Equipped with vouchers from Christmas I decided to venture
into the realm of Too faced in my local Debenhams as for once I could afford
another high end beauty palette. I originally had planned on getting one of the
Naked Palettes as I already have a few Urban Decay eye shadows and lipsticks. In
a post-New year mindset though I left my beauty comfort zone to try something
new.
I will admit that going for an almost cult beauty product
which many speak highly of isn’t exactly an adventure but I was excited to try
it so I purchased the chocolate bar palette. It’s been out for years so there
are probably a number of reviews but I thought I’d add to them with a six month
review by yours truly.
The palette consists of 16 shades which are a mixture of
matte and shimmers, ranging from light to dark shades which I was quite impressed
with as it is so versatile. From pearlised pinks to dark chocolates it provides
for most occasions and still has the famed chocolate scent after 6 months.
(This pleases me so much even if I do crave chocolate just a little every time
I use it.)
Too faced are known for good quality lasting shadows so I
can say I am not disappointed at all with the pigmentation. All it takes is a
lone sweep of a colour and the shade I desire for that day is packed on my
eyelid due to the phenomenal pay off. The shades blend so easily creating many
seamless looks and allowing you an effortless yet beautiful finish.
I’m really happy with the range of shades included in the
palette and can say I’ve used all the shades more than once. The lighter shade ‘strawberry
bonbon’ I find is perfect as a pinky base to light shimmer looks with ‘white
chocolate’ and ‘champagne truffle’ to highlight the brow bone and provide the
finishing touch to any look.
This is only 7 swatches as the other photo didn't turn out too well:
Strawberry bonbon, Cherry cordial, Black forrest truffle, candied violet,
triple fudge, amaretto and champagne truffle
Strawberry bonbon, Cherry cordial, Black forrest truffle, candied violet,
triple fudge, amaretto and champagne truffle
My favourite shades in the entire palette I would have to
say are ‘crème brulee’ which is a gorgeous bronze with gold undertones and ‘hazelnut’,
a darker brown shimmer. (Yes, they are probably fairly similar, but I love a
bronzy gold based eye for summer.) Recently though I have been reaching more
for ‘marzipan,’ a shimmery light copper for all over the lid and running ‘salted
caramel,’ a matte peachy orange, in my crease. I think this might just be an
early preparation for my orange toned autumn looks with a dark red lip, but I
love it!
My most used shades are probably ‘triple fudge’ and ‘semi-sweet’
due to how I decided to use these mattes in combination to do my brows one day
after I ran out of my beloved gimme brow. Blended together I find they create a
shade perfect for doing my brows; it’s so easy to fill them now which shocked
me as I’d always shied away from using a powder for this. (I was always too
scared of going overly bold.) Using the palette for my brows though has saved
me a little bit of money too since I haven’t gone out to get any new brow
products which is brilliant!
Overall I am so glad I purchased this palette as it is such
good quality and I find it’s perfect for almost any occasion. It was a little
pricey, but as I use it nearly every day it is worth it for me; it’s worth
comparing it to palettes you already have though as I know bronze shades aren’t
uncommon. In the future I would happily look at more too faced products to buy
for the quality as well as the dreamy packaging they come in.
I may even consider posting a look using the palette on here
too just because I want to show you what looks you can create with some of the
shades. What do you guys think?
