Hi Beautiful People!
Today I’m reviewing Too Faced’s Better Than Chocolate
Eyeshadow Palette for you.
And I have a tasty tutorial to go along with it! 🍫
So read on for delicious details about this candy
inspired palette and how you can create a sweet eyeshadow look.
You can check out my video review and tutorial here
Review
Too Faced has had many chocolate inspired palettes over
the years each with their own special eyeshadow finishes/textures (see my
review of the Chocolate Gold palette, heavy on the metallic shadow finish,
here).
Better Than Chocolate has a fun mix of finishes from
mattes to shimmers to metallics.
There are also some fun pops of color among the chocolatey neutral shades.
It claims to have the scent of "molten chocolate cake".
To me, it has a light chocolate scent, which I prefer because it isn't overwhelming or too strong.
The palette itself seems durable enough to withstand being shuffled around in a makeup bag and will likely protect the shadows from damage (probably not from a drop though).
It contains 18 eyeshadow shades.
Eight mattes, Five shimmers, and Five metallics.
Each pan contains about 4 ounces of pressed powder eyeshadow.
A stunning line up of shades.
There are several beautiful eyeshadows in this palette. There are also a few that are a bit lacking.
Most of the metallics glide on beautifully and leave a gorgeous foil effect.
But one is a bit patchy and has some fallout (see shade breakdown below).
A majority of the matte shades are buttery soft and effortlessly blendable.
One is a little chalky and require extra work to use.
Most of the shimmers are highly pigmented and have minimal fallout.
A couple of the shimmers are powdery and need to be layered significantly to achieve pan shade.
Quick Stats:
Brand: Too Faced
Product: Eyeshadow
Color: Multiple
Finish: Matte, Shimmer, Metallic
Product: Eyeshadow
Color: Multiple
Finish: Matte, Shimmer, Metallic
Formula: Pressed Powder
Fallout: Yes (only a few shadows)
Chalky/Flaky: Yes/No (a few shadows)
Blendable: Yes
Lasts for: 8-10 Hours
Pros: Velvety soft and extremely blendable, most of these shadows are easy to work with to create eye looks.
There is a nice range of colors and finishes for a more neutral, subtle effect or a more dramatic and intense party look.
The long-lasting nature of these shadows makes them perfect for a long day at work, a party, or anytime you want your shadow to last without a touch up (umm... All the time).
Just enough of a light cocoa scent to live up to its name without being overpowering.
Cons: The real cons are only for a few individual shadows not the whole palette.
One of the mattes is chalky and needs more work to to blend or build color.
One of the metallics is patchy and requires a lot of shadow to reach a saturated foil appearance.
A couple of the shimmers are powdery and need layering to reach their full potential.
There is a little bit of fallout with some of the shimmer and metallic shades.
Swatches
Milk It - Snow white with silver & pink shimmer
Midnight Snack - Dark plum with a matte finish
Bless Your Tart - Cobalt Blue with silver shimmer
(powdery and has some fallout)
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⋆ (4 out of 5)
Would I Re-Purchase: Yes
Final Thoughts: Out of the 18 shades in this palette only two or three are little harder to work with.
Overall the eyeshadows are very lovely, give beautiful color and texture, and last all day long.
It is heavy on the brown shades, but what else would you expect from a "chocolate" titled palette?
I'm happy with my purchase and have been able to create many different eyeshadow looks.
Tutorial
Here is one of the looks I created using Too Faced's Better Than Chocolate palette.
You can watch my step-by-step tutorial here
1. Cake My Day & Buttercream: Run "Cake My Day" (deep ginger shade) all the way through the crease of the eye. Then use a blending brush to soften and diffuse.
Next brush "Buttercream" all over the eyelid for a nice base.
2. I'm the Dessert + a Flat Brush: On a flat brush take "I'm the Dessert" (Rust shade) and press it onto the eyelid focusing on the center. Try to leave the inner and outer third of the lid clean.
3. Sugar Rush + Shading Brush: Using a short shading brush dust "Sugar Rush" (lilac shade) onto to the inner corners of the eyes and on the inner 1/3 of the lid up to "I'm the Dessert" in the center.
5. Black Eyeliner & Bitter Half: Take a liquid liner pen and run it across the top lash line just to get a little more definition, not making it the star of the show.
Next, glide a black eye pencil along the lower water line to add even more depth.
Then take "Bitter Half" (tawny brown shade) and run it along the lower lash line to tie our chocolate shades together.
Then use a concealer under the eyes to clean up any fallout from the shimmer shades.
7. Contour, Highlight, Blush, Lip Gloss & Set: Use powder contour, highlight, and blush shades to lightly sculpt the face and a nude lip gloss to complete the look.
Set face makeup with a powder foundation.
Put all of these together and what do we get?
Our finished Too Faced Better Than Chocolate eyeshadow look!
I didn't go too over the top with the additional eye and makeup products. I wanted to showcase the eyeshadows from the Better Than Chocolate palette.
The shape I created with the blue shade ("Bless Your Tart") works as a mild wing effect so I didn't need to over do it with the liquid liner.
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Products I used to create this Better Than Chocolate makeup look:
Too Faced: Better Than Chocolate Eyeshadow Palette
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Cake
My Day
Vasanti: Contour Eyeshadow Brush 4
MAC: 217 Blending Brush
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Buttercream
Slmissglam: SS57 Blender Brush
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in I’m
the Dessert
Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Sugar Rush
F.A.R.A.H: Short Shading Brush 45 E Rose Gold Collection
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Bless Your Tart
Sonia Kashuk: Small Eyeshadow Brush No.7
Girlactik: Precise Marker Liner in Black Noir
Lottie London: AM to PM Eyeliner Pencil in Black
Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Bitter Half
Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Flat Definer Brush 221
Too Faced: Mascara
Winky Lux: Peeper Perfect Under-Eye Concealer in Fair
NYX: Highlight & Contour Pro Palette
Beaute Basics: C405 Contour Blush Brush
Beau Gâchis: Illuminator (Highlighting Brush)
L'Oréal: True Match Super Blendable Blush Baby Blossom
Sonia Kashuk: Synthetic Domed Multipurpose Brush No. 16
Realher: Color Rich Lip Gloss in I Am Radiant
MAC: Studio Fix Powder in NW10
Here are a couple more makeup looks you can create using Too Faced's Better Than Chocolate palette:
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Cake My Day in crease
I'm The Dessert + Reality Choc on lid
Midnight Snack on outer lid and lower lash line
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Brownie Points in crease
Texts & Candy on lid
Bless Your Tart on the outer 'v' of the eye
Midnight Snack on lower lash line
Milk It on brow bone and inner corners of eyes
Again you can watch my video here
That pretty much wraps up my review and tutorial of Too Faced's Better Than Chocolate Eyeshadow palette.
I really like the palette and if you are in the market for a fairly versatile palette I would recommend checking this one out.
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Thanks so much for reading!
XOXO
Ultima Beauty
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