I once reviewed the mini-size Colourpop palette and now it’s time to go through the bigger one 
The brand provides quite an abundance of palettes and brings out new releases constantly. I wanted to try something multifunctional for daily use and picked up the You Had Me At Hello eyeshadow.
The palette is housed in a paper package that has the same design as the palette itself. On the back you can find the names of the shades.
Weight: 13.2g. The weight of each refills is 1.1g. So, the price of each pan is about $1.5. Usually the Colourpop palettes with 12 pans retail for about $16, but I have a mirror here, so the price is $2 higher
By the way, the mirror is of good quality. It doesn’t distort the image. Initially it was packed with a protective film. It opens up about 130 degrees, which is good for me.
The palette is made of thick cardboard that is nice to the touch. I love the design. It’s simple yet cute.
As for the size, it’s pretty compact, about 13 cm x 10 cm.
The product has a magnetic fastening, so you can easily use it on the go. It won’t pop open in your cosmetic bag.
There is no fragrance to the product. The palette itself only has a slight smell of cardboard and a little bit of glue.
Now to the most interesting bit of the review, to the shades:
The palette consists of 12 shadows, six of which are matte, 5 shimmer and 1 glister.
The pigmentation of all shades is amazing.
It applies to my skin both with a finger and a brush very well. The only exception is The Knot shade. Also, I have picky eyelids, so I always wear the eyeshadow with a base.
Single stroke applied to my bare skin
The wear time is good, but it’s mostly due to the eyeshadow base in my case
The matte hues are a little bit dusty, especially the darkest one. So sweep away the residue before applying. It blends out alright, yet not perfect If I hadn’t had ABH eyeshadows that blend out like a dream, I would have called this option perfect.
Matte shades: applied to my bare skin with fingers
The shimmer tones are awesome. They are a little bit buttery to the touch and pick up both with my finger and with a flat brush well. They do not fall out and blend out easily. Actually they are the reason I love this palette
Shimmer shades: applied to my bare skin with fingers
The upper row: Candygram, Two Peas, Moon Struck and The Knot.
The first two shades are the most frequently usable in my case
1- applied with a finger, 2 - applied with a brush to my bare skin
Candygram is a milky-beige shimmer that looks amazingly both on my eyelid and in the corners of my eyes
Two Peas is a golden shimmer that is the same cool as the previous one.
These shades could have been nice highlighters if it was not for the glistening particles that are very visible on my eyelid.
Moon Struck is a pass and the reason why this palette is not multifunctional for me. I thought it would be lighter and the payoff more sheer.
Then it would have been good for evening out the color of my eyelid and for setting the eyeshadow base. However, it has a very distinct hint of orange, so it’s suitable only for my crease in warm makeups.
The Knot is a gorgeous shimmer-glister shade. It applies better with my finger or with a flat brush to the sticky base.
It’s the most loose shade out there, so it falls out when applying with a brush very badly.
The Knot: 1- with my finger, 2 - with a brush to my bare skin, 3 - with a brush to an eyeshadow base
The second row: Fool’s Rush, Look-See, FBO and Winning Ticket.
These are the shades from my favorite pink-toned color selection
1- applied with a finger, 2 - applied with a brush to my bare skin
Fool’s Rush is a stunning dusty pink that looks perfectly in my crease in pink makeups.
Look-See is a fascinating and complicated shimmer. It’s deep-pink with fine golden shimmer to it.
FBO looks more lilac in the pan than in real life For me, it’s something between dark-pink and plum. The shade is pretty dusty and chalky to the touch.
Winning Ticket is gold that looks orange-gold when blended out.
The third row: Sparks Fly, DTR, Want U Back and Pulling Strings. This row is quite dusty, which is visible in the swatch.
1- applied with a finger, 2 - applied with a brush to my bare skin
Sparks Fly is a brown-orange mustard. I don’t use it frequently and apply it once in a while along with Moon Struck to darken my crease in warm makeups.
DTR is a warm brown milk chocolate that is very dusty but it doesn’t leave any fallout behind. It’s perfect when blending out. Not patchy
Want U Back is a gorgeous bronze shade.
Pulling Strings is dark brown that is highly pigmented and very gimmicky.
It’s very dusty, a little bit chalky to the touch and can fall out. However, it blends out very well and I use it pretty often in my makeup to darken out the corner of my eye, my lash line or just to draw the lines.
Now let’s move onto the makeup looks
1. Fool’s Rush is applied to my crease. Candygram is used for my eyelid and for the inner corner of my eye. Plus, FBO to my lower eyelid and to the outer corner of my eye.
2. Moon Struck is applied in a thin coat to my eyelid, Sparks Fly to my crease and to my lower eyelid, DTR to the outer corner of my eye and to my lower eyelid, plus Pulling Strings as eyeliner.
3. Oh… Time for experiments!
DTR to my crease and to my lower eyelid, Pulling Strings for darkening the crease, Want U Back to my movable eyelid and Two Peas to the inner corner of my eye and to my lower eyelid.
To sum up I’d like to say that this palette is very nice, especially given the price-quality ratio. I use it pretty frequently and don’t regret that I purchased it.
When compared with the ABH Modern Renaissance palette, this option missed the boat.
For me, the palette lacks some basic nude shades.
But if it’s not an issue for you, I highly recommend you try this product. You get stunning shimmer and basic hues for a variety of looks for an affordable price.
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