Sunday, May 29, 2011

Sonia Kashuk Instructional Eyeshadow Palette in Eye On Color - Review, Swatches & EOTD

The instructional eye shadaow palettes are a new release from Sonia Kashuk($19.99), part of the Spring 2011 collection. The eyeshadow palettes come in two different variants, Eye On Color - A mix of all shimmery, pastels and a few darker, metallic shades and Eye On Neutral - A mix of various browns and nudes.

The colors in this palette (Eye On Color) are mostly pastel shades of blues, greens and pinks along with a gorgeous blue, purple and a medium taupe that makes for a great smoky, evening look. I prefer the metallics over pastels shades as they seem to wash me out quite a bit. The 12 eye shadows are numbered and as the name suggests, the palette comes with a step-by-step instructional guide to achieving looks that range from 'just a wash of color' to high-drama.
First row shades top to bottom
Second row shades top to bottom
Third row shades top to bottom
What I like about this palette:
  • If you like shimmery shades, this palette is something you can play around with a lot. 
  • The shadows are well pigmented and very blendable.The metallic shades especially, pack a lot of color.
  • The step-by-step instructional guide is a great feature for beginners.
  • Easy to tote around.
The not so good things about this palette:
  • A couple of pastel shades, the top-most left color(white) and the light blue shade are a quite chalky.
  • Not really a con, but I wish there were a couple of matte crease shades included too!
I love the deeper hues in this palette as they complement my eyes more than the lighter ones. Here's a look I came up with using a few of them in this palette.


With this palette, I would suggest doing your eye make-up first and then moving on to the face routine since all shades do contain shimmer and a few flecks end up on the cheeks. I'm sure there are a variety of eye looks that can be achieved using this palette. If you like value sets and the concept of guided eyeshadow palettes or just eye shadow palettes in general with a mix of metallics and pastels, this is a great one to try!

Would you try the Sonia Kashuk Instructional Eyeshadow Palette? Do you like pastels or metallics? Share your thoughts.

Disclosure: The product in this article was provided by PR for consideration. All opinions are my own. For more information please refer to my Disclosure Policy.

26 comments:

  1. That's a pretty palette! Thanks for a swatches. The look that you created is beautiful! =)

    -Dinah
    http://dgsbeauty.blogspot.com/

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  2. that's a cute palette but i agree, pastels don't look so good on me either. i do like the purple look you did though. very pretty!

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  3. they seem so pigmented. lovely eye look :)

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  4. A couple of the shades look chalky; thank you for reviewing this and pointing them out. The eye look is beautiful! =D

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  5. Loved your makeup..is so neatly done :)

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  6. @D.Sadie - You're welcome. It is a very cute palette & Thanks! :)

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  7. @JC - Thanks! I know, pastels can sometimes look very weird on me :(

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  8. @Shivani - Thanks :)I'm so glad you like the look :D

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  9. @Vijii - Thanks! Yeah, I always have this chalky problem with a lot of lighter shades. Wonder why!!?

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  10. @Rads - Thanks :D I'm glad you like it :)

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  11. I love instructional palettes they are so much easier to use! Gorgeous makeup by the way :)

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  12. Nice shades Appu.....look lovely on your eye :)

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  13. Loved your EOTD and the palette is pretty too.. But the pastel shades look chalky. :|

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  14. @Beauty By Rosh - I agree, they are very easy to use & Thanks! :)

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  15. @Cali - Thank you! Yeah, there are some very pretty shades :)

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  16. @Ik - Thanks :D I know, it looks so pretty but the pastel shades are quite chalky :( Otherwise, it's a nice palette.

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  17. Very pretty! I like the pastel shades (especially the mint)

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  18. Yeah, there's quite a bit of pastel in there. The mint is pretty but, it kinda washes me out :( Glad you like it!

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  19. these remind me of the ellf book palettes. the shades are very pretty but id rather buy the elf book since its 5 dollars LOL. love the eyelook you did though. very pretty! :)

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  20. Pretty eye look! And the shades in the palette are quite lovely.

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  21. @Donna - Thanks! I've seen the ELF book at Target. It seems like such a nice bargain. I'll probably try it sometime :D

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  22. @Vonvon - Thank you :D Yes, they are quite a nice combo!

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  23. That's a gorgeous eye look there. I'm like you, I love darker shades too. :)

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  24. @Witoxicity - Thank you :) I'm so glad you like darker colors too! Lighter ones look really funny on me :D

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