TheBalm • Meet Matt(e) Eyeshadow Palette • Eye Shadow

lbondell on 3/8/2013 2:13:00 PM more reviews by lbondell

Age: 19-24   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Blue    

I adore this eyeshadow set. The colors have a lot of pigment and options to choose from. Very convenient size too!

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peronce on 2/1/2013 2:33:00 PM more reviews by peronce

Age: 30-35   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I find myself reaching quite often for this palette as it is all matte (which you cannot often find in a palette), wearable and blendable. I always have this open since it is so versatile and a perfect complement for all my looks. It doesn't matter which colors or palettes I pull out to do a look I always end up using a color from here.

For day looks I use (the nudes):

Matt Smith and Math Chung are the perfect highlighters.
Matt Patel and Matt Gallagher (almost hitting pan) are excellent for an all over the lid color.
Matt Ramirez and Matt Batali (my favorite) are just beautiful as crease or for the outer V's . They just add that extra umph! that any look needs.

For night or a special occasion (the darker colors)
Matt Schilling is great as a lid color.
Matt Horowitz the perfect mutted blue.
Matt McDonald I use it as a shadow liner, beautiful!

I recommend this palette 100%. It will be a complement for all the palettes that you own.
I found mine over hautelook along with the nude tude for half of the retail price, so that was definitely a plus.

Next for me: The Meet Matt(e) Nude palette which I just ordered from hautelook! I'm so excited!

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*TOP REVIEWER* timothybcat on 12/18/2012 12:04:00 AM more reviews by timothybcat

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool   Hair: Brown, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

I have plenty of matte shadows, but I really wanted a pallette with a selection of mattes that was really portable, and this answered that call. However, after all the rave reviews I was rather disappointed. Just because the colors are matte doesn't mean they have to be so dull. They have a dull blue (Matt Horowitz), a dull eggplant (Batali), and a dull dull dull (Schilling) teal/grey-blue. I don't mind muted colors, but I've tried a number of looks with these colors and they just make me look drab and sad. And what's worse is that they aren't particularly pigmented. The two lightest shades, Smith (cream) and Chung (pale pink), are okay for highlighting the brow but they aren't very pigmented, so I keep digging into them; there's big divots in those whereas the other colors are barely touched. I use it a lot, because of the light brown (Gallagher), chocolate (Ramirez), and taupe (Patel), but they're pretty average. All in all, the colors had good consistency but average pigmentation. I'll definitely use it, but I like Stila and Too Faced's mattes a lot better.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Peaches1027 on 11/28/2012 10:12:00 PM more reviews by Peaches1027

Age: 44-55   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Black, Straight, Fine   Eyes: Brown    

Now that I've owned this for a couple of weeks and have used every color in the palette, I feel ready to write a review. I've used this nearly every day since I got it, and I love it. The colors are very pigmented and wear well even without primer, although I prefer to use primer under all of my eyeshadows. I can create endless looks with this, and I like the soft sophistication of the colors. I also pair these matte colors with shimmers and frosts with great results. The only two duds in this palette are Matt Chung and Matt Smith, the lightest colors in the palette. They are not very pigmented and are chalky. That's why I couldn't give this five lippies. The other colors are great, and if I had to pick a favorite, it's Matt Schilling. Cute cardboard packaging. Regular price this is $34.00, but I got it for $19.40 including shipping on an ipsy promotion. I would repurchase this. I think it's a great value. Just be prepared to supplement the palette with other highlighting colors to replace Matt Chung and Matt Smith.

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amanda311 on 9/30/2012 7:36:00 PM more reviews by amanda311

