Review: Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Palette

Allow me to preface this review by saying that I don’t really go in for large palettes. I don’t own any of the Urban Decay Naked palettes for exactly that reason. I don’t doubt their quality or their beauty but when bloggers talk about how travel friendly they are, I can’t help but think that they must employ the use of some style of Mary Poppins make up bag because it certainly wouldn’t fit in my travel make up bag. And so I bought the Too Faced Boudoir Eyes palette as an alternative to the Naked palettes for this reason and also because the shades on offer in this palette are more to my preference than the myriad of bronzy browns in Urban Decay’s offerings.

The palette contains nine shades, which are separated into three “looks:” day, classic and fashion. The tin packaging provides a sturdier, and yes more “travel friendly” alternative to the brand’s other cardboard palettes. Five out of the nine shades in the palette are new and cater to the taupe lovers out there (myself included). Aside from the shades themselves, perhaps my favourite thing about the palette are the names – thank you Urban Dictionary for explain the meaning of ‘sugar walls.’

In the Buff – off white/cream matte

Fuzzy Handcuffs – Beige satin/sheen with peachy undertones – new shade

Voulez-vous – Aubergine purple shimmer – new shade

Satin Sheets – Champagne with a gold and pink reflect

Sugar Walls – Dusty pink micro glitter – new shade

Garter Belt – Cool-toned dark grey matte with slight brown undertone – new shade

Birthday Suit – Iridescent beige shimmer

Lap Dance – Taupe and silver shimmer

French Tickler – Matte black with gold micro glitter – new shade

The formula is great – soft with good, buildable pigmentation, no creasing and minimal fading. The only problem I encountered was with In the Buff, which came off quite chalky and had the poorest pigmentation in the palette.

However, for the price and quality, you can’t go wrong and this is definitely one of my most used palettes.