Whenever I see a monochromatic green palette, or even a green shadow, I immediately swoon over it because it is my favorite color. Initially when I first saw the Just My Luck Palette, I did resist because I already had the Smoke Sessions Palette that is somewhat similar.
I saw they were restocking, and changed my perspective quickly because the Colourpop palette had mattes that I felt should have been in the Melt palette. Since it was so affordable, I didn’t wait for it to go out of stock again and made sure to pick it up as a companion palette.
As soon as I received it, I realized it was the best investment, and possibly better than the Melt palette I purchased first. I immediately started playing with the palette to get a grasp on the formulas, and to see how many looks I could create.
Just My Luck Eyeshadow Palette ($12)
The 9-pan palette has a variety of greens, in matte and metallic textures. The palette itself is a hard plastic, and contains a large mirror which is especially convenient for travel.
The mattes in the palette are soft, but they’re not the most buttery textured I’ve ever felt. This can possibly be because greens are harder to formulate. Nonetheless, they blend out well and are not patchy like a lot of other green shades I’ve tried in the past.
From the website, the shades are described as the following:
Chances Are…: matte fresh mint
Kiss My Hass: matte spearmint
50-50: metallic mossy green
Big Banks: metallic jade
Mary Jane: metallic chartreuse
Olive U: metallic olive green
Act Natural: matte emerald
Mo Bamba: matte forest green
Charmed: matte khaki oilve
Monochromatic Eyeshadow Look
I used 8 of the 9 shades to create the look below. Here'‘s how I used the shades:
I used a large fluffy brush to set my base, above my crease up to my brow bone, with Chances Are…
I applied Kiss My Hass to my crease and slightly above my hooded fold with my eye open;
I depended the crease with Act Natural;
I applied Mo Bamba to my outer v and dragged it out to the length of my eyebrow. I also applied this to the outer third of my lower lash line;
I deepened the outer third of my crease with Charmed, and slightly beneath my lash line for a smoother transition into my concealer. I also used it on an angled brush on the edge of my crease color to give it more of a cat eye shape;
I packed on Olive U on the front half of my lid, and on the inner third of my bottom lash line;
I used 50-50 as a transition between the shimmer and matte shades on my lid;
I finished by adding Mary Jane to my inner corner.
Final Thoughts
For $12, this is a wonderful investment. If you want to experiment with color, but have a hard time figuring out what colors work best together in multi-colored palettes or single shadows, the Colourpop monochromatic palettes are a great starting point.
If you want to pick up the Just My Luck, or any of the other color themed palettes, visit Colourpop’s Online Store or Ulta Stores Nationwide.