Natasha denona. I bought her palettes with such high hopes in my heart, but they were so underwhelming. Definitely weren’t the last word in quality the way bgs were hyping then to be. Didn’t blow me away and I very, very rarely reach for them.
No absolutely the same, the first time I used them I was mortified at how patchy, splotchy, muddy and underwhelming they could be and sadly that hasn’t changed a whole lot still.
I feel like the shimmers look more subdued on my lids, like a subtle cream fornula, and the sparkly shades have way too much fallout. The worst offenders are the midtone mattes.
I’m always left wanting with the looks I achieve with these and despite going on a whole learning curve to figure out how to wrangle them I still don’t actually look forward to reaching for them.
There’s no reason they should be sold at that price point even if they work for a lot of other people’s lid/skin type. They’re okay, definitely not the gold standard that everyone hypes them up to be
I give any shadow at LEAST 2-3 tries before I’m done with it. I’ll try a different application style the next time, or a different placement the time after that, or a different makeup aesthetic where it might work better. I’ll usually give these chances a couple days or even a week apart so that I don’t get frustrated. But I will keep it on top of my vanity so it’s easy to reach for and play with until I’m sure how I feel about it.