My Top Ten Neutral Eyeshadows and Swatches

Hey guys! Hope everyone is doing well. In the beauty world there a ton of different neutral eyeshadow palettes and neutral eyeshadow singles that seem to be a long lasting trend. With so many neutral  color options it can be overwhelming choosing which one you like. Today I want to share my top ten neutral eyeshadows that I often use not only for the color and pigmentation, but how well they blend and their staying power. I hope you enjoy some of my favorite neutral eyeshadows. It was hard to choose. ;) Let get started!

In no particular order we have...

Makeup Geek Cosmetics Vanilla Bean

You might be wondering it is a pretty sheer cream shade. At least that is what I thought when I first purchased and swatched it. When I used it as a highlight for my brow bone it added just enough highlight with out it being stark white. Sometimes a little goes a long way and as you can see this color is well loved. 

Urban Decay Basic Eyeshadow Palette- Skimp

Here is another highlight shade great for the brow bone. Unlike the first highlight shade, this one is more opaque and has a bit of a sheen to it which catches and reflect light adding shimmer and a nice subtle glow to your brow bone. 

Makeup Geek Cosmetics-Latte

This color is a light brown color perfect as a transition shade. I love this color because it is soft and really brings a neutral look together helping blending out harsh lines adding a soft look to your neutral makeup. This color is buttery and blend well.

Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow - #738 

This is not really a shadow but a blush . Most people use it as a shadow and so do I. This color has excellent pigmentation and staying power. I love rusty colored browns to create a warm neutral look. Great color to create a sunset or rusty eye which is what I love and wear the most.  

Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette-Milk Chocolate

Name of the color is accurate. This color reminds of a milk chocolate bar. Another wonderful transition shade to tie a neutral look together. The eyeshadow is buttery and has great pigmentation. It also smells like chocolate!

Kat Von D Shade and Light Eye Contour Palette-Succumbus

I love burnt brown colors and this one is a nice one to add to any neutral look with out creating an overly warm look. This color is gorgeous! The texture is so velvety and blends well. 

Kat Von D Shade and Light Eye Contour Palette-Sytry

     When It comes to a neutral look it is nice to have mid tone brown to darken things up a bit. You can add this on the outer v area of the eye to add depth to your look. Nice pigmentation and staying power. 

Anastasia Beverly Hill Self Made Palette- Hot Chocolate

This color is a perfect chocolate color. I do not own a brown like this. Such a gorgeous color to own and I have been using this color often. Perfect mid tone brown color that has excellent pigmentation, smooth texture and lasts for most of the day. 

Lorac Pro Eyeshadow Palette- Espresso

This color is perfect for smoking out a brown eye. A little goes a long way when using this eyeshadow. Very pigmented and blends well.

Make Up For Ever Artist Shadow- M600

     Last and certainly not least is this Make Up For Ever Artist Eyeshadow #M600. It is a nice earthy brown great for the lid and crease. It has great pigmentation and blends well. At times I just apply this color to my lid and blend it up to the crease for a simple neutral look.

   Here is what the swatches look like all together. You must of been thinking while scrolling through the swatches that a lot of the brown shades look the same. They are all very different from each other and are my favorite colors to use when doing a neutral makeup look. If I would have to choose one shade that is my absolute fav that would be  Succumbus from the Kat Von D Shade and Light Palette. It is not too orangey or burnt toned which is great to use to add subtle warmth to your neutral makeup.

Hope you enjoyed my top ten neutral eyeshadows. It was definitely hard to choose, but these are what I reach for the most and have awesome texture and blend well.

What are your go to neutral eyeshadow shades? Leave a comment below.

See you in my next blog post!

Maryam ox

Makeup Forever Artist Eyeshadow Palette Photos, Swatches and Review

Hey guys! How is everyone? Hope all is well.  Is anyone else tired of winter? I sure am. Anywho, today I will be reviewing Makeup Up Forever's Artist Palette. When the Mufe singles shadows got a revamp of their formula, I have been wanting the shadows ever since. When I saw this palette at Sephora, I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to try out some of their eyeshadows.  Scroll down for my thoughts, review and pretty photos.

The Makeup Forever Artist Eyeshadow Palette retails for $42.00(0.03oz). This palette contains 8 eyeshadows that have diamond, metallic, iridescent and matte finishes.

Photos

The front of the palette contains the shades of the shadows on the cover. I thought that was cute.

Back of the palette contains the numbers of the shadows. I like that they did this so if you  want any of the shadows in singles you will know what to look for by their numbers.

I love how the shadows look before I go swatch happy. :) 

From Neutral to colorful shades. This palette contains two mini brushes in the numbers 214p and 226p.

Pretty. The makeup forever artist palette is small and sleek. Great for travel.

Swatches

M-536 Milk Tea (matte) Great Transition color.

I-524 Pinky Beige (iridescent) 

I-550 Olive Gray (iridescent)

 D-652 Celestial Earth (diamond) 

ME-728 Copper Red (metallic) This color is amazing!

 ME-230 Peacock Blue (metallic) 

D-926 Blueberry (diamond) The less pigmented out of the bunch.*beauty Tip* Apply a white base to enhance the eye shadows pigmentation.

ME-930 Black Purple (metallic) 

Review/Thoughts

Pigmentation:  The eye shadows have good pigmentation.

Texture: For the most part the eye shadows have a smooth texture except for the lighter  purple shade. It was a bit dry and swatched patchy.

Longevity: I wore the eyeshadows for about 6-7 hours and they remained pigmented on the lids and did not crease.

Fall Out: I experienced no fall out.

Standout colors : 

Copper Red

Pinky Beige

Blueberry

I think the Makeup Forever Artist  Eyeshadow Palette have good pigmentation and perform well on the eye lids. My only complaint in the lighter purple shade in the palette. I feel you have to pack on the color to get the same opacity and color that is in the palette. My tip would be to apply this shadow over a white base to get the most out of the purple shade. As far as formula, I don't know if this is the same formula as the revamped eyeshadow singles so I can't compare the pigmentation with one another. The eyeshadows blended out nicely and I experienced no fall out. I wore the eyeshadows for about 6-7 hours and they did not fade or crease at all. The Makeup Forever Artist Eyeshadow Palette is versatile and you can create day and night time looks. In addition, this palette is small enough to take with you where ever you go. I do not regret buying the Makeup Forever Artist Palette I think this is nice to have in your collection just keep your eye primer handy and you will learn to love it like I did.

You can find the Makeup Forever Artist Eyeshadow Palette at Sephora.

Do you own this palette or the Mufe eyeshadow singles or both? Let me know how the pigmentation compare with one another.

Thank you guys for stopping by and see you in my next blog post!

Maryamox

*Product purchased by me*