Sunday, January 20, 2013

perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.

This Christmas, I was lucky enough to receive a couple of things from the Cinderella line at Sephora. The first I am going to be reviewing, is the Fairytales Do Come True Storybook Eyeshadow Palette.


As you can see from the picture above, the packaging is lovely. It definitely maintains the elegance and romance you would expect from a Cinderella line. One detail I really love about this palette, is that the case is lined with velvet, and the set of eyeshadows can pop out. This leaves you with a really nice little jewellery case, if you so wish. Such a pretty detail!

Now, onto the eyeshadow reviews and swatches!


To start with, I adore the names of the eyeshadows. They are so cute! From Pumpkin Coach to Gus Gus, they really stay true to the theme of the line. There are also a lot of really fantastic shades in this set...and some that are just meh.

If you love matte shadows, then definitely give this palette a miss. This set is all about shimmer! I personally love a good shimmery shadow, so these worked really well for me. There are a couple of matte shades in this set. However, I didn't feel like they gave a whole lot of colour pay off. You really had to work to build the product up.

The first two rows of shadows had some good, light shimmery shades, and some not so thrilling matte shades. However, the bottom two rows of eyeshadows are incredible. They are rich, pigmented, and the colours are stunning! Standouts are Chateau, Palace, Cinders, and Jaq.

The top two rows from the Fairytales Do Come True Palette

The bottom two rows from the Fairytales Do Come True Palette

Overall, I quite liked this eyeshadow palette. If you love cute packaging, Disney princesses, shimmery eyeshadow shades and a smokey eye, then the Fairytales Do Come True Storybook Eyeshadow Palette may be something to consider.

Have you tried anything from the Cinderella collection? What do you think of it?

xo Shannon

41 comments:

  1. Love it, great post!
    xx
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  2. This palette is adorable. I want it too! ;)

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  3. The colours are so beautiful!
    Love the palette:)
    xx

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  4. Hello there! Great review :) SO helpful and informative :) Cant' wait to try this palette too! ^_^

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  5. ohhh i love sephora! i spent so much money there over xmas!

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  6. Hi! is amazing receive makeup at christmas...
    loved the colors.

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    xoxo,
    Ana & Ana

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  7. Great review! I looked at this palette before, but I'm afraid the pigmentation isn't as high as I'd like it to be. I guess you could fix it with a primer underneath, though?

    xo Abbey

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  8. WaoW! That's such a pretty palette! I absolutely have fallen in love with the case. The color pay off looks decent too, but the pack is out of the world!!! U're lucky!

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  9. disney <3 looking pretty! I have the lipsticks, and I like them too.

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  10. Wow! So lovely!

    xxLiora
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  11. So far the packaging (gorgeous) is really the only thing this palette has going for me... It'd be nice to have, but really, I don't need more eyeshadows :( (yet somehow I'm able to justify possibly buying the Naked 2 palette?)

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  12. nice colours

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  13. Wow the colours are really beautiful, I definitely need to try these out!

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  14. what a pretty and charming palette! i think the shimmer ones showed up more than the matte ones! :D

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  15. Gorgeous colors!


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    xoxo

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  16. Nice colors
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  17. I love the colors on the palette. Needless to say I am in love with Sephora. They have recently launched in India, and I am all grooving over them.
    P.s: your blog is like pretty little barbie store. Loved it!

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  18. nice post... gorgeous colours...

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  19. Nice colours !!!

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  20. I wanted this so much! It is so difficult to find a really decent palette with such an array of gorgeous vibrant shades. Love this post x

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  21. wow, what a beautiful palette!!!! love it!


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  22. Nice post! Great blog!!!
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  23. Great post. That palette is amazing. :)

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  24. Oooh looks gorgeous, love the decadent packaging!

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  25. You're so lucky to have Sephora in your country :(
    Wish I would have it here as well...

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  26. so pretty colours. I wouldn't know what to do with them all.I'm just learning make up

    xoxo Ra

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  28. pretty colors.Love the title:)

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  29. The midnight colour is gorgeous. It would match so many trends at the moment. Great blog :)

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  30. I would love to try these! And the packaging really is superb.

    xx Kait

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  31. Great gifts! I love all the shimmery shades.

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  32. OMG! I hope that will be come here is so beautiful shadows ;)

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  33. oooh la la...pretty shades! LOVE the blue in the last row!


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  34. ...lovely palette...very pretty colors!!!
    ...kiss...lu!!!

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