{"id":5690,"date":"2010-09-29T09:00:54","date_gmt":"2010-09-29T01:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/?p=5690"},"modified":"2013-01-26T01:17:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T17:17:00","slug":"masquerade-paper-faces-on-parade-smashbox-masquerade-eyeshadow-palette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywomenstuff.com\/2010\/09\/masquerade-paper-faces-on-parade-smashbox-masquerade-eyeshadow-palette\/","title":{"rendered":"Masquerade! Paper Faces on Parade! Smashbox Masquerade Eyeshadow Palette"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ever since I saw pictures of the Smashbox Masquerade collection for Fall 2010 I was smitten. I’ve learnt that I like Fall-Winter colours best because I have a penchant for dark eyeshadow and deep colours. Light shades just work better as highlighters or accent colours but I do much better with dark colours for the eyes. Hence my love for the new Smashbox Masquerade Eyeshadow palette<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I showed you this one before I left on holiday. I used it throughout my holidays but since my camera’s gone, I have no looks to show you \ud83d\ude1b Which is why I had to wait till I got back to work and started using makeup again to show a couple of simple looks.<\/p>\n I’ve got a couple of simple looks and swatches after the jump below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are the swatches of all 9 colours in the same manner in which they are laid out in the pan. In my tilted picture above, tilt your head to your left and you should get it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The dark colours all tend towards having a touch of shimmer (nothing glittery) and are very nicely pigmented. The matte shades do come out a little flat but they work well with the other shimmery shades. I’d recommend that you use this palette with eyeshadow brushes. Fingers do not do it justice.<\/p>\n And here are a couple of looks to show how it looks on the eyes. In all the looks below I used the Smashbox Illusion blush from the same collection. I thought I’d review it in this post but decided to give it its own post.<\/p>\n Look #1 – Khaki Green and Gold<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As you can see, the grids are laid out in such a way that you can easily find a colour match by going across the grid. Perfect for newbies who aren’t sure how to mix and match colours. I only used 2 colours, one light and one dark. Its fast and easy – and I should have blended it more before I took the picture \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n