Sneak Peek: Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette Photos & Swatches
Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette
Here’s the other mega-palette, the Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette ($239.00 for 2.24 oz.), which includes 28 eyeshadows from matte to metallic. The brand’s eyeshadow range will be debuting at Beautylish soon. Reviews to come!
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Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette
Natasha Denona Purple-Blue Eyeshadow Palette
Natasha Denona Electric Violet (28V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Electric Violet (28V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Nina’s Orchid (82V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Nina’s Orchid (82V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Rosewood (51M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Rosewood (51M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Piggy (80M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Piggy (80M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Lavender Gray (40M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Lavender Gray (40M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Metallic Steel Blue (11M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Metallic Steel Blue (11M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Steel Blue (11V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Steel Blue (11V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Gray-Brown (38M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Gray-Brown (38M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Aubergine (24V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Aubergine (24V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Maroon (22M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Maroon (22M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Golden Rose (60M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Golden Rose (60M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Oxide (63M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Oxide (63M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Powder Blue (84V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Powder Blue (84V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Quick Silver (09M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Quick Silver (09M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Deep Slate Gray (32P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Deep Slate Gray (32P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Satin Skin (75P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Satin Skin (75P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Golden Beige (52M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Golden Beige (52M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Cool Plum (70P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Cool Plum (70P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Petroleum Blue (92M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Petroleum Blue (92M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Koh Tao (89V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Koh Tao (89V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Deep Pacific (03V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Deep Pacific (03V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Glaze (12M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Glaze (12M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Smoky Plum (23P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Smoky Plum (23P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Vintage (49P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Vintage (49P) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Calypso Blue (05M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Calypso Blue (05M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Smoke (65V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Smoke (65V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Chromatic (04M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Chromatic (04M) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Navy (01V) Eyeshadow
Natasha Denona Navy (01V) Eyeshadow
Hmm, doesn’t perform as well as the other mega palette, but then blues and purples are hard to get consistent coverage for. Can’t wait for the full reviews of all the palettes! ?
They can be, especially more satin/matte ones.
Looks a little bit all over the place! Some patchy shadows, some smooth shadows. Looking forward to the review!
Hopefully I can test these soon!
Oh wow, this makes Viseart look like a bargain! Some gorgeous colors here, but as usual, the blues and the purples are the trouble makers. Out of 28 shadows, I see 8 that are going to get very poor ratings, 11 are neutrals that I have plenty of dupes for, so that leaves only 9 that might interest me, so I can’t justify $240 for this. Disappointing because these were so hyped. Metallic Steel Blue, Golden Rose, Golden Beige are stunning. Hope she sells these in singles.
Who knew! There’s always something more expensive right around the corner, lol!
She does sell them in singles–I buy them from her website and get free shipping! 🙂
Thanks Maria! I will definitely check out her website 🙂
The mattes don’t look like 240$ worth of palette. Some lovely shades, though. BTW, tech-related: for 2 days I haven’t been able to scroll down below the Cover Girl ad. Sometimes ads finish their animations, then let you proceed. This one stops you dead in your tracks. You can only see the first post. Yesterday, could not continue reading on the first post,today could. It’s an iPad Air 2, FYI. Please don’t tell me I won’t ever be able to read the other posts! No!
Could you screen shot and email it to me KJH? I have not seen it, but it may be a tablet ad. I am told that my premium network is incapable of segmenting us out of prohibited ad technologies on tablet, so I have the joy of dealing with getting them removed as they are discovered. (We don’t allow roadblocks.)
It must have been. I was able to go to the Continue Reading page, then hit Previous Post and see all the former entries. Then poof, gone! Nice, and thanks. It seemed to be Cover Girl ads both days. Nordie’s (today, others on other days) has ads that block print, but usually not your content, just over the intro to section. Only animated ads have prevented scrolling down beyond the ads.
Hope that primer helps for the latest maven’s palettes. And yes, Viseart, you are a positive bargain, methinks. These will certainly take you a while, to swatch, evaluate, and run the numbers. It’s going to be a bigger marathon than Nars Audacious! Interesting and some unusual choices. Looking forward, as usual. There’s always so much in the pipeline. Thanks.
The same thing just happened to me on both of these palette sneak peaks. It was also the Covergirl ad that stopped me. I was able to refresh and the ConAngra ad let me move forward. I’m on mobile, Samsung Galaxy S4 if that matters.
If you can send me a screen shot to christine[at]temptalia.com that would help! I can’t get it to trigger on my end.
I’ve been seeing a few YouTube beauty gurus raving about these Natasha Denona palettes but now that I am seeing some of swatches….I’m am not impressed. Those matte eyeshadows are swatching pretty darn pactchy.
Hopefully they will test better than they appear.
