Too Faced Custom Palette Made Just For Me!

my personal custom message + my choice of wallpaper

I got to choose the eyeshadow and blush color and primer

 

SHADE:Lucky/Charms

Happy Monday! I hope everyone had a fabulous weekend. Today I'll be reviewing Too Faced Custom Palette which I tweeted about many times while it was being sold for reduced price as it no longer is available so I hope you all had a chance to grab a set for yourself. I believe last year I posted the news when Too Faced started offering these custom made palettes which I always wanted to try but somehow it slipped my mind. Anyhow, Too Faced recently offered these custom palettes at $17.99 which was half price from the original $37.99 price tag. I am so glad I purchased one at sale price because I would have been upset if I paid the full price and I'll explain why. Even thought these are sold out as of now maybe the info will be useful for you if they decide to relaunch the custom palette idea. In the meantime check out the site for the launch of the new fall collection.

What's included in this set:

A palette with a mirror

your choice of background design

message of your choice

your choice of blush shade

your choice of eyeshadow shade

your choice of primer, mascara or eyeliner

an optional gift card tag (which is included even if it isn't a gift)

I choose the girl background in pink, light pink blush )which looks like peach instead), my fave Too Faced Primer and a combo set of eye-shadows in Lucky/Charms.

What I didn't like:

The palette size: it it tiny! The size is like 4 X 4 inches. They don't make mention of the size online and I thought it would be bigger for the price they were originally selling it for.

I ordered a fresh pink blush yet it looks like the peach option they were also offering it. A little too peachy for me.

The cardboard material felt a little cheap.

What I love:

The eyeshadow are gorgeous! They are nicely pigmented and shimmery but not tacky. These colors are still available in the Too Faced Duo set and the shade is Lucky Charms. Lucky is Emerald Foil and Charms is a beautiful Golden light Green. A great combo for a ethereal mermaid look

I also love Too Faced Primer. I have several of the tubes and it's weird I never reviewed it. I'll get around to it one day.

So there you have it. A good palette because you get to pick the color options but a not so great value at full price. Maybe they put it on sale because they weren't selling fast enough. Perhaps they can improve this idea in the future. I'm glad I grabbed it on sale. Still, I got to try the fabulous Lucky Charm duo shadows and have a customized little box with my name and motto on the cover. When the shadows run out I can place my little trinkets inside plus my name on the box looks cute on my vanity table. Anyone have this? Stay beautiful! XOXO

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Too Faced Enchanted Glamourland Palette

 the palette inside it's box

 the actual palette removed from the box-all the pretty glitter!

the palette and the box side by side measures 5 x 7 inches

palette opens to pop up glitter fairies & 3 look cards tucked inside gold envelope glued on the left side and on the right side Le Vie En Rose top blush and SnowBunny highlighter/bronzer below that

15 color eye palette slides out of the side drawer with full size Shadow Insurance and a full size tube of plumping lip gloss is a gorgeous shade-Pillow Talk Glamour Gloss

