themakeupnut: theBalm

I saw this palette used by a few youtubers, emilynoel83 and nvmakeuplover. I loved the colours that came in this ‘neutral’ palette. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely adore my Naked palette but some days I just want something different. The Nude’Tude palette is neutral but it certainly is not boring.

theBalm Nude'Tude palette

So after seeing theBalm on Hautelook, I decided to jump on the bandwagon and get me some. But things did not go according to plan. After waiting 3 weeks to get an update regarding my order, Hautelook dropped one of the palettes from my order. Then two days later, dropped the rest of my order telling me there was a ‘hazemat’ issue. I was like WTF? Hazemut? Seriously? So I tweeted theBalm to let them know what Hautelook was telling customers. There was no hazemat issue. I am still not sure why they told me that. So I wouldn't be as irate at not getting my order? Short story – done with Hautelook.

Afterwards, I emailed with Erin at theBalm (she is really nice and helpful) and ordered directly from theBalm. In this order, I purchased Meet Matte (review here) and two Nude’Tude palettes.

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Hiya I hope you are all doing well!

It’s been a few days since I last posted right? I am in the midst of a doozy of an arthritis flare up. Yeah fun times. So when I get like this I lose enthusiasm for almost everything. Just too darn achy to do anything. But if you don’t move and do something, the more sore you get. Agh!! So I have to remind myself life is short so get your butt off the couch cuz you might not be able to do this tomorrow. So I went and floated around in my pool for the afternoon LOL.

Okay enough of me whining ...

About a month ago I place an order with theBalm.com for some palettes and as a bonus item I got a free full sized Shady Lady eyeshadow Shameless Shana.

This is a gorgeous bronzy brown shade. It has subtle shimmer to it - not too crazy. It could possibly be used as a shimmery bronzer in a pinch. I have to say this shadow is buttery smooth and so easy to blend. It is another fabulous neutral I have added to my daily rotation. Now I want to get a Shady Lady palette to see if the rest are the same! J I didn't order a Shady Lady palette in my order an now am kicking myself!

The size is enormous at 3.4 grams and comes in a cute little tin with the leopard print Shady Lady logo on it. I don’t think I will ever hit pan on this shadow.

I do believe these ‘free gift ‘ eyeshadows were also part of the January My Glam bags. If you notice on the back of the eyeshadow it has myglam.com on it. Regardless, it a beautiful eyeshadow and has found a loving home in my collection! J

I should note that the individual Shady Lady shadows retail for $16 USD at theBlam.com.

So any Balmettes out there loving their Shady Ladies?

~~99Raina99

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It is hard to find a good palette of just matte shadows.

I love matte shadows for blending but most palettes I own only have very few mattes in them. My everyday favorite matte is UD’s Buck from their Naked palette. I love it for creating depth in my crease.

Since my collection (yes I refer to my makeup as a collection now HAHA) was lacking matte shadows, I decided to order Meet Matt(e) from theBalm ($39.50).

This palette was a lot smaller that I had thought it would be (3 ¼ in x 3 ¼ in). It fits in the palm of your hand. Inside it packs 9 matte shadows in it and dare I say; everyday shadows. The actual case is made of a heavy duty cardboard, has a magnetic closure and contains a decent sized mirror. I wouldn’t really use the double ended brush that comes with it as I find it kind of too stiff for blending. Can I just say I love theBalm packaging? I love the retro pictures on them. On the back, Matt even has stats!

The shadows are not quite as buttery as the theBalm’s more shimmery shadows (Shady Lady) but are very decent for a matte shadow! Some do have a teensy bit of fallout but not as much as most other matte shadows. The three lightest shades were a bit chalky but nothing like the chalkiness that comes from a matte shadow in one of the 88 palettes. As you can see from the swatches, Matt Smith disappears on my skin tone. For me that will my next goto transition colour. J

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swatched over UDPP, two swipes each

My favorite is Matt Batali with Matt Hotowitz coming in a close second.

I find this matte palette has a good variety of colours for everyday use.

TheBalm can be found online at thebalm.com or ebeauty.ca.

What is you favorite matte palette?

~~99Raina99

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