Swatches and Review: NEW Maybelline Color Explosion Palettes

Forest Fury - Caffeine Rush - Amethyst Ablazed

About $10 each

i wore Amethyst Ablazed today! sweeeeeeet.

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i saw these as i was leaving CVS the other day, i was a little skeptical to pick them up because i thought that they would be pretty much the same thing as the quads Maybelline came out with last year. i actually picked up the green one and brought it over the those older quads to compare if it was the same colors. 

i have to say that these new Color Explosion Palettes and the older four pan palettes, i think they are called Color Icon - but i could be lying :-/ , have very different shades in them. i think these new palettes actually have some really nice unique colors...and not to mention, each palette comes with a sparkle shade!!! SO FUN.

Amethyst Ablazed - i wore this today and i thought that these shadows gave really nice color payoff, they blended nicely, and the sparkle shade was super fun to use and the sparkles lasted all day! As for a purple palette, its not too unique - but if you love purples or you dont have many purple shades these palette is nice to have. you can also create a ton of different looks using this one palette. 

Caffeine Rush - i love this one and cant wait to wear it. i think these shades are universally flattering and you can create a very nice day look or a deep smokey night look using just these colors. i wish the pictures captured the glitter shade more true to color and vibrance. believe me, they are so nice and creamy!

Forest Fury - i like this one because it has a nice range of greens, i really love that middle kelly green color! these shades are nicely pigmented and are very soft, not chalky. i am seriously loving that drugstore brands are really stepping up their game and are becoming honestly comparable to higher end brands. 

its super exciting to know that you can find SO MANY DUPES to MAC and other beloved brands by just walking up and down your local drugstore's beauty aisle. 

i took these FOTD pictures, about 5 hours after i did my makeup. staying power is super nice with these palettes.

~ there are also 2 more palettes that belong to this collection. Some blue based and a pink/mauve based palettes. i didnt pick them up because i hardly wear blue, and i felt like i have a bunch of dupes to the pinkish one. but thats not to say these didnt look gorgeous at the store. 

will you being checking these out? what is your favorite color to wear on your eyes? whats your favorite drugstore eye shadow brand?!