Holy Grail for all who love natural shades - perfect for living doll makeup!

06:48 Roses in Water 0 Comments

I spent the last of my student loan going ham on buying palettes. I bought something like 4 in the space of one month, and each one was kinda expensive so I was definitely naughty for that. Of course it doesn't help when Beautybay email you alerting you that Morphe has been restocked.

The one I wanna focus on though is the limited edition Natural Love palette by Too Faced. It's beautiful from the get go, it's packaging is a kind of hard cardboard covered with a beautiful vintage, shabby chic floral paper with metallic vines going all over, with suede accents on the letters and flowers. It's also got pictures of birds and bunnies all over, animals being a theme in the names of the shades.




Inside it's got this huge ass mirror with the cute flower and vine design bordering it, and then of course below you've got your shadows. I think this palette is a bargain and way worth the money, it costs £52 which is, for most people, quite steep for makeup, but you get 30 decent sized shadows inside but the reason it's worth it is because the quality of the eye shadows are second to none. Too Faced have one of the best formulas for eye shadows. I'm not a huge fan of Mac eye shadows because they cost more than what they're worth. A Mac palette containing 15 shadows costs £49.50 which is ridiculous to me when you can get a palette containing double the shadows and a better formula for only £2.50 extra. Plus there are so many other brands who's shadows are better than Mac, I mean one single shadow pan from Mac costs you £10, and to me the pigment isn't all that great, however you can get a single from Makeup Geek for £4.95.

The shades vary in texture, some are buttery and very spreadable like Too Faced is known for in their other palettes, e.g. The Sweet Peach palette has very buttery shadows that glide on and blend easily, however Natural Love have some shades containing glitter, so the texture is a little more rough and powdery, but they still glide on nonetheless but work better with patting motions and possibly some wetness on your brush.

♡  Fairy Tail, Satin Sheets, Kittens, Cutie Patootie, & Honey Butter  ♡

The shimmery shades are my favourite in this one, there's one called Hot & Bothered which is stunning, it's like a fiery, earthy burnt orange colour with light specs of glitter and shimmer inside. Personally, this palette is my cup of tea because I use lighter, warmer shades and this palette is about 90% made up of these kinds of shades, but have the odd cool tones like Fingers Crossed, Don't Settle, Smokin' and Night Fever, which is great because you have the option of a cool tone, dark, edgy shade if you want to mix it up a bit one day.


I will say that if you don't use a lot of pinks, champagne shimmers, glittery, warm shades then don't buy it. It's not going to be worth it for you, and you'll feel like you wasted money. If you're into the darker, smokier shades then this one isn't for you most likely as it really isn't the focus of this palette. As far as I'm concerned, Morphe is the holy grail of smokey eyes.



Another thing I love about this palette is the adorable name choices, it's bordering on a kawaii, Japanese cutesy theme with the names and the overall decor and colour scheme. However, Too Faced is a very kawaii, cutesy brand with some Japanese flare.

My favourites are Kittens, Bunny Nose, Lace Teddy, Cutie Patootie and Coffee Date. I mean Bunny Nose, I have three bunnies so this is probably the only reason I bought it lets be honest.

It's a really good palette if you're into cosplay and the whole living doll makeup thing. I imagine youtubers like Beckii Cruel, PeachMilky, Minsooky and Taylor R would love this palette because it's very much their aesthetic, and the shadows are great quality so it's a win win.

Overall it's a 10/10 for me, because I'm in love with these sorts of colours and asthetic of the product, therefore it's right up my street, but if you're not into the cutesy vibe and you like the more baddie, edgy, grungy schemes then maybe miss this out.