CHARLOTTE TILBURY QUEEN OF GLOW LUXURY PALETTE {REVIEW}

If you are into make-up & skincare then I'm sure you have heard of 

Charlotte Tilbury

Charlotte Tilbury MBE  is a British make-up artist. 

She is the founder, chairperson, president, and chief creative officer of the

 make-up and skincare brand Charlotte Tilbury Beauty Ltd. 

Tilbury is a Contributing beauty editor for British Vogue and global

 ambassador for Women International.

She launched her brand back in 2013, which is very recent, yet her

name and her award winning products are known and adored worldwide.

Pillow Talk is perhaps her most infamous lipstick and now has its

own collection of Pillow Talk products.

I received this full size Queen of Glow Luxury Eyeshadow Palette in

my John Lewis Beauty Advent Calendar and it was one of the key products

that influenced my purchase of the JL 2021 Calendar.

The 13 Quad collection

 ranges from bronze and golden to deep reds and purples, 

and can be built for a day, desk, dusk, or disco look.

 

Each palette contains four harmonious eye colours: 

Prime, Enhance, Smoke, and Pop. 

Create a smooth base for your eye look using the Prime shade; 

build up definition with Enhance; 

add drama with the Smoke shade;

 and finish your dazzling look with the shimmer Pop shade.

A four-step eyeshadow quad with buildable, non-creasing formula and 

pigmented shades for day to night.

 

Now whilst I am not looking for the disco look and this isn't a palette shade

  combo I would have chosen, I have been enjoying the

shades in this palette, which leans very much towards the GLOW look.

The richly pigmented shades of warm copper, brown, bronze and gold

been formulated to glide on beautifully capturing the light to

create the Charlotte Tilbury glow and at times we all need some extra 

GLOW, so let it be from the Queen of Glow Charlotte Tilbury

 

CHARLOTTE TILBURY

QUEEN OF GLOW

LUXURY PALETTE

5.2g

R

Available through a couple of 3rd Retailers

at exorbitant prices. 

$

53

£

42

URBAN DECAY NAKED RELOADED PALETTE #TBT REVIEW

Sadly URBAN DECAY withdrew from the South African market during the

2nd half of 2020 and I for one was sad about it, as I was a fan of UD and have reviewed and 

loved many of their products.

