Love this palette

I received the tarte Rainforest of the Sea Volume II eyeshadow palette in my August Boxycharm. I have now used it several times so can now give my honest review.

The shades range from the lightest cream to almost black and are all neutral tones, which I particularly like. It is very different from the Amazonian Clay formula which I'm not keen on. This is very velvety and creamy in the palette. It applies smoothly and is much more blendable. In my opinion, this formula is far superior to the Amazonian Clay.

The first thing I noticed is that there is very little difference between the swatches over primer and those on bare skin. All of the shades worked equally well on both, although I would imagine they would last longer on the lid with primer. I have oily lids, so always use a primer.

As I have mentioned the shadow goes on very smoothly and all shades had great colour payoff and no kickback or fall out. There are no really shimmery shades in this palette which is great for me. All the shades tend towards matte and satin finishes, although Sunset is the most shimmery.

The shades can be used to make a neutral look or a more dramatic smokey eye. The shadows all lasted well on my (with primer) for a good eight hours. I had no smudging or creasing during that time.

Favourite Eyeshadow Palette

I received this palette in my BoxyCharm in AUgust, but i have to say... I haven't used any other palettes since I'v received this. The colours have such great pigmentation and the powders have very little fall out. WOuld definitely recommend!

Love these natural neutrals!

Tarte Rainforest of the Sea ~ Volume II is amazing! Seeing everyone's amazing swatches and shots ~ I just could not resist breaking into this beauty any longer! I adore neutrals and these highly pigmented and frosty cool hues just warm my heart. Very wearable, creamy with long lasting pigment power ~ cruelty & paraben free too!