Too Faced | Maple Syrup Pancakes Eyeshadow Palette | Review & Tutorial

 

Happy fall beauties!

 

It’s officially fall as we have now passed the autumnal equinox (good news for people like me who have been staring at their cable knit sweaters since August).

So break out the cardigans and pumpkin spice everything. Head to a bonfire or corn maze. 

But first, check out my review and tutorial of one of the loveliest new eyeshadow palettes for fall!

 

Too Faced Cosmetics Maple Syrup Pancakes eyeshadow palette!

And today (September 26) just happens to be National Pancake Day 🥞

So grab yourself a stack and get ready to read my review and tutorial of Too Faced's Maple Syrup Pancakes palette 😁

REVIEW

You can watch my video review here

This palette has the cutest pancakes and syrup design on the cover.

The cover colors are warm & inviting pinks and orange-browns.

The palette itself is cardboard, different for the metal tin that I'm more familiar with.

So it is a little less sturdy, but I think it would still hold up in travel.

The Maple Syrup Pancakes palette has a very light maple syrup scent.

Nothing overpowering though, which I appreciate because I'm not a fan of overly strong scents in my makeup.

Upon opening the palette, your eyes are greeted by absolutely gorgeous shades.

Some sparkle, some have beautiful sheens. The color range gives so much variety, more than some of the other Too Faced palettes in the past.

The palette also contains a good sized mirror.

There are 18 different eyeshadows in this palette.

Seven (7) metallic finish shadows, four (4) with matte finishes, four (4) with a shimmer finish, and three (3) with a satiny finish.

The variety of shades makes this palette incredibly versatile. 

You can use the lighter shimmer shades for just a hint of highlight on the brow bone and lids.

Or you could use some of the brown matte shades for a more neutral, casual look.

Or you can create full-on party eyes with the colorful metallics.

The possibilities are endless!

The shimmer shades are lightly saturated for just the right amount of sparkle.

The matte shades are soft (but not crumbly) and buttery for an amazingly blendable experience.

The metallic shades are so pigmented that they only require one or two swipes with a brush or finger to achieve the pan shade, and a foil-like finish.

The satin shades have the most smooth, luxurious feel as you blend them across your eye.

Quick Stats:

Brand: Too Faced

Product: Eyeshadow palette

Color: Multiple

Finish: Matte (4), Metallic (7), Shimmer (4), Satin (3)

Formula: Pressed Powder

Fallout: Very little

Chalky/Flaky :  No/No

Blendable: Yes (very!)

Lasts for: 12+ Hours

 

Pros: Extremely long-lasting; I wore these shades for 12-hours with no creasing, smudging, or fading.

Excellent pigments with true color payoff (the shade you see is the shade you get).

Blendable and buildable to achieve whatever look you want to create. 

 

Cons: There is a tiny bit of fallout with some of the shimmers.

Swatches

There are so many shades in this palette I had to use two arms 😅

 Powdered Sugar – Cool Pastel Pink, Satin finish with silver white sparkles

Serve Hot – Claret Red, Metallic finish

Short Stack – Cool Walnut Brown, Matte finish

Breakfast in Bed – Lavender with silver & purple shimmer

Get Sticky – Light Rose Gold, Metallic finish

Cup O’ Joe – Ink Black with multi-colored shimmer

Flapjack – Brownish Pink, Matte finish

Sleepin’ In – Hot Pink, Metallic finish

Morning Matcha – Olive Green, Satin finish

Fork Yeah – Gray Slate, Metallic finish

Side of Fruit – Golden Green, Metallic finish

Kiss My Griddle – Coffee Brown with multi-colored shimmer

Blueberry Jam – Dark Blue, Satin finish with silver sparkle

Hazel-Nuts! – Burnt Sienna, Matte finish 

A La Mode – Light Violet, Metallic finish

Maple Syrup – Russet Brown, Metallic finish

Brunch Bubbles – Pink Champagne with silver shimmer

Haute Cakes – Hickory Brown, Matte finish 

Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ( 5 out of 5)

Would I Re-Purchase: Yes

 

Final Thoughts: The Maple Syrup Pancakes eyeshadow palette has so much to offer. 

No matter what makeup mood I'm in this palette can give me what I need.

From the rich mattes to the sparkling shimmers, to the shiny metallics, all the way to the silky satins these shadows do not disappoint.

The staying power is unbelievable and the color pigments are so strong these shadows will last a while.

I wish this wasn't a limited edition because I could see myself re-purchasing this palette again and again.

Tutorial

Now that you love this palette as much as I do, I have a tutorial you can follow to create an eyeshadow look using your Too Faced Maple Syrup Pancakes eyeshadow palette!

You can watch my video tutorial here

1. Flapjacks & Blending Brushes: Start with the shade Flapjacks (Matte Brownish Pink) and buff that through the crease of the eye, rounding just slightly. 

