Review: Lorac Pro Palette

I finally got my hands on this pro palette by celebrity makeup artist, Carol Shaw, a few weeks ago through @stuffinstyle on Instagram. They sell theirs for less expensive than Makeup Pro (@mupro) by P300.00. 

On plain observation, the palette is compact and lightweight. It measures 3”x7.8” and is about 1cm in height. Inside, there are a total of 16 eyeshadows, each measuring 1.8x1.8cm. 

The top row holds eight neutral matte eyeshadows while the bottom holds eight shimmery ones.

Personally, I find the colour selection of this palette to be a mixture of stunning, complementary shades. The texture of each shadow feels fine, smooth, and buttery when applied. It glides across the skin and blends seamlessly. I do find some shades more superior in quality as compared to the others but before I discuss which, let’s take a look at each eyeshadow per quadrant. 

On the first quadrant on the left-most side, we have the highlighting shades White, Cream, Nude, and Champagne. 

The following quadrant includes Taupe, Lt. Pink, Gold, and Lt. Bronze. 

My favourite colours are included in the third quadrant which holds Mauve, Sable, Pewter, and Garnet. I use Mauve the most because it looks beautiful on fair skin. Pewter and Garnet are equally stunning and elegant shimmer colours, although the photos here don't do them justice. 

The last quadrant holds the darkest smokiest eyeshadows in the palette; Espresso, Black, Deep Purple and Slate. Deep Purple is one of the classiest looking colours of the bunch but I find that when applied it looks a little more black than the gorgeous purple I was expecting. It also blends a little less smooth as compared to the other eyeshadows. 

Similar to Deep Purple, Champagne is also a disappointment. It looks good on the palette but doesn't translate when applied. There seems to be chunkier glitter bits combined with subtle shimmer on this particular eyeshadow, a wide contrast to the subtle glimmer found in the others. You can refer to the test patch on my arm as shown in the photo above. If you look closely, you can see scattered glitter bits on the Champagne swatch. 

Despite those two colours, I love the palette. It’s excellent quality, excellent colour combinations, and it's pigmented. You can use this palette for any occasion, even everyday wear. It can be used dry or wet and it also comes with a mini Behind The Scenes Eye Primer. A wonderful investment for makeup artists and enthusiasts anywhere. 

Here's a simple smokey eye I made using some of the colours without primer. 

I used Mauve on the entire lid and Cream to highlight the brow bone.

On the outer corner I used Taupe, Espresso, and a little black blended together

On the middle and inner section I used Gold and Lt. Bronze

At the bottom lash line I used Gold again for the inner corner and Espresso at the outer corner. 

Eyeliner: KATE Spider Line .03mm Eyeliner

Eyebrows: NYX Blonde Eyebrow Gel, The Faceshop Design My Eyebrow in No. 05 Dark Gray, and MAC Brow Gel in Boy Girl.

Mascara: Kiss Me Heroine Make Long and Curl Mascara

This is another look I created using the palette.

I applied Garnet all over my lid and on my outer lower lash line

and Espresso on the outer corner of my eyes. 

I didn't remove the Gold on the inner lower lash area from the previous look.

Total Net Weight: .32oz/ 8.8g

Ingredients:

LORAC PRO PALETTE

TALC, ZINC STEARATE, DIMETHICONE, MINERAL OIL, ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE, BORON NITRIDE, SILICA, METHICONE, KAOLIN, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, METHYLPARABEN, WATER(AQUA), LAUROYL LYSINE, PROPYLPARABEN, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, CUCUMIS SATIVUS (CUCUMBER) FRUIT EXTRACT, CARUM PETROSELINUM (PARSLEY) EXTRACT, ECHINACEA PURPUREA EXTRACT, CITRUS MEDICA LIMONUM (LEMON) PEEL EXTRACT, CALENDULA OFFICINALIS FLOWER EXTRACT, ALTHAEA OFFICINALIS ROOT EXTRACT MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR: MICA, IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), FERRIC FERROCYANIDE (CI 77510), CARMINE (CI 75470)

BEHIND THE SCENES EYE PRIMER/ BASE À OMBRES À PAUPIÈRES EN COULISSES: 

ISODODECANE, TALC, TRIHYDROXYSTEARIN, POLYETHYLENE, DISTEARDIMONIUM HECTORITE, VP/EICOSENE COPOLYMER, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, CYCLOPENTASILOXANE, ISOPROPYL LANOLATE, SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE, PEG-40 STEARATE, PROPYLENE CARBONATE, BEESWAX (CERA ALBA), DIMETHICONE, TRIMETHYLSILOXYSILICATE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, PHENOXYETHANOL, MICA, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77499, 77491, 77492)

Price: P2500.00 (@stuffinstyle Instagram)

*images of the Lorac Pro palette (except the last photo of the palette) are taken from loraccosmetics.com.