Hey Makeup Lovers!
Today I’m reviewing for you one of my favorite eyeshadow palettes (I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to do so!), along with a tutorial of an eyeshadow look you can create with it.
It is Too Faced’s Chocolate Gold palette!
Too Faced has
an excellent line of “Chocolate” palettes and each one of them offers a different
finish and color range.
You can watch my video review here
Review
Chocolate Gold retails at $49.
I bought mine from Ulta, with a
20% off coupon that twice a year is valid on prestige brands (you gotta be
strategic lol). 💵
The palette is hard shell plastic in the shape of a chocolate bar covered in dripping gold. 🍫
Chocolate Gold is at the 'luxury' end of the chocolate palette
collection.
It is infused with cocoa powder and “real gold”. I can’t vouch for
the gold content, but this palette has the loveliest cocoa scent whenever I
open it.
It also comes with a little booklet of three eyeshadow looks you can create.
The first look in the booklet is titled "Love & Cocoa" and really utilizes the gold shade of the palette.
The second look is called "Razzle Dazzle" and uses the silver and purple shades.
The third and final look is called "You're Money" and is a more dramatic eye look with deep smoky purple in the crease and the green shadow on the lid and lower lash line.
And if that isn't not enough eye makeup inspiration for you, I created my own eyeshadow look using this palette. Read on for my tutorial!
16 different shades of eyeshadow, two of them are larger sizes, because there is a good chance you will use these two the most often. A large mirror the size of the palette comes attached.
Chocolate Gold has majorly beautiful metallics! Of the 16
shades in this palette 12 of them are metallic for endless glam looks. There
are 4 matte shades for creating depth and dimension to your luxe eyeshadow creations.
The shade Chocolate Gold is the most pigmented, metallic gold eyeshadow I have ever worked with! The foil like finish is so gorgeous and shiny, it looks like you're wearing gold jewelry on your lids!
They are extremely pigmented as well. They are buttery and blendable for working into the crease, the lash line, brow bone or wherever you want to have more matte appearance.
Swatches
There are so many shades in this palette I couldn't fit them all on one arm lol.
The shade Rollin' In Dough (matte) is so light it barely shows up on my arm, but it works really well for a subtle highlight on the brow bone.
Money Bags – Metallic Forest Green
Chocolate Gold – Metallic Gold (larger size pan)
Rich Girl – Metallic Taupe
Cocoa Truffle – Matte Warm Sienna Brown
Decadent –
Matte Black
Love & Cocoa – Metallic Deep Auburn
Old Money – Metallic Copper
New Money – Metallic Magenta Pink
Famous – Metallic Bronze
Classy & Sassy – Metallic Rose Gold
So Boujee – Matte Warm Tan
Holla For A Dolla – Metallic Walnut Brown
Gold Dipped – Metallic Champagne
Livin’ Lavish – Metallic Dark Purple
Drippin’ Diamonds – Metallic Silver
Rollin’ In Dough – Matte Beige
Chocolate Gold
Stats:
Formula: Pressed
Powder
Finish: Metallic/Matte
Fallout: Very Little
Chalky/Flaky : No/No
Blendable: Yes
Lasts for: 12-14 Hours
Finish: Metallic/Matte
Fallout: Very Little
Chalky/Flaky : No/No
Blendable: Yes
Lasts for: 12-14 Hours
Pros:
An excellent color range from brown and bronze to green and pink.
The
metallic finishes are so fabulous! They give a foil like shine.
The mattes are
buttery and rich, perfect for the crease your eye to create a smudged/smoky
effect.
All shades blend beautifully to get any kind of look you want, more
diffused and subtle or bolder pops of color. These shades have true pigments,
AKA the color you see in the pan is the color you get on your skin. They last
for hours without creasing!
Cons:
There is a tiny bit of fallout with some fine glitter from the metallics.
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5 out of 5)
Would I Re-Purchase: Yes!
Final Thoughts:
Totally marvelous metallic eyeshadows wrapped in a fun chocolate bar
container. The color payoff is insane and they last for such a long time.
Tutorial
You can catch my video tutorial here
Here is a break down of my step-by-step tutorial featuring Too Faced's Chocolate Gold palette.