glittering pop up fairy city when standing up-magnetic closure on side

up close lip gloss view

top of lip gloss tube has a large faux diamond-crystal

the perfect nude shade gloss with a yummy caramel scent

 side view of the palette and it's pull out drawer-about 1.5 inches thick

click photos for large view and details

I decide to use my Sephora $15 gift card to purchase this awesome Too Faced Enchanted Glamourland Palette. It's been on my wish list for awhile but I hesitated thinking it was compact like the other Too Faced Palettes I collected over the years,I'm sure I posted the collection I have somewhere on the blog. This palette actually surprised me,it's almost as big as the Urban Decay Book Of Shadows and I'm 100% thrilled I picked it up before it sells out. Let me start out with some details about the size which is a generous 5 x 7 inches such as that of a thick journal and it has a 1.5 inch thickness. I think it's the first time Too Faced has made a big gorgeous pop up book style palette in this size. You get 15 eye shadows of which five are matte the rest are shimmer. They added some exclusives but gave them no names, the other shades are permanent in the Too Faced shadow family.You also get their best selling Le Vie En Rose Blush which I never tried because  I'm not a pink powder blush fan but it's absolutely fresh rose shade and pretty that I may purchase the full size. You also get the best selling Snow Bunny bronzer/highlighter which I have tried and it's perfect for giving your skin an illuminating glow. The size of the blushes which are part of the palette and can't be removed is about an inch in size, it's not huge but it's bigger than Too Faced previous palette size blushes. What I'm really ecstatic about is that the lip gloss is a full size tube you can actually remove from the kit and take with you! It beats the typical palette gloss because they become totally useless and such a waste. It's the most beautiful nude shade with a hint of caramel taste on your lips and adds some plumping effect and a tingling sensation. It lasts a couple of hours so use a lip primer first. I will also be getting this product separately in the future. Another great value is a full size Shadow Insurance which costs under $30 on it's own so you get your money's worth with this kit. They could have added an eyeliner as well but you can use some of the shadows for that with a liner brush. The pigments are really rich and you pick up a lot of color with your brush and they have great staying power. I have been wearing Velvet Revolver with Stiletto smudged in the crease since this morning and it's still on. My absolute fave shade has got to be Label Whore which is a gorgeous green with a reddish holographic silvery shift to it, beautiful! I also love that they put three little look cards on the side envelope of the pop up fairy city, which by the way is so pretty with glitter all over the book. You can create three different looks with those cards if you need some ideas. The drawer of the palette itself is a pain to pull out though, you have to wiggle it a bit and be careful not to smudge the shadows. This is a limited edition Sephora exclusive so grab one before it's gone, you wont be disappointed! It's definitely worth the money because of the two full size pull out products which cost more than the price of the palette on it's own. It's not really a portable kit because it might get ruined but one you can stand up on your dresser to show off.  This would be a great gift for girls of all ages because of the cute fairy factor but the shadows are subtle and mature enough for all women, there not loaded with tacky glitter at all. Also the colors should work well with most skin tones as well as the lip gloss shade because of it's flesh tone base. Urban Decay Shadow Books are still my fave but Too Faced palettes have always come in second place for me and Urban Decay take note and add some big full size pull out products as well in your next kit! Stay beautiful! XOXO

Availability:Sephora Too Faced Enchanted Glamourland $49 Limited Ed

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Too Faced Naked Eye Palette

It's here! my Too Faced Naked Eye Soft & Sexy Palette has arrived! I also have a review for the previous Too Faced Natural Eye Palette-click here and Too Faced Smoky Eye Palette-click here.This new Naked Palette is much softer in tone than the Natural with more nude tones rather than pinks,less brown shades and less glittery shadows.Plus this kit includes a steel gray shimmer which I think is better than all the browns in the last set.The creamy highlighter in this kit is more white based than in the natural kit which was more yellow hued.Also this taupe-Like A Virgin shade-is more intense than in the natural kit.I gather the purpose Too Faced had for releasing these shades are for achieving a more softer focus eye.The palette dimensions are the same as the other two kits(about 5 inches)-so are the three instructional flash cards with step by step directions and finally a pull out draw with a dual-ended brush-smudger.They should of at least added a mirror because it would be nice to have one since this palette is so portable you expect a mirror to work with.The formula for the shadows are decently pigmented but have a sheerness to them.I tried to swatch them but my skin is so fair it didn't hold up to the camera flash.It's nice if you want to control the intensity of your look and I find that I needed a few extra swipes of color.You really need to wear a primer underneath as well and Too Faced makes a great one called Shadow Insurance Primer that amplifies the color shade which would work well in this kit because the pigments are a bit sheer.If you are a nude-taupe fanatic as myself then you definitely want to add this to your collection.It is a bit high priced for a kit that could have had a few minor improvements such as a mirror,larger pans of shadows-they are really small and maybe adding a mini primer to the kit but it's a nice travel friendly box which is heavily constructed and has cards to guide you.I guess it depends on how fanatic you are about collecting eye palettes.Of the two palettes I like these shades more than in the Natural kit-and I seriously loved and raved about that palette when it came out- but either one is fine and you should have at least one of these. I don't think they are nowhere near as great as the Urban Decay Naked Palette and I can't wait to review that palette when it gets here.Urban Decay shadows are way richer in pigmentation and longer lasting.But it's a nice set and packaged in a lovely outer box which makes it great for gift giving.

Availability: Sephora $35

Shades include: In The Buff (matte ivory), Pillow Talk (light taupe sheen), Like A Virgin (matte taupe), Birthday Suit (beige shimmer), Satin Sheets (golden champagne shimmer), Unmentionables (steel gray shimmer), Pink Cheeks (pale pink), Lap Dance (silvery taupe shimmer), and Stiletto (matte black).