Are you ready for the new Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette?
Anastasia Modern Renaissance Palette ($42) is bold, sexy and just everything for Summer 2016. When I first laid hands on this palette, I thought it would have been more fall appropriate considering the luxe, lavender velvet packaging, and maroon and berry hued eyeshadows. However, this 14 shade palette has vibrant berry tones mixed in with a few neutrals that makes it the perfect palette for summer because it can take you right into fall. I think that’s a great deal considering this is the first palette that Anastasia has made permanent to the brand. The Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette is mostly made up of matte shades (11 in total) which is very refreshing considering the normal makeup trend during the summer is saturated with shimmer and glitter (there are three metallic shades in the palette).
Made in the USA, the packaging is the standard cardboard that Anastasia has used with a number of their palettes. I would have preferred something with a bit more weight and substance, considering the soft velvet encasing the palette and the price tag. The eyeshadows are also very pigmented and are easy to blend. The dual ended brush in the palette is soft and distributes the shadows nicely onto the eyes. I like how the shades are laid out in the palette, making it easy to go from a daytime to nighttime look. The palette includes the following shades:
- Tempera – is a matte, light beige color
- Raw Sienna – is a matte, cream brown
- Golden Ochre – is a matte, yellow tone neutral
- Brunt Orange – is a matte, creamsicle orange
- Vermeer – light shell color with a shimmer finish
- Primavera – golden shimmer
- Buon Fresco – is a matte lavender with grey undertones
- Red Ochre – is a warm, matte reddish brown
- Antique Bronze – is a warm, brown-berry shade with golden sparkle and metallic finish
- Venetian Red – is a matte, deep berry shade
- Love Letter – is a matte berry shade with pink undertones
- Warm Taupe – is a muted, matte cool-toned gray
- Cyprus Umber – is a matte, cool-toned brown with gray undertones
- Realgar – is a matte, warm burnt orange
The Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette is available on Anasatsiabeverlyhills.com and also sephora.com and ULTA.
L-R: Burnt Orange, Raw Sienna, Golden Ochre, Tempera
L-R: Red Ochre, Buon Fresco, Primavera, Vermeer
L-R: Realgar, Cyprus Umber, Warm Taupe, Love letter, Venetian Red, Antique Bronze
