Too Faced Chocolate Bar Palette REVIEW

Ola Beauty lovers, I am back again with another review. This time I am so excited to show you this product. The Chocolate Bar Palette by Too Faced Cosmetics has been my go to palette for the month of February. Let me tell you, this palette is any woman's dream. The shadows smell like CHOCOLATE! Amazing!

Too Faced has said that this palette was inspired by their Chocolate Soleil Bronzer, which if you know about their bronzer you know that, that too also smells like chocolate. According to the back of the palette and I quote, this is what they claim:

"Indulge your craving for chocolate with these 16 antioxidant-rich cocoa powder infused matte and shimmer shades of natural browns, delicate pinks, and luscious plums. Inspired by our best-selling cocoa powder infused Chocolate Soleil Bronzer, the collection of decadent shadows is the perfect compliment to any skin tone..."

Ok so reading that on the back of the palette alone made my mouth water. Now lets dive into the palette.

The Canadian cost for this palette is $59.00 (On my Youtube Channel I estimated $38-$49, which I think is the States cost) 

Packaging
-The packaging is good. The palette is in a tin form, sort of like the Naked 2 and 3 Palettes from Urban Decay. It comes with a medium mirror on the lid inside. The 16 shadows are sitting on the bottom of course. The palette is sturdy to travel with and you don't have to worry about crushing the shadows. So thumbs up on the packaging.

Pigmentation/Blend ability/Wear ability
- The pigmentation on these babies are great!  They are so pigmented that you could only use one swipe if you wanted too. My personal preference is building the color to it's max intensity. These are all neutral shades so you can do day time and night time looks in a matter of seconds.
-They blend so smoothly into each other that it is effortless to create a good blended smokey look
-With an eye primer underneath these shadows are long wearing all day.

EyeShadows....Matte, Shimmer, Glitter
- Love how this palette is so versatile. It comes with 3 chunkier glitter shadows, 6 Matte shades, and 7 shimmer shades (on my Youtube channel I miss counted 6 shimmer Shades its really 7, opps)
-It is so hard to find a palette that has 6 Matte shades period. I love that it give you the option of using shimmer or matte because lets face it ladies, we have our moments for either or.

The only down fall of this palette, which is minor, is that the names of the shadows are not printed on the palette. The palette came with a clear plastic with the names of them when you place the plastic over top the shadows. That I wasn't impressed with. But it doesn't make or break what I think of the shadows themselves.

Oh P.S they last through a gym work out, yup I tested that out ! Fabulous !!!!

All in all, this palette is fabulous. From smelling like chocolate, to the pigmentation of the shadows, to the blend ability and wear ability, to the variety of finishes. Fantastic! I love this palette, been using it all month long and so impressed by the quality of this gorgeous make up product. Great job Too Faced! Keep 'em coming!

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MacGirl25

Limited Edition Palettes Part 1

Hi Beauty lovers. I did some shopping lately during the VIB sale at Sephora last week, and I thought it was the perfect time to stock up on some limited edition palette with the sale going on.

The two palettes that I had my eye on, but was not sure if I really wanted to take the leap on buying was the Smash box Full Exposure palette and the Too Faced A few of my Favorite Things palette. I went to look for these in one Sephora location early last week because I saw the palettes online, but I couldn't find the Smash Box one at that location. The Too Faced palette, when I swatched it at the first Sephora location I went to, I don't know why but the shadows seemed a bit dry and flaky. So I didn't pick them up the first time. A few days went by and the sale was still on and so I went to another Sephora location to see if they had the Smash box Full Exposure palette. Good news is they had it, so I was able to swatch it and I was sold on it up front. I also re swatched the Too Faced palette as well, and for some reason these shadows made me melt in love.

Below is a breakdown mini review on these palettes with prices. If you are interested in these palettes please go to your local Sephora to swatch them, OR you can order them online too. Keep in mind these are limited edition so don't wait too long.

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Smash box Full Exposure Palette: $58.00+tax

• This palette caught my eye online at first. Smash box is a fabulous cosmetic company, out of the products I have tried so far that I own, I have not had an issue with their items. This palette is gorgeous. It comes with 14 eye shadow's, 7 of which are matte finish, and 7 of which are shimmery or have sparkle finishes to them. That is was sold me from the start. You do not find a lot of palettes that have a good balance between matte and shimmery shadows. This one has half and half. BONUS. It also comes with a double ended brush, one side of the brush is a blending brush, the other side is a shader brush to pack on the color. It also comes with a deluxe size sample of their Full Exposure mascara. 
•  The formula of the shadows are great. They are creamy and easy to blend. Not to mention their pigmentation is crazy good. 
• What I love most about this palette is that it is so versatile. With the options of so many matte shades and shimmer shades you can combine them to make any look you want. Go from Day to night with no problems. 
• The palette also comes with a mirror on the top. The palette closes with magnets. 
• The packaging is very similar to the Lorac pro palette and the NARS packaging, so it is easy to get dirty quickly.
• For the price you do get your moneys worth since one of their single eye shadows retails for $18-$20 each and a trio of shadows retails for $36 plus tax! So realistically this palette of 14 shadows at $58 is a steal.
• Using an eye shadow primer underneath, the shadows are very long wearing. 

 Too Faced A Few of my Favorite Things Palette: $64+tax

• This palette caught my eye on line as well. However when I went to swatch it the first time in stores I didn't really love how the eye shadows transferred on my fingers. They seemed dry. BUT when I swatched them a second time at another Sephora location a few days later, the palette seemed flawless. You get 20 eye shadows, 2 blushes, and 2 face powder bronzer's. Also it comes with a deluxe sample size of their Better then sex mascara and a full size lip injection balm in nude. All that for $64 at Sephora. This is a great deal, with all the great goodies inside, this palette is valued at $496! This would be the perfect Christmas gift for a chick who is a makeup lover at that.
• The formulation of the shadows/blushes/and bronzer's are fabulous they are very buttery and smooth. Very easy to blend and so pigmented that your looks will pop.
• This palette does not come with a mirror, but that is OK. I do not really use the mirror that comes with the palettes anyways. 
• The packaging is very cute, pink and cream color packaging. The palette is thin like an Ipad mini. Equivalent to that size of the Ipad, maybe a tiny bit bigger.
• This palette does have a couple of matte shadows, but not as many as the Smash box one does. I think there is about 4-5 matte shades you can use for blending colors together in the palette. 
• The good thing about this palette is that you can get a day look, or a night look with it. So it is versatile if you need to travel and only want to bring one palette, this would be a good one to bring. Not only does the shadows provide options but it also provides face powders. So this is perfect to travel with.
• Also using an eye shadow primer underneath, the shadows are very long wearing. 

If you wish to see swatches on line, please go visit my YouTube channel MacGril25Antonietta to see some swatching done.

I hope you all enjoyed this mini review, stay tuned for Part 2 of Limited Edition Palettes coming soon.

Until next time beauty lovers <3
MacGirl25




Disclosure: I purchased these palettes with my own dollar bills, I am not affiliated with these two companies what so ever.