Hey #SlashedSquad! I’m still in Thailand, basking in honeymoon bliss. So, I recruited some of my beauty blogging friends to take over for a couple days! Today, Courtney from the cruelty free beauty blog Phyrra is sharing her thoughts on a new drugstore eyeshadow palette. Show her some love!
xo,
Miranda
Hey everyone, it’s Courtney from Phyrra, filling in for Miranda today. I’m bringing you my review of the new Spring 2018 NYX I Love You So Mochi Electric Pastels Eyeshadow Palette. Is it a hit or miss? Keep on reading to find out.
The NYX I Love You So Mochi palettes come in two different color themes: the Electric Pastels featured here and the Sleek and Chic, a neutral peach palette. I bought this palette right after I bought the In Your Elements palettes, which I fell in love with– the Water palette is my favorite. I thought that the I Love You So Mochi palette would have similar color payoff and blendability. I loved the cute electric pastel hues, which are perfect for spring coming up. They’re also the types of shades that I like to wear on my lids while using mattes in my crease.
When I looked at the Electric Pastels palette in the pan, it was love at first sight! I thought it was gorgeous. I loved the softly shimmering shades, especially the top row and the silver in the bottom row. However, the Nyx I Love You So Mochi Electric Pastels palette turned into a disaster for me once I put it on the skin.
I swatched it over eyeshadow primer using my Urban Decay Moondust brush, which is ideal for super sparkly eyeshadows. Unfortunately for me, this palette lacked good color payoff. I had to practically dig my brush into the pans to get over half the shades to show up. This is what the shadows looked like packed on– if I had done just two swipes, you would see nothing but glitter. I was not impressed. I’ve seen that other people who have reviewed the product on Ulta Beauty’s website have also experienced the same pigmentation issue I did.
Oh NYX, I wanted to love the I Love You So Mochi Electric Pastels palette so much, but it’s a miss for me. I hope the next palette I buy from you has better pigmentation!
What do you think of the NYX I Love You So Mochi Electric Pastels palette?
Rachel Runyan
Yay! So glad to see Phyrra do a guest post! I’ve been tempted by this palette, but held off. That was probably a good thing.
Rebecca Russell
Well that’s disappointing. It looks so pretty!
Phyrra
It looks so pretty in the pan, but wow it was deceiving for me!