Hi Guys!
So this post is about a new palette I have recently accidentally aquired whist browsing the shelves of Boots (sorry this blog will be a little picture heavy!).
The Pixi Early Bird Palette retails for £16 and I must say, it is totally worth the money, however, I picked it up for £8 on sale.
Firstly, it contains 3 blushers, each printed with either a fairy of the 'pixi logo' on top.
They are silky-smooth and each have great colour pay off.
There is a slightly shimmery peachy shade, a slightly shimmery light pink and a matte dusky rose (but a little bit darker). They are all really wearable colours and I find that they really brighten the face up.
There are also 2 bronzers and a highlighter. Unfortunately, both bronzers have quite a lot of shimmer in them and I prefer more of a matte finish, however, the 2 shades make it great for many different skin tones.
The highlighter, on the other hand, is gorgeous! It has a very smooth texture and adds just the right amount of shimmer, without it being glittery - I also think that the lightest bronzer (top) could work as a highlighter for darker skin tones.
Lastly, are the eye products. The range of eyeshadows are supposed to take you from day to night and I think that they really do.
The 4 products down the middle are 'eye bases' and are primarily, skin-toned colours which are quite opaque and are used under eyeshadows to even out any discolouration on the eyelid. Again, these have a very smooth texture and I like that there are different shades as it is suitable for different skin tones.
The 'day' shadows on the left of the palette contain lighter colours, with the one darker one being a forest green - a nice change from black. Unfortunately, I was quite disappointed with these eyeshadows.
All of the colours are shimmery (no mattes) which makes it difficult to define the crease. They are also mainly very light and very chalky. The first 6 (L-R) are extremely glittery and chalky which creates a lot of fallout.
I do quite like the mint green and forest green, but the mint colour is again, a little chalky.
The forest green (furthest right) is the opposite, smooth and shimmery, not chalky and glittery.
Finally, the 'night' eyeshadows. Luckily, these are better quality and have better colour pay-off. They include one matte shade (similar to MAC omega, 3rd from left) and the rest are more shimmery than glittery. I particularly like the steel grey (2nd from right) and golden brown (5th from left).
Overall, I definately think the palette is worth the money, if only for the face products, however, the lighter eyeshadows are a little duff but the darker ones are really quite nice and comparible to some from the Urban Decay Naked Palette. Its handy for travelling and can create many different looks. It is my first product from Pixi and I think this is a nice one to start with.