I don’t understand the price point or strategy on these.
It is a higher-end line based on pricing, though oddly the lipstick/lipgloss pricing is much lower than eyeshadow (not usually the case). I think it is missing higher-end/luxury packaging to give it a cohesive “this is why I’m expensive” image.
Yeah, the packaging reminds me of lower end beauty store brands, but the pricing is like you’re getting good Viseart quality shadows. The swatches look pretty inconsistent too. I think there was also no promotion or build up to these to suggest that they merit the price difference.
I’m not liking the look of the mattes!
They are certainly concerning!
I was interested, but in this snack bracket, It’s not going to happen.
One of those “investment” purchases, lol!
hells yeah. I would rather invest in a hand selected dozen. I could see that happening. This palette would run about $350 cad with delivery.
with some of the shades in there my heart just skip a beat <3
the matte ones are kinda meh though :/
Here’s hoping the mattes perform better in practice!
That’s too expensive for hit-and-miss performance with so many dupable colors.
I can’t weigh in on performance yet, but we’ll see.
Be still my heart, golden rose!
But those mattes…what the??? They look so patchy!
I was surprised, but sometimes things perform better/worse than they swatch, so we shall see.
I can’t wait for your review! What appear to be the mattes don’t look promising but those metallic & sparkly ones – gorgeous! I hope they perform well! Thanks for taking one for the team and testing
Fingers crossed!
There are a few colors here that I’d love to have if they perform well on lids, especially Metallic Steel Blue, Gray-Brown, and Calypso Blue. But, looking at the swatches of a lot of the mattes, I’m going to be interested in singles only!
Singles might be the way to go!
The singles are super pricey tho – I think they’re $30 a piece.
I look at your website everyday and am always impressed by your thorough reviews but the picture quality, especially of the close ups of the eyeshadow in this post feels even better than usual! Could just be all in my head XD but it looks great! Now if only the performance of all the shadows were up to par…
Here’s hoping!
Gorgeousness! I have seen this palette on youtube and people were raving about it… But I personally feel the shadows are very easily dupable and it’s just wastage of money shelling out 240$ on an eyeshadow palette! 🙁
I could be wrong though!
If you have dupes that you’re happy with, then it definitely doesn’t make sense to purchase it.
Echoing prior comments. Really glad I did not jump when these were announced. Then again I tend not to jump on high end products when there are dups/products with comparable to superior quality at a lower price point. Yup, I live and thrive on a budget. 😉
Nothing wrong with that! 🙂
Some shades look incredible, but some look awful! No way I could justify this price!
I totally understand!
Now these are my kind of colors. But $239 for 28 shadows from a brand I’ve never even heard of? Is that a joke? And it doesn’t appear that all of the colors swatched well. Easy pass here.
As far as I’m aware, Natasha Denona is a professional makeup artist with at least some recognition, just seems to be more international recognition. There are a lot of talented industry professionals that I haven’t heard of, though, so I don’t know much more than what is stated on her bio.
I was hoping this one would be better. I feel like the metallic shadows on both palettes look the best. It’s almost $30 for a single shadow though. I’m not sure if I would be willing to commit to a brand I can’t see in person.
The singles are up there – I’m still trying to figure out if they come in a real compact or if they’re sold in refill packaging, lol.
The shimmery shades look beautiful but those mattes look hella straggly. Especially for the price tag. I look forward to reading your review on this one
I am worried for the mattes!
A lot of the shades look kind of meh, especially the mattes.
Easy skip for ya 🙂
I am so curious to see if this lives up to the price-tag. Even with an A+ rating I’m still not down for shelling out that much cash. Nothing wows me to the point where I must have it but I hear amazing things about the metallic finishes.
I totally get that, Lisa!
Out of curiosity, I went to the website. I thought $239 was ridiculous, but apparently that price reflects a 30% discount! So the full price is $239 + $71.70 = $310.70!!!
I’ll be the first to admit I spend too much money on makeup (the priciest being Viseart and YSL) but one single item would cost more than my entire purchases for a few months!
It is definitely a lot to put towards a single product, even if it contains a lot of shades. They could have gone for smaller sizes or a more cohesive palettes – it’s clear there’s a warm/cool theme between the two larger ones, but I’m not sure they’re really cohesive palettes. They remind me a little of Viseart palettes in that they’re designed to be combined with the brand’s other palettes rather than as a standalone palette.
The other one seems to perform a bit better… and the colors in that one are much more me, too 🙂 I know which one to put on my wish list!
Awesome!
The shimmers look out of this world amazing…….the mattes…blech.
I’m hoping that they’ll perform better than they look, but we’ll see.
