Jaclyn Hill x Morphe Palette// Is It Really Worth the Hype?

                                    


 So, lets talk about the palette that broke the internet and one of 2017s most popular releases. The Morphe x Jaclyn Hill collaboration was quite possibly Morphes biggest release to date and the entire internet knew about it. American makeup lovers were the first to be introduced to this palette while us lot in the UK had to wait a fair while longer. When we could finally get our hands on it, the Beauty Bay squad went into meltdown and the virtual queue to get this palette was longer than an hour. Even then I was unsuccessful and had to wait for the next lot of stock. I don't particularly like buying a product while everyone talking about it because I never feel the product is going to live up to the hype. Is it going to be one of my most reached for palettes? Will the quality live up to Morphes name? Is this REALLY going the worth £37 when their other palettes only cost £23?? Yes, yes and an even bigger yes. This is quite possibly one of the best palettes I have invested in.

To start with, the swatches were incredible. there is not one shade in this 35 shade palette that lacks pigmentation. The one comment I always hear people make about Morphe is that they can often feel disappointed by the quality of the Matte shades in the palettes. They can be described as patchy and hard to blend. On this occasion, I strongly disagree. the formula has been worked on and every matte blends beautifully. There are a mixture of light shades that can be added to the crease to build up depth and transition while on the other end of the palette there are some really dark browns, blues, greens and blacks to create a perfectly blended smoky eye. Like many other Morphe palettes there is a mix of Shimmer shades and foiled shades. I am a sucker for the burnt out orange shade on the very end of the third row, this is the shade I reach for the most as it looks good for a smokey eye but can also be suited to a daytime look with some of the light browns through the crease.

I am not always the bravest person when it comes to using bright colours on my eyes, however one of the reasons I purchased this palette was because of the beautiful purples, blues and greens. Not only was it time to step out of my comfort zone and make the most of these colours but they are also perfect for my Makeup kit. This is a palette I often reach for when recreating fantasy makeup looks such as mermaids and high fashion looks. this really is one of my most versatile palettes and I rely on it pretty much every day.

This is a Smokey glam look created with this palette!

Although this palette is practically perfect, there are a few things that I think are worth mentioning. firstly, who's idea was it not to include a matte white/ light shade?! Before applying eyeshadow I much prefer to set my primer with a white or lighter shade. This makes the shadows so much nicer to blend but because this palette does not have one it means I have to reach for a different palette to set my eyelids and then swap back to the Jaclyn palette. Is two very similar highlighting shades necessary? Surely one of those pans would have been suited better to a setting shade so an entire eye look could be created from this palette alone but that's just my personal preference.
I am also not a particular fan of the packaging. I think the white is extremely striking and looks professional. It also makes it stand out as a collaboration and gives it a more personal touch however, due to it being cardboard it did not take long before it started looking grubby. I have a habit of tapping excess product onto palettes and wiping brushes against palettes to ensure they are clean. This is a mistake I made with this palette as it is now covered with product that cannot be removed. I now tell people that it looks "well loved" as I really do love it, but it already looks well used even though I have only owned it for 3 months.

Despite these points, I can completely understand why this product has had such a good response. I was originally concerned this palette was only costing an extra £14 because you were paying for Jaclyns name on the palette, however it is of a higher quality so I did not mind paying for the extra. You really do pay for what you get and you get a palette that you will contemplate replacing your family with.

So, what were your opinions of this palette? did you find it was as good as everyone made it out to be or were you let down?
You can find the palette on Beauty Bay for £37