February 8, 2013

The 'Nude' dude on the block {Review}


Hello beloved readers! I was finally able to jump onto the nude palette band wagon so here I am today sharing my two cents about one of the most raved about products in the beauty blogosphere: theBalm Nude'tude palette. Want to know what I think about it? Then please keep reading ^^
¡Hola queridas lectoras! Finalmente me subí al tren de las paletas neutrales así que hoy les traigo mi modesta opinión sobre uno de los productos más reverenciados en la blogoesfera de belleza: la paleta Nude'tude de theBalm. ¿Quieren saber qué opino sobre ella? Entonces por favor sigan leyendo ^^


Let me start by saying that yes, it is worth the hype. This twelve neutral colour ensemble is of very good quality, the eyeshadows are buttery soft and offer the possibility of creating simple daytime looks as well as more sophisticated and complex smokey eyes for going out at night. The colours are mostly shimmery, it has three matte shades and a gorgeous glittery brown. They're long lasting even without any kind of primer or base, even the lightest colours. The packaging is made of very sturdy cardboard (you can use baby wipes to clean it), the lid is magnetized and it comes with a generous size mirror.
Déjenme comenzar por decirles que sí, todo lo que brilla es oro. Este conjunto de doce colores neutrales es de muy buena calidad, las sombras son súper suaves y permiten crear looks de día sencillos así como también ojos ahumados más complejos y sofisticados para salir de noche. Los colores son más que nada iridiscentes, tiene tres tonos mate y un marrón con brillantina hermoso. Son de larga duración sin primer o base de cualquier tipo, aún los colores más claros. El estuche está hecho de cartón reforzado (podés usar toallitas de bebé para limpiarlo), la tapa es magnetizada y viene con un espejo de generosas dimensiones.


The first four shades are highlighters that can, of course, also be used as all-over-the-lid colours (Snobby is the prettiest golden colour ever!), my only complaint is that I would have prefered if they had included here a light matte shade. One thing about Stand-offish is that it is almost too soft, if that's even a bad thing to say about an eyeshadow! Just don't press your brush too hard onto it.
Los primeros cuatro tonos son los iluminadores que pueden, por supuesto, también utilizarse sobre todo el párpado (¡Snobby es el color oro más lindo del mundo!), mi única queja es que hubiera preferido que incluyeran un tono claro mate aquí. Una cosa sobre Stand-offish es que es demasiado suave, ¡si es que eso es algo malo para decir sobre una sombra! Sólo no presionen demasiado la brocha sobre ella.


The next four eyeshadows are the taupes and browns. Nothing to complain about here, all colours are really beautiful, especially Selfish and Sophisticated, Seductive is the perfect bronze shade and Sultry is ideal to blend all of the other darker eyeshadows.
Las siguientes cuatro sombras son los topos y marrones Nada de que quejarme aquí, todos los colores son realmente hermosos, especialmente Selfish y Sophisticated, Seductive es el tono bronce perfecto y Sultry es ideal para esfumar el resto de las sombras más oscuras.


The final four colours are the deeper shades. Serious is a matte black, very pigmented, Sleek is the most amazing chocolate brown, so deep that can also be used for lining the eyes, Sexy is a lovely maroon colour (the NYX butt 'naked' palette has one that comes close to this one but is not as reddish) and Silly is the cherry on top of the cake, being a fabulous brown shade (that suits all eyes) and having tiny golden glitters, my favourite.
Los cuatro colores finales son los tonos más oscuros. Serious es un negro mate, muy pigmentado, Sleek es el marrón chocolate más maravilloso, tan intenso que puede utilizarse para delinear los ojos, Sexy es un granate adorable (la paletta butt 'naked' de NYX tiene uno parecido pero no es tan rojizo) y Silly es la frutilla de la torta, siendo un fabuloso tono marrón (apropiado para todos los ojos) y teniendo diminutos brillos dorados, mi favorito.

Do you need this palette in your arsenal? My verdict is 'yes' if you're into neutrals, and 'yes-yes' if you, like me, don't own the Lorac Pro which, judging by the swatches I've seen, is the only one that could hold a candle to this palette, the Nude'tude has less colours but it is some $$$ less expensive. For the longest time I wanted one of the UD Naked palettes, I'm over it. As I was writing this entry, the brand came out with a complete matte nine eyeshadow palette that paired with this one would be all you'd ever need to create neutral looks... now all I can think of is that Meet Matt(e) Nude palette, damn it! LOL
¿Necesitás esta paleta en tu arsenal? Mi veredicto es que 'sí' si te gustan los tonos neutrales, y 'por supuesto' si como yo, no tenés la Lorac Pro que, a juzgar por las muestras que he visto, es la única que podría competir con esta paleta, la Nude'tude tiene menos colores pero es varios $$$ más barata. Por mucho tiempo quise una de las paletas Naked de UD. Ya lo superé. Mientras escribía esta entrada, la marca presentó una paleta completamente mate de nueve sombras que junto a esta sería todo lo que necesitarían para crear looks neutrales... ahora en lo único que puedo pensar es en esa paleta Meet Matt(e) Nude, ¡maldición! LOL

26 comments:

  1. para mi los primeros 4 

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  2. I need this! I much prefer this to my naked palettes. I would love the Lorac Pro too but we don't get lorac in the uk :( x

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  3. Hmmm....So I totally want this now!!!

