Finding a budget dupe for both the Pat McGrath Subliminal Palette and the Smashbox Double Exposure proved a little more difficult. The colour story just exudes luxury with is always harder to find with budget makeup. The Illamasqua Artistry Palette – Elemental is a gorgeous, sultry palette! It has very similar colours to the Natasha Denona Biba Palette with an additional purple shade. Aside from that, the main difference is that the Illamasqua palette only has one shimmer and the Biba palette has 4 shimmery metallic shades.

Emollient Oil – Brilliant emollient coating pearl pigments to optimise spreadability and enhance the rich, soft feel. Berry Nudes is one of my favourite colour stories ever. Just look at how pretty these palettes are and the looks that be created from them are endless.While Pat McGrath doesn’t have a matte nude, only a shimmer one, the Art Library: Flame-Boyant does. Which is a nice addition! The NYX Professional Makeup Cosmic Metal Shadow Palette is a smaller, even cheaper version of the Chocolate Bar palette and the Milani Nude one. It has 6 shades, all of which are shimmery, whereas both other dupes have more shades and a combination of finishes. The Pat McGrath Bronze Seduction palette is one of their most beautiful and dazzling palettes. It’s the most unique yet wearable one, in my opinion. The other main difference between the 2 palettes is that the Art Library: Flame-Boyant palette doesn’t have any shimmers, it has a few frost finishes though, which is not so different! Aside from those differences, they are really similar in quality too. MAC Cosmetics makes some good eyeshadow palettes! The Monster Matte palette isn’t quite as buttery as the Editorial Brights SlimPro and it has some fallout. However, it is very easy to use and the huge price difference is definitely worth a little fallout!

I know how much you LOVE Pillow Talk, and now I’m giving you FOUR Pillow Talk eye glow looks in ONE palette!!!” - Charlotte Tilbury MICA, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, TALC, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, PHENOXYETHANOL, MAGNESIUM MYRISTATE, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)]. INGREDIENTS: CALCIUM SODIUM BOROSILICATE, MICA, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DICAPRYLATE/DICAPRATE, DIMETHICONE, PEG-12 DIMETHICONE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, DIMETHICONE/VINYL DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 60, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, GELLAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492), CARMINE (CI 75470)]. TALC, MICA, POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE, SILICA, ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE, DIMETHICONE, TRIETHOXYCAPRYLYLSILANE, DIISOSTEARYL MALATE, HEXYL LAURATE, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ZINC STEARATE, PHENOXYETHANOL, HEXYLENE GLYCOL, DIAMOND POWDER, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), YELLOW 5 LAKE (CI 19140)].INGREDIENTS: MICA, CETEARYL ETHYLHEXANOATE, HDI/TRIMETHYLOL HEXYLLACTONE CROSSPOLYMER, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 20, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, SQUALANE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRA-DI-T-BUTYL HYDROXYHYDROCINNAMATE, CHONDRUS CRISPUS (CARRAGEENAN) EXTRACT, OCTYLDODECYL STEAROYL STEARATE, XANTHAN GUM, SILICA, DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SYNTHETIC FLUORPHLOGOPITE, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492), CARMINE (CI 75470)]. The funny thing with these dupes is that the W7 really cheap palette has more similar colours to the Natasha Denona pricey palette than the mid-range palette. As you have seen in this post on the best eyeshadow palette dupes, nearly all expensive eyeshadows have a dupe that costs a fraction of the price. That got me wondering, what is the actual difference in the eyeshadows that some cost in the 3 digits and some in the single ones? One negative about the palette is that it doesn’t come with a mirror, however, for the price of the palette you can’t really complain. INGREDIENTS: MICA, DIMETHICONE, SILICA, PHENYL TRIMETHICONE, SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE, PEG-12 DIMETHICONE, POLYSORBATE 20, GLYCERIN, HYDROGENATED LECITHIN, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, GELLAN GUM, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM CITRATE, XANTHAN GUM, TOCOPHEROL, [+/- TITANIUM DIOXIDE (CI 77891), IRON OXIDES (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), RED 30 LAKE (CI 73360), CARMINE (CI 75470)].