Makeup Academy Smokin Eye Shadow Palette – Review & Swatches

Hello lovely ladies! Today I will be reviewing the Makeup Academy Smokin eye shadow palette, which is rumored to be a close dupe of the Urban Decay Smoked eye shadow palette. Comparing the two by online swatches and reviews, I have come to the conclusion that the only difference is the absence of a mini eye primer in the MUA one. Read on to find out why this is my go-to palette for dramatic smokey looks.

Product Claims

The brand new Smokin Palette is the ultimate travel friendly kit featuring ten stunning eye shades in a mix of matte nudes and shimmering jewel tones complete with an intense smoky black kohl pencil.

What Do I Think?

The packaging is sturdy for the price but still there will be major damage if you drop it. The eye shadows are pressed into rectangular pans and the case also houses a smokey eye pencil going with the theme. I love this pencil because it is super black, creamy and extremely easy to blend for any kind of smokey eye. Don’t ever use it as a kohl pencil though because it will give you panda eyes. The shades are all smooth and buttery and I am impressed with their high quality at such an affordable price. There are really easy to apply and blend. They last well depending on the weather, primer application and how oily your lids are. I wore then on my non-oily lids with Essence I Love Stage eye primer for around 5-6 hours on a pleasant winter’s day and there was no creasing. Keep in mind, when you are using this creamy pencil it may feel like the shimmery shadows are creasing because of it. A good idea would be to use an eye pencil/base of a similar colour before applying the shimmer shadows.

Moving onto the colours, they are a fabulous collection of irresistible jewel tones, seductive earthy and ashy hues along with two highlight options and an essential matte black. So, there are three mattes and the rest are fine shimmers.

Glory - Matte cream

Boudoir - Matte light beige

Ghost - Shimmery chameleon grey-brown

Fantasy - Matte deep grey-brown

Mythical - Matte carbon black

Broken - Shimmery warm dark brown

Icon - Shimmery cool deep purple

Unleash - Shimmery intense deep blue

Chaos - Shimmery deep emerald green

Wicked - Shimmery dark grey

I highly recommend this palette to anyone who loves adding colourful twists to their smokey eye looks or are lovers of jewel tones. For those of you wishing to save money on the UD Smoked palette, this is a great alternative.

Here is an EOTD I created using this palette.

Price

£6

Availability

From MUA Official website or Just4girls.pk

Pros

Great texture

Affordable

Good lasting power

Smooth application

Easy blending

Comes with a smokey pencil

Cons

I didn’t find any cons

My Rating

5/5

Have you tried any of the MUA eye shadow palettes? What did you think?

Love,

Sadaf

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