Smashbox Heat Wave Palette Review

Let me just tell you guys, I have been eyeing the Heat Wave palette for sometime now. Was a little bit unsure because A. I currently have more than enough eyeshadow (so why can't I stop?!) and B. it's price tag! (Retails $48.00 at Ulta). Neither of those two problems got in the way though, because I got this baby as a birthday gift from my bestie!

The Heat Wave palette is limited edition. It has 10 colors< that can be worn wet or dry> and comes with a double ended eyeshadow brush.

The packaging is pretty sleek and simple. It's light and though it could be smaller, the size is pretty functional for travel. Plus it has a ridiculously huge mirror in the compact-- that makes up for it!

When I was looking at the palette, I was instantly drawn to the neutral tones in the palette, especially the peachy and metallic tones--very on trend. All of the shadows are very soft, perfect for summer makeup looks.



The top 5 colors are warmer tones.
Color Descriptions L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold



The bottom 5 colors are cooler tones.
Color Descriptions L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe, deep golden brown


Swatches

Dry
L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold


Wet (Spritzed a tad bit of Fix + on my RT base shadow brush)

L-R: soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel, golden pink, gold



Dry
L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe,deep  golden brown


Wet
L-R: pink beige with silver flecks, soft pewter grey, soft golden sea blue, shimmering purple taupe, deep golden brown



Final thoughts on this palette. It's very pretty and has been welcomed into my collection. It is a summer palette so the colors are meant to be light, but there are a couple of colors in the top row-soft matte peach, soft champagne beige, soft matte caramel-that don't show up well on my skin tone wet or dry. That was a drawback for me, that's 3 out of 10 colors I can't really use. The other 7 colors are very gorgeous though, my favorites are soft golden sea blue, gold, and golden pink.  I would not rank this up there with my Naked palette, but this is a nice seasonal addition to a collection.


XoXo,
Amanda

*Color descriptions from Smashbox.com