Review: pixi Early Bird Palette

 Helloooo! (Yes, imagine this an impression of Marcus Butler hihi)

It's already October and autumn has begun... at least all the collections are out. Anyways, it's the perfect season to start with make-up, because it won't be too hot and humid to melt away all the make-up. When starting out, I didn't know anything about consistency, pigmentation or how to pair up colors. So to experiment with it and to begin the process of building knowledge and experience, I don't recommend to invest in high-end at first. If you already know a lot about cosmetics and what you want in it, it's fine, but if you want to play around, it's kinda expensive.
So at first I recommend bigger palettes, such as this one. The 88 Shimmer Palettes are popular as well, but I find them to be overwhelming. This one's compact, includes 16 color eyeshadows, 4 base eyeshadows, 3 blushers, 2 bronzers and 1 highlighter. There are enough shades for nearly all complexions and they're pretty neutral, so definitly fool proof.

pixi Early Bird Morning Light

Base eyeshadows: The base eyeshadows are really pigmented and finely milled. Not too powdery and very soft. I find them best to work with out of the whole palette. They are great for evening out the eyelid or highlighting. The upper two are a medium beige and a pale beige, the two on the bottom are more pinkish. They are all matte.

Bottom to top: Medium Beige, Pale Beige, Medium Pinkish Beige, Light Pinkish Beige

Color eyeshadows: Some are better, some are worse. All in all, you play around with them, but I seem to gravitade more towards the right side with the darker brown hues. The shades on the left (1-8) side tend to be too powdery and chalky, except for the two green shadows (7, 8). The shades on the right side (9-16) have great pigmentation and blending is no fuss. Yet the darker brown in the third row (14) can be tricky to work with, because its consistency is similar to the shadows on the left side. They all do last quite a bit, but end up creasing towards the fourth hour or so. A good primer or cream base should solve that problem.

1, 2, 3

3, 4, 5

6, 7, 8

9, 10, 11

12, 13, 14

13, 14, 15, 16

Blushes: There are three colors in this palette, a bright coral, a pink rose and a brick red. All of them have a satin finish. Their consistency is nice, very pigmented and finely milled. I don't really like too pigmented blushes, because it's so much more difficult to get an even finish. Best to use with a stippling brush.My favourite one has to be the pink rose. It's so pretty :D. The best color for autumn is the third one.

  Bronzer and Highlighter: I have to admit, I tend to neglect this side a lot. Their consistency and pigmentation is pretty much the same as the blushers, except for ending up a little bit more chalky. Yet the shades are so difficult to use. The first bronzer is way too light and more like a brown blusher. It tends too look muddy. The second color is a pretty good bronzer with a satin finish, but I'm more of a blush girl, so I don't tend to use it. The highlighter is awesome for photography, but a little too much for real life. You have to be really careful not to apply too much and blend, blend, blend.  In the end, I just can't seem to warm up to this side.

16, lighter bronzer, darker bronzer, hightlighter

Conclusion: A recommendation for beginners (it just costs about 20€ - Asos), but a not really for advanced users. There are better palettes out there, if you already to know what you want.

Take care until next time,
xoxo Lily