New Palladio Baked Eyeshadow Trios!

In my humble opinion, Palladio has got to be one of the most underrated drugstore-level brands on the market today. Available at Sally Beauty, Ulta, online and various beauty supply stores across the nation, Palladio consistently releases products that are on the same level as the best drugstore (and many high-end) products that I've purchased over the years.

With that, I'm delighted to tell you that I recently received several new releases from Palladio and I'm going to be sharing all of them with you over the next week or so. I am SO excited to share with you what's in store for all of us, and today I want to start with the new shades of Palladio's Baked Eyeshadow Trios, which, according to my contact, should now be available at your local Sally Beauty.

If you missed my previous review of the Baked Eyeshadow Trios, click here. I won't rehash what I said in that review, but the short version? They're fantastic. You can apply them dry or wet, and the colors are just gorgeous (they're all shimmery, but some are a little bit more shimmery than others). These are true shimmers though, so don't expect any annoying sparkle fallout on your cheeks when you apply them. They've got great blendablity, and the staying power is great too (I can get about 4-5 hours of wear before fading, and that's without a primer). For $8 (cheaper with a Sally Card), I think these are a great value because you get three very wearable shades in each compact.

Here are the brand new shades:

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Palladio Baked Eyeshadow Trios (retail: $8 each)

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If you know me, then you know that I was immediately drawn to the gorgeous bronzy-brown shade in the blue trio, The Blues. But actually, I love the darkest shade in each of these trios so much, and I think that my favorite trio so far is actually Ivy. I love the combo of the lime green, kelly green and mauve shade (again, if you know me, you know I'm always looking for a wearable shade of mauve/plum). Another thing I love about these trios is that the lightest shade in each trio is not overly-pigmented, which means that you can use it as a blending shade to sort of soften your overall look. For instance, I like applying the dark blue in the The Blues trio on my lid, with the bronze shade in the crease. Then, to tie it all together, I use the lighter shade of blue as a wash and apply it lightly to both my lid and crease and blend upward. It just gives the look a nice softness and, because the lighter shade of blue is less pigmented, it doesn't destroy the two darker shades already on my lids.

So how do you like these new shades from Palladio? Do you already own any Baked Eyeshadow Trios? I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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