Good matte eyeshadows are the one thing that most drugstore eyeshadow palettes lack. The solution? The Sonia Kashuk Eye Couture Eye On Neutral Matte 02 ($19.99 at Target). Whenever my I need a neutral matte shadow, the Eye on Neutral palette is my go-to.
The packaging is sleek and minimal (which I like). The only thing it's missing is a mirror.
The Sonia Kashuk Eye On Neutral Palette could very well be a semi-dupe of the Tarte Tartlette Amazonian Clay Matte Eyeshadow Palette that's less than half the price. I say "semi-dupe" because (1) I don't own the Tartlette Palette, so I can't compare (2) the colours aren't exactly the same. Regardless, the Sonia Kashuk Eye on Neutral Matte Palette is an amazing set of drugstore mattes. There's minimal powder kick-up and fallout, the shadows are easy to blend, and there's a good variety of eyeshadow colours.
By my estimation/description, the 12 colours included in the palette are:
- bone
- tan skintone
- peach skintone
- orange-leaning light brown
- mauve
- light brown
- warm medium brown
- cool medium brown
- dark brown
- grey brown
- grey
- black
The palette is a phenomenal combo light, medium and dark shades, easily used alone or combined with shadows from other palettes. My favourites are the warm brown and the dark brown, which I used in the look below:
I don't reach for this palette as much as I should (I don't wear eyeshadow as much as I should). But it's really, really nice to have on-hand.
What's your favourite matte palette?
Featured product received at a swap
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