NYX PROFESSIONAL MAKEUP Highlight & Contour Pro Palette

This is an absolutely tremendous little set. I've done some make-up in my time, but I can control it, and one of the things that has never held temptation for me is contouring. I'm old enough to have salivated over the things Kevyn Aucoin could do with contouring, but the Kardashian-inspired obsession with the stuff just wasn't my bag. Also, I'm fair. Really, really fair. Even a glance at a pot of bronzer leaves me looking like I've been in an MMA title fight. But things change, and I needed to try contouring for reasons, but there was no way I was going to spend bags and bags of cash on a contouring palette I may never use. Enter the NYX Highlight & Contour Palette.Wow. Wow, wow, wow. There's a fine line between make-up that is poor quality (and barely pigmented) and high-quality make-up (with too much pigment), and this walks that line spectacularly. It's pigmented enough that you are never left frustrated by the lack of color, but not SO pigmented that you can't build the colors for better blending. There are shimmers AND mattes, which is very awesome, and while I was a little nervous about how dark the lightest dark shade would be, I find that with a moderate hand, it works just fine. Works well on different skin tones, too; my mother is a light Mediterranean tan with green undertones, and the palette compliments her coloring as well. The only thing I find subtracts from the quality is the staying-power. It wears well for a few hours, but smudges and deteriorates thereafter. I'm not sure it's something you would really want to try to re-apply. Also, I've really oily skin, especially in summer, so that probably has loads to do with the endurance.The reviews about broken boxes and smashed powders had me preparing for the worst when it arrived, but this little gem came in a bubble-mailer, inside another padded envelope. No displacement, no broken palettes.As I mentioned, I've never tried any other contouring palettes but I can't imagine the pricier ones being any better than this.

Beautiful variety of colors. This palette is amazing! If you never contoured before and always wanted to , this is the palette for you. So easy to use. This is my go to and I recommend this palette.

I love the colors in this palette. I am a light to medium neutral tone and the mix of colors are great to get the no make makeup look along with doing a high glam look. I will buy this again.Con is that the palette did not hold up well on my first trip and the hinge has broken. I am finding this to happen on a lot of different products and companies. This is the ONLY reason I gave it 4 stars.

Love this pallet. Would totally recommend it….more than I expected

I love this pallet! It is my go to for contorting and eyes. I use this for eyeshadow, bronzer and highlighting my eye brow bone. I can’t live without this one!

I keep reordering this palette because it’s exactly what I expect & need. My favorite contour shade is kind of an ashy brown (3rd one from the left if I remember correctly) rather than the normal iron-y, rusty bronzer, although it has those, too. I use this palette for my quick & easy makeup days & use the highlight lights & the darker contours as eyeshadow for a natural look. It lasts a long time & a very good price for so many shades that last. It truly deserves all 5 stars.

Everything arrived right, very well packaged! I highly recommend

I love this palette, it’s my go to. This is my third time ordering from Amazon and sadly it came with 3/8 broken. Luckily it isn’t a color I need, but cleaning the dust is annoying ofc. Need to work on better shipping!