I am a huge fan of Too Faced Cosmetics and I own all of their eyeshadow palettes. So, naturally when they came out with a Summer Eye palette I bought it without hesitation. I purchased this for $36 (a great value) on toofaced.com. The packaging is beautiful and sturdy for travel. The colors are so different from all the other palette's. They are gorgeous and perfect for summer. This palette comes with three custom how to cards for a classic, day and fashion look. I tried all the looks my self and photographed them for you to see. To me the "fashion" look is great for a summer night out. "Day," is perfect, well, for the day just as is stated on the card. "Classic," would be great for a day outdoors or a smokey coral look for night time. This palette has enough neutral colors so you could create looks for the office and for play. There are no matte shades, but the glitter isn't so obvious that you couldn't get away with wearing some of the shades to work. I appreciate the how-to cards because they really help when you don't have a clue what to do. I also like that they are housed in the palette. Usually when other brands offer you looks they put them on thin paper that's really large and you need a magnifying glass to see the print. And you don't even have a place to put them. It's those little details that makes Too Faced a stand out cosmetic company in my opinion.
*you can click on the pictures to see them enlarged.
Here is what the Too Faced website say's about the palette:
What It Is:
This fabulous collection includes fun pops of summer color in coral, pink and aqua complimented with beachy neutrals and seductive shimmery browns. With this wide shade range, you can easily shift from a playful beach day babe into a sultry seductive summertime smoky look for cozy bonfires and moonlit dinners with your summer fling.
More To Love:
Fabulous Formulas: Nine, pigment-rich shadows offer a range of shimmering textures from sheer pops of juicy color to golden neutrals, to sparkling stylish browns.
How-To Cards: Three How-To-Cards show you how to create Day, Fashion and Classic eye looks for any summer occasion. Each look is simplified into 3 easy steps shown on each How-To-Card so you have all you need to feel confident and flirtatious all summer long.
Travel-friendly: This collection is a must-have for summer sleepovers, weekends away and touch-ups at the pool.
This is a white balanced indoor photo, without flash. Sugar Sand is a frosty pale pink but don't worry it's very subtle. Peach Fuzz is a pale pinky beige with gold micro shimmer. Sunbeam is a sand color with gold micro shimmer. Plumeria is a bright frosty pink. Cocoa Beach is a chocolate brown with gold micro shimmer. Coral Crush is a deep peach with gold micro shimmer. Chocolate Sun is a dark brown with gold micro shimmer. Mermaid is dark frosty teal. Toasted Coconut is an earthy brown, it looks matte but there are very subtle shimmers you can't really detect once it's on.
This photo was taken outdoors in sunlight, without flash.
The look above is called "Fashion," on the how to card. This is my favorite of the three looks provided on the cards. I got so many compliments on this look, even from my family when we were on Skype. I used Sunbeam on the entire lid from lashes to brow bone. Then, I applied Mermaid on the lid and lower lash line. I initially put this color on dry and found it not too exciting so I wet my brush and got a lot more dimension this way. After that, I blended Toasted coconut into my crease and outer V. On the rest of my face I used Too Faced
Natural Face Palette and
Natural Kiss Palette.
This is the "Classic" look. I took Peach Fuzz and applied it to my entire lid from lashes to brow bone. Then, I applied Coral Crush to the lid. then I used Chocolate Sun on my crease, outer V and both upper and lower lash lines. I am also using the Too Faced
Natural Face Palette on my face.
This is the "Day" look. It's very feminine and romantic in my opinion. I took Sugar Sand and applied it from lid to crease and then blended up to brow bone what was left on my brush. Then I took Plumeria and applied that on the lid and lower lash line and inner corner. Finally, I blended Cocoa Beach into the crease and outer V. I also used the Too Faced
Natural Face Palette and
Natural Kiss Palette for this look.
I really had fun playing with this palette and trying all the looks suggested. I have so many more combinations I want to try and will post those as EOTD (eye of the day) soon. I do recommend doing your eye makeup before your face as there was a bit fall-out with most of the dark colors, and since there is micro shimmer you don't want your cheeks to look like a disco ball. I used primer with all the looks and had no problem with fall out once I finished blending and had the look I wanted. The shadows lasted all day for me even though I do have slightly oily lids. Most of the colors are soft and smooth, Chocolate Sun was a little patchy on the swatch but once you blend, it looks just fine. This palette is a summer must have and one that is definitely worth the money. Palette's are so expensive right now and this one offers you nine shades that can create all sorts of beautiful looks and it won't break the bank. Too Faced continues to make me so happy by offering such gorgeous packaging and products at such an affordable price. Another beautiful creation by Jerrod Blandino (Too Faced's founder).
xoxo,
Adriana
