EssenceWelcome To London Eyeshadow Palette

I love this palette. Great item.

Lovely little Eyeshadow pallet. Has great colors to make a nice look. Some of the powders do not come put all that well. And there's quite a bit of fallout.

I really liked this palette a lot. The colors are bold and beautiful; and a really fun change to my routine for not a lot of money. I found that colors blend out easily and last all day too. I honestly couldn't think of one bad thing to say about this set other than that my palette didn't come sealed. Cosmetic products should always be sealed in my opinion, so I had to deduct a star. But otherwise I would have to recommend it.(soda can included in the photo for size reference)

-Would I get it again or recommend it: Yes-Why: It's a really good palette with a great color story that applies and blends well and is high quality.Pros:-Essence products are always very good, and this lives up to the expectations that it will also be good. (If you haven’t tried their mascaras and highlighters, you really should-they are great.)-The outside of the palette is really cute with the London print.-The palette is generously sized, it's not small but a nice large size.-The pan size is large and easy to get a brush into, it's not undersized.-It has a mirror on the top of the inner palette.-Ingredients are listed on the back of the palette. (Always appreciate when a product does this.)-The color story is really cute. It has that "London blue" that you think of when you think of a UK phone both (or Dr. Who).-It has a nice mix of neutrals and more fun bright accent colors.-It has a nice mix of matte and shimmer shades.-It's versatile for daytime, every day looks and more fun colorful looks.-Many of the shades are a bit lighter. It should flatter a wide variety of skin tones (and hair and eye colors), but it may be a bit light for those with the deepest skin tones.-The shadows apply very well and blend very well.-It's reasonably priced for a palette of this size and quality.Cons:-Very dark skin toned folks may find it is too light for them as it has quite a few lighter shades.Tips:-Invest in some reasonably priced but good brushes. Real Techniques eye brushes (with the dark not colored bristles) are excellent and come in sets that are reasonably priced.-Consider eye primer under your shadow. Wet N Wild and Milani both make excellent shadow primers and you need about a grain of rice size on each eye, a little goes a long way.

This is a pretty little palette, small enough to use for traveling. Contains 12 pans of both shimmer and matte shades. Doesn’t come with a brush, but no matter, i have plenty of those. It does have a mirror though. The packaging is reminiscent of London, with the Phonebox, and Big Ben printed on the front.The texture is very blendable, and the shades are very wearable. I’m not a fan of the “natural look” makeup, i like a bold eye, and you can have that with this palette. I particularly love the Red, Dark Blue, Gray and Black shades. And if you find that you want the red to look darker, you can add a bit of black into the crease, and deepen it. I always want palettes to have a black pan - it’s useful for other things like lining, and smoking out. If you choose to use an eyeshadow primer (or even just a concealer or foundation) then the colour payoff is more intense. If you don’t wear a primer, you might need to add more on top. I always wear a primer, because it makes sure the eyeshadow stays on longer, and prevents it settling into my crease.Essence have some very good products, i first bought their products way back in 2007, in a bricks and mortar store, and they were so affordable, and such good quality. And they have really upped their game, and expanded their range of products over the years. To be honest, i don’t really often buy drugstore brands any more, and it is a long whole since i shopped Essence, but when this popped up, i was drawn to it, like a moth to a flame, as i love eyeshadow palettes almost as much as i love shoes and bags.I am not at all disappointed with the quality of the product, the price, and the cute packaging.