Yes ladies, it is BACK! I don't know when it came back but when I walked into Westside two days ago, The Maybelline Chai Latte (Modern Metallics) quad was sitting right there on the Maybelline counter waiting for me to grab it.
At first, I was wary because I knew this quad had been MIA for the longest time, so I asked the nice lady at the counter and she told me that it had been put in stock again. :D
For me, this Chai Latte really is a mini Naked palette, if you can't afford the Naked palette in your wildest dreams, go for this! Rs.240 is an extremely small amount to pay for a good quality eyeshadow quad. Sure you're missing 8 shades from Naked but something's better than nothing!
Seriously, if you look up swatches of Naked, you will find them eerily similar! Dupes almost!
Swatches:
I found this quad way more pigmented than the Maybelline Diamond Glow By Eye Studio, that one sucked, BAD!
The packaging is flimsy, the lid got scratched up in my makeup bag, the day I brought it home. And the first time using it, the lid came off.. Plus the brushes are not really usable. *Sigh* But then.. Rs. 240! So, I'm not complaining.
As with most shadows, this one lasts really long and looks more vibrant with primer, I'm in love with the copper shade that is numbered for the lid (top right.)
Here are some looks I tried with it, the first one is your run of the mill, office/ daily eye look:
Then I decided to get a little creative and use my new Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof eyepencil in Blue Remix (review soon) predominantly with the copper shade and I got this:
This has become one of my most favourite looks. I hope you like it too! I didn't use any blue shadow, only the pencil and smudged it. If you girls are interested, I would love to do a tuorial on the look. :)
Overall, I give this quad an A, even with crappy packaging, the colours are well pigmented and you feel like you own a little part of the Naked Palette, always a good feeling! So, defnitely go out and get this palette!
At first, I was wary because I knew this quad had been MIA for the longest time, so I asked the nice lady at the counter and she told me that it had been put in stock again. :D
For me, this Chai Latte really is a mini Naked palette, if you can't afford the Naked palette in your wildest dreams, go for this! Rs.240 is an extremely small amount to pay for a good quality eyeshadow quad. Sure you're missing 8 shades from Naked but something's better than nothing!
Seriously, if you look up swatches of Naked, you will find them eerily similar! Dupes almost!
- Top left reminds me of Virgin
- Top right of Toasted
- Bottom Right of Tease (from N2) maybe a tad darker
- And the bottom one could pass off as Smog
Swatches:
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The packaging is flimsy, the lid got scratched up in my makeup bag, the day I brought it home. And the first time using it, the lid came off.. Plus the brushes are not really usable. *Sigh* But then.. Rs. 240! So, I'm not complaining.
As with most shadows, this one lasts really long and looks more vibrant with primer, I'm in love with the copper shade that is numbered for the lid (top right.)
Here are some looks I tried with it, the first one is your run of the mill, office/ daily eye look:
Then I decided to get a little creative and use my new Bourjois Contour Clubbing Waterproof eyepencil in Blue Remix (review soon) predominantly with the copper shade and I got this:
This has become one of my most favourite looks. I hope you like it too! I didn't use any blue shadow, only the pencil and smudged it. If you girls are interested, I would love to do a tuorial on the look. :)
Overall, I give this quad an A, even with crappy packaging, the colours are well pigmented and you feel like you own a little part of the Naked Palette, always a good feeling! So, defnitely go out and get this palette!