What’s up buttercup!
I’m back again with a slightly different post. If you weren’t aware – I’m a huge makeup junkie. I watch beauty videos religiously, follow too many beauty gurus on Instagram, and try out different makeup and makeup looks daily. As a college student, I more often than not purchase drug store or less expensive makeup. I have found some awesome drug store dupes for high end brands and great products in general.
However, I’m heading abroad in the fall and I’ve been hunting for a pallet that I can mess around with and do fun day looks, night looks, and really out there looks. I tried to find a drug store pallet but nothing was catching my eye. I made the mistake of going into Sephora and than’s when I found the Huda Beauty Desert Dusk pallet. It was amazing so naturally I had to splurge. Let me just say, it was so worth the money. Let’s get into my first impression of the pallet:
Cost:Â $65 USD
Shadow Count: 18 in all (10 shimmer, 8 matte)
Worth It?:Â Yes
So I’ve tried this pallet a few times doing a few different looks. The shadows I love and that are totally unique and beautiful are: Twilight (purple to blue iridescent), Cosmo (golden red iridescent), Angelic (champaign pink shimmer), and Amethyst (pigmented, pure purple).
Overall all the shadows have really impressed me. This is the first Huda Beauty product I’ve ever owned, and it makes me want to get more. I can see the top row of shadows working perfectly for natural day looks and the purples and shimmers working great for night looks.
The look I’m wearing in the picture features Musk and Eden in the crease. Then I added some Oud to the outer V and Amethyst deep in the crease. Then I ended it off by adding Angelic to the outer half of the lid and Nefertiti to the inner half of the lid.
Another favorite look I’ve found is Eden and Amber in the crease. A little bit of Oud in the outer V with the tiniest amount of Amethyst on top. Finally Twilight all over the lid.
Overall this is so worth the money in my opinion. I love wearing purple shadows (so good for bringing out brown eyes)!!
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