Too Faced Le Grand Chateau Gift Set

Review & Swatches!

Le Grand Chateau is another Too Faced Gift set from their Christmas in Paris collection
This set includes another Limited Edition Dollhouse box that opens up to 
3 individual makeup palettes, all perfect for travel!
18 Eyeshadows, 2 Blushes, a Bronzer & Deluxe sample of Better Than Sex Mascara
Available at Sephora, Ulta & the Too Faced website for $49 USD ($215 value!)

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Swatches & more pics below!

www.toofaced.com

Being the total sucker for packaging that I am, How could I pass up this set ?

That gorgeous French Chateau design, the little doors that open up revealing the products,

the three palettes dressed like ribboned presents, each with "To/From" gift labels 

on the back making them perfect stocking stuffers!

Once you take out the palettes, there's a cute background drawing of a Victorian 

styled sofa & Paris view with little bags full of Too Faced products, 

once again..Too Faced nails the attention to detail

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Out of the 18 Shadows there are 6 Mattes (similar to the Le Grand Palais Set)

 Each individual Palette includes 6 eyeshadow shades & a large Cheek colour

Blue Palette - Paris au Naturale Wearable Day/Night Neutral shades

Pink Palette - Paris in Love Shimmery & Romantic Bronze shades

Black Palette - Paris After Dark Purple Smoky Night time shades

♥PARIS AU NATURALE - BLUE PALETTE♥

Pot Du Creme - Matte Cream White

Fifi- Matte Light/Med Brown 

La Femme - Matte Dark Cool Brown

Bonjour - Shimmer Bronze Gold

Merci - Shimmer Deep Tarnished Bronze

Oui - Black with Gold Sparkle 

Mademoiselle - Matte Neutral Peach Blush

♥PARIS IN LOVE - PINK PALETTE♥

Amour - Matte Off White

Fleur - Duochrome Peach Pink with Golden Shimmer

Je t'aime - Shimmer Cool toned Pink

Moi - Shimmer Taupe

Cherie - Shimmer Silver Grey

Tout Suite - Shimmer Bronze Brown

Jolie - Warm Shimmer Bronzer 

♥PARIS AFTER DARK - BLACK PALETTE♥

Le Marais - Duochrome Pearl/Pink Gold & Green Shimmer

Rendezvous - Matte Light Taupe Brown

Province - Medium Purple with Blue Shimmer

Parfait - Shimmer Champagne Pink

Tres Chic - Black with Purple Sparkle 

Noir - Matte Black

Tres Fab - Matte Neutral Pink Blush

Paris au Naturale is the perfect everyday, neutral palette with 3 Mattes & 3 Shimmers

to create multiple looks with & versatile enough so you can change your simple daytime

look to a beautiful evening look by adding a pop of shimmer! 

Also "Mademoiselle" is a nice matte blush, a wearable neutral peach

Paris in Love is a very romantic palette with soft shimmers & only 1 Matte shade! ("Amour")

Not so great as a stand alone palette, even the bronzer is shimmery..might be nice for a glowy 

beach-day look, but the colour "Fleur" is such a stunning duochrome shade with a peachy pink shimmer base & an intense gold reflect, it makes the palette worth keeping!

Paris After Dark is a great palette for a cool toned smoky look, with 2 Mattes & 4 shimmers you could play around & create a deep black smoky eye, or something purple & sultry for a sexy night out!

"Le Marais" is unlike any shadow I have seen before, it looks like a simple shimmery white highlight, but it has an insane duochrome effect of pinks, pearls, greens & golds making it super reflective! "Tres Fab" Blush is a cooler pink that goes perfectly in this palette.

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The eyeshadows in this set are what you'd expect from Too Faced - Buttery, smooth & pigmented

If you have read my previous blog on the Le Grand Palais set, you will know how 

disappointed I was with that palette & the shadows..even the Blushes were pretty bad!

To compare: Le Grand Palais Review

Le Grand Chateau - $49 for 18 eyeshadows, 2 Blushes, 1 Bronzer & Mascara Sample

Perfect quality, versatile, cute packaging..

or 

Le Grand Palais - $58 for 18 eyeshadows, 2 Blushes, 1 Highlight, 1 Bronzer (Half the size)

Mini Mascara, Melted Lipstick & Shadow Insurance

Great colours but terrible textures, gorgeous packaging & extra samples

I totally recommend this set from Too Faced though!

