Here’s a quick bit of backstory before I proceed with the review (as it’ll help make the review make sense I promise). I was a warm neutrals girl for years… I never wore any other colour on my eyes ever. And then in the last year or so I’ve really starting dipping my toes in the water… starting out with orange, moving on to yellow and then slowly spreading out to the other colours of the rainbow. But one colour I was seriously lacking in my collection and one colour I could never seem to get to work for me was green. And as someone who has green flecks in my eyes (which are mainly brown), it’s a colour I’ve always wanted… and then comes along Charlie Betty Beauty with their The Earth Palette!
Created in the depths of the 2020 lockdown in the UK, it’s a brand that celebrates people (regardless of gender or race) and helps them be ‘the sassiest, most confident version of themselves’. Which is sort of my motto going into 2021, so I’m down for that!
Item is gifted, but all opinions are my own.
Price & Packaging
The palette is encased in a briefcase style black box with silver accents and a decent sized mirror. The packaging is a little chunky, but it does add to the vibe of the palette so I’m not going to complain too much! The pans are a really good size and the names of the colours are printed on the palette…. which is a real pet peeve of mine when it’s not! Because we also lose that plastic oversheet thing you get…
The price is £28, putting it pretty much in the middle of eyeshadow palette prices. Somewhere inbetween drugstore and high end. But you do have 18 decent sized pans in there!
Colour Story
I LOVE the colour story in this! You have the neutrals in there for every day like Virgo (a skin colour tone), Grain (super warm brow), and Taurus (a cooler toned brown), alongside some beautiful pops of earthy colours from yellow to greens to a beautiful red.. and even a purple! You have 13 mattes and 5 shimmers and the shimmers are in such gorgeous shades; purple, gold, two greens and a champagne colour.
The only shade I would say you’re missing (but also not sure what you’d get rid of to put it in) is a black.
Formula
As it’s a pressed pigment palette the colour payoff is beautiful. As you can see from the swatches below (also, do you like the slide thing? I got way to excited when I found the feature on WordPress), it’s the yellowy greens that really sing in this palette! The mattes are pigmented, blendable and easy to work with and the shimmers are popping- like seriously Fools Gold (the gold shade… shockingly) and Ivy (the green two swatches along from Fools Gold) are GORGEOUS and Peidot (green toned yellow), Saturn (the mustard yellow shade) and Patchouli (the yellowy green) are three of the most stunningly pigmented matte shades I have ever come across…
Also they look just as bright and vibrant at the end of the day as they did when you applied!
Overall Impressions
So I love this palette! I’m so relieved I’ve found some green shades that work for me and I can’t wait to see what I can create with this palette over the coming months! I posted a green look with this palette on my Instagram between Christmas & New Year and I am still obsessed with how that look came out!
Have you tried this brand? You can find is here: https://www.charliebetty.co.uk/makeup
Katie x
This looking like such an amazing palette. I’ve never heard of this brand before but it looks like they have put so much effort into getting the colour pigmentation right.
Omg they are stunning right?! x
Oh my gosh they are so pigmented! I need to experiment more with makeup and colour this year!
https://www.emilyclareskinner.com
That’s one of my goals too! x
I love the shades on this palette! Gaia and Cedar are wow! I don’t know even how to put eyeshadows on, but I would definitely learn for this! Thanks for sharing Katie x
Aww no problem! And I find eyeshadow is a practice makes perfect thing! I always try out new techniques at home when I’m not going anywhere! haha x
Great review! This looks like a really pretty eyeshadow palette! I also want to branch out from pinks/neutral shades so thanks for the ideas!
Awww no problem! There’s some really nice colourful eyeshadow palettes out there! x
The shades in that palette look absolutely stunning!
Danielle xx
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So pretty right?! x
The shades are so beautiful I love the colour combo, we definitely need more colours for these gloomy days <3
LackaDaisy
OMG I know right! Can’t wait till the weather cheers up! x
This looks such a fun palette with some fab colours in it! I love the packaging too!
Tash – A Girl with a View
It’s all so well thought out! x
This does look like a fun palette! I’ve been using a lot of neutrals lately. These colors inspire me to try something new and vibrant this year.
Hope you enjoy your new colourful makeup! x
Wow..these look so amazing..I loved the slider on the image..what tool/block did you use to make that..?
Lovely pics as always
It’s a WordPress block called image compare 🙂 x
Those shades are so vibrant and gorgeous! x
Lucy | http://www.lucymary.co.uk
Omg I know right?! x
I’m starting to want to experiment with more green shimmer shadows just to incoportate some colour into my eye looks. Those green shimmers look pretty!
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OMG they really are! x
What an interesting palette! I’m a very neutral makeup lover. I’ve never ever done green but it would be a fun color for my brown eyes. Great review xo
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Awww thanks for stopping by! x
I need to try this palette😍 I have hazel eyes and would love to try and use green more but it’s a scary thought! Might have to make a purchase now x
hahah! Sorry not sorry 😉 x
Wow this palette looks so pretty, love a good eyeshadow palette! I get a bit scared of yellows and greens though – maybe something to try while I’m bored in lockdown 🙂
Lauren | https://www.wooloftheking.com/
To be fair, that’s when I got into coloured eyeshadow! haha x
Great review! Love how diverse the colors are in this palette but I don’t know how to pull off a great makeup look with these colors haha! But I guess you can! Keep up the good work!
http://www.lifebeginsattwenty.com
I love a colourful eyeshadow! And thanks! x
Such a stunning palette!! Those sparkles are incredible
Sophie Xx
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OMG everything is so pretty! x
I have never heard of this brand but I enjoyed this review. It was to the point.
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Ahaha! That’s the aim! x
Such a lovely palette! Beautiful shades! Thanks for the swatches!
xoxo
Lovely
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So pretty right! x
lovely palette! Beautiful shades! Those shades are so fresh!
OMG I know right, such beautiful shades! x
Wow!
These colours are so exciting! I love a bit of yellow eyeshadow!
Amber | The Unpredicted Page | https://theunpredictedpage.com
OMG me too! x
I love these swatches! so pigmented
Oh it’s such a beautiful palette! x
Green and yellow can be such tough colours to work with, and I love that you’ve shared a full review of this palette here 🙂 I’m glad you’ve managed to work with these colours x
It’s such a gorgeous palette! x
Wow, these are some gorgeous colours and I love that they also stay pretty when applied on skin. Would love to have this palette!
They’re such beautiful shades! x
Oh very colorful palette
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It’s just so pretty right?! xx
Oh very nice palette
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Uhuhu to be honest, I have never heard of this brand or seen this palette before but it is really beautiful !! The packaging, style and color story remind me a bit of Plouise 😘😘
It’s just so pretty! x
I don’t believe I have ever own a green eyeshadow palette. I personally love the colors. Green is such a beautiful color. I would totally wear that eyeshadow.
I find green is actually so satisfying! x
Oh so nice palette