Hi Everyone!! Only 4 days until Christmas 🎄

This year has gone so fast, and before 2015 ends I want to do a '2015 Favourites' post, on all the products, cosmetics and beauty-related things that were my absolute favourite throughout the year of 2015! So wait for that post before New Years ☺️

However, today I am writing about the Too Faced limited edition Christmas kit called the Le Grand Chateau! This pack is so freakin beautiful!! As I shared on my Instagram (@thebeautylabaus), I was waiting for this pack to hit the shelves, and then it sold out and I was devastated. Then I was lucky enough to walk into a Mecca store about a month ago and they had 3 left so I rushed and got it!!! I was so happy and excited haha.

Firstly, lets start off by saying the packaging is the most beautiful thing I have ever laid my eyes on haha! Although, you can expect nothing less from Too Faced, their packaging never seizes to amaze me! The pack comes in a pink box (refer to pics down below) and once you open it up, a little Too Faced 'doll house' is inside!! So gorgeous and such a wonderfully unique idea. The house then opens up my magnet doors, to reveal a deluxe size of the bestselling Better Than Sex Mascara and 3 palettes (Paris In Love, Paris Au Naturale, and Paris After Dark) that include 18 eyeshadows, 2 blushes and 1 bronzer. I purchased this from Mecca for approx. $70, and for what you receive in the pack, I think thats quite a good price here in Australia!!

As per usual with Too Faced, the eyeshadows are very pigmented, some shimmery and glittery, some matte and satin. These eyeshadows are honestly the most softest and butteriest formula I have ever experienced!! I am so darn impressed with the make of this holiday pack, its ridiculous!! You can create so many diverse looks with the palettes, such as natural every-day looks with the browns, warms and neutrals, dramatic evening looks with the pigment-like shadows and dark shades, and girly glittery day looks. Perfect for any occasion!

To be quite honest, when I saw that the bronzer had a little bit of shimmer in it in the palette, I didn't think I would like it, as I tend to prefer more matte bronzers and blushes as I think they can look odd and turn oily on the cheeks. However, when I applied the bronzer to my face, it looks beautiful! There is the tiniest shimmer, but it just portrays a natural glow on the face, I love it and use it every day, aloge with the blush from the Paris Au Naturale palette, and I use the Paris After Dark blush for evening makeup.
Here is an overview of each individual shadow:

PARIS IN LOVE PALETTE -
Amour: Satin beige/off white shadow, can be used to set your eyeshadow base or hate a subtle brow and inner corner highlight
Fleur: Glitter the most gorgeous orange with gold reflects. Applies like a pigment!
Je t'aime: Glitter a beautiful baby pink with gold and silver reflects amongst it, it also applies like a pigment!
Moi: Glitter chocolate brown with gold highlights, applies also like a pigment!
Cherie: Glitter looks blue in the pan, however when applied, it looks like a true grey with gold reflects. Again, applies like a pigment
Tout Suite: Glitter looks like a true brown in the pan, however when applied, it looks like a brown with an orange undertone with gold throughout it.. applies like a pigment
Jolie: Bronzer shimmery bronze that can be built up and applied to all skinniness depending on the harshness of application. Very buttery and easy to apply and blend out, not muddy!

PARIS AU NATURALE PALETTE -
Pot Du Creme: matte white that can be applied as an intense matte brow or inner corner highlight, or even as an eyeshadow base
Fifi: Satin brown that is perfect for a transition shade
La Femme: Satin dark brown that is a perfect crease colour on natural makeup days
Bonjour: Glitter true gold with copper undertone. Applies like a pigment and blends so easily! My favourite colour
Merci: Satin shimmer similar to Tout Suite from the Paris In Love palette, however a little more shimmery. Perfect brown to put in the outer V of the eye
Oui: Glitter dark grey in the pan, however when applied it comes out an intense black with pink and silver reflects amongst it
Mademoiselle: Blush that is a coral matte. Can be built up and best for everyday looks when you want a natural cheek flush

PARIS AFTER DARK PALETTE -
Le Marais: Satin white in the pan, however when applied, it looks like it has shimmers and reflects in it. Perfect for that intense inner-corner highlight
Rendezvous: Matte caramel brown. Perfect transition and crease shade. very buttery and easy to apply!
Provence: Satin purple with subtle reflects amongst it. Beautiful when used for a pop of colour on the eye, and is very buttery!
Parfait: Glitter champagne/rose gold. my second favourite among the palettes! Applies so beautifully and buttery, and looks like a pigment!! I use it for my lid or an intense inner-corner highlight
Tres Chic: Glitter looks like a dark purple with pink reflects in the pan, however when applied, it looks like a midnight black with a purple undertone and pink shimmers. Gorgeous!!
Noir: Matte/Satin true black, every palette/pack needs one! Again, applies so nicely
Tres Fab: Blush that is a matte hot pink. Isn't extremely pigmented so it can be built up. Very easy to apply and a soft formula. I use this on evenings or events out.

Overall, I am extremely impressed with the quality of this holiday edition Too Faced pack, and I think its worth the money for what you receive! Its especially good if you want to split the pack up into gifts for friends, siblings or relatives, as there are cute "to and from" sections on the back of each palette!! The pigmentation is great, the range of shades is great and the packaging is to DIE for!!! Too Faced, you've outdone yourself 👏🏼💗

xoxo
Merry Christmas everyone!!!

interior

what the pack opens up to

Paris Au Naturale swatches

Paris After Dark swatches

Paris in Love swatches

Paris Au Naturale palette

Paris After Dark palette

Paris in Love palette

Deluxe size Better Than Sex Mascara