Hello, everyone! I hope you had a fun New Years!
Today I have the Anastasia Beverly Hills limited edition Self Made palette to review and swatch for you. If I'm being honest, I wasn't sure if I was going to pick this palette up when it first came out. The only other palette from ABH that I own is the Artist palette, and I rarely use it. I purchased the Artist Palette after seeing someone's makeup post on Instagram where she used it. After I recreated her exact look (step by step from her blog), I was really disappointed. I think the woman on Instagram may have edited her photos because the shades from my palette were not showing up as dark or as pigmented as hers were in her pictures. So ever since then I've been a bit put off by ABH palettes.
However, after seeing reviews and swatches of this palette from multiple people, I decided to give ABH another chance. I like the packaging on this palette much more than the Artist palette. The top is fabric and doesn't feel or look cheap. It has the typical magnetic closure and a decent size mirror inside. This comes with the exact same double ended brush as the Artist palette. This palette, however, has 14 shadows instead of 12. There is one shade (Buttery) that is in both the Self Made palette and the Artist palette, but it's a shade that I like so I don't mind the repeat. These shadows are very creamy and because of that there's quite a bit of fallout. The shades are beautiful. Looking at the entire palette for the first time the choice of shades seems so random, but I heard someone say they are meant to be used as quads. When you look at with that knowledge, it doesn't seem so haphazardly put together.
However, after seeing reviews and swatches of this palette from multiple people, I decided to give ABH another chance. I like the packaging on this palette much more than the Artist palette. The top is fabric and doesn't feel or look cheap. It has the typical magnetic closure and a decent size mirror inside. This comes with the exact same double ended brush as the Artist palette. This palette, however, has 14 shadows instead of 12. There is one shade (Buttery) that is in both the Self Made palette and the Artist palette, but it's a shade that I like so I don't mind the repeat. These shadows are very creamy and because of that there's quite a bit of fallout. The shades are beautiful. Looking at the entire palette for the first time the choice of shades seems so random, but I heard someone say they are meant to be used as quads. When you look at with that knowledge, it doesn't seem so haphazardly put together.
Did you pick up this palette? If so, what are your thoughts on it? Some of my favorite shades are Metallic Plum, Self Made, Blossom, Treasure, Hot & Cold, Isla, and Hot Chocolate.
I hope this was helpful. Thanks for stopping by!
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