The Resort Palette by Lorac

This limited edition palette is one I am very excited to report on. I had seen it a while back on someone's Instagram or maybe even on a blog post, but was just able to get my hands on it recently. The palette is no longer available online since it was part of Lorac's Spring 2015 Collection. I ordered mine from HauteLook, so it's not listed on their site any longer.

Still yet, I have to brag on yet another Lorac product that I was impressed with. I don't think I've tried one Lorac product that has disappointed me. They have some of my all time favorite shadows. The buttery texture is just downright perfect, and the pigmentation for all of their powder products--UNREAL. 

Of all of the spring/summer palettes I've come across thus far for 2015, this package design is my favorite. I love the teal, gold and white design on the outside. I get all kinds of excited just from looking at it. 

I'll also make it known that this palette is the typical cardboard design with a magnetic closure.

The first thing I noticed when I saw this palette online was that it was very travel friendly because it comes with a highlighter, two blushes and a bronzer. It's cool since a lot of palettes don't include that, or if they do, the palette as a whole isn't the best quality. 

The highlight shade comes off as a white with a silvery sheen, which everyone can use. The bronzer is my favorite type of brown with an ashy hue. More people seem to lean towards the ashy, taupe-y browns. 

And lastly, the two blush shades are very different from one another. There's the bright coral on the top right and the deep mauve shade on the bottom row, both of which are very flattering. I've even layered the two a few times for a mid-tone blush on the cheekbones.

With Flash

And as you can see, the colors are very pigmented. The black is like WOW. The first two on the top row just don't show up well because they are so similar to my natural skin color, but do well on the lids after prepped with a primer. 

I like to apply my primer, then apply a white shadow over the entire lid to set the primer and give me a nice, flat white base to start on. It's kind of like giving yourself a blank canvas. I do that every single day when applying makeup, but it especially helps to showcase the actual pigmentation of the paler shades that would not show up well on your skin otherwise.   

Without Flash

              

For those of you who didn't get your hands on this palette, BOOOO! I hate that. I wish I could personally hand out a whole lot of them to everyone who wants one or who I know would appreciate one. 

Honestly, Lorac has done it again! I've tried many brands of eyeshadows-- both high-end and drugstore, but Lorac is one of my all time favorites. I've not used one shadow of their shadows that fell short of my standard. I give this palette an A for versatility, for excelling my expectations in pigmentation, for the neutral shades provided for everyday or dramatic use, for the fact that it has one of the blackest blacks ever (which is a huge plus for a palette), and for the beautiful palette design.