After I bought some new Natural Collection Solo eyeshadows I realised that these little beauties seem to be overlooked by the blogging world- and I'm not really sure why, I really like them!
I have built up a little collection of both the solo and the duo eyeshadows. They are great products, available in a range of mostly natural colours which as fantastic for the price- £1.99 for the duos, and £1.79 for the solos- plus, Boots almost always have Natural Collection on a 3 for £5 offer- which is even better! Each duo contains 5g of product (twice as much as the e.l.f. quads) but I'm not sure about the solos- definitely good value for money.
Starlight/Midnight, Mink/Sable, Cocoa/Strawberry, Vanilla/Plum |
White Opal, Barley, Milk Chocolate |
The texture and quality is very good; very similar to the e.l.f. quads actually. They are all fairly smooth and easy to apply, and last well (as always, I use e.l.f. regular line primer) on my lids without fading or creasing- it always lasts until I take it off!
As with most brands, some shades are more pigmented than others; the black is not that pigmented (but as I've mentioned before, I quite like that, as I find it easier to build up the colour I want) but I like that they are not full of glittery chunks (though White Opal does have some glitter, it's very fine)- instead they have a really nice satiny finish.
Starlight/Midnight and Mink/Sable |
Cocoa/Strawberry and Vanilla/Plum |
White Opal, Barley, Milk Chocolate |
For me the only problem with these eyeshadows is the packaging and durability. They look pretty enough-nothing special- white plastic with the clear tops- and I am not bothered by make up packaging anyway, but they are not very sturdy at all. My White Opal solo eyeshadow smashed to smithereens after just a couple of trips in my make up bag (which, when you consider what my e.l.f. quads went through in my backpack for 3 months, is not that great) I could probably re-pot it properly- there are enough youtube tutorials- but I'll survive! Also, a lot of my duo pans have fallen out of their plastic casing (I fixed them with a tiny blob of blu-tac in the bottom to stick them back in, and if I wanted to, superglue would be a lot more permanent!) which is rather annoying as they can rattle around and smash a lot easier.
Overall, I definitely recommend everyone to give these a try- I know they are supposedly aimed more at young teens, and are quite simply/ boringly packaged, but the products inside are really great quality (at a low price) and are well worth a look :)
What are your thoughts on Natural Collection eyeshadows?
xGretalRabbitx
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