I find the BA STAR palettes are excellent if you want a shimmery smokey eye. No matter what shadow you choose from the palette you will be happy to know you have shimmer in it to help make your natural look pop!
You can’t go wrong with shimmer shadows, especially in the summer season! Nothing looks better then a lustrous shimmer eye.
With the BA STAR eye shadows, I did notice that the non glitter shadows were quite “loose” for a pressed powder, so it is wise to be careful of fall out when you are applying.
For the shadow I find they work best if you use a primer first to help the shadows better adhere to your eyelid.
What I loved about the glitters was that they came pre-primed! Meaning they were nice and sticky so you can apply them straight away without having to use a primer meant for glitter! This is great if you want to add a little glam to your everyday makeup or even perfect to spice up your prom makeup look!
The down side to this palette? That would be the brush tool. I would not use this. The sponge side is your average sponge end that you get in most cosmetics while the brush end it very cheap. The bristles are thick and plastic. Only use for it would be the glitter but it still does not provide good application of any shadow in the palette. As per most products, I personally would not recommend using the brush provided.
I tested out the product with primer. I used the bronze color all over the lid then applied the dark brown to the upper lash line and blended it upwards. I then applied the brown to the entire lower lash line and finished with the high light color on the brow bone.
The color was good for about 1 hour then it started to fade. These eye shadows to require a touch up after 4 hours even if you use primer since they are quite loose pigments.
As a professional makeup artist. I personally would not buy this brand, especially not to use on clients. But I wouldn’t mind buying their glitters since they are great for adding quick glam to any look!
PROS:
Affordable
Fun
5 in 1
Glitter
Quick and easy to apply
Blendable
CONS:
ok color pay off
Not long lasting
Loose shadows
Would I buy again? Probably not, unless I really needed some good glitters!
These products are excellent if you are new to makeup! They are very easy to work with and very easy to apply so if you are just starting out I would recommend this brand to you since they are so easy to work with!
If you are interested in trying this product out for yourself or looking at their wide variety of glitters and shadows and other products then click the link bellow!
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