This is designed to be the ultimate collection of nude eyeshadows, a mini palette of Rodial makeup joy. It arrives in matte black box, which is decorated with a silver Rodial logo, plus some simple white lettering. When you get inside, you find more classic Rodial packaging, a jet-black, soft touch palette. The palette is a very similar shape and size to the Urban Decay Naked Basic palettes, it’s a good size for chucking into your handbag or your travel makeup collection. When you flick open the palette you find the six eyeshadows and a mirror that spans the inside of the whole palette.
The shades feature everything you could need for that everyday eye, from that simple basic finish, to a full smokey eye with a winged liner. The shades are a range of textures (there are mattes, pearl and shimmer formulations) and the colours are just as good too. At the far left of the palette there is a light cream, followed by a whole range of brown hues (which include a gorgeous shimmer shade) and a black eyeshadow right at the end. My exposure to Rodial makeup has been quite limited, but bits I have tried have been really impressive. The Rodial Smokey Eye Sculpt Eyeshadow Palette really doesn’t let the side down, featuring a wardrobe of highly pigmented, creamy, blendable eyeshadows (you can check out the swatches in the picture below).
This palette would make a lovely gift for anyone makeup fan this Christmas. It’s definitely going to be the palette that I pop in my handbag, as it’s fantastic for touchups and for last minute desk-to-dancefloor transformations. The palette isn’t hideously expensive either, it retails for £35 and it really looks (and performs) like a premium product. Don’t miss your chance to add this beauty to your collection, you can pick it up here from the Rodial website.
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