eBay 88 Neutral Palette/ BH Cosmetics Dupe?


Back when I was a teenager I must have thought I was a whizz with an eyeshadow palette and a sponge tipped applicator. I'd apply a solid colour over the lid, and would often resort to my thick cream eyeshadows when I was going all out with my makeup. Cringe, it really must have looked as bad as it sounds. Once I realised the errors of my ways it was many years until I touched eyeshadow again, and so recently when I wanted to give it another go I didn't have a clue where to start. I'd been watching lots of tutorials and things on Youtube and had just started building up a makeup collection, and so I ordered this 88 palette from eBay to have a mess around with different colours and looks. It didn't take long until I moved on to better quality and more pigmented shadows, but think this is a great place to start if like me you don't know what suits you and want lots of different colours to practice with.

This palette is made up of mainly neutrals in varying shades of brown, cream, and grey with a couple of brighter colours too. With a primer the colour payoff for most shades isn't bad, and some of the darker shades especially are really quite pigmented. I've found they apply really well with a damp brush, and to pack on a lid colour or for some extra intensity will sometimes dampen my brush with a makeup wipe before applying. Unsuprisingly they're quite chalky, and the powder from the shadows does tend to go everywhere when you use them. Still though, I do think this is an ok palette for what it's worth, and is the perfect thing for practicing different looks and techniques with a variety of colours. BH Cosmetics palettes are always popular within the beauty blogging world, but because they're difficult to get hold of in the UK without paying a hefty shipping fee I thought this would be a good alternative.

I'm curious to know how it compares to the BH Cosmetics 88 neutrals palette, it looks very similar on pictures but I can't comment on quality as I've never owned the one from BH Cosmetics. eBay 88 eyeshadow palettes cost around £6 and are available to buy  here. Have you tried any eBay makeup?
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