You know what the problem with many Korean eyeshadow palettes are? Bearing in mind I have used many?

That so many are just average. They sure look pretty but where is the pigment? Sure, Japanese brands don’t exactly make pigment rich eyeshadows but their have a gorgeous shimmer that is hard to compare.  

Anyway I did feel the need to purchase this Etude House Personal Colour Palette because it contains 20 colours. There is a Warm and Cool variation and I would always always go for Warm HOWEVER that was sold out.  Since Cool was on a Black Friday offer I decided to buy it anyway or as Mr C calls it, ‘Stocking up for the next blog sale’ .

How many palettes of neutrals does one person need?  HOW MANY? Not that many.  But this is Cool and I don’t have many cool toned nudes.  This palette comes in a box. 

All these shades come with names but seriously, who cares it’s not like you can buy them separately. 

Here they are. There are various shades and textures.  The shades err in the plum/fawn cool toned family, I wouldn’t say it is totally completely utterly cool which might by why I like it. 

This palette is not very glam it’s just plain white plastic but there is a big mirror which is great. No crappy applicator, thanks. 

Each pan is only small but it’s enough.  The texture is very soft and crumbly, in fact I am sure dropping it would make half the powders fall out. So be careful! The glittery shades in particular are super soft. 

Swatches:

From left to right:

C1 – Pale Beige, matte cream

C2 – Antique Coral – glittery pale pink

C3 – Pink Mousse – medium warm rose

C4 – Shiny Rose – medium pearl plum

C5 – Deep Wine – Deep plum purple 

C6 – Tan Brown – Pearl cool brown 

C7 – Chocolate Pudding – medium matte fawn

C8 – Dull Rose – Light matte grey pink 

C9 – Dark Maple – Warm gold

C10 – Barrel Brown – Metallic gold dark chocolate 

C11 – Greyish – Silvery grey

C12 – Greyish Violet – Medium slightly more sheer warmer grey

C13 – Cream Soda – Silvery shimmer pearl

C14 – Autumn Brown – Medium pearl rich chocolate

C15 – Dark Brown – Dark brown minimal pearl 

C16 – Sugar Wine – Pinkish toned white pearl 

C17 – Medium pearl rose 

C18 – Purple Star – Deep plum with sparkles

C19 – Deep Brown – Deep chocolate warm toned shimmer 

C20 – Cold brown – Medium warm pearly brown