Review on LORAC LUX Diamond Palette by Krystal Simmons

Absolutely beautiful palette. The Shadows of Lorac are in a league of their own. I have palettes from many expensive brands (Tarte, Jeffree Star, Tati, Too Faced, etc.) and Lorac's formulas are by far my favorites. You have to know how to use them to really love them. These are very light pressed eyeshadows that are highly pigmented. This means you must enter with a light hand when lowering your fingers or hands. They blend so smoothly and evenly as if they were blending themselves. There is quite a bit of fallout on the panels because, as I said, they are very soft pressed. So if you dip them in firmly with the brush, the shadow will flap up everywhere. I've used this formula enough times to get very little bang for my buck using it. This color scheme is wonderful. The popularity of the ruby shade makes it a little funnier, if you take that shade away you see a very neutral palette. I found it very helpful. The real draw for me was the new "Diamond" formulas. They claim that real diamonds are finely cut in the shade. How they sparkle, I can believe it. I would say that the brilliant shades remain quite transparent. I have found that the best way to achieve opacity is to apply glitter glue like NYX's and then apply shadows with your finger. On the photos I uploaded I drew black lines and under the shadows I think this is the diamond formula. I could be wrong as I haven't found anything that directly states what it is. The photos were taken in both shade and natural light to give you an idea of what they really look like. I really like this palette, I recommend it.