It’s Thursday and as promised, I have a review on the popular Morphe 35O Eyeshadow Palette. Morphe was one of the vendors at ICES 2016 and since the line was short I decided to take a look. Instantly, I knew I had to purchase this palette. It’s one of the most talked about palettes and, hello, gorgeous fall colors-how could I walk away without purchasing this?
So, does palette live up to the hype? Keep reading to find out!
Morphe 35O- 35 Color Nature Glow Eyeshadow Palette
Description: “From cooler grey-toned browns to fiery sunset colors, this palette is a beautiful mix of wearable warm neutrals that give you effortless versatility whether you are after a daytime look or full-on glam. The perfect balance of matte and shimmery finishes make it a go-to for makeup lovers at every skill level. Get everything you need to highlight, blend and transition without ever wearing the same look twice.“
Pros
Cost effective at $22.99
Gorgeous shades
Variety of finishes
Most shades have great pigmentation
Most shades blend easily
Cons
Lots of fallout
A few shades don’t blend as smoothly
A few shades apply patchy
Overall I really love this palette as it’s perfect for fall and you get 35 shades for a great price. I gravitate to the orange, warmer browns in this palette and they do not disappoint. I find that most of these shadows have a creamier consistency, making the application and blending process fairly easy. A few of the cooler toned shades and a least one orange shade apply a bit patchy and require a bit more effort into blending. Other than that, most shades have great pigmentation and with a primer, they last all day. The shade selection is great so you really don’t need another palette as you have matte, shimmer and satin colors all in one. A problem that I have with this palette is that practically every shade has major fallout. Whether you’re dipping a brush into a shade or simply swatching, it kicks up a lot of color and can turn into a mess fast if you are not careful. I found that lightly patting the shade instead of swirling helps decrease the amount of product fallout so it’s just something to be mindful of.
Here are swatches of the shades. Since these shades don’t have names, I labelled the rows so you know what row I swatched (e.g. R1 = Row 1).
Row 1 Swatches
Row 2 Swatches
Row 3 Swatches
Row 4 Swatches
Row 5 Swatches
A few shades took about 3 swatches to fully show up on camera but other than that, they’re pretty pigmented.
Have you tried this palette? What are your thoughts on it?
Stephanie
Been debating which morphe palette to get for a while and I think I’m definitely gonna pick this up after those swatches? love your post x
Thank you! I think this one is a great choice because it has a great mix of finishes versus all matte or all shimmer. 🙂
The colours are beautiful!
Perfect for fall! 🙂
Looks like the perfect fall colors?
They are! 🙂
In the pans some of the shades look so similar to each other. But based on the swatches, there is a good variety of colours and finishes. I especially like the rich metallics! Can the pans pop out?
I don’t think the pans can pop out, unfortunately. 🙁 There are subtle differences with the shades but that makes them great for transitioning/layering. There’s this coppery shade (I think the last one from the 5th row) that is my absolute favorite shade and it’s a metallic. I can’t get enough of that one.
This palette looks so beautiful! The price seems very reasonable for 35 shades and it’s great to hear nearly all of them are pigmented and apply like a dream. I don’t wear oranges myself but I imagine these shades look lovely on you 😀
It’s a great price and I hear the Sedona Lace is practically the same thing for a bit less I think. You’d be surprised to find how easy it is to incorporate orange shades. Thanks for the compliment Chanelle! I think orange would look great on you mixed with some brown colors. 🙂
Thanks for that tip, I might keep an eye eye for those types of shades 🙂
🙂 Let me know how they work if you do.
I have the Sedona Lace version of this and love it.
Did you experience fallout from the Sedona Lace one?
A bit. Fallout doesn’t bother me much though as I do my eye makeup first.
What bugs me is the fallout that occurs within the palette. It gets messy fast. 🙁
I definitely agree about the kick up of powder! Its a great palette though!
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Yup, that’s pretty much my main flaw with this palette. The colors are super gorgeous and the price point is not bad at all. 🙂
Beautiful earth tone colours.., perfect for autumn!!
Vivienne X
They are very gorgeous and fall appropriate. 🙂