This product was provided for review by Paula Dorf. All opinions are mine alone.
I love playing with eye shadow palettes, you can create so many looks with just a few shadows that are all located in one place. Usually palettes have eye shadows that work really well together and the Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette is no different. All five of these shades not only work well together but a few of them can also be multi-taskers.
Make sure to check out the video for swatches and more details!
Before we talk about the eye shadows in the palette let’s talk about the palette itself. The five shadows are housed in a rectangular plastic case. The Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette has a super sturdy feel to it that makes the palette feel super classy and expensive. It also has a little window that allows you to see the eye shadow inside without constantly opening it. I really like this feature!
However, my favorite feature of the Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette is the mirror! When you open the palette you see a spot for a dual-sided brush, the five eye shadows and then the mirror. While the mirror appears to be thin it actually gives a great view if you are using it to apply the shadows.
Now onto the eye shadows that are in the Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette. There is a white shadow, a blue shadow, a purple shadow, a light brown shadow, and a dark brown shadow. The white shadow works super well as a highlight shade or as a base shade over the entire lid. The light brown shade also works really well as a base shade over the entire or as a crease/transition shade. The dark brown worked well for me as a brow powder, it blended with my brows super well and lasted all day. All of the shadows had good pigmentation, minimal fallout and had some pretty good staying power.
Included with the Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette is a dual-sided brush. One end is a nice fluffy brush that worked really well for applying color to the lid and doing a bit of blending. I wouldn’t make it my full-time blending brush but it does do a decent job. The other end of the brush works super well if you’re using one of the shadows as an eyeliner or how I used it which was to fill in my brows!
I also received this gorgeous teal mascara with my palette. It’s great for giving just a little pop of color without being like “Wow you got blue eyelashes.” As a bonus if you use the code TEAL you’ll get a free Paula Dorf Lash Color Mascara in Teal. Head on over to the Paula Dorf site to check that out!
What a lovely palette of colors! It reminds me of spring time. I love the idea of the teal mascara, how fun!
This is a great palette. They have a nice mixture of warm and cool colors. Love it!
Looks like great quality make up and accessories. I like the colors they offer!
I like all the colors, they are in the shades that would match most of my clothing.
Love the purple!
I love to experiment, the Paula Dorf Aztec City Palette has a nice range of colors to play with! Thanks for the share! 🙂
Love the palette of colors too. I am more on the earth tone shades because I never knew what looks better on me so I stay neutral.
I love the color combination of that palette!! Sometimes there is a color I am not fond of but I love all those colors! Looks like a great product.
I love the colors of the Paula Dorf palette! They’re so pretty, it would be perfect for spring!
I super like the palette color. Very nice! I love to try and Mix and match these color palette.
Omg so loving the palette!!! I’m a makeup junkie so I may just have to check this out myself!
These products sound amazing and I would love to try the eye shadow palette. The dual sided brush looks amazing and I really love it has the flat brush. Thanks for sharing.
This is a lovely palette I love the mirror inside the palette i have one just like it and makes it easier to use than having to use another mirror. The brush also looks good
Great video tutorial! I love mixing colors to create a nice popping eye, or smokey eye. Thanks for sharing.
I rarely ware any makeup but I love this palette. I just need to learn how to wear it now.
Sounds like a perfect set of makeup accessories. I really love the colors of the palette. I love mascara as well. I like the idea of the Dual sided brush. Will have to check this out.
I could totally add this into my eyeshadow rotation. It’s time for me to upgrade my brushes too.