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NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette Review, Photos, Swatches

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

Color That Doesn’t Break the Bank

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette ($8.75 for 0.28 oz.) contains five eyeshadows and is part of NYX’s Caribbean Collection of eyeshadow palettes. (I reviewed St. Lucia previously.) NYX is one of my favorite brands for more affordable makeup, because the quality is consistently high and the range is huge.

St. Thomas includes: a dark charcoal gray with soft silver shimmer (similar to MAC’s Knight Divine); brightened cotton candy pink with a satin sheen; bright silver with a near metallic shimmer-sheen (similar to MAC’s Electra); pale golden peach with a high sheen; and a medium-dark, mint green with a pearly shine.

The pigmentation was excellent on the pink, peach, and green shades; it was still quite good on the charcoal and silver shades, too, but a touch sheerer than the other three. My favorite shade is the minty green, because you don’t see that kind of color–or with such vibrancy–by every brand.  These shades have a soft, smooth texture, though there is some residual powder kick up during use.  NYX eyeshadows have worked well for me and only fade minimally, but not noticeably so until six or more hours of wear.

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  • Product: 26/30
  • Value: 9/10
  • Ease of Use: 4/5
  • Packaging: 4/5

RECOMMENDATION: If you’re on a budget, NYX’s palettes are worth considering. They maintain quality and pigmentation while still keeping the price down.

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NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette
NYX I Dream of St. Thomas Eyeshadow Palette

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Svetlana Avatar

What online shop do you shop NYX from . In Denmark it’s only available at nelly.com but very pricy :-/ . You bring from Italy reminds me of Italian Kiko Cosmetics,good products for a cheap price,wish they were available worldwide 😉

Line S Avatar

I live in norway and i shop NYX from cherryculture.com. They have lots of nyx products and sales with 20-25% discount regularly.
Their shipping fees are ok as well.

KimAnh Avatar

I’m sorry! I find what you said offensive. I’m sure you didn’t mean any harm, but please be careful. Make-up, or anything, shouldn’t be used as a way to generalize.

Kelsey Avatar

Hrm, the pigmentation is beautiful, but I don’t feel the palette is cohesive, you know? Maybe the grey, silver, and goldish colour would be a good trio, or even with just one of the bolder colours, but I think that having them all together is a little overkill.
Just my opinion though.

Tynisha Avatar

You’re right. That is funny since the Peoples Republic of China is usually abbreviated PRC. I would still buy it, but people do deserve to know where things are made.

Suzanne Avatar

Nyx’s palettes are fantastic. I have the I Dream of St Lucia one, which has a stellar green and pink too. But you’re right, there’s noticeable fallout. I used the green and yellow for witch-makeup today and has to wipe my cheeks off with wet tissue.

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