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Black    

I had the realization a few weeks ago that I actually only own like 4 matte eye shadows- a base, a random brown and plummy red I got in Clinique bonuses, and a black and pink in a Tokidoki quad. I guess I'm more or a shimmer and glitter gal. But I do have to admit I like to have a matte crease shade. My lack of matte colors is propbably why I stopped wearing eye shadow during the day- and I'm also pressed for time in the morning lately, but otherwise my eyes look too "done" just for work and class. So I decided to pick up this matte palette. At nearly $40 after tax it loses points with me because the pots are so ittybitty- but at the same time I can't be too sore because it takes so long for me to hit pan lately. The packaging is super cute, but i can trace the fall-out I experienced to the brush that's included. The eyeliner side of the brush is fine, but I find the shadows show up better, and therefore you need less, with a sponge-tip applicator, so I only use the other end for blending. Lastly the colors in this palette lean towards the cool end with the exception of the neutrals so I guess I would have liked a better balance there. Enough griping though, because this palette is actually really great despite those things because I now have the sades I need to have a complete selection. The shadows are buttery and the pigments are lovely and a few of the colors (most notably the tealy-green) are unexpected and cool. Give this a shot but be mindful that if you are very dark the nudes might not show up and of you are very light the highlights might not show up (so that could potentially mean you leave 2 colors unused except for maybe blending).

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silencia on 6/24/2012 12:05:00 PM more reviews by silencia

Age: 25-29   Skin: Combination, Olive   Hair: Black, Wavy, Coarse   Eyes: Black    

If you're somewhat dark, I don't recommend this product. The first 3 shades (the neutral ones) don't show up at all. Have to admit I like the packaging though.

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saramathison on 6/16/2012 3:16:00 PM more reviews by saramathison

Age: 30-35   Skin: Dry, Fair   Hair: Brown   Eyes: Green    

I am very fair so all of the colors show up on me. I have a neutral skin tone so even the blue/cool tones are ok. I love the top row of neutral tones and use basically the rest as liners or crease colors. A couple of the shadows aren't completely matte either. Overall I like it, but it is tiny and therefore way too expensive.

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ibtime on 6/10/2012 7:30:00 PM more reviews by ibtime

Age: 18 & Under   Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I love the colours and the texture is good. the only things I have to complain about are the price, $35 (I would not buy this full price),and Matt Chung (He's just not amazing).

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*TOP REVIEWER* sweetgardenangel on 6/7/2012 5:17:00 PM more reviews by sweetgardenangel

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Blue    

Sorry, but the condition of this palette was broken up, when it arrived from Hautelook. Tried several of the shadows and after application on lid, there was tremendous fall-out all over my cheeks! Perhaps, it's an old one, but when I tried other colors, the fallout still took place. It made a mess of my makeup today and almost had to re-apply everything! I've never encountered any makeup that reacted this way. All the other theBalm products I have are wonderful. Including my new nude tude palette. No fallout there! So, perhaps this one palette is in the minority.

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koushi on 6/3/2012 8:05:00 PM more reviews by koushi

Age: 25-29   Skin: Oily, Olive, Warm   Hair: Black, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I'd been looking for a matte eyeshadow formula that wasn't chalky, and this fit the description perfectly. The colors are pigmented and smooth with well-chosen shades that are fun enough for going out and muted enough for work. As always, TheBalm's packaging is really, really cute. I just wish the shadows contained more product because the pots are far smaller than the ones, say, in a Shady Lady palette. Overall, however, I love it!

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itskirby on 5/22/2012 2:21:00 PM more reviews by itskirby

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Brown    

I usually love TheBalm palettes, especially the Shady Lady one, but this one didn't really do it for me. It's very cool toned which isn't the best look for me, and some of the shadows don't show up at all - Matt Smith and Matt Chung. The two brown ones are the only ones I really like, the rest seem chalky or show up patchy on me. I have pretty oily eyelids so maybe this is the problem.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Themonsunxxx on 4/22/2012 10:48:00 PM more reviews by Themonsunxxx

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Black   Eyes: Green    

When I first saw this product I simply fell in love with the unique packaging. The front showcases a(in my opinion) quite foxy man flashing a smile. The name of this product is cleverly written as Meet Matt(e) because the palette is full of just matte colors. On the inside you open it up to see nine matte shades, all having names that begin with Matt. This theme is absolutely adorable, I love it! Now I'll break it into the colors.

Matt Smith- Perfect matte beige, nice for highlight, nude or simply a blending color

Matt Gallagher-Nice matte medium toned brown, perfect for in the crease, transitioning colors together

Matt Ramirez- Beautiful deep matte brown, great for an neutral look

Matt McDonald-A dark grey-black matte color. Interesting color, don't
have one similar to this.

