bh Cosmetics Modern Neutrals 28 Color Eyeshadow Palette Review

I purchased the new bh Cosmetics Modern Neutrals 28 Color Eyeshadow Palette ($12) during a recent haul and I'm finally ready to share my thoughts after using it for about a week or so. The thing that first drew me to this palette is that it contains all-matte shades. I already own a few matte palettes, such as The Balm's Meet Matt(e) and Meet Matt(e) Trimony, the Lorac Pro Matte, and the Urban Decay Ultimate Naked Basics, but none of those have a shade range quite this large. As I get older, I find that I've been turning toward more matte shades and using them all over my eyes (and I always use them as a transition shade even if I'm using shimmer on my lid). So I'm craving a bit more variety lately and at $12, this was basically an impulse purchase. I had no idea what to expect and figured I didn't have too much to lose if I didn't like it.

Let's take a look!

The Modern Neutrals Palette comes in a large plastic compact with a clear, slightly frosted lid so you can see the shades through the top. In the photo above, you can see how the eyeshadows look a bit blurry through the lid, but you can still see the colors easily. It's very lightweight and feels a bit flimsy, but I've learned not to judge palettes based on packaging. Of course it's always nice to have a beautiful, weighty compact but as long as the product inside is great, I don't pay too much attention to what the outside looks like.

The back of the palette has a description and the ingredient list.

To give you an idea of how large this palette is, I put it next to a few of my other palettes. There's a lot of product inside at 1.38 oz. 

The Modern Renaissance Palette contains .35 oz., the Urban Decay Naked Palette holds .33 oz of product, and the Tarte Tartelette in Bloom Palette weighs in at .636 oz. So the bh Cosmetics Modern Neutrals palette contains roughly 4 times the amount of product of the Naked and Modern Renaissance Palettes and double the amount of the Tartelette Palette.

Inside, there are no mirrors or brushes...it's a very simple palette with 28 shades, 7 in each row.
One of the things I love about it is that it has a ton of transition and crease shades! I've found that even when I'm using another palette, I can go back to this one and find the perfect transition or crease color to go with whatever eye look I'm trying to create.

On the downside, it has only 2 (maybe 3) browbone highlight shades, but they work well for me so I can't complain too much...there's just not as much variety as there could be.

The top two rows contain warmer shades, while the bottom two rows are cooler, smokier shades. For $12, I really wasn't expecting a high level of pigmentation, especially since matte shades can be tricky to formulate. But I was pleasantly surprised when I swatched the first shade and it felt so soft to the touch with excellent color payoff!

Every shade is soft and highly pigmented, but particularly the first three rows. I had no trouble blending these on my eyes and they lasted all day over primer. I swatched them below without primer and the shades really seem to come alive on the skin vs. in the pan. They do have a bit of fallout due to the softer formula but I don't mind that at all...I prefer this kind of formula because it's easier to pick up with a brush.

Top two rows: 

Bottom two rows:

Overall, I'm really impressed with this palette! For $12 you get a ton of product, a huge variety of colors, and a soft, highly pigmented formula. This one is definitely a win!

Grab yours now at bhCosmetics.com

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