Colour Coordinate

Before my Urban Decay Naked palettes, these Revlon CustomEyes Shadow & Liner palettes were probably among the best eyeshadows that I owned. I have two: the bronzy/neutral Naturally Glamorous (020) and the purple and green Rich Temptations (030). The first four shades in Naturally Glamorous are quite soft and nicely pigmented, but the black shade is patchy and chalky. Rich Temptations overall isn't to the standard of Naturally Glamorous, with the first pink and purple particularly disappointing (they barely showed up when I tried to swatch them). The last three shades are much better, with the darkest liner colour being superior to the equivalent in Naturally Glamorous.

Naturally Glamorous consists of 5 shades (from left to right):
1. Warm, toasty medium brown with champagne shimmer
2. Coppery brown with pinkish red shimmer
3. Cool pale beige
4. Burnished medium/dark brown, somewhere in between the first and second shade
5. Charcoal grey

Rich Temptations (from left to right):
1. Cool, pale dusty pink
2. Warm-toned eggplant with slight pink shimmer
3. Frosty pale beige
4. Cool moss green
5. Blackened plum with reddish purple shimmer

Naturally Glamorous (first row), Rich Temptations (second row)

The Naturally Glamorous palette is a good choice for those drawn to warm, bronzy browns. The gradient of colours, from light to dark, is useful for creating an entire smokey eye look from one palette (as Zoë Foster demonstrates). I'd probably skip the darkest shade for liner and just go straight to whatever pencil, felt tip or gel liner you normally use, or at least a dark brown/black eyeshadow with better pigmentation. I bought the Rich Temptations palette primarily for the second purple shade, but I've found the warm, red tone makes me look like I have an eye infection. I used to go over it with a cooler, darker purple to counteract the redness, an extra step I shouldn't need to take which only leads to applying much more eyeshadow than I'd intended. I haven't had much use out of Rich Temptations, though the last three shades seem promising (despite the fact I rarely feel adventurous enough in the mornings to choose a green eyeshadow over my usual safe neutrals). Revisiting these palettes has made me think I should give Naturally Glamorous a bit more love. But with similar shades in my newer, better quality Naked palettes, it's hard to prefer these Revlon eyeshadows over them.