Natasha Denona

Palette 13 Natasha Denona Palette 13 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) is a cohesive set of shades featuring three mattes and two shimmers. It’s a more standalone palette as there was a good mix of depth and finish, though as a smaller palette, it will be most versatile as a complementary palette. The performance was somewhat better than the older versions I have, but they weren’t quite as improved as I have seen some of the shades come…

Palette 08 Natasha Denona Palette 08 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) contains five shimmery shades, though Smoky Quartz and Dark Sepia have more of a satin-to-pearl finish, while the other three are more metallic. It was somewhat improved over the older formula (from early 2016) that I reviewed, but it’s not as improved as I’ve found some of the other newer formulas to be. I don’t know if this is the most current formulation available, but it is…

Palette 03 Natasha Denona Palette 03 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) Back story: I purchased all of the 5-pan palettes a few months ago to re-review because if there’s a brand that has a more constant, evolving formula… it is Natasha Denona (the ingredient list is substantially different today compared to the original release and even from a few years ago). I have better experiences with the more updated formulas, so it seemed like a good way to…

Palette 12 Natasha Denona Palette 12 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.40 oz.) consists of two, warmer copper shades, two purples (one matte, one shimmery), and a plummy-taupe. The most improved shade was definitely Electric Violet, which was originally rated an F! Deep Slate Gray was a little too dry/thin, while Sienna could have used more binder (or use it with a dampened brush to solve its issues). Back story: I purchased all of the 5-pan palettes a few months…

Palette 11 Natasha Denona Palette 11 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) contains three, warmer brownish hues with two green shades. All five shades had some shimmer to them, though the first shade had the least (more of a satin finish). That first shade was also the weakest, and while it lasted better than the original formula, it applied worse and was more effort to use. The other four shades were much improved! Back story: I purchased all of…

Palette 10 Natasha Denona Palette 10 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) is one of the more improved–across the board–palettes in the newer formula (the ingredient list is quite different than the 2016 versions I have). Both of the mattes were much more pigmented with a lot less fallout, while the shimmers lasted longer on my lid but still applied well and blended out without difficulty. Back story: I purchased all of the 5-pan palettes a few months ago…

Palette 09 Natasha Denona Palette 09 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.40 oz.) is a dirty, pewter and green kind of color story with five, shimmery shades; two of the shades seemed to have finer sparkle to them as well. The shades have changed both in texture but in some instances, in color as well, in the current iteration of the palette compared to the original launch of the shades. The actual performance was significantly better than I originally experienced,…

Palette 02 Natasha Denona Palette 02 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) includes four shimmery shades and one matte in a slightly more peach/rose-leaning color story.  I think the five shades complemented each other well, though I’d say Lavender Gray could have been cooler-toned and offered an even better color story and added versatility.  All five shades were vastly improved from the originals I tested three years ago, as the four shimmer shades were less creamy (but in a good…

Palette 01 Natasha Denona Palette 01 Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.40 oz.) contains four shimmery shades and one matte shade. The current formulation used in the five-pan palettes is much improved compared to formula I tested in 2016. All five shades performed better, while the colors were fairly consistent, though sometimes the shimmer was more standout in the updated formula. Back story: I purchased all of the 5-pan palettes a few months ago to re-review because if there’s a…

Cranberry (2019) Natasha Denona Cranberry (2019) Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) has arrived in its permanent, white-hued packaging (compared to its special packaging from last holiday), and the formulas were tweaked. Sakura and Blossom have been changed from the Cream-Powder formula to a pure powder form, though the back of the packaging still listed them as “CP,” the ingredient list was quite close to Creamy Matte shades released in the last few months. That being said, I noticed…

Coral Natasha Denona Coral Eyeshadow Palette 5 ($48.00 for 0.4 oz.) is a cohesive mix of pink/red-leaning shads; they coordinated well together and were easy to apply together. There were two matte shades and three more metallic shades. All five shades had good pigmentation, blendability, and wore for nine hours on me, though the mattes were slightly powdery (mostly in the pans). Natasha Denona Kai (244M) Metallic Eye Shadow Natasha Denona Kai (244M) Metallic Eye Shadow Kai (244M) Kai (244M)…

Sunrise Natasha Denona Sunrise 15-Pan Small Eyeshadow Palette ($65.00 for 0.67 oz.) is a new, permanent palette designed to complement the original Sunset palette. It is a smaller format palette–mini by the brand’s standards but more average-sized with respect to most eyeshadow palettes these days. I really hope the brand continues to release palettes in this format (I’d be happy with these over the larger 15-pans, as they retail for $129, and it is hard to finish up a single…