NYX Off Tropic Eyeshadow Palette - review

Hello! Recently, I was itching to buy a neon eyeshadow palette. I wanted my palette to be neon and vibrant yet still practical.

I was lucky to walk into the NYX store and find out they had a 50% off offer on some items.

For me, I opted for the Off Tropic palette.

• Product info

Price: $20

Place of purchase: NYX counter

Shades: 10

Product says:

Expand your horizons with our brand-new Off Tropic Shadow Palette. Inspired by the heat and hues of an island paradise, there are two pigment-rich sets of vibrant shades to choose from—Hasta La Vista and Shifting Sand. Each eclectic palette is saturated with 10 blendable tones in a lush range of metallic, matte and satin finishes. Go Off Tropic by adding a playful pop of color to your everyday makeup, or by layering your way to a bold look in full bloom.

I was choosing between the Off Tropic and Ultimate palettes. The Tropic offers fewer shades but the refill pans are bigger. As for the Ultimate, it’s got a bigger color selection and some similar shades to the Tropic. The Ultimate palette also has pairs of matte+shimmer. Actually, there was no reason for me to pay for the shimmering shades because I’ve got a shimmering topper that transforms any matte shade into a sparkling and glowing one.So, I grabbed the Tropic palette.

 

• Packaging

 

The product wasn’t packed in a box or anything. The material of the palette is thick and sturdy. Also, it’s beautifully styled with bright and neon designs. It’s got magnets and closes well. It won’t pop open. Inside it’s the same. No featured mirror or brush or a sponge in the palette.

The information from the back of the palette:

 

• Palette:

 

9 matte and 1 shimmering shades.

The thick coverage even WITHOUT a primer.

Top line:

1. Vibrant peach, I’d even say orange shade. It’s so well packed with pigments that even looks fluorescent.

2. Pink - shade #1 why I bought this palette. Cool undertone, also bright and neon. It’s perfect for mono makeup.

3. Golden. This is the only shimmering shade in the palette. A lot of shimmer which doesn’t dazzle, though.

4. It’s a cool-toned green that shifts to teal. Very well pigmented.

5. Blue. In the picture in may seem dark blue but in life it’s even darker and that’s the second shade which pushed me for the purchasing.

Lower line:

6. This is a bold pink but with warm undertone. It’s even closer to a red shade, I guess.

7. It’s purple in the palette but once applied, it’s more like dark-mauve-pink.

8. Yellow. It’s very easy to swach with my finger but rather tough to get the same vibrancy on my eyes with it. It’s the least pigmented. However, when I pack it, the coverage is gorgeous.

9. One more fluorescent shade. It’s warm and a nice hybrid of orange and red.

10. This one is a saturated vinous shade. The darkest from the palette.

In fact, the shades aren’t bad but in total, it feels like there’s too much red shade here. I’d replaced 1-2 red-pink ones with something cool, like light blue or lilac.

 

• In use

I came up with several makeup looks with this palette. So, let’s have a look at them.

NB! Some shots were taken on my mobile, others on my camera. So, the color payoff may be slightly different.

1. P!NK

2. RAINBOW

3. WATERMELON

4. LOWER LASH LINE ACCENT

In a word, the eyeshadows are saturated and beautiful! They really accent my eyes and they’re visible even from afar.

One face, two makeups!

• Wear time

For me, this is the most important thing about this palette. It’s good when you apply makeup, stay at home, take pictures and that’s all. But it’s absolutely different when you go out with it and that play of color doesn’t crease or turn into a colorful mess. I needed a palette exactly like this one - safe and practical.

 

So, I applied my makeup and wore it for about 7 hours.

And this is what I’ve got 7 hours later:

Nice result! All the shades are in place! They didn’t mess into one dirty spot. They’re still vibrant and beautiful. I can see some creasing, mainly because of my eye anatomy.

 

In fact, this makeup looks very very good, given that I didn’t lie on the sofa the entire day but was busy with household chores all day.

I’m very pleased with their staying power.

 

• In the end, I’d like to comment upon the QUALITY:

1. These eyeshadows are handy to use. They don’t dust and pack well with my fingers and brushes. You won’t have to be a professional to tame them.

2. The blending is super.

3. They don’t mix into a messy spot on my eyes.

4. The staying power is awesome. You can wear them for an event and be sure they won’t crease.

5. It won’t be a problem to wash them off. They can be removed with micellar water.

 

• THE BOTTOM LINE

The palette is awesome and I love it to the moon and back, especially at 50% off!

I’ve been looking for a good quality eyeshadow palette without any satin or shimmer to the formula for so long! And I’ve found it!Highly recommended!

Thanks for reading my review!