous coral.
SWATCHES...
First Row
The first row has a lot of lighter colors. I love to use the first color as a highlight shade but it is rather chalky so you have to be careful with it. The gold shade(3rd swatch from the right) is a beautiful all over the lid color for summer if you're going for that golden goddess kind of look. The pink shade(4th from the left) is a pretty pink color that reminds me of sin from Urban Decay. I'm not saying its exactly the same I'm just saying it reminds of Sin.
This is the look I created using the champagne color(2nd from left). I used this color on top of a Maybelline Color Tatto in order for the color to pop. By itself it wasn't really opaque enough to my liking but it really is just personal preference.
Row Number 2
My favorite color out of this row is definitely the coral color(2nd from left). My least favorite out of these is definitely the sparkly black. when swatched there is little to no pigment. Just mainly glitter with a lot of fall out. The two least favorite of mine are the two middle colors. The pink and lilac shade are very misleading in the pan. In the pan the pink shade looks like a lilac and the lilac shade in the pan looks darker and more pigmented. These two colors were very depressing for me as I really liked the way they looked in the pan. But like I said the shadows are hit or misses.
This is the look I did with the coral shade. As you can see it is rather pigmented and blends beautifully.
3rd Row
I love the turquoise and the icy blue shades in this row. Sadly the turquoise shade almost completely blends away to nothing which is very sad. Especially when it swatches so true to color. However, that might have been because I used the shadow under my eyes instead of packing the color on. I might try using this color a little bit more on the eyes instead of smudging out the color under my eyes to see how much better it does.
Row Number 4
This row I love the 4th,5th, 6th, and 7th swatches. The 4th swatch is a gorgeous deeper bronze/rose gold shade. Swatch number 5 is a perfect transition color to bring some warmth into your eyes. The 6th swatch is a really pretty mossy green and the 7th is just a nice pop of color.
As a whole I really like this palette and I very much did enjoy it. There were some hit or miss shadows but that's fine by me as it is ELF so I don't expect Urban Decay kind of quality. With only a couple of duds I think this palette is an awesome find and something worth trying if you can ever find it ever again.
If you like this kind of post then I will most definitely be doing more in the future. Thanks for reading my review and I will see you guys all later.
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