My friend Liora recently turned me on to Anastasia Beverly Hills’ eye shadow palettes, so I picked up the World Traveler palette (the subject of this review) and the Artist Palette. Now here’s the thing: the stores got rid of the Artist Palette to make room for the World Traveler palette. However, I can’t find the World Traveler palette on the Sephora or Ulta websites. Oh, Sephora has it highlighted on the Anastasia brand page, but if you click on it they say they don’t have that item. So… I guess I should have reviewed the Artist Palette?
The World Traveler palette is aptly named, because its compact size and 12 versatile colors make it ideal to take with you on a trip. Mainly neutrals, with a few pops of color, it has a mix of finishes, some good crease and highlight colors, and a basic matte black should you want to do a more sultry look. It has a mirror in the lid and comes with a decent double-ended brush.
This palette trends pretty warm, but even though I have a cool skin tone I still found the colors were pretty good on me. In fact, I did a look on Wednesday with Bellini, Morocco, Spoiled and Soft Peach (shown below) and I got compliments on how much greener my eyes looked. I’m also surprised that Intense Gaze looks good on me, as I am not usually a pink person.
The shadows have a wonderful velvety texture and apply pretty well, although I find the colors are not as intense as I tend to go for. I’m not sure how much I would use this one for performance makeup. Definitely not on the big stage, but maybe for a restaurant or day time outdoor show. I do think that colors like Spoiled and Pink Champagne would be good to work in to a stage look, but I would probably reach to other palettes (like the Chocolate Bar or Monarch) to complete the look.
The great thing about this palette is that it is only $30, which is a really fair price for this quality of shadow. This would be a really good way to add some neutrals to your collection! However, if you can’t find the World Traveler palette, the Artist Palette is the same size and price and has a mix of colors and neutrals, so maybe pick that one up? The clear lesson here is I nice to review palettes faster!