Review: Primark "Saint or Sinner" makeup palette

Primark makeup. I KNOW, RIGHT?!

So I accidentally left my favourite Urban Decay palette at home and needed a few simple colours to tide me over until I got it back. I didn't even know Primark did makeup until I popped in there for Halloween costume stuff; I came out with the £2 Saint or Sinner palette and a 50p "blend and stretch" eyeshadow in black. Well, I'm only out £2.50.

The black eyeshadow definitely exceeded my expectations. It goes on very smoothly, light grey with the first application, then if you go over it it gets darker. I have much nicer black eyeshadows if I really ever feel the need to go goth, but as a eyeshadow base it works really well. It made a couple of my loose pigments really stand out.

Now, the palette. It's got a generous 10 colours:

Glacier, a sparkly white
Lavender, a VERY pale pink, also sparkly
Denim, a very very glittery silver-blue
Blossom, a coral pink with a little sparkle
Paradise, a shimmery green
Fudge, a sparkly copper
Midnight, a very dark navy with a little sparkle
Regal, a lovely sparkly purple
Liquorice, a matte dark grey
Galaxy, another slightly lighter grey with a few glittery bits.

Lavender and Blossom aren't up to much - Lavender is too pale and Blossom is just a hard colour to work with. Liquorice is boring. Glacier is OK for highlights and Fudge is an OK neutral or base colour, though I wouldn't wear it alone. Paradise is pretty nice, I guess. Galaxy is good enough but pales next to Denim.

Ahh, Denim. I actually love it. It looks fantastic just dabbed in the corner of your eye as a highlight. It's extremely glittery and shimmery and is a very versatile colour. I haven't tried yet, but I bet you could wet it and get a nice eyeliner out of it.

Midnight - this is equivalent to Urban Decay's Goddess shade, and to be perfectly honest I prefer it! Goddess looks beautiful in the pot but goes on very roughly and the glitter gets everywhere. It also doesn't look nearly as blue on eyes as it does in the pot. Midnight, on the other hand, delivers. It goes on smoothly and has much, much less glitter, so you don't end up with sparkly undereyes. It's a very very nice colour.

But my favourite by far is Regal. I can't describe this purple adequately - it's lighter than any purple eyeshadows I've seen before, and looks amazing. I like to pair it with Midnight and Denim.

Staying power isn't amazing, but throw on a little primer (I use Urban Decay's primer potion, works wonders) and it'll stick all day and probably most of the night too.

Not bad for less than £3.