The consistency of the formula was creamier and slightly denser, but the eyeshadows never felt stiff or difficult to pickup on a brush. The “Pressed Pearls” are supposed to be “rich” and “add depth and intensity” and can be used alone or layered over the mattes. They wore anywhere from seven to eight hours on me. The pigmentation varied but most were pigmented and fairly blendable to very blendable. Something I noticed was that while the matte shades looked fairly matte on the lid, most of them had very tiny, almost imperceptible micro-pearl in them. I did not find these shades to be that prone to fallout I did not feel like I had to take great care to minimize fallout and ultimately had little fallout after producing looks from this palette. The mattes are supposed to be “highly-pigmented” and “butter-smooth.” The formula has a chalkier, drier feel to them–almost sandpapery in a way–with a thin texture that has slight to moderate powderiness in the pan. This palette will be best suited for someone who likes using their shimmers with a dampened brush, fingertips, and/or adhesive base and prefers their mattes to be thinner (and does not care about how they feel in the pan, only about how they perform on the lid). It moves around in the pan so a light hand should be used as well as an adhesive base.Huda Beauty Desert Dusk Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.89 oz.) is a 18-pan palette that features eight mattes, six “Pressed Pearls,” three “Duo-Chrome Toppers,” and one “Pure Glitter.” It’s a story of hits and misses, and I think that there will be some who really enjoy it and others that will find the better shades too dupable and the more interesting shades needing too much work and/or improvement to be “worth” it. It has a creaminess to it and isn't as messy as a loose glitter. The pure glitter shade, Cosmo, has a unique texture. Twilight is my absolute favourite shade from the entire palette. As they are toppers, I also recommend using a base colour to maximize the reflection and pigmentation. Without the glue and fingers, they don't give an opaque finish. They apply best with your fingers and a glitter glue. The duo-chrome toppers are designed to shift in colour. Angelic, Cashmere, Nefertiti are lighter in colour and would look great over the matte shades. The others have more of a sparkly finish and apply best with a wet brush. They are creamy, apply smoothly and pigmented, more than the others. My favourite are Turkish Delight, Blood Moon and Royal as they have more of metallic finish. The pressed pearls are pure pressed pearls in plum, bronze and rose hues that create a velvety, shimmer finish. I didn't experience any fallout in the pan. The mattes are blendable and they blend well into each other. Those three are my favourite matte shades from this palette. Amethyst, Saffron and Blazing had a rougher and drier texture in the pan but applied well with no patchiness. The matte shades have smooth texture and they apply evenly and pigmented with the exception of a few shades. We combined magenta, bronze, and golden tones to create a luxurious glitter texture that looks insane all over the lid or just as a liner. Glitter was a must for this palette! It just adds sooo much impact to your look.

You guys will die when you see how each shade transforms in the light! This texture was so important to the palette as it perfectly captures the ever-changing illusions of the desert. I love using these by themselves, the formula is just SO rich, but they also layer beautifully on top of mattes.ĭuo-Chrome Toppers: Retrograde, Twilight, and Celestial. These pure pearl formulas create a high shimmer effect to add depth and intensity to your look. Pressed Pearls: Turkish Delight, Angelic, Cashmere, Royal, Nefertiti, and Blood Moon. We’ve included subtle sandy nude shades as well as vibrant purples and ochres. Of course, no palette would be complete without highly-pigmented, buttery-smooth mattes. Matte Shades: Blazing, Saffron, Amethyst, Oud, Amber, Eden, Musk, and Desert Sand.

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