My review on the NAKED RELOADED palette dates back to April 2019, so prices

will have changed.

~~~~~~

After several weeks of use, I've finally managed to put down into words my feelings about this 

"super hyped" eyeshadow palette.

Never a brand to follow the generic brand packaging norm, 

URBAN DECAY recently launched their NAKED RELOADED 

Palette and when it comes to the packaging, this cushioned fabric Orchid print palette not only 

looks trés chic, but it also feels weighty and very comfortable in the hand.

Sadly the birth of the new NAKED RELOADED followed the demise of the globally and much loved original NAKED Palette.

It was a sad moment for many URBAN DECAYERS, but thankfully it has been replaced with a

 collection of 12 "must have" universally flattering shades in a palette thats been designed for everyone

any age, gender, and skin tone.

If you're looking for a collection of flattering shades that will cover all your essential 

 nude/neutral/brown requirements plus a little extra, then this is the ultimate palette to have in your eyeshadow collection.

The selection includes soft mattes, satins, metallics and a little sparkly glitter is thrown in 

for good measure...

I'm also happy to report that UD have included 4 larger outer pans of the lighter shades,

that are used the most for highlighting and inevitably, on any eyeshadow palette, they always 

finish before the others.

After a couple of months of use I can excitedly report back that the formula of these shadows fall 

into that buttery, velvety texture with a rich colour payoff and are easy to blend and work with.

One piece of advise though - do ensure that you tap any excess shadow off you brush before 

application, as there will be shadow fall out, but its nothing that isn't easily brushed away with

 out leaving any pigment behind.

The longevity of the shadow was good with no creasing or fading, however I have become an

 unexpected and huge fan of the URBAN DECAY Eyeshadow Potion

to read my full review 

and without doubt it helps to keep your eyeshadows in place all day.

All of the 12 shades are very wearable and I have surprisingly found myself using 

all of the shades at some point, but reaching daily for the following ones:

Bribe

Barely There

Reputation

Burn

Distilled

Boundaries

&

Blur

 and for a slightly more evening,shimmery smokey eye look I just add a touch of:

Barely Baked

Angel Fire

End Game

&

Dreamweaver

It's known, here in south Africa, that UD Eyeshadow Palettes generally weigh in on the pricey side, usually around R800-R900, however the NAKED RELOADED weighs in at a much more 

appealing price of R695.

 This palette is not only worth its "Super Hyped" status, but its got to be

the NAKED Palette to own above all others.

URBAN DECAY

NAKED RELOADED

EYESHADOW PALETTE

R

695

£

38

$

44

URBAN DECAY SA

I have reviewed several URBAN DECAY products and to date I have not been 

disappointed with any of my purchases.

To read all my detailed reviews

URBAN DECAY NAKED RELOADED PALETTE REVIEW

After several weeks of use, I've finally managed to put down into words my feelings about this 

"super hyped" eyeshadow palette.

Never a brand to follow the generic brand packaging norm, 

URBAN DECAY recently launched their NAKED RELOADED 

Palette and when it comes to the packaging, this cushioned fabric Orchid print palette not only looks trés chic, but it also feels weighty and very comfortable in the hand.

Sadly the birth of the new NAKED RELOADED followed the demise of the globally and much loved original NAKED Palette.

It was a sad moment for many URBAN DECAYERS, but thankfully it has been replaced with a collection of 12 "must have" universally flattering shades in a palette thats been designed for everyone—any age, gender, and skin tone.

If you're looking for a collection of flattering shades that will cover all your essential  nude/neutral/brown requirements plus a little extra, then this is the ultimate palette to have in your eyeshadow collection.

The selection includes soft mattes, satins, metallics and a little sparkly glitter is thrown in for good measure...

I'm also happy to report that UD have included 4 larger outer pans of the lighter shades,

that are used the most for highlighting and inevitably, on any eyeshadow palette, they always finish before the others.

After a couple of months of use I can excitedly report back that the formula of these shadows fall into that buttery, velvety texture with a rich colour payoff and are easy to blend and work with.

One piece of advise though - do ensure that you tap any excess shadow off you brush before application, as there will be shadow fall out, but its nothing that isn't easily brushed away with out leaving any pigment behind.

The longevity of the shadow was good with no creasing or fading, however I have become an unexpected and huge fan of the URBAN DECAY Eyeshadow Potion

to read my full review 

and without doubt it helps to keep your eyeshadows in place all day.

All of the 12 shades are very wearable and I have surprisingly found myself using 

all of the shades at some point, but reaching daily for the following ones:

Bribe

Barely There

Reputation

Burn

Distilled

Boundaries

&

Blur

 and for a slightly more evening,shimmery smokey eye look I just add a touch of:

Barely Baked

Angel Fire

End Game

&

Dreamweaver

It's known, here in south Africa, that UD Eyeshadow Palettes generally weigh in on the pricey side, usually around R800-R900, however the NAKED RELOADED weighs in at a much more appealing price of R695.
 This palette is not only worth its "Super Hyped" status, but its got to be
the NAKED Palette to own above all others.

URBAN DECAY

NAKED RELOADED

EYESHADOW PALETTE

R

695

£

38

$

44

URBAN DECAY SA

I have reviewed several URBAN DECAY products and to date I have not been 

disappointed with any of my purchases.

To read all my detailed reviews

URBAN DECAY NAKED ULTIMATE BASICS EYESHADOW PALETTE {REVIEW}

For sometime now I've been on the lookout for a quality palette that contains 

subtle matte eye shadows. 

Matte shadows are far more flattering for the older woman, as with age

 the skin on your eyelid becomes more crepey.

Applying eyeshadow definitely becomes more challenging as we age and shimmery shadows only accentuate any creepiness and can be more ageing, hence why so

many women opt to stop using eyeshadows altogether.

This Urban Decay Naked Ultimate Basics palette contains 12 basic matte shades 

and it was all that I wanted it to be and more. There's no doubt that the Urban Decay shadow formula's are not only true to colour, they're easy to apply, buildable 

and blend easily and with very little powder fall out.

They don't crease and they lasted for as long as I needed them to.

This selection of 12 shades offer pink nudes, pale and warm browns and burnt oranges

and it covers all you need to create endless natural eye looks from just a wash 

of neutral colour all over the eye area, to a more smokey eye look. 

(I've actually used all of the colours in this palette, which is not the norm for me,

 as there's normally at least one shade that I don't like) 

This palette contains several light shades, which I tend to use the most of, 

especially for highlighting my ever decreasing eye lid area and under the eyebrow. 

There's also a lovely selection of darker shades to use along the lash line and of course several very wearable transitional shades.

The sleek palette comes with a useful large mirror and one application brush, 

which I personally never use from any palettes regardless of the brand.

The palette also has a quality feel in the hand,which I enjoyed.

The purpose of my search was to find one quality eyeshadow palette that contains a useful selection of flattering natural, basic matte shades that I can confidently recommend to everyone, but particularly to the more mature of us and I'm excited that Urban Decay delivers just that with their 

Naked Ultimate Basics... 

It's name is very apt as in my opinion it is the Ultimate Basic Palette and its one that

should be in everyones hand...

If you hurry the Urban Decay Website in South Africa currently has this palette on

 sale 

at an unbelievable price.

Urban Decay 

Naked Ultimate Basics

R

Normally R860

On Sale Online 

 R430

£

39.50

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