Review: e.l.f. Contour Palette

Hi guys! Today I have another review for you guys. The product is e.l.f. Contour Palette and I got this from an online shop.

This product retails for $6 on the e.l.f. website.

They list the directions and the ingredients on the back of the box packaging. Here is what the official website says about this product :

details

This beautiful contour palette holds 4 gorgeous shades to mix and match for a custom, defined look. The pigmented colors are designed for contouring, shading, sculpting, brightening and highlighting the eyes, cheekbones, nose, and jawline to slim and enhance features. Infused with Vitamin E to help nourish for gorgeous-looking skin.

how to use

Using the darker contour shades, apply color in areas where you wish to achieve a slimming effect; such as along the sides and beneath the tip of the nose, in the hollow of the cheeks, along the jawline, and along the hairline on the sides of your forehead. Use the matte brightening shade to add light, lift, and create defined angles on the top of the nose, chin, and center of the forehead. Use the highlighting shade on the top of the cheekbones, below the brow bone, on the cupid's bow, and on the temples for an illuminating glow.

ingredients

Mica, Talc, Ethyhexyl Palmitate, Silica, Nylon-12, PTFE, Zinc Stearate, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate (Ve) 

May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499, Manganese Violet (CI 77742)

First of fall, this packaging is actually really nice and sturdy. It has a full size mirror, which is really nice. It comes with 4 complete shades to highlight, set the undereye, bronzer and contour. You can even pop out the individual pans and mix and match it with other shades in the collection.

Swatches

These are the swatches of the shades.The texture of the shades are really soft and powdery.

I really like the pigmentation of the darker shades in the quad, although I don't find the lighter shades is pigmented enough for me. Because of the decent pigmentation, you can always build it up and not have to apply it with a light hand and not have to worry about the overpigmentation.

The darker shades blend really nice, but it is quite powdery and can leave some fallout. The banana-like shade is not that pigmented, but the lightest white shade looks really natural on the top of my cheeks.

From the top :

• The darkest colour is a little bit cool-tone shade for contouring. It is really nicely pigmented and easy to blend.
• The second darkest colour has warmer undertone and it looks really pretty. However, I have to build up this shade more to show up on my cheeks and I don't find that effective.
• The banana shade is for setting the undereye. This has the softest texture and I really like that it doesn't cake up my face (I have really oily skin). I just don't find this shade that pigmented.
• The lightest shade is for highlighting. This shade has little specs of white glitter and the pigmentation is quite decent. Because it isn't very pigmented, it gives a really natural highlight.

Here are the swatches on my cheeks. I'm not a pro when it comes to contouring and I'm sorry for that. It looks a little blotchy because I kept putting on the bronzer, which I find doesn't show up that well on my cheeks.

The longevity of this product is decent. I don't really like the lighter shades, but I do like the contour shades. I found myself going back to my MAKEOVER contour product (review coming soon).

So, here are the pros and cons of this product

Pros

• has a really nice packaging
• has a full-size mirror
• travel-friendly
• pigmentation is nice and you don't have to apply with a really light hand
• easy to blend
• beginner-friendly
• affordable ($6 USD on the website)

Cons

• the lighter shades are not that pigmented
• the more you build it up, the more blotchy and powdery it gets
• it is quite powdery and can leave some fallout

Rate: 7/10

I actually really like it for the price, considering that it comes in 4 shades, but I find myself just reaching out for the darkest shade.

Will I repurchase? I don't think so.

I would like to try other contour palettes and this product in particular didn't impress me that much. But, this will be a very good palette for beginners and for its affordable price.

Hope you find this review helpful! Leave your thoughts about this product on the comment section and see you guys on future reviews!