Makeup Review: Pretty Vulgar Nightingale Eyeshadow Palette

I love experimenting with eyeshadows and creating various look with makeup palettes. As an aspiring makeup artist, I have found that not all palettes are created equal! I love when an eyeshadow palette makes sense and has usable colors in it. I recently tried out Pretty Vulgar Nightingale Eyeshadow Palette and found that it’s easy to use, and contains the basic colors everyone needs — from neutral to smoky.

About Pretty Vulgar Nightingale Eyeshadow Palette $35

What it is:
An eyeshadow palette that offers 12 smoky-hued shades with a mixture of matte, shimmer, and pearl finishes.

What it does:
Have all eyes on you with Nightingale, our 12-shade palette with colors meticulously chosen to create a deep, sultry look. Formulated for long-wear, our highly-saturated, blendable matte, shimmer, and pearl smoky-hued eyeshadows are perfect for a night out.

This palette contains:
– 7 x 0.05 oz/ 1.4 g Eyeshadow
– 5 x 0.04 oz/ 1.2 g Eyeshadow in Nocturnal (ivory matte), Pillow Fight (champagne satin), Break Free (shimmering white), Darkside (shimmering smoke satin), Hide & Seek (light gray matte), Clutch (rose gold shimmer), Flip Out (chocolate brown matte), Eye Spy (bronze satin), Silver Spoon (blue slate satin), Swoop (cool brown matte), After Midnight (deep gray matte), All Nighter (black brown matte)

My results:

The Nightingale palette by Pretty Vulgar is a versatile palette for neutral to smokey looks. They have an assortment of colors that vary from pretty to vulgar to satisfy every mood. I found that the shadows were easy to apply and blend, but some needed more blending and layering of product which signaled to me that it wasn’t as heavily pigmented as I prefer with eyeshadows. The shadows do last well even though I didn’t use the application method recommended on the site. (Spray brush with setting spray) I don’t think I should have to go to that extra length.

he packaging is very unique it’s inspired by vintage makeup containers, which I like. Bonus points because the palette includes a large mirror!

I created a neutral smoky eye with the Nightingale palette using Hide & Seek on my inner corner then blending Flip Out in my crease and out then I went over with Swoop and pressed in my outer corner and then I put after midnight to make the outer corner darker and lined with All Nighter. I also highlighted my cheeks, brow bone and tear duct with Pillow Talk.