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  4. I absolutely don't get why they always include a matte black when you only have shimmery colors! Srsly, it looks retarded to mix matte and shimmery colors and it makes me angry a lot. I wish they would sell the first four light colors separately I looove every single one of them!

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  5. Hi, just droppin gin from teh followers to friends blog hop, following now on GFC, looking forward to seeing you on my blog too hon. BTW love the background of your page, i get fed up of seeing all the pastel girly ones, this one is cool x

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  6. I have had my eye on this palette but owning both the Urban Decay Naked palettes, I haven't yet committed to purchasing it :p The shades look lovely though, especially the browns and taupes which I'm a total sucker for. Not sure I'd need that many highlighting shades in one palette though! But I am partial to shimmery shades over mattes so I do like this palette for that reason. I really want to get hold of the Lorac Pro Palette but unfortunately it's not available where I live :(

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  7. Oh man...I would wear ALL of these colours and that's rare for me to say.  Usually I don't buy palettes because only 3 or 4 colours jump out at me.  Hope this brand ships to the US.

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  8. I want this because of Sexy and Sultry. Actually, I like all the shades. I want it xx

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  9. I'm such a sucker for nude palettes! Selfish & Stand-Offish instantly caught my eye. There is such a wonderful variety of shades I think I might have to go hunting for it ;) Great review Lau!

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  10. Son súper lindos.

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  11. Really? That's too bad. We'll if I could afford Lorac I'd have to buy it online, we don't get any high-end brands where I live : /

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  12. If you like neutrals you'd really like this one.

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  13. Well, a matte black is always a good option to "tune down" the shimmer and to add depth to the looks. I love that there's actually a matte brown and a matte black, but to each its own I guess ^^

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  14. Haha thanks Zippo, I guess not all blogs can be crystal clear white, right? hehe ^^ thanks for dropping by xx

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  15. I would have been a lot happier with the gold and a light matte colour, but oh well. It really is a very good palette. I've seen swatches of the UD nakeds and they have too many similar colours, so when choosing which of the trendy neutrals I was going to get, this stood out to me the most. It is impossible to make everyone happy when it comes to neutral colours, so I guess that's why we get so many similar products. ^^ We're such hoarders LOL

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  16. This brand is US based in California so you won't have a problem with shipping there ^^ And if you get it I hope you like it as much as I do : ) xx

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  17. Those two colours are beyond amazing! : )

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  18. Thanks Rennie, glad you found it helpful. Stand-offish is gorgeous, it kinda has a duo chrome quality to it, you know, a bit of pink and a bit of gold ^^ xx

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  19. Yay! These look great! I was thinking about getting this palette, but I think I have too many palettes for me to use lol

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  20. LOL I think palettes are like bags or shoes... one can never have too many ^^ xx

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  21. adore tambien esta descripcion exquisita lau!!!!!!! me hiciste realizar un viaje dentro de la paleta de colores y creo que sali de ahi con un poquito de color dorado jajajajaaj no solo me diverti en este viaje descriptivo sino que tambien aprendi una nueva palabra gracias lau estas abriendo mi mente a un nuevo universo!!!!!!!!! :)

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  22. Me algero un montón que así sea!!! Que lindo comentario, gracias amiga!!! Cuando vengas por casa la ves en persona y la probás ^^ La sombra dorada te va a encantar Besos xx

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  23. I would love to have this palette, but I have both Naked palettes PLUS the new Basics one, so it's probably a bad idea! I have a few theBalm palettes though and the eyeshadows are so soft and pigmented. Great purchase!

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  24. I guess your neutrals are very well covered ^^ I have several neutral palettes as well (my favourite being NYX Champagne & Caviar) but I love nude shades and you can never have enough... can you? haha xx

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  25. I have been eyeing this palette for a long time, still not sure if I should get it but it looks pretty *_* thanks for your review! http://shuikaybb.blogspot.co.uk/xx

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  26. Glad the review was helpful Hazel ^^ If you have other neutral palettes then this would be more like a collectors item rather than a necessity, I didn't have a neutral high-end palette which is why I really wanted this one, but it's a splurge : /
    Thanks for stopping by xx

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