Review: The New Classics Palette by e.l.f.

By M.C. -

I have used quite a few e.l.f. products in my life, but I've never had an e.l.f. eyeshadow palette before. e.l.f. eyeshadow palettes seems to usually get pretty decent reviews, but I was never tempted to pick one up before because I'm not usually impressed by drug store palettes.

However, when the New Classics Palette came out, I was drawn to it right away because I found the color scheme to be super appealing. There are a lot of cool-toned and neutral-toned shadows and some beautiful, mauve toned shades. I don't think this color scheme is totally unique, but I haven't seen any other drug store palette quite like this one.

Anyway,  I picked up this palette around Christmas on sale, and I've been playing with it ever since. I've had a lot of time to test it out, so let's dive into the review.

First of all, I want to comment on the price of this palette. It's $14, which is an excellent price for an 18-pan palette. Considering the price, I do think this palette is a good deal. The only problem is that you can only buy it on e.l.f.'s website (and probably in some stores, although I couldn't find it in any stores near me). So, you have to consider the shipping costs from e.l.f.'s website too.


Now, let's take a minute to talk about the packaging. I'm not the biggest fan of the packaging. The plastic feels kind of cheap, and the name of the palette isn't on the lid. I'm also not a fan of the clear lid. However, this is an inexpensive palette, so I can live with it.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, let's dive into talking about the shadows themselves. First of all, as I said, I love the color scheme. It's neutral with a twist. You have your ordinary, neutral, everyday shadows with some interesting pops of pink and an interesting greenish-gold shade. I think this is a great everyday palette, and I often find myself reaching for it when I'm getting ready for work in the morning.

In terms of the actual shadow formulas, I'm a little less happy. I really like the formula of the matte shadows, but I'm not a big fan of the shimmer shadows. The mattes are pigmented and blendable; they are a little powdery, but that's not something that bothers me. I find the mattes to be lovely and easy to work with. On the other hand, I find the shimmer shadows to be dry, crumbly, and un-pigmented. They just don't perform very well on the eyes. I find myself having to build up the shimmer shadows a lot, but, even after a couple of layers of shadow, I find myself wanting to put a more pigmented shimmer shadow on top. Usually, I use these shimmer shadows as toppers because they're just not good enough to use alone.

All in all, I think this is a nice palette, and I'm glad I picked it up. However, I probably wouldn't have been very happy with it if it was a more expensive palette. This is a great $14 palette, but it would be  a pretty disappointing $30 or $50 palette. Considering the brand and the price, it's a good buy, but I do have lower expectations for drugstore palettes than I do for high end brands. That being said, ColourPop eye shadow palettes are only marginally more expensive, and I think their formulas are -- in general -- better than e.l.f.'s formulas. In particular, ColourPop's shimmer shadows are significantly better than e.l.f.'s.

So, in conclusion, this is a nice palette, but you might want to consider spending a couple more dollars to get something a little bit better from ColourPop.

Final rating: 6.5/10

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