Hey, beauties! Today I bring you Smashbox Double Exposure palette! Included is a mini Full Exposure mascara and a double ended brush! Please continue under the cut for a review and photos!

TOP ROW

SILVER- shimmer

applied wet- turns metallic

MAUVE*– satin

applied wet- turns metallic

PEONY- shimmer

applied wet- turns metallic

BLANC- shimmer

applied wet- turns metallic

QUARTZ*– shimmer

applied wet- amps up vibrancy

FLUSHED*– shimmer

applied wet- gets deeper

VEILED- satin

applied wet- amps up vibrancy

SECOND ROW

MIDNIGHT- satin

applied wet- adds sparkle

TEMPER- satin

applied wet- adds sparkle

HAZE*– shimmer

applied wet- gets deeper

NOIR- matte

applied wet- gets deeper

COPPER*– shimmer

applied wet- turns metallic

FIG*– matte

applied wet- gets deeper

ESPRESSO- matte

applied wet- gets deeper

APPLIED DRY

left- without flash

right- with flash

So basically on the box and in the palette Smashbox really pushes people to apply these shadows wet. The motto for this palette is: 14 shadows transform into 28– just activate with water to turn up vibrancy, get a deeper shade, transform it to metallic or amp up sparkle.

Inside the palette, they provide a paper slip with the shade names, the finishes, and how the shadow transforms while applying with a wet brush.

APPLIED WET

left- without flash

right- with flash

I was loving the palette while I was swatching the shadows dry, but then I applied the swatches with a wet brush! And holy mother of god! They get more pigmented especially Midnight, Noir and Espresso.

I have Full Exposure which is a very very neutral palette. To be honest, I love that palette, when I got it. I used it all the time and then got annoyed with the chunks of glitter. Then Naked 3 came and that replaced Full Exposure. The Double Exposure palette is less glitter, more shimmer, more pigmented and lasts longer! The main difference between the palettes is that the Full Exposure the whole top row are shimmers and the second row are all matte. The Double Exposure has 7 shimmers, 4 satin and 3 mattes. So this is definitely a shimmer palette but it’s not overly chunky glitter and shimmer it’s a lot better than Full Exposure! There is fallout but it’s very very little and I apply eyeshadows before foundation anyways so just clean it up and you’re good to go.

If you have any questions, just asked (:

* favorite shade

Smashbox Double Exposure palette is $52 and is currently available online at Sephora but for now it’s a VIB Rouge Exclusive! I’m sure it will be released to everyone else quite soon and it’s most likely a permanent palette.

OVERALL SCORE- 4.5/5