It’s no joke that Make Up For Ever’s Artist shadows are bomb.  I have a few of their singles and a couple of their palettes and the pigmentation on them is amazing with the variety of finishes making them perfect for any makeup enthusiast.

Now the obvious downside with their shadows is the price point. At C$25 a pop they don’t come cheap. This is where the palettes come in. The French brand recently released the Artist Palette Volume 3 – Florals (C$52 at Sephora), which features nine shades that are spring and summer appropriate.

The first thing you’ll notice when you open this palette is the shade range. There are some fluorescent blues, lavenders, a pink (which also doubles as a blush), and some neutrals. Because of this, you have a variety of different looks you can do with this gorgeous palette.

If you haven’t tried Make Up For Ever’s eyeshadows before, each shade delivers pigmented colour that blends naturally. They have an advanced gel-powder formula infused with ultra fine pigments that leave lids saturated with colour. The shades in this palette are organized in trios so you can creates three different looks – emerald, nude and orchid. This palette also features an illustrated step-by-step application technique leaflet to help you get inspired.

Although the nudes or purples would be my obvious choice in eye looks, I wanted to do the palette justice and dive into those gorgeous blues. It was love at first sight when I saw the second colour down on the left side, D-236 Lagoon Blue, a bright metallic teal colour that just reminds me of the gorgeous waters of Cancun. I knew I had to cover my lids in that shade and then smoke it out with the darker blue right on top. What I ended up with was a gorgeous night-out look that was easy to create and took minimal effort (just a lot of blending).

1. Lay down a blue cream shadow to act as a primer. I used MAC Pro Longer Waterproof Colour Stick in Royally Blue. Don’t worry about making this clean as we are going to be covering it anyways.

2. With a flat shader brush, apply D-236 over the lid area trying to keep the colour within the crease.

3. With a fluffy crease brush, lightly work ME-230 Peacock Blue in the crease to smudge it out.

4. With the cream colour, I-528 Pearl, apply this on your brow bone to highlight.

5. Curl your lashes and apply mascara and falsies. Then, for the bottom lash line, use a blue eyeliner (such as Make Up For Ever Aqua XL Waterproof Liner in I-32) along your lower lash line, then with your finger smudge it out. Apply a coat of mascara to your bottom lashes and you’re set!

I chose to go with a pink nude lip to keep the focus on the eyes. I love how this look turned out, although you definitely need a special event to go to to pull it off (or a nightclub). Since the blue is so sharp, if you have brown eyes, this look will be amazing on you.

As always, the shadows were a dream to work with and if you love the colours are much as I do, you need to pick this palette up.

Do you like Make Up For Ever Artist shadows?

Please note, this post contains product that were sent by PR. All opinions are my own.

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