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Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches - Restock 22.08.2017

You guys have been waiting forever for this and I am sorry it has taken so long and that it isn't a full review. I have been playing with it for a week now and still haven't formed my full opinion truth be told. So instead of giving you my half-assed thoughts, I will use my whole ass later and go into great depth. For now I hope swatches and my initial impressions will suffice. Of course, there is a restock happening tomorrow so if you like the look of the palette now is the perfect time to get your hands on it. If you are in the UK there will be shipping and customs fees so bear that in mind and never feel like you have to buy everything just because you see it everywhere. I have so many palettes and I use only one or two of them, so make the choice for you. Not because you have Instagram envy. The restock is tomorrow at 8am PT which is 4pm in the UK and 1am in Australia.

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches - Restock 22.08.2017

I bought this palette from the Morphe site ($38). I placed the order on 18th July. I got an email to say it was shipped on the 20th July and it was delivered to my door on the 26th July via FedEx. Unfortunately, the 26th was the day after I flew to Portugal so it was two weeks before I was able to hold it in my hands but it only took a week to deliver from the States which is quite good. It arrived in perfect condition, the only issue was that I didn't get the sheet with the shade names on it. This isn't such a big deal but I am someone who likes to see the shade names so this is quite disappointing for me. I just think everyone should receive the same, so I don't understand why I didn't. Never mind, onto the shades. I swatch the palette row by row. There are 35 shadows in total and five rows, so that is seven eyeshadows per row. I will search the shade names so hopefully they are accurate. In total I paid $34.20 USD for the palette (using 10% off code), $29.95 in shipping and a further $18 in customs. That is a lot of money altogether so you know I want it to knock my socks off. 

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches of Row 1 - Restock 22.08.2017

The first row from left to right (on the photo bottom to the top) is full of all the lightest colours. Enlight is a bright yet warm metallic white shade great as a brow bone or inner colour highlight. It is a little harsh as a highlight for my warm skin tone. Beam is similar to Enlight but with a yellow undertone, just as metallic and much more flattering on my skin tone as a brow highlight and inner corner highlight. Silk Creme was the first matte I tried and was very soft to the touch, a warm, peachy brown that would make an ideal transition. It was quite sheer both on the eyes and on my arm, this may have been deliberate as it might solely be used for blending other shades out. MFEO stands for made for each other and is a touch deeper and more neutral than Silk Creme and equally similar in terms of colour payoff. Faint is a surprisingly pigmented bright warm metallic pink. It is gorgeous and I would recommend applying all the metallics with a finger or a wet flat synthetic brush. Sissy has a cooler toned pink for a base but with a gold shimmer to it which makes it look overall warm. Little Lady still looks to be in the pink family to me but leaning towards a coppery undertone. 

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches of Row 2 - Restock 22.08.2017

Creamsicle is a very pretty yellow. It has quite a warm undertone. It takes a while to build on the eyes and isn't shockingly pigmented from the get-go in my experience. Butter is a peanut butter colour I believe, I don't eat peanut butter but I have a nail polish called Peanut Butter and it is exactly the same shade, a medium orange-brown matte. Pooter is a more brown version of Butter, it looks slightly patchy on the arm but applied completely fine on the eyes. Pukey is of course a classic baby puke shade, I fortunately haven't seen much baby puke and think it looks like a rusty mustard colour. Not my favourite. Hunts is a stunning shade, very pigmented and beautifully warm orange-red. It has a slight sheen. Firework is a metallic red shade aptly named. Queen is a bronze-gold metallic, a shade you could get a lot of use out of. 

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches of Row 3 - Restock 22.08.2017

The third row is very warm and the dodgiest set of swatches, sorry about that. Obsessed is another pink, this time a bit beige and very metallic. I am surprised there are so many pink metallics in this palette. It seems like a little too much for me. SBN is a warm mauve metallic in my eyes and the name stands for smoky but natural. Hillster is a rosy brown metallic, quite opaque. Roxanne is quite sheer and is a classic matte reddish brown shade. Jacz is a matte dark red brown, again some trouble swatching this as well. It was slightly drier than the other mattes. Buns again sheerer than I would like and a cool toned purplish brown matte, it makes me think of a bruise. Cranapple one of my favourite shade names is a gorgeous rich cranberry metallic. 

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches of Row 4 - Restock 22.08.2017

This is probably my favourite row because purple is my favourite colour. Royalty is a rich royal purple metallic which makes me think of emperors. Twerk not as richly pigmented as Royalty is a royal blue/purple hybrid with a sheen. Doesn't swatch as well as the other metallics. Hustle a pretty metallic taupe which is similar to all the pink metallics in previous rows. Meeks is a lovely golden bronze metallic, lovely and warm too. 24/7 is a dark brown metallic. Chip like chocolate chip is the colour of a dark chocolate chip. Mocha again like a lot of the other more medium brown colours is quite sheer with not much opacity. The mattes overall have not been as rich in pigment as expected.

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches of Row 5 - Restock 22.08.2017

The last row and one of the standouts from the whole palette is Pool Party a gorgeous bright shimmering sky blue. It does not pack the same punch with a brush at all. You really have to pack it on to get the same kind of effect on the eyes which was quite a disappointment. Jada is a matte teal and swatched terribly. It was very dry and not as soft to the touch, one of the most disappointing shades in the palette. Diva a stunning metallic moss green. I love this shade. So flattering on brown eyes. Enchanted is a dark army green again slightly translucent like a lot of the mattes in this palette. Central Park a cool toned brown that reminds me of dark wood, disappointing colour pay off on the arm again but on the eyes fine. Soda Pop is a dark purple, it makes me think of black cherries. Last is Abyss a matte black which was actually lovely and soft, easy to blend and decent colour payoff. 

Morphe x Jaclyn Hill Paltte Review Photos and Swatches with Shade Names - Restock 22.08.2017

My overarching impression of this palette is that it is very pretty. The metallics are definitely the better of the formulas, creamy and highly pigmented. The mattes are not comparable to the better mattes in my collection such as from Juvias Place, Urban Decay or Anastasia Beverly Hills but for the most part they work well on the eyes and blend out easily. Primarily, it is a warm-toned palette. There are a few pops of colour and some cool toned browns thrown in. I think there are a lot of pinks. If you love smoky eye looks then this palette will work really well for you. That is the only way I can kind of make sense of the colour selection. There are plenty of dark browns and transition shades and then I believe you could choose any of the metallics or bright colours to use as the feature shade on the lid. Apart from that I don't immediately think of amazing diverse looks I can create. There is some kickup but it is easily controlled. Truthfully think it is a pretty palette that can be used in many ways and the more I use it the more I will like it. Your decision on whether to buy would rest on what you already have in your collection. As I own a lot of the Juvia's Place palettes I do think I could have gone without it. That being said I could well change my mind. So far, taking into all the extra costs of shipping and custom fees I would say it isn't worth it for me. If I paid only $38 for it then yes it would have been worth it. Which speaking of, Beauty Bay just announced that the Morphe x Jaclyn Hill palette will be available on their site! Praise the lord, I am so thrilled for all of you and devastated for my own bank balance. To be kept in the loop and alerted of its arrival sign up here. Let me know your thoughts below. Thank you. Take care.

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Kiran

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