Hello lovelies,
Today I want you all to Meet Matt(e) Nude! I’m such a sucker for a great nude palette, and if it’s matte there’s about a 85% chance that I will eventually own it. I have wanted this palette for so long, and I finally scored one awhile back when Hautelook when they had The Balm on there in February.
The Balm is probably one of my top 5 favorite higher end brands. Their packaging is always so adorable and vintage, yet it has the slightly sexual undertone with the names etc. much like Too Faced. If I had to describe myself with a makeup brand, it could be this one.
Anyway, as you can see above, the packaging of this palette is so cute, yet very chic. It’s small and compact, and I feel this palette would be great for traveling.
This is the inside of the palette, and please just take in it’s glory for a second. It’s so rare that I find a nude palette this perfect.
Things that I personally look for in matte palettes:
-a light transition shade
-a white/ivory shade for daytime looks
-a good range of light/medium toned shades for daytime looks
-at least a few darker shades to create smokey eyes and/or take a look from day to night easily
Matt(e) did not fail to deliver in any of the above aspects. That peachy toned shade is the perfect transition shade. I die over it. This palette does not have a black, but the darker shades do work well together. Honestly, I like having a few neutral palettes that don’t have a black shadow.
Second thing I noticed about this palette is the size of the shadows (hence the size matt(e)rs line on the front). They are large pans, so this palette is well worth your investment if you’re looking for a palette that you can use everyday.
But what about the actual shadows? Matt(e) is so dreamy!
Top Row: Matt Johnson, Matt Garcia, Matt Malloy
Bottom Row: Matt Rosen, Matt Wood, Matt Singh
*swatches done with no primer underneath
Left to right: Matt Abdul, Matt Lombardi, Matt Hung
Pigmentation:
Decent, given that they are matte shadows and by default can be a bit patchy and dry looking when swatched.
How they blend:
These blend very well! I have dry eyelids, and I didn’t find that these looked patchy on my eyes. The brush didn’t drag when I blended the colors out.
Tip: If you are ever having trouble blending matte shadows because you have dry lids, try putting a translucent powder on top of your primer before applying shadow. This helps to blend shadows easier.
My favorite shades: I’m pretty obsessed with Matt Garcia, Matt Rosen, Matt Singh, and Matt Lombardi. I use these shadows to create so many simple, yet elegant everyday looks when I’m on the go. Matt Singh and Matt Lombardi are truly everything I look for in transition shades…and I mean look at Rosen and Garcia. They are so warm and absolutely gorgeous. I can’t get enough of them.
Overall thoughts: This palette was worth the wait. It is everything I expected and more. I know this palette has been out for awhile, but I wanted to do this review anyway since Hautelook has The Balm on sale a few times a year on their site. I feel that this palette can be used alone and in conjunction with other shades. There’s such a great variety of shades that all work harmoniously together, and the packaging is so retro and adorable. Not to mention, there’s a decent sized mirror in it so that’s a bonus!
As always, thank you for stopping by and reading this rambling, and I hope you are all having wonderful days.
Luna Faye Beauty 
I need to use this guy more. I’ve had him since November but I just don’t feel that inspired 😦 I think if they would have included a skin-toned shade and at least one dark brown (not even black) I’d be happier but it isn’t bad for a matte palette at all, totally agree with you; and all the shades are really pretty! Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee that peach too 🙂 TheBalm is def a top 5er for me too 🙂 Wonderful review!
I also thought it was weird there were no skin toned shades, but I saw someone mixing the white and/or peach shades to create a nude shade which I thought was pretty neat. I think I have so many beige and black shadows at this point tang a palette without either was almost a breathe of fresh air lol.
Ha, yeah I understand that. I’m just lazy and don’t like opening more than one at a time #firstworldproblems That is a great idea to mix those two shades though! I didn’t even think of it… 🙂
This looks like such a great palette to have. I love me some nude shades! And I love theBalm! Such a great brand! Awesome review! ❤
I really like it so far! I have rarely tried a dud product from The Balm. And thank you ❤
You’re welcome! ❤ I have the Nude Tude palette and I really like that one. I want to get the Balm Voyage one eventually. Well there are so many things from theBalm that I want to get lol.