Maybe I’ve passed the point of no makeup return, but when I think of date night, my first thoughts are usually something like, “Oooh, let’s pop two different colors in the crease,” or “I wanna layer these three liners for a smokey cat eye gradient, yeah!”
Then again, I do have a tendency to over-complicate things (says the woman who just mixed three different concealers to customize a color for her cheeks).
Bobbi Brown’s new $30 Date Night Lip & Eye Palette tries to keep things easy and streamlined, and even though I don’t usually equate paring down my makeup with date nights, I appreciate its simplicity, because sometimes those holiday palettes with, like, 25 different eyeshadows and 10 different lipsticks are just straight-up overwhelming.
Sometimes it’s easier to make a decision when you limit your options, ya know? And I think that’s one of this palette’s strengths. It comes with just enough to put together a pretty date night look, and you can always incorporate other products if you feel like it.
You get three basic eyeshadows — a dark, pigmented matte black; a sheer matte ivory and a sheer, glittery taupe (for drama!) — as well as two lipsticks — a light pink and a bright magenta — and a shimmery shell pink gloss.
Nothing too fancy, but you know, who wants to do fancy all the time? It’s exhausting.
If you wanted to stick to just the colors in the palette, you could do a wash with the sheer ivory all over your lids, line your lash lines with the matte black, and buff them out with a pencil brush… Maybe also pat the sparkly shade on your lids if you’re into glitter.
I like to add a couple more things to make the look my own. For these pics, I patted the ivory all over my lids as a base, sculpted my eyes by sweeping a bronzer into the crease, and lined my upper lash line with a black gel liner, which I then smudged out with the palette’s black matte shadow.
Now that’s a look I’ll definitely wear with El Hub to the movies. 🙂
As for the quality of products in the palette, I like ’em. No problems with fallout from the shadows, not even the dark shade, which is a big plus, and the pigmented lipsticks and gloss last from 3-5 hours each.
I recommend Date Night for ladies (and gents!) with light or medium skin tone who wear cool and neutral shades well. Darker damsels and/or ladies who like warmer color temps may not get the most from these colors.
PRICE: $30
AVAILABILITY: Available now at Bobbi Brown counters and online
MAKEUP AND BEAUTY BLOG RATING: B+/A-
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Vineetha says
You Look lovely in the last Pic!!!!!
Natalie says
The look you created with this palette is beautiful! I love cute little palettes like this, I wish the eyeshadows could make a whole look by themselves, so I wish it came with a good crease color.
Jess says
Love this look on you! Simple but not boring and definitely very pretty.:) Will have to check this palette out in person!
hanna says
I really like this look on you.
Chaitra says
Love the lip colors on you Karen! 🙂
Sun says
I LOVE how you did the eyeliner for this look!
Lyric says
I really like this pallette minus the black eye shadow:/ I just never know how to use them other than to set my liner and I already have so many that I probably wouldn’t pick this palette up. It does look lovely on you though!
Danielle says
I like how compact this is, but I’m not a fan of powder and cream in the same palette.
Lynnrv says
The berry punch lipstick looks great on you…pretty pretty!!
Lorraine says
http://www.allcosmeticswholesale.com/product/BECCAELCABRERA/BECCA-Line–Define-Pencil—Cabrera.html
I wish for a Rimmel liptick in French Kiss. If i would have known they were discontinuing my HG I’d have stockpiled it for the zombie apocalypse.
Lorraine says
oops I meant to post this in another thread. Sorry!