Talk about a plum assignment. Cynthia Rowley’s exclusive eye shadow palette contains five lustrous shades to take you from day to night—and everywhere in between. The design guru’s luxe-yet-modern color lineup comes in extrasleek packaging inspired by her childhood nickname—Slim.
Love Cynthia Rowley products! This pallette is very versitile and goes great with many skin tones. Having brown skin I was worried that the pallette would be too light, but it completments my skin tone perfectly. The video on the website was a great way to see it on someone with similar skin color before buying it! The color is super pigmented and goes on smooth.
5I really wanted to love this palette. In person, the colors are very very pretty. However, colors 2 and 4 are very similar and virtually indistinguishable on the eyelid. Color goes on sheer but builds adequately. I did expect a better color payoff myself. My main complaint is the fallout--wow. It is bad. I use a nice brush and I still have to sweep under my eyes with a makeup remover pad to clean up afterwards. I also like to line my lower lid with shadow but the brown on this one wears off very quickly when I use it that way.
I will use this up but I will not be purchasing any more Cynthia Rowley palettes.
I received this palette in the GoingFresh bonus pack. This is my current favorite eyeshadow palette. The palette itself feels very high quality. It has good weight and a good sized mirror on the top. The colors are all very pigmented and very fall. I generally don't take the time to do much with my eye makeup beyond mascara, but I have been wanting to use these colors everyday. I have not tried the shadow without primer, but with, the shadow stays place all day. This has made me want to try out some of Cynthia Rowley's other eyeshadows.
5+ Packaging is pretty
+ Colors are bright, no primer needed
+ Shimmery cream colored shadow can be used as a highlight
- Colors are much darker in person. They are too harsh for my fair/light skin tone, especially for day time wear.
- Speckled gold and purple color mixes into a matte burgundy color.
- Powder becomes loose once it's on the brush and leaves particles underneath your eyes more easily than other eyeshadows.
- Doesn't come with an applicator brush - really?!