BALETTE ROYALE: Showdown of the Shadows

[danielledanielle]

Greetings everyone, we're doing a bit of battle as Ambassadors and we would love some help.  We're curious to find the eyeshadow palette of all palettes.  We're doing a BATTLE ROYALE, or shall we call it a BALETTE ROYALE 😂🙃

 

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Background:

1.  Select three eyeshadow palettes of your choosing to create a look from the theme of the week.  Try to stick with one palette for the entire challenge.
2. For four weeks there's a theme. Try to create the most looks you can within that theme.  I will try to post a hint before the week starts.  You can ask for additional details once the theme is posted
3. The other two palettes, though?  You can use them, it's a palette battle.  You can make a switch to your other palettes .But, one time only.
4. You must select palettes from three different brands.*
5. *If you have a "megapalette" like a Natasha Denona 28 pan, Danessa Light works, a Morphe, etc. you can use them, but I'm requesting you select 10-12 shades to use.  (Keeps it fairly similar amongst others and this also to get you to use your stash. )
6.   Keep it respectful.

How to join:

• Check the thread each week for the theme.
  Post a look, or tag/post the palette you chose
• Remember, the challenge is to try to choose one palette to take you through the battle.
• I'll say it again.  Keep it respectful.  This is about using your stash and possibly finding new ways to use them.  If someone doesn't like your favorite, well, show them how your favorite works and post-up, otherwise keep it polite and keep it moving.
• If it helps think of the additional palettes are like "lives".  You can switch to another palette, but once you've used a palette add moved on, it's out.   For example, if I use Pat McGrath Labs Mothership I for the 1st and 2nd challenge.  But then week 3 I switch to Natasha's Golden, I've used 2 palettes.  I can't go back to Pat, and I have only one more "life" left so I can continue with Golden, or make one more switch.

At the end, the tally will be for the ten most used palettes.

Week 1: (Feb 10-16) NATURE

Week 2 (Feb 18-23) RED CARPET READY (OR RUNWAY READY VIA NYFW)

Week 3 (Feb 24 -2) 20th Century

Week 4 (Mar 3-9) Avant Garde!

[makeitup305]

@itsfi @greeneyedgirl107 here to enable both Stora Dolls and Over Brun lol I have both so let me know if you want comparison swatches. Both are super pretty.

[greeneyedgirl107]

@makeitup305 I put stora dolls on my loves list, but thanks for the offer!

[itsfi]

@greeneyedgirl107, thank you. What? You can't add Stora Dolls to your list?! It's such a great quad and the shadows have some good wear time. I know you have long days/nights - I use the 3 non-sparkly shades (so the ones other than the shade in the top left hand corner) more often and they have stayed 10-12+ hours, without creasing or flaking, with a primer. 

[greeneyedgirl107]

@itsfi good information!  I was able to eventually add that quad, btw!

[lmaster]

Oh wow @itsfi your looks are stunning 😍 

[itsfi]

@lmaster, thank you. It's been fun doing different eye looks and playing with the gems and stencils. 

[haleyvvvv]

Avant Garde Week

I had a bit of hard time with this, because I already do a lot on the day to day, but doing avant garde but still making it "wearable".

It's hard to see, but I also put the gold in my brows. I had to put matte shade on my lid because otherwise my lids are too oily. The yellow blush is from Ritual de Fille.

The inspo: 

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This is one where I had to tone it down a bit, it looked too much like devils horns otherwise. Green liner is HAUS LABS BY LADY GAGA Optic Intensity Eco Waterproof Gel Eyeliner Pencil Chartreuse Matte (thanks @TeamBIC for an old ambassador gift for this)

This was my favorite. I did the look and missed having blue like the inspo (below) and added blue mascara (PMG). I think I did an okay job, but I would try this again to get it sharper. 

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Thanks, @danielledanielle for a really fun challenge!! 

[makeitup305]

@haleyvvvv so stunning! You rocked this challenge and the Balette challenge over all.

[lmaster]

Soooo beautiful!! @haleyvvvv 

[danielledanielle]

The gold/yellow mate is my fave.  I was waiting for your contributions and it did not disappoint! @haleyvvvv 

That look also reminds me of the pic in the Dior thread:

I was hoping for dents/pans myself and did not get them 😔, so I'm absolutely thrilled YOU did...Look at your creativity and diligence, you did it!

 

[haleyvvvv]

Also, the before and after of using the palette pretty consistently for a few weeks. There's definitely been some purposeful dips and some I stuck the brush in/tape pulled up some hard pan dips lol.

But look at that dip in the middle shade and the shimmer impressions have all gotten deeper. I think my palette collection is so big that panning anything feels stressful but I need to figure out how to rotate more through them all better. 

[itsfi]

That's my favorite, too @haleyvvvv; I love how you were inspired by it and find your blue mascara to be a fabulous touch! 💙

[haleyvvvv]

Thank you, @itsfi !! I had it at first without the blue and I liked it, but I felt it needed more of the blue and was happy I found a way to incorporate it without bringing in a new palette.

[itsfi]

I love that you used Tiny Marvels for all your looks @haleyvvvv; not just that you used one palette, which is fantastic, but that it's Tiny Marvels! 

[AMK721]

I finally got around to trying the Avant-Garde theme. Using HUDA BEAUTY Icy Nude Eyeshadow Palette 

 

 

[makeitup305]

gorgeous @AMK721 !

[lmaster]

@AMK721 i love the look you created!! 

[haleyvvvv]

Beautiful look, @AMK721 !! It goes so well with the red lippies!! 

[itsfi]

You look amazing @AMK721! The combo of the darker shadow and the sparkly on is gorgeous. And paired with that red lip? Stunning!! 🤩 

[danielledanielle]

Yeeeessssss, it's giving rebel, early aughts (2000) but also greaser vibes @AMK721 

[AMK721]

@danielledanielle it was out of my comfort zone, but also fun!