Hi all! I’m
super-excited to be writing this post on the recently launched and limited
edition LORAC Mega PRO Palette II, which is sold exclusively at ULTA (online
and in stores -- click here to buy it now). When the original
Mega Pro Palette came out last year, it sold out so quickly that barely anyone
was able to get their hands on it, so I wanted to share my thoughts with you and
decide whether or not it lives up to the hype.
What we’re dealing with:
The Mega PRO Palette II was created by celebrity makeup
artist and founder of LORAC Cosmetics Carol Shaw, and launched exclusively at
ULTA for the 2015 holiday season on October 4th. LORAC shadows are known to be
velvety-smooth, highly pigmented and blend like a dream, and this palette
delivers exactly that. Measuring
at 5¾x7¾, the palette is double the size of the LORAC PRO palettes (which have
16 matte and shimmery shadows and cost $42), and offers new shades that are unlike
any from the previous palettes.
Before the limited edition item came out, I did my fair
share of research to see if it was worth the money, or if I was better off
buying another palette. Most good-quality
palettes have about 12-16 shadows and cost somewhere between $40 and $55. In comparison, the 32 shadow Mega II
Palette (valued at $205) only costs $59 on ULTA’s website, which means each
shadow is $1.85 – an insane value! And while the individual pans are slightly smaller than the
Pro Palette shadows, the combination of pigmentation and quality is tremendous,
and you honestly don’t need that much of each one to really build the color for
your eye look. On top of that, the
Mega II Palette comes out to be a lot cheaper than buying two Pro Palettes,
which would still not give you 32 unique shadow colors. Here’s an inside look at the color
breakdown of the Mega II Palette:
The Shadows:
The top two rows have a total of 16 matte shades, while the
bottom two rows have 16 shimmery shades.
Row 1 (Mattes): Porcelain, Custard, Tawny, Burlap, Melon,
Tangerine, Saddle, Forest
Row 2 (Mattes): Bisque, Lavender, Purple, Sorbet, Goji,
Cabernet, Ash, Black
Row 3 (Shimmers): Sugar, Chiffon, Prosecco, Soft Plum,
Cinnamon, Sandstone, Gunmetal, Blue Quartz
Row 4 (Shimmers): Moonlight, Seashell, Peony, Dark Sienna, Penny,
Olivine, Gold Leaf, Black Ivy
In case you haven’t figured it out yet,
I decided to buy the Mega Pro II Palette, and am so glad that I did. Overall, I’m really pleased with this
purchase. The quality is
unbelievable and you get a lot of bang for your buck. The shadows are soft and smooth like
butter and swatch amazingly well.
They are extremely easy to apply and super blendable. Plus, the back of the box has three Pro
Tip “recipes” for an eyelook using just matte shades, shimmery shades, or both,
so that’s neat. Bottom line is, I
highly recommend the palette and if you don’t want to spend the money yourself,
it’d be a great item to add to your holiday wish list!
XOXO,
Grace
