NYX Smokey Eyes Palette Swatches & Review
NYX Cosmetics has a hot little palette out called Smokey Eyes. It’s packed with ten beautiful eyeshadows – all you need to come up with a brown, grey or black smoked out look.
What I love about this palette are the choices. You can go for a warmer look with the brown, taupe and apricot shadows, or do a cool one with the silver, grey, black and vanilla. So many choices!
All the NYX shadows I have swatched have been really nice, and these are no exception. The color payoff is really great and they apply very easily. There is no chalkiness or grittiness. For a relatively inexpensive brand, their stuff is very nice quality.
Another thing I LOVE about this, is the vanilla and apricot highlight colors are actually not over the top frosty. It really bugs me when I get a large palette and there is no subtle highlight color (cough, Kat Von D, cough) because that means I have to carry around another extra shadow for that purpose. In case you wondered the highlight color I use almost every single day is MAC Vanilla. I do not like major frost or white on my brow-bone it’s too *much*, for daytime especially.
I think there is a look in here for just about everyone.
There are no names for these colors (as far as I know) so that’s one thing that’s a little annoying, when trying to write about them at least.
Swatches of the top shadows, L to R (NC 20 skin)
Subtle apricot, medium taupe, medium warm brown, medium chocolate brown, medium grey charcoal
Swatches of the bottom shadows, L to R (NC 20 skin)
Black with silvery shimmer, dark chocolate brown, pale silvery/taupe, silver, silvery vanilla
The price of this palette is only $9.75, which I think is pretty good for ten eyeshadows!
How are you feeling about Smokey Eyes?
-VV
2010
Thank you so much for reviewing this! I have been eyeing this for a bit and couldn’t make up my mind about it!
2010
I’ve never tried NYX, but I’d like to after seeing this palette. Thanks for swatching, Kelly!
2010
Hi Paula,
You are welcome!
2010
Beautiful! It’s a pity that they don’t ship outside US…
2010
A totally functional palette!
2010
I’d love to see you do an EOTD with this palette!
2010
This is a nice neutral palette! Where can you get it, Kelly?
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2010
Hi starlight,
Yeah it’s really nice! You can find i at Ulta and also I believe on their website.
2010
These look really nice! Where did you get this from?
2010
Hi Traci,
Got it from Ulta, but I believe their website has it also.
2010
Looks like there are a couple of shadows in there I’d love to swatch next to some other shadows I have…hmmm.
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2010
Hi Sarah,
Yeah I’m sure there are some dupes in here…