This palette contains 4 of Bobbi Brown's Shimmerwash shades and one matte shade, all of which I believe are in Bobbi Brown's permanent line;Nude: a nice light pinky peach nude. This shadow is an excellent base shade with shimmer that sparkle just a bit. It makes an excellent wash or base shade. I literally used this shade twice before it hit pan, but I'm sure I'll buy myself a full size of this shadow when I run out (which actually may take a while knowing me)
Cement : a somewhat silvery taupe. The shimmer in this shade is more of a subtle sheen instead of a sparkle like Nude. I think it's a bit similar to Shu IR Brown 860, but the Shu has more of a silver sheen on top
Woodrose: a slightly plummy taupe with a silvery sheen. The plummy undertone doesn't show much on my lids though.
Wheat: I guess I'd best describe this as a dirty taupe with olive undertones. I'm not sure if it's because this shadow shattered in transit and had to be repressed, but out of the 4 shimmerwashes in this palette, this one comes the closest to being matte. There a very low sheen to this one, and it's probably my least favorite color in this palette.
The last shade, Mahogany, is a matte, smoky blackened brown. It is lighter than Espresso, and I like this shade for darkening the outer corners from time to time. It also makes a decent liner shade.
Overall I'd say this palette is a nice palette of neutrals, but not really a must have if you have Stonewashed nudes or a bunch of other taupes and neutrals (which I most definitely do..but this will bcome a lot more apparent as I continue to swatch or if I get around to posting stash pictures at some point) I do reach for this from time to time, but it tends to be as somewhat forced for me, as this palette is in one of the drawers on my desk. It's a nice work appropriate palette, but it's not something I'd miss too much if I didn't own it. I'd say out of this palette, I'd repurchase Nude, and MAYBE Woodrose if I decide I like it down the line.
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