Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Soft & Sexy Eye Shadow Collection Review

Hi lovelies! Today I wanted to do a review of a new palette (to me) that I am falling in love with. Believe it or not the Too Faced Boudoir Eyes palette debuted in the spring of 2013 but never made it onto my "I have to have that" radar. Maybe it was because I didn't hear much about it but I can't believe I missed out on this for so long! 

This past Valentine's Day Jerome and I went to dinner and he took me to Sephora where I got to pick out a few items- he definitely knows the way to my heart! :) When I walked in I had my sights set on the new Too Faced Chocolate Bar palette but after seeing the configuration of neutral colors I was on the fence. Owning all of the ever popular Urban Decay NAKED palettes I couldn't justify yet another similar set up. I was then lost as to what to get until I looked straight down and saw this beauty. I know I know, it's still in the neutral family BUT the colors were gorgeous and I felt as though they were a little different than anything else in my growing collection. Also, I wanted to explore these smaller Too Faced palettes a bit more. The only other one I own is the Matte Eye Collection!

Once I started playing around with this I instantly knew it was a game changer for me. Within the past year I have fallen in love with grey shadows on my blue eyes and this really struck me due to the cool undertones of some of the taupe shades. In this post I am going to walk you through my opinions of the packaging, color set up, shade selection, as well as my favorite look to create!

Too Faced Boudoir Eyes Soft & Sexy Eye Shadow Collection
Price:$36.00

Shades: In The Buff, Fuzzy Handcuffs, Voulez-Vous, Satin Sheets, Sugar Walls, Garter Belt, Birthday Suit, Lap Dance, and French Tickler

Marketed As: "This handpicked collection of eye shadows offers boudoir-worthy colors including five new shades just for this palette for a total of nine soft and sexy colors. Created with high concentrations of color, what you see is what you get: pigment-rich shades with a brilliant finish. As with all Too Faced palettes, a show-and-tell centerfold Glamour Guide is included to give you instructions on creating three Boudoir Eyes looks".

What did I think?

Overall Packaging: I want to begin with packaging because I feel like that is what a lot of people look for in palettes these days. So many companies have set the standard high with cute names, shapes and even catchy subject matter and Too Faced leads the pack! From their Candy Glow blushes to this palette specifically they have some great selling points that go beyond the quality of their products. I think the idea behind this palette is unique and even though a little risqué, it's undeniably adorable. The compact tin case is designed with a quilted pattern and very feminine details. Due to it's size I feel that it would be good for travel but there is one downside… it hardly stays closed! It has a weak magnetic closure and even though this makes for easy access at home, it would probably be a nightmare if placed in a makeup bag. It includes a small fold out card in the lid that showcases the day, classic, and fashion looks pertaining to the the 3 rows of colors. Behind that card is a fairly small mirror.

Overall Setup: As many palettes do these days they have the colors set up in 3 different categories: Day, Classic, and Fashion. Even though I don't see myself sticking to one row for one entire look I think it was a nice way to organize it. The day and classic rows contain a great variety of finishes with the exception of the fashion row which lacks a matte shade. I like how they include 3 bigger shadows to the left but I would've liked seeing the 3 matte shadows featured there instead.  

Overall Color Selection: 

In The Buff: A matte off white

Fuzzy Handcuffs: A light flesh toned matte with a hint of brown

Voulez- Vous: A deep taupe purple with satin finish

Satin Sheets: A light champagne with golden sheen

Sugar Walls: A warm medium mauve taupe with silver glitter

Garter Belt: A completely matte medium grey

Birthday Suit: A satin finish light grey with brown undertones

Lap Dance: A satin finish medium grey with a hint of purple

French Tickler: A very opaque dark black with noticeable gold glitter

-swatched without primer-

At first glance the color selection of this palette was great. It provides countless shades for many every day looks as well as some deeper ones to spice things up a bit. However, Birthday Suit and Sugar Walls are very similar once swatched. I would have liked to see a deeper matte crease shade offered in place of one of those. Also, Satin Sheets doesn't do it for me. Out of the whole palette I could have done without this shade because it hardly shows up on my fair skin. I do love the addition of Fuzzy Handcuffs and Garter Belt though because out of the whole palette those seem the most unique.

Overall Formula: All of the formulas seem very consistent and have minimal fall out which is great. Even with Sugar Walls and French Tickler holding a good amount of glitter the pigmentation and buttery-ness is still present! These blendable shadows glide on very easily and require little effort when creating a nice bold look due to their color pay off (with the exception of Satin Sheets on my skin tone).

Moving on to my recent video where I show you how to create the perfect daytime smoky eye using some of these great shades!

What do you think of this palette?

Love, Lacey