Couldn’t choose so I got them both!
After seeing reviews for the L’oreal La Nude palettes, I was bummed that I hadn’t seen them yet in any of my local drugstores. While I was in Toronto I happened to pop into a Shoppers Drug Mart and when I saw the La Nude palettes 1 and 2 I was so excited I grabbed them both. I had high hopes for these after being really impressed with the Maybelline The Nudes palette (see review).
The La Nudes 1 has your typical brown and taupe type of neutral shades that I think has a nice mix of both cool and warm tones, vs some palettes which tend to lean one way or the other. It has 4/10 matte shades.
La Nude 1 – brown and taupe neutrals
La Nudes 2 is more of a pink and plum toned palette. It has 6/10 matte shades.
La Nude 2 – more pinks and plums
Here are the swatches of the La Nude 1 VS La Nude 2:
La Nude 1
La Nude 2
Sadly, I can’t do a positive review of these palettes. I found the quality of these shadows just isn’t there for me. Here were my main issues:
Major fall-out: The La Nude 1 had the most fall-out. It was a mess trying to apply them and I would have to do a ton of clean-up under my eyes with a cotton bud. I did think the La Nude 2 had less fall-out.
Dude, where’s my eye shadow? When I tried to blend these shadows, they would nearly disappear and I would have to go back and reapply them to try to build the intensity back up (who has the time?).
Creasing & fading: Most of the shades from the La Nude 1 creased on me – with primer. The La Nude 2 shades didn’t crease, but both palettes would fade on me throughout the day.
Too expensive! In Canada, the La Nude palettes are a whopping $29.99 CAD. By comparison, Maybelline The Nudes palette is only $14.99 CAD and you get 12 neutral shadows (vs only 10 in the L’oreal palettes). I would skip the L’oreal and get the Maybelline or some of the new NYX shadows which are awesome (see review) instead.
I think I could have been less critical of the La Nudes if it wasn’t for the price. I expected better quality from a $30 palette. I have so many other shadows that I like way more. The L’oreal La Nudes were a miss for me.
Thanks for reading!
Love,
Nerdy Librarian Girl ā¤
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I like the plum palette – but yes, they seem expensive for the quality you get!
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The plum palette was the better of the two and the shades are really pretty – just too much work for that price point.
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That’s too bad! Thanks for the review in them though!
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I stalked the displays of these for weeks before they were released and then I was totally shocked at how expensive they were when they finally came out! Come on loreal, you’re still a drugstore brand.
Bummer that the quality and colors didn’t end up matching the price tag though.
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Your instinct was right to skip them. Definitely too expensive.
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It’s so sad though, it was so exciting to have more palettes at the drugstore!
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I’ve read mixed reviews of these palettes – but it does boil down to how expensive these are! $30 for a drugstore palette and the case isn’t even that nice. L’Oreal does tend to be on the expensive side typically. I’ve never been all that impressed with L’Oreal eye shadows – I find them dry and difficult to blend. Maybelline, CoverGirl and even Rimmel eye shadows perform better in my opinion! Great review and thanks for swatching all the colours!
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Thanks! You’re right about the packaging – the case is plain plastic and, because they don’t come in a box, mine were scratched. And I forgot to mention one was missing its applicator, although I don’t usually use the little sponge-tipped ones that come with drugstore palettes.
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God I didn’t realize how much more it was for you all. It’s a shame you didn’t like them for all the money you spent!! I personally love them but I always like seeing how other people feel about the products I love
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Sometimes I wonder if the same makeup product sold in different countries is actually manufactured differently, like in a different factory? It might explain why sometimes a product being raved about by US or UK bloggers is sometimes a bust when I try the Canadian version. I know the packaging, shade range, and shade names can often be different, so maybe the formulas can differ too?
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Hmmmmm I wonder if that’s the case!! That would make a lot of sense actually
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I really like the first one but I wouldn’t want to pay that much for them!!
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I know right? I actually didn’t know the price before I bought them. It was quite a shock at the check-out.
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Great review! I was wondering about that pallette…….
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Thank-you! I think, if you’re like most make-up loving bloggers, you likely have lots of other palettes that perform much better.
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It’s so weird for me seeing what drugstore palettes cost in other countries. That’s way too expensive for the quality of that product
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I think we pay a lot more for make-up and other beauty products in Canada. I love getting to visit the U.S. and go to shops like Ulta. You guys are so lucky! š
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I know. Having met so many bloggers from around the world, I’m just beginning to see how good the US has it in terms of beauty deals
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Great honest review. I like the subtitles like dude where’s my eyeshadow? Lol
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Thank-you! š
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