I’m seeing a few shades I would think about buying a single of – Vintage, Chromatic, Glaze, Satin Skin – but there are too many iffy shades in here for the price. I expect to be dazzled by a palette for that kind of price tag! For a $239 palette that is supposed to be all about blues and purples, the neutral metallics seem to be the nicest ones!
Well, they are a risk-taker for putting that many blues and purples in one palette, eh?
Pretty, but I definitely can’t afford 240 bucks for it. I will go make my own palette at inglot
Great idea, Jaz!
This $239.00 palette will most likely be a skip for me, but I’m waiting for your full review. I see a few colors I really like, so I might pick up a few singles.
🙂
If I’m spending over $200 on a palette (no matter how good of a “deal” it is per shadow), every shadow better perform amazingly. The metallics look amazing, but those mattes look…patchy.
It’s all relative and depends on one’s needs. If all you ever wanted was one eyeshadow palette, this might be totally worth it, but if you have dozens already, it’s going to be harder to justify, I think!
Oh, the mattes don’t look good. But,I see some others that are gorgeous. But,geesgh on the price tag!
They seem quite soft but loose in the pan in a way.
Parabens 🙁
Guess your wallet is safe this time, Liz!
EXACTLY!!! Even more than how patchy and dusty the mattes look, I’m most disappointed by the ingredients in her eyeshadows. Parabens galore, like a cheap morphe palette but for MEGA bucks!! Pass.
Nope, I can’t justify that price. :/
I know these are also sold individually, but at $29 each I can justify that even less. Too bad, some of the colors are really pretty and I would love to have them.
I understand, Ellie! $29 for a single is quite a bit. They have 5-pans for $48, but it’d be great if you could choose your five for $48!
This is >$106/oz. btw, ND has 5 shadow palettes for $48 on her dedicated website. DK if it’s pros only. Cover Girl is back. Had to continue reading the Sephora blush, and back into this. Will try a screen shot.
I think the 5 for $48 is a better way to try out without breaking the bank at least.
If you can grab one, just send it over christine[at]temptalia.com. I looked earlier but no luck on my end to see it.
The only thing good about this palette is you can can the shades as singles… I see a few I want.
I just wish singles weren’t quite so pricey OR if they had a tiered discount for buying singles! The single pan packaging looks like a plastic sleeve? but I’m not sure if they’re sold as pans or if it’s just a lightweight plastic compact, lol!
Who knew a brand could have the audacity to sell their palette for $240 (!) and then include a shade like Aubergine. And that’s not even the only dud in there, none of the purples/bright blues look very good. I’m waving my fist at my screen in outrage right now…
The brighter mattes definitely have me a little concerned!
Why would anyone spend $240 when the namesake colors perform poorly? There are some nice shades to be sure, but of course they are the dupable ones.
Not having tested these for wear or having had the chance to apply the majority, I can’t say specifically about this palette as swatches don’t always tell the real story, but people may want different things out of a palette or may be OK with a sheer, buildable product or they might use the type of base or primer on a regular basis that would get them what they want. Some might really love the formula and when put in the context of this brand/product, singles are $29 each, and 28 of them would run you $812. It might end up making sense to get shades you don’t love if there are still enough that you do love.
That being said, just about all products have dupes available, so for those who don’t want to spend the money, I am sure there are other options out there!
The shimmery shades look amazing, but the mattes look very splotchy and poor quality. I guess this is a definite wait and see how well it reviews type of product. But this does NOT appear to be worth $239, not with those matte shades.
$239 for 28 shadows, out if which at least half has dupes? I’m sorry, but I’m thinking about a Sonia Kashuk palette full of nice matte colors for $19.99, and it just seems ridiculous..
Different strokes for different folks — nobody’s ridiculous if they want to buy it OR if they don’t want to buy it. That’s the great thing about beauty: there is something for everyone, but not everything is for everyone and that’s OK.
Of course every single YouTube “guru” is proclaiming it the greatest palette of all time. But they of course had it sent to them from Beautylish so the reality of spending the same amount on eyeshadow palette as I do on my car payment on my new ride…smh that’s just crazy. So they don’t feel the sting of dishing out a crazy mount of cash for it. I have being eye’in for a while and I want it I really do. Just for the amazing shimmer, duochrone, gorgeous shades. There a very limited number of Mattes so there under performance is not that big of deal. But the price its 45 mins from the presale and I just don’t know what to do!!
Hey Amber,
It’s disclosed above, but Beautylish sent the palettes to me as well, so there’s no confusion I thought I’d just make sure you were aware!
Why not get a 5-pan? You can try the formula, and the cost per shade is still far less than the singles, but you don’t have to drop $200+ in one go. If you end up loving it, you could get a larger palette that has mostly other shades or you could give your 5-pan palette to a friend as a gift or keep for traveling. Beautylish does have a great return policy, but I really think 5-pan is a great way to go to try the formula without spending more than you might be comfortable with!