Continue to build color and buff it through the crease until you get a good color saturation.

Then grab a blending brush and blend it back and forth to diffuse and soften the Flapjacks shade.

Blend upwards a little, towards the browbone.

2. Get Sticky + Concealer Brush: On a flat concealer brush take the shade Get Sticky (Metallic Rose Gold) and place it onto the eye lid with an even pressured swipe. Press and pack more of the shade onto the lid until you get the desired color intensity.

3. Blueberry Jam & Black Eyeliner: On a small angled eyeshadow brush use the shade Blueberry Jam (Dark Blue Satin) and press it onto the top lash line tightly, close to the lashes. Continue across the lash line and wing it out just the slightest at the outer lid. We just want a little extra definition and color.

Then take a black pencil liner and run it along the lower water line.

4. Sip a Cup O' Joe & Brunch Bubbles: On a flat definer brush use the shade Cup O' Joe (Ink Black Shimmer) and trace it along the lower lash line stopping about 3/4 across, leaving the inner corners of the eye empty for now.

Then take the shade Brunch Bubbles (Pink Champagne Shimmer) on a small eyeshadow brush and dust it onto the inner corners of the eyes that we left clean.

5. Powdered Sugar, Mascara & Concealer: Top off your pancakes eyeshadow with a dusting of Powdered Sugar (Cool Pastel Pink Satin) on the brow bones.

Coat top and bottom lashes with volumizing mascara (for fall I like Benefit Cosmetics Fan Fest).

Then clean up any little bit of fallout under the eyes (there wasn't much) with a concealer.

6. Contour & Highlight: To put the rest of the face together use a contour shade and gently run it under cheek bones for subtle definition.

Take a cream stick highlighter (I'm loving NYX Jumbo Face Stick) and lightly press it onto the tops of cheeks, blending with your finger.

7. Blush & Lipstick: To complete this look, use a matte neutral pink blush and lightly dust it on the apples of the cheeks. 

Finally, take a neutral berry lipstick and coat the lips.

Put all these steps together and you will get...

My finished Too Faced Maple Syrup Pancakes eyeshadow look!

The brownish pink and rose gold shadows compliment each other nicely and the berry lipstick pulls the whole look together.

The other shades from the palette subtly add extra sparkle and dimension to the eyes without overpowering the main shades.

These eyeshadows lasted through humidity, steam from washing dishes and baking, extra exertion practicing golf outside and walking my dog.

Awesome staying power.

The metallics (on lid) really give a shiny foil appearance that is hard to capture on camera but the way they look when the light hits them and shifts is really beautiful!

Products I used for my Maple Syrup Pancake Tutorial:

Too Faced: Maple Syrup Pancakes Eyeshadow Palette

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Flapjack

Vasanti: Contour Eyeshadow Brush 4

MAC: 217 Blending Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Get Sticky

Beau Gâchis: Concealer Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Blueberry Jam

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Mini Angled Eye Brush 131

Beautique: Defining Eye Pencil in Black

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Cup O’ Joe

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Flat Definer Brush 221

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Brunch Bubbles

Costal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Limited Edition Precision Pencil Brush

Too Faced: Eyeshadow in Powdered Sugar

Coastal Scents: Ipsy Pearl Medium Shadow Brush

Benefit Cosmetics: Fan Fest Mascara

Tarte: Double Duty Beauty™ Shape Tape™ Concealer in N12 Fair Neutral

Nomad Cosmetics: Sydney Bathers Kiss Of Sun Bronzer & Contour Powder in Manly Beach

Luxie Beauty: Rose Gold Large Angled Face Brush 504

NYX: Jumbo Multi-Use Face Stick in Vanilla Ice Cream

Space Case Cosmetics: Blush in It's Not Me, It's My Sign

F.A.R.A.H: Contour 218M in Midnight Blue

Dito Cosmetics: Ice Cream Liquid Lipstick in Babe

Here is another eyeshadow look you can create using Too Faced's Maple Syrup Pancakes Eyeshadow Palette:

Hazel-Nuts! (Crease Shade)

A La Mode (Lid Shade)

Fork Yeah (Outer Lid Shade)

Cup O' Joe (Lower Lash Line Shade)

Powdered Sugar (Brow Bone & Inner Corner of Eyes Shade)

You can also see Too Faced's Maple Syrup Pancakes Eyeshadow Palette in action in my Metallic Fall Eyeshadow tutorial here

Again, you can watch my video review & tutorial here

  

That is my review and tutorial of Too Faced Maple Syrup Pancakes eyeshadow palette.

Thank you so much for reading, I really appreciate it.

If you like Too Faced, you should check out my review and tutorial of their Italian Spritz eyeshadow palette here

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Ultima Beauty

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