The palettes are great gift ideas for a friend who loves her neutrals, one who 

goes for a simple glowy look & another who loves a smoky eye or pop of purple

And you can keep the Dollhouse box on your vanity for your self..or just keep the whole set! ;)

Reviews on the other 2015 Holiday sets from Too Faced:

Le Grand Palais - Click here

Melted Kisses & Sweet Cheeks - Click here

LucyLoves! xx

Too Faced Le Grand Palais Set

Review & Swatches!

The Holiday Beauty Sets are already coming out, all in time for Christmas!
I love how Too Faced do Holiday collections, it's always a stunning, sparkly presentation
It's Christmas in Paris this year for the 2015 collection
Le Grand Palais is a Sephora Exclusive, a Dollhouse designed box with
 a large palette & three deluxe samples!
18 Eyeshadows, 2 Blushes, a Highligher & a Bronzer
Sample size Melted Peony, Better Than Sex Mascara & Eyeshadow Primer
This Palette retails for $58 USD ($378 value!)

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Swatches & more pics below!

www.sephora.com/toofaced

 I'm not gonna lie, it's the packaging & presentation that sold me on this set

The Dollhouse box has one side that flips down & the palette pops out easily,

plus the box looks awesome on your vanity to display jewellery, perfume etc

Cute details in the background, a little staircase holding the mini samples, a cardboard 

Mannequin & Sephora bag full of Too Faced products, it's all too adorable!

But..I feel that the packaging was the main focus in the creative process of this set 

& the palette was more of an after-thought...

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The Palette includes 18 eyeshadows, with only 5 Matte shades

All the shadows have cute names printed underneath.

There is a lot of shimmer & glitter going on in this palette, if that's not your thing, 

this is not the collection for you!

The pigmentation varies with the shadows, the glittery shades are too flaky & chunky that there

is no real colour to the base of them, blow the glitter away & there's nothing there.

The shimmers are beautiful & buttery & have perfect colour pay-off,

especially "Wish List", "Arc de Triomphe" & surprisingly "Party Dress"

But the mattes are inconsistent with a couple that are dry & patchy..

such as "Cobblestone" & "Belle Femme"

The larger highlighting shades are all beautiful, I'll probably use these everyday.

And the Face products are nicely pigmented, the Highlight & Bronzer are buttery

but the blushes are more dry & powdery

♥ EYESHADOWS♥

White Christmas - Matte White

Satin Sheets - Shimmer Pink Champagne

Vintage Lace - Matte Pale Yellow White

Delightful - Shimmer Icy Pink

Moon on Their Wings - Glitter Rose Gold

Cobblestone - Matte Cool Taupe Brown

City Lights - Caramel Brown with Gold Shimmer

Dreamlight - Shimmery Purple Brown

String of Lights - Glittery Ice Blue

Yule Log - Black with Pink & Gold Shimmer

Wish List - Shimmer True Gold

Arc de Triomphe - Shimmer Grey Mauve

Belle Femme - Matte Dark Cool Brown

Stiletto - Matte Black

Eiffle - Glitter Dark Teal Green

Midnight in Paris - Glitter Deep Blue

Champs Elysees - Glitter Purple

Party Dress - Shimmer Hot Pink

♥FACE PRODUCTS♥

Stardust - Matte Coral/Peach Pink Blush

Skyline - Matte Cool toned Pink Blush

Flush - Golden Champagne Highlight

Sun Bunny - Shimmery Warm Tan Bronzer

♥SAMPLES♥

Melted Peony Lipstick is a Creamy Dusty Pink, on the cooler side.. 

in my opinion, it's quite a hard shade to pull off on most skin tones & unfortunately 

it's one that gets repeated in a lot of their collections as a deluxe sample, 

I wish it was something more universal like "Melted Nude" or "Melted Ruby" Red

Better Than Sex Mascara though it is a great mascara to have, it's also an over kill 

in their Gift sets, I have about 4-5 of these kicking around now

Eyeshadow Insurance is a handy mini to have, it has a decent amount of product (0.17oz) & should last you a long time 

Is this Gift set worth purchasing?

Honestly, I don't think so unless you want to pay $58usd for amazing packaging but poor product. 

I would rate this 5/10 for quality, I love a few of the shadows & the Highlight & Bronzer are both nice, but I was disappointed with the rest..

And 10/10 for the packaging obviously because it's stunning but also the slim palette pops out making it very travel friendly 

Reviews on the other 2015 Holidays sets from Too Faced: 
Le Grand Chateau - Click Here
Melted Kisses & Sweet Cheeks - Click Here

LucyLoves! xx

SMASHBOX Masterclass 3 Colour & Contour

Review & Swatches!

