Minimalist

 Hello,

this one was in my drawl for way too long. I love the packaging with this holo on it. So cool and nice to play with it ;)

It is Smashbox cover shot eyeshadow palette in the option Minimalist. I remember there was also another one that I had my eyes on, it was more grey through the whole palette but now when I went to check if it is still available this line of palettes is discontinued and replaced with ones with circular pans.

It just depends how I tilt it, so whenever I use it I always get late because I am so mesmerised :)

This palette has an interesting layout. One warmer and one cooler section but I wish the cooler side would be full on cool toned :(

First four shades are from the warmer side and first in line is the largest one. 

Big and shimmery pan is named Deco and it is a lovely peach toned shimmer, my favorite from the palette. I love using it all over the lid since it does have a slightly deeper base and it would be too dark for my inner corners. The shine is lovely and tone is just right.

Second is named Nude, it is matte foxy orange but pretty muted, more brown than orange and it is nice as an all over the lid warm toned shade.

Next to it is Cinnamon and it is one of my least favorite shades from the palette, I like the shimmer but the tone is not my cup of tea. It is slightly orange toned shimmer. 

Last in this quad is Java and it is warm toned but very rich, deep brown. I like to use it as a liner and it looks nice. A nice change from my usual dark grey.

Second half starts with the top largest shade which is Vanilla and it is similar to my skin tone. I like this shade as a eye shadow primer and concealer setter, if I have some harsh edges I like to use it to soften them. Very boring but at the same time useful shade.

Next is Hang which is light grey and is lovely as an all over the lid shade. On me it isn't as cool toned as I hoped but it looks pretty natural just slightly deeper than my skin tone.

Then we have another shimmer and this one is also in my non favorite pack. This shimmer is named Platinum and it is too yellow gold for my liking. Nothing wrong, just personal preference.

Last is another deeper matte, named Cruise but it is not as pigmented and it makes a lovely subtle liner. I actually prefer this one over the warm deep brown from the warm side.

I like these buttery shades, formula is soft and pigmented but shades can be sheered out. The two smaller shimmery shades (Cinnamon and Platinum) are not my first picks. Too warm, one on the orange and one on yellow side of the spectrum and I can not see myself using them much. All the other shades are nice and I will use them. 

Last quad is my favorite but I would swap the larger shimmery shade Deco from the warm side for the smaller golden shade. That quad would definitely be my favorite.

Thank you for reading and have a nice day