1. Love &
Cocoa and Blend: Brush "Love & Cocoa" (metallic auburn) through the
crease of your eye. Then take a blending brush and blend it up and out to
soften the line.
2. Livin’ Lavish
and Money Bags: With a flat brush press and pack "Livin’ Lavish" (metallic
purple) on your lid to get a nice opaque base.
Then on a small brush take "Money Bags" (metallic forest green) and trace a line through the crease, cutting
into "Love & Cocoa". Use a blending brush to soften "Money bags".
3. Decadent, Money
Bags: Use a small angled brush to line upper lash line with "Decadent" (matte
black), winging it out a bit at the end. Steal more "Money Bags" (I kill me lol😆)
and trace it through the crease once more, but do not blend it this time, we
want a cut crease effect.
4. Kohl Liner
& Holla For A Dolla: Take a kohl eyeliner pencil and run it through the lower water line of your eyes. On a small flat brush run "Holla For A Dolla" (metallic
walnut brown) along the lower lash line of your eye.
5. Drippin Diamond, Rich Girl: Use your
finger to tap "Drippin’ Diamonds" (metallic silver) onto your lids, focusing on
the center. Take a small pencil brush and dip it into "Rich Girl" (metallic
taupe) and dab it onto the inner corners of the eyes.
6. Mascara, Concealer & Contour: Swipe on
a volumizing mascara on top and bottom lashes. Clean up any minimal fallout
with a concealer under your eyes. Lightly sweep a contour shade under your
cheek bones.
7. Highlighter
& Blush, Liquid Lipstick, Setting Foundation: Dust a champagne colored highlighter on top of cheek bones and on the high points of the face. Use a matte liquid lipstick in
a berry shade to give lips a pop of color. Press a powder foundation or setting
powder under the contour line and around the lips and face to set everything in
place.
My Too Faced Chocolate Gold palette makeup look. Purple lids with a forest green cut crease.
"Decadent", the matte black shade, is perfect for lining the lashes. It's just like a having a liquid eyeliner, but softer and more blendable.
Another great thing about these metallic eyeshadows is how they sparkle when the light hits them at different angles. This gives eyes an extra pretty finish.
The products I used (including Chocolate Gold palette):
Almay: Truly Lasting Color Liquid Makeup in Ivory
Too Faced: Shadow Insurance Eyeshadow Primer
Too Faced: Chocolate Gold Eyeshadow Palette
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Love & Cocoa
Vasanti: Contour Eyeshadow Brush 4
MAC: 217 Blending Brush
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Livin’ Lavish
Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Money Bags
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Decadent
Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Mini Angled Eye Brush 131
Sugar Cosmetics: Kohl of Honour Intense Kajal in Black
Out
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Holla For A Dolla
Luxie
Beauty: Rose Gold Detail Flat
Definer 110
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Drippin’ Diamonds
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Rich Girl
Costal Scents:
Ipsy Pearl Limited Edition Brush (See Classic Precision Pencil Brush Small
Natural)
Benefit Cosmetics: They're Real Magnet Mascara
Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair
Neutral
Pacifica Beauty: Bronzer Blush Duo
Firma Beauty: 103 Angled Contour
Estate Cosmetics: Dew Me Baked Highlighter in Lit
Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)
Royal & Langnickel: CHIQUE RoseGold Blush Brush
Melt Cosmetics: Liquid Lipstick in Rebound
MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10
Here are some other eyeshadow looks I've created using Too Faced's Chocolate Gold Palette:
New Money in crease and around eye
Chocolate Truffles in crease
Classy & Sassy and Love & Cocoa on lid
Holla For A Dolla on outer lid and along lower lash line
Money Bags on lid
New Money & Old Money in crease
Rollin' in Dough on brow bone
Decadent on lash line
Gold Dipped in inner corners of eyes
Again, my video tutorial and review can be seen here
Like I said before, there are endless eyeshadow combinations you can create with this palette!
I'm such a fan of the Chocolate Gold palette and use it all of the time.
I would definitely recommend it, especially if you're looking for a good variety of shades that are very long lasting.
Is it Worth the Splurge?
YES.
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