Lovely shimmery shadows in both of the palettes. I’m not so sure about the matte ones, nor the purpley ones.
It will be very interesting to read the reviews, even though I’m not going to buy any palettes at this pricerange. Not buying doesn’t mean it’s not interesting and fun to know what’s new and good out there.
Purple + matte is almost always a disaster, lol!
I have the other big palette from Natasha Denona as well as one of the sets (#8). I was going to return it or try to cancel order, but the shadows are basically close to awesome. Especially the shimmers. I have been over the moon about colourpop and viseart this year but these are AMAZING. The “pigmented, finely milled, no fallout” lines are used often, but seriously, I love these. I threw a few of the champagney ones on and literally got three compliments on a cruddy Sunday. And I was wearing glasses! I haven’t really played with the mattes, and they are dupable in my stash, but don’t dismiss this palette!
Wow, for that price tag I’d expect the performance of those mattes to be spot on. I do love that Golden Rose but this is an easy pass. Also, the color arrangement is just ugly to look at.
Again, beautiful colors but several swatched poorly. Still out of my price range.
Hmm – the mattes are startlingly poor for the price, though the shimmers look good. The reviews will be MOST interesting I think.
That golden rose color is beautiful!!
Nice and I was considering getting it until I saw the 200 price tag. No way. I would have to be crazy.
Some swatch so well and others so poorly! I wish this was cheaper, I’d get it anyhow!
I’ve seen review/swatches in a few YouTube videos that deceive these as all over the place with quality. At this price, it makes each individual eyeshadow a decent price. But is it worth it when near half are almost duds? And the ingredients are sub-par and scaring me. I admit to seeing a few shades and swooning. Would I pay 29-40 for a single? No. I’m very interested in your reviews! They’ll settle everything. ⚖
I have heard nothing but good things about this brand, so glad to see you cover them!
NikkieTutorials first introduced them to me and she raved about these.
Though some colors look a little meh-performing here…
Can’t wait to read your take!
Oh, dear. The purples and blues in this one look patchy. So disappointing, but especially at this price point. At least I’m not tempted by it any more.
My favorite You Tube guru just reviewed this palette and it seemed to perform a lot better than it swatched. However at this price point: no thank you. I certainly may pick up a few singles though! Some of those colors are just gorgeous!
Can’t wait for a review! Some of the matte swatches look a bit uneven, but I suppose that’s to be expected. There are some very pretty colors here.
I love the idea of having a matte and metallic finish in the same colour, but the matte Steel Blue is just sad looking. 🙁 Really hit and miss with these swatches for smooth vs patchy performance!
I mostly love the light beige shimmers, which I’m sure are pretty dupeable. I’m really looking forward to seeing what other shadows may be similar to that tiffany blue matte when you do the full review.
The packaging and layout of the shades resemble an ELF palette. There are a few shades that are beautiful, but for the most part, this is really a dud luxury item. The picture showing the ingredients does not state where the palette was manufactured. Christine, where are these palettes being manufactured? In the USA, France, Italy, Korea, China or somewhere else?
Italy.
I could hug you for saving me $240! I was ready to pull the trigger sight unseen, but I’m so glad I didn’t after seeing your swatches. I always wait for your reviews or at least your swatches before buying, especially on the more pricey items. I suppose I will just continue my quest of aquiring all of the MUFE shadows. At least now I can justify spending the $240 on those instead! Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication! I know I’m not alone in saying that I rely on your opinions before making purchases.
My pleasure, Jenny! xoxo
Just to show how OCD I am about this palette, I have purchased it and am awaiting your review before I use or return it. Meanwhile, I tried to figure out whether or not it is worth it for me personally. I don’t think the per pan cost calculation is meaningful because there may be certain shades that don’t work, either due to formula or color, or that one has or could buy. I therefore went through the swatches and figured out that I would wear about 20 of these, that there were 10 I liked enough to consider purchasing them as singles, and that about seven of them, I liked so much, that I really might do it. Seven singles (provided they were all available) would run about $168 (+shipping). Ten would be $270 + shipping. So I am waiting to see if those 7 – 10 perform well or have lower priced dupes. If they don’t , better to get a few and dupe elsewhere. If they do, you get all the rest you would wear. As one who does not have that many neutral palettes, I am really liking the cool and duo chrome-y neutrals as well as the purples and wines. Like many, I would not wear some of the matte blues, but because they are right there, as a cool neutral person, I could easily blend them in with other shades and get some use out of them. For those who otherwise like the palette and can afford it (It’s less than the price of 3 Louboutin lipsticks which I personally would never consider buying), I would not say nay based on a few blues.