Palette Profile: Lorac Pro Palette

The Stats

Brand: Lorac

Name: Pro Palette

Contents: 16 Eyeshadows, 8 Matte Shades and 8 Shimmer Shades

Available From: Amazon

Price: $42 AUD

The Breakdown

As with many of the palettes I've reviewed previously, this one is famous for being pretty incredible, every man and his dog has ranted and raved about how amazing this palette is. And seriously, it really is beautifully curated with each shade contributing to a huge variety of looks, despite the neutrality of the palette. I think that's one of the great things about it, you can create a very neutral, put-together look, or a dark, smokey night-appropriate eye all using the one palette, which means that this one is great for beginners looking to just buy one all-rounder product.

The shadows in this palette are insanely pigmented, to the point where they are almost too pigmented, it takes a careful hand and a bit of blending skill to get used to. Usually I find matte shades a little chalky and very sheer but in the Lorac Pro they are pretty close to flawless. However it is the shimmer shades that truly bring this palette to life. Perfectly metallic, pigmented and in shades that are just so unexpectedly gorgeous, I'm a sucker for the bottom half of this palette.

So here are the mattes, perfect for daytime and night-time when you throw in those darker shades like Sable and Espresso. As I said before, it's damn tough to find a good quality matte eye shadow, which is something that initially drew me to this palette. They live up to the hype too, they're literally perfect as far as matte shadows go, the pigmentation is great, although funnily enough, as you might be able to see, the black isn't actually that pigmented compared to the other shades. Oh, and as usual, all the shadows have been swatched over NYX White Eyeshadow Base.

Ahh look at these beauties! I still can't get over how gorgeous these shadows are. The colour range is incredible and obviously the pigmentation is insane, plus the shadows are so smooth and buttery. My only complaint about these is that the purple comes off far more black than it does in the pan. In the palette it's a gorgeous plummy purple but once swatched it loses a lot of that and becomes a more burgundy black which is a little disappointing but still a nice colour nonetheless. As well as this, I found the Champagne colour a little less smooth than the others and a bit chalky honestly. Very minor nit-picky complaints though. 

The Look

Here's a very warm bronze-y look I created using the Lorac Pro Palette, it's so unbelievably pretty and easy to work with. This is just one of the multitude of looks that can be created using this palette. These colours blended beautifully and applied flawlessly. It's just a great palette to work with.

The Verdict

I think it's pretty obvious that I am in love with this palette. It's extremely cheap for the quality and quantity of product and the quality is so consistent across the whole palette. I'd say it trumps many of the top palettes from top brands. 

The mattes are even better than I expected, I'd seriously given up hope on finding decent matte shadows until I found this palette, standouts are Mauve and Cream. Shimmers are my weakness, these ones are no exception, my favourites are Gold and Garnet. I love me some copper tones. 

All in all, if you have access to this palette, buy it, for the price it is seriously incredible. I know that since I got it, this palette has been almost the only one I've used, and I have an enormous slew of other great palettes, that's a testament to how fantastic it is. Go get you some!

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