Matt Horowitz- A matte mid-toned blue. Very soft, probably the least pigmented, but still a nice color.

Matt Chung- Matte pastel pink. Least used in the palette for me, I don't see how I can use it.

Matt Batali- Darkest shade in here, a very dark brown. Nice for outer corner.

Matt Schilling-Mid-tone green, nice for pop of muted color

Matt Patel- One of my favorites, a matte taupe

I love the creativity in the naming of the palette and its colors and also the studly packaging. I'm a huge fan of mattes and think everyone should have a few. If you're looking into a matte eye shadow palette, go for this!

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totallylove on 2/8/2012 7:03:00 PM more reviews by totallylove

Age: 25-29   Skin: Normal, Fair-Medium, Warm   Hair: Brown, Straight, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I recently broke down and bought this online due to the great reviews, and I was not disappointed! I wear eyeshadow every day (typically NARS and MAC), and this palette beats both of those brands as far as matte shadows go. All of the colors go on smooth and have great pigmentation. I especially love the browns - they are probably the first browns that don't make my eyes look sickly (I don't look good in eyeshadows with even a remotely bit of gold or red in them which most browns do). My only complaint would be that the amount of each shadow is small. I can see myself going through this pretty quickly! Also, I have used other shimmery shadows from theBalm before and found them to have a lot of fallout which was not a problem with this palette.

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*TOP REVIEWER* 3110hello on 1/16/2012 9:41:00 PM more reviews by 3110hello

Age: 56 & Over   Skin: Dry, Fair-Medium   Hair: Blond   Eyes: Brown    

I really like this palette of matte eyeshadows. Very basic and therefore excellent to travel around with! The perfect color range from dark navy and brown to lighter highlight colors, the consistency and pigmentation are excellent! This is the first ever for me buying any product from this brand but it won't be the last. Highly recommend.

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*TOP REVIEWER* darkeyedfran on 12/16/2011 7:19:00 PM more reviews by darkeyedfran

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral   Hair: Brunette, Relaxed, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I love thebalm, their products are very reliable, are safer to use, and are usually on sale somewhere! TJ Maxx and Marshalls have them and thebalm is very generous with their special offers! This palette is portable and perfect! the colors range from standard (brown, highlight, baby pink) to unique egyptian blue and purply-taupe. I have used this palette every day since I received it and I love the blendability of the colors and the pigmentation! You hardly need to tap your brush into these puppies to get great pigmentation. I like to use a stiffer brush with these shadows, especially the dark ones, because Matte shadows do not spread as evenly. The only color I am not crazy about is Matt Chung, this is too close to white for my skintone. I would buy this many times over, it's hard to find good mattes that can also double as cake liners (Matt Ramirez and Matt Batali make excellent liners when used with MAC fix +)! I love you Thebalm!

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*TOP REVIEWER* Arenal on 12/15/2011 10:02:00 PM more reviews by Arenal

Age: 56 & Over   Skin: Combination   Hair: Brunette   Eyes: Hazel    

These are my firm TheBalm eyeshadows, and I'm very pleased. They are exceptionally creamy and pigmented, blend easily and last all day.

As another reviewer mentioned, lots of us prefer matte to shimmer shades. This palette provides a nice selection of cool shades. Small, easy to travel with, and provides a wide variety of everyday/work-appropriate looks.

The brush is difficult to impossible to use, since it's so tiny. (The heads are fine; it's the miniscule length.)

I only started using TheBalm products this year, and I'm very pleased with al I've tried. I wish I'd discovered this brand sooner.

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*TOP REVIEWER* Beth on 12/11/2011 10:11:00 AM more reviews by Beth

Age: 44-55   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral   Hair: Red, Wavy, Fine   Eyes: Hazel    