Finally! I got my hands on the Smashbox Master Class 3 Palette - Colour & Contour
This has been on my Sephora Wishlist since it was released in the 2014 Holidays 
I purchased Master Class 2 earlier that year & fell in love with the quality & colours!
But the packaging was a real downfall for me..
 To see they made serious improvements for the Master Class 3, I had to have it!
With Eyeshadows, Blushes & Contour powders, this is the most amazing palette for travel!

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This Palette retails for $65 USD ($300 value!)
32 Eyeshadows (12 Mattes 20 Shimmers)
3 Blushes & Contour, Bronzer & Highlight shades
This is an outstanding value for the price!
Swatches below!

www.sephora.com/smashbox

What makes this Master Class packaging so much better??
This one is like industrial strength & super sturdy compared to the Master Class 2, 
which came in a cheaper quality, silver cardboard packaging..
It looks sleek & is much slimmer, but received a lot of complaints about it arriving broken.
Unfortunately this happened to mine..

The new & improved packaging of the Master Class 3 is much bulkier, but provides so much 

more protection for the products inside & guaranteed to prevent smashing or breaking.

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Thick Black plastic, opens like a book & closes together with an elastic strap
Two sides to this palette - Stunning Neutrals + Contour powders & Creative Colours + Blushes.
Both palettes are removable & easily click back in to either side of the case for preference.
Covered by a solid clear flap, once again, more protection for your shadows, where the previous Master Class palettes had a flimsy plastic film which also had the names printed on,
this palette has them listed above each shade!

BONUS - when you open this book-like palette, there are "Get The Look" guide inserts, 

also at the back is a practice pad with 4 blank Face Charts. What a great idea! Get Creative!

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Neutral Shadows:

Naked - Matte Flesh Tone Pink

Nectar - Matte Pale Peach

Flirt - Shimmer Pearly Champagne

Vanilla - Matte Cream White

Drizzle - Matte Med Mauve Brown

Ambient - Metallic Bronze Gold

Pebble - Matte Cool Taupe Brown

Golden Orchid - Duochrome Golden Pink

Topaz - Shimmery Cool Taupe

Sienna - Shimmer Deep Gold Brown

Cinder - Shimmer Mauve Taupe

Nude - Matte Warm Caramel Brown

Royal - Matte Deep Purple 

Blackout - Matte Black

Smoke - Matte Dark Neutral Grey

Sumatra - Matte Dark Warm Brown

Colour Shadows:

Oyster - Pale Pearl w/ Green Shimmer

Sky - Satin Pale Baby Blue

Lavender - Shimmery Light Purple

Snow - Matte Off-White

Zoom - Apple Green w/ Gold Shimmer

Steel - Shimmer Med Silver Blue

Lilac - Shimmer Med Blue Purple

Rose Petal - Satin Cool toned Pink

Ivy - Satin Bright Green

Cerulean- Metallic Med/Deep Blue

Violet - Matte Dark Blue Purple

Papaya - Satin Peachy Pink

Serpent - Shimmery Blackened Green

Nocturnal - Satin Dark Blue

Blacktop - Black w/ Silver Shimmer

Peony - Satin Cool toned Hot Pink

Contour & Blush Shades:

Contour - Matte Neutral Brown                                        Carnation - Shimmery Golden Pink

Bronzer - Satin Warm Brown                                            Flush - Matte Warm Neutral Peach

Highlight - Satin Pale Yellow                                            Rosy - Satin Dark Berry 

The texture & pigmentation is amazing & so consistent throughout the entire palette!
Every shade is buttery & has high colour pay-off.
But one problem is the fall out with these because they are so buttery & soft, 
your brush tends to pick up a lot of product so use a light hand and/or shadow shields when applying!
The Face products are just as good!
Highly pigmented, soft & blends like a dream. But once again, use a light hand!

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Now in comparison to the Master Class 2 palette, there are a few repeated shades

Shadows - Nectar, Vanilla, Golden Orchid, Ambient, Serpent
And all three of the Blushes are also in the MC2 palette
The pigmentation has been improved & the texture is smoother
Shades like "Serpent" has better pimentation & "Golden Orchid" has a more intense 
Duochrome effect this time round.



I have fallen in Love with this amazing palette & have eyeshadows to last me years!
I need to mention, Smashbox came out with a contour palette earlier this year 
Smashbox Step-by-Step Contour Kit
It has the exact three contour shades included in this palette, but for $45 USD
So this is a fantastic deal!

Limited Edition still available from Sephora.com



LucyLoves! xx