E.l.f. XX Jen Atkin let’s e.l.f.ing do this palette
Available in two shades – light medium and medium to deep – this seven-pan palette contains four eyeshadows, a powder bronzer, blush and a highlighter.
On first impressions, the packaging is undoubtedly chic and feels much more expensive than the reasonable price tag would suggest.
The powder eyeshadow shades range from a peachy-nude base colour to a caramel brown, hazelnut brown and deep brown. They’re surprisingly rich in pigment and very lightweight, but easy to build and blend together. We loved using the peachy nude shade all over the lid to even out skin tone, followed by the caramel brown to add depth in the outer socket.
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The darker shades work great for a soft-focus eyeliner, and we found it worked best with an angled brow brush for a precise shape.
The matte bronzer is quite fair, so if you like sharp cheekbones, we’d recommend using this over the top of a cream contour for more intense colour and dimension, while the blush has a very sheer finish. It’s subtle but that makes it less intimidating as you can layer it slowly to avoid over-application.
The highlighter isn’t as shimmery or glowy as we wished, but we found a better use for it – layered on top of our eyelids for a quick wash of golden shimmer.