Note to cosmetics manufacturers: Some of us are sick of shimmer, okay? Some of us would rather wear matte shadows to the office rather than dressing our eyes up like we're going out clubbing. (Don't even get me started on smoky eyes.) This fall, I've been searching for wearable matte neutrals to carry in my suitcase and wear to work every day. Normally I wouldn't pay USD$34 for a book of shadows, but when I saw these for $16.99 at Marshalls, I resisted them, then saw them again and had to grab them. Turns out this is a well-edited collection of colors that can create many different tasteful yet creative matte eye looks. The nine shadows are packaged in a book-style compact with a mirror on the left and the shadows plus a cute little two-ended brush (no foam tips here) on the right. I'm still pondering how the creator chose the names—maybe this is a tribute to friends or old beaux named Matt? No matter; I'll have ample time to ponder, because this is now the everyday shadow collection in my makeup bag on the road. The shadows are smooth and workable, and can be foiled well also, as I found out by accident when putting on Matt Ramirez with a freshly-washed brush the other day. :P

My favorite combinations are Matt Smith + Matt Gallagher (cream + camel) for warm-toned outfits; Matt Gallagher + Matt Ramirez (camel + dark brown) for dark warm-toned outfits; and Matt Patel + Matt Batali (cool taupe + deep eggplant) for cool-toned outfits. Both Matt Smith and Matt Chung (pale pale pink) work well as highlighters. Now that I'm writing about the colors, I realize that another reason this palette appeals to me is the coolness of the colors. Thank you, TheBalm, for not putting in olive, rust, gold, or other warm tones .

I'm taking a half-lipstick off for the retail price, and a half for the size of the pans: about the size of Chiclets. My Japonesque travel shadow brush practically covers up the whole pan. They could have made the pans bigger and put a map on the other side with the color names.

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janathelamb3 on 12/1/2011 7:43:00 PM more reviews by janathelamb3

Age: 19-24   Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium   Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium   Eyes: Green    

I couldn't resist getting this when I saw it at TJ Maxx for $19.99 or $16.99, I can't remember which. This is only the second thing I own from thebalm, but so far I think it's a great brand. A palette of matte colors are hard to come by, and these are pretty good. They are a little bit hard to blend, like most mattes, especially the dark ones, but you just need to apply a little bit at a time with a fluffy brush and blend it out, then apply more layers slowly to make sure it blends properly. I use matte colors almost every day, and they're usually from this palette, or my WnW vanity. Honestly Wnw mattes may be easier to blend, but it's okay. This palette is pretty cool. It has a good size mirror also.

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laylaperdomo on 11/21/2011 5:33:00 PM more reviews by laylaperdomo

Age: 30-35   Skin: Very Dry, Dark, Warm   Hair: Black, Curly, Medium   Eyes: Brown    

I have had this pallete for approx. 5 months. So far I have been enjoying it mostly b/c I love neutrals and this is loaded w/them! The colors are as expected from TheBalm, pigmented, and easy to blend. When I am in a rush or have to pack for the weekend, this is the pallet I choose. I was lucky enough to find it at TJ Max for about half the price which is awesome! I recommend this, and would def repurchase :)

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*TOP REVIEWER* audmac on 11/20/2011 11:48:00 AM more reviews by audmac

Age: 36-43   Skin: Combination, Fair, Neutral   Hair: Brown, Straight   Eyes: Hazel    

Hold onto your seats folks, its going to be a bumpy ride -er review....
this is the dullest most boring looking palette ive encountered in a while. the cover art is kitchy but inside its so blah i almost didnt buy it....
being tired of frosty glitter-bomby bright eyeshadows that i couldnt pull off due to age and work related reasons, i had been searching for some nice matte colors which are harder to find than expected...
i had been tempted to buy or swap for the too faced matte eye kit but held off for whatever reason (maybe subconsciously i didnt want to pay that much for boring dull colors lol)....
fast forward to last weekend when i was browsing the cluttered shelves at marshalls and there amidst broken perfume bottles and leaky lotions i found this un-sparkly plain gem of an item in pristine untouched condition on sale for a mere $13. I honestly wouldnt have spent any more on it since i have never used or heard much about any of thebalm items in the past (except the muppett pallette-lol).
So I have used it a couple times and am happy with the results- the colors last a long time and are good quality and well pigmented. I was able to return an unused laura mercier eyeshadow duo because the same colors were in this palette and that was a definite plus! I guess I would repurchase this if I ever used it up which Im sure will not happen because despite my issues with frosty shadows i still manage to incorporate them into my daily looks without going over the top. It is nice to have this palette for days when Im in a blah mood. LOL.
I uploaded a stock photo of this from thebalms site

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