As the gifting and wish list season is getting to be in full swing, I want to make sure you don’t overlook the new 6 pan customizable neutral eyeshadow palette from butterLONDON, the ShadowClutch. Perfect for travel or even keeping in your bag everyday, the super cool bit about it is that you can swap out the shades that come with the palette for shades sold separately in Wardrobe Duos so you can mix things up.
The butterLONDON ShadowClutch, a heavy black plastic embossed case with a large mirror and dual-ended decent quality travel size brush, is available in two neutral shade families: Natural Charm, warm neutrals, and Pretty Proper, cool neutrals.
Importantly, butterLONDON Shadows are primer-infused, oil-absorbing, and skin balancing so they are great for all skin types.
Shades
I received Natural Charm, and even though I’m technically cool-toned, the warm tones look good on a redhead. The 6 shades in my clutch come in a range of finishes: matte, satin, shimmer.
I find the shades soft, buttery and easy to blend. The two lightest matte shades, Linen and Camel, kick up just a little dust in the pan, but once they’re on the brush, they’re fine. I wear the butterLONDON shadows over Urban Decay Anti-aging Eye Primer, and they last without creasing till I remove them.
Next, there are 4 different Wardrobe Duos that can be purchased separately. I received Fancy Flutter with Feather, a light rose gold, and Plume, a fabulous red/teal duochrome, and Moody Blues with Sequins, silvery ice blue, and Sapphire, deep cobalt. The two other options are Sassy Pants, purple/lavender, and Up All Night that looks like it has an opal and a black shade.
Here are the swatches over eye primer: Linen, Camel, Citrine, Quartz, Camo, Leather, Feather, Plume, Sequins, Sapphire. They all applied smoothly in the swatches except Leather, the deep brown, that appears patchy. But when I apply it as an accent shade on my eyes, it applies perfectly. Also, Linen at the very top is a perfect match for my skin tone so it doesn’t show up in the swatches. The four bottom swatches are the Wardrobe Duos.
I’ve been slow to post my review because I hadn’t gotten my swatches together. In fact, I’ve owned this palette for quite a while, and I love it! I find that if I go away for a weekend, this is the palette I take because I can create a range of looks from daytime to more dramatic. When I’m at home, I seem to reach for this palette most often for the same reasons. And it’s just so easy to work with. Importantly, the shades are subtle and appropriate for women of all ages! I used to wear only matte shadows, but these satins and shimmers are not glittery, just gorgeous with subtle shine.
Customizing
The palette is quite easy to customize once you figure out where to lift: on the sides. Just lift the guard rail and slide the pans in and out. After I did it once, it was easy peasy.
Gifting
I think butterLONDON Shadow Clutch would make a perfect holiday gift for a neutral shadow lover or a gift for yourself! And the packaging – the way it arrived on my doorstep – makes for an impressive first impression.
The butterLONDON Shadow Clutch is a fabulous addition to butterLONDON’s relatively new makeup range. It contains a total of 7.2 g. It’s made in the US. It can be purchased on the butterLONDON website, Ulta or Nordstrom. The price of the Clutch is $39, and the Wardrobe Duos are $15. If you sign up at the butterLONDON website, you get 20% off your first purchase, and at that price, it’s really a steal! Have you seen the Shadow Clutch palette yet?
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On a different note, congratulations to Debbie Y. the winner of the StriVectin Advanced Retinol Pore Refiner! Woo hoo! I’ve emailed Debbie about her win and hope to hear back from her soon. Thank you to all who participated xoxo Stay tuned for the next giveaway soon.
What a fabulous idea! I’ve yet to try Butter London cosmetics .. sure, I have a few nail polishes, but never looked at the makeup ~ now I will indeed 🙂
Monica
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The Shadow Clutch, the Wink eyeliner pencils and the fabulous lip crayons are my favorites. They’ve done such a great job with their makeup line. I love butterLONDON! This shadow palette is a great mix of neutrals (although the red/turquoise duochrome is amazing!) and the mix of finishes is perfect for both day and night looks. Love this palette!
This is an amazing gift idea, and what a great deal too! I love your swatches!
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Are you feeling any better, Allison? I wish that we lived closer– I would bring you chicken soup.
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I wish we did, too, Helen! I am feeling somewhat better but I am not totally healed which is rather disconcerting. So I am staying on a restricted diet till I feel more like myself. I really could use some good chicken soup with rice or noodles. The canned stuff has been ugh!
I’m so sorry to hear that you still aren’t feeling like yourself, but at least you are slowly getting better rather than getting worse! Hopefully Jeff can prepare something yummy for you to eat if you don’t have the energy to do much of anything. <3
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You’d think, Helen, he would. He bought a rotisserie chicken for me the other day 😉
I really do think this would make a great gift for a neutral fan. It’s so darn pretty!
I like this clutch. And I love that red/teal shadow! I should add this to my wish list!
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You should, Judy! You could even purchase the Fancy Flutter Wardrobe Duo on its own. Plume, the red/turquoise, duochrome is stunning and Feather, the rose gold is beautiful too
I use this palette constantly! It’s one of my favorite everyday products!
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I agree. It’s my go-to palette plus so handy for travel.
These aren’t really shades I would use but it looks like a nice gift for someone this season!
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Yes, it’s a perfect palette for neutral lovers!
LOVE LOVE LOVE what an absolutely fabulous idea! As someone who travels a lot, this is definitely something that I’d use xxx
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It would be perfect for your long haul trip, Laura! And the shades would look beautiful on you. The Wardrobe Duo with the red/aqua duochrome is beyond ah-maaaz-ing!
I was really impressed with these eyeshadows! I went and bought the Posh one, too. I wish I had waited, though, because it was on sale this last week at Ulta for a great price!
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Oh, no! Don’t you hate when that happens! But I’ll bet you’re enjoying it. I’d like to pick up the Duo with the purples.
I love how customisable this is! Very handy for travelling. This year’s Estee Lauder Holiday release is similar, but there are quite a lot of shadows and you can only customise 10 at once, so that’s bulky anyway.
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The butterLONDON palette really is the perfect size for travel or just for keeping in my purse or tote bag. I’m taking it with me for Thanksgiving. I love the shades too
That’s really neat that you can buy duos and then customize your palette. The shadows have impressive pigmentation. I haven’t tried BL’s shadows. I have a couple of their eyeliners and cream blushes, and I like the quality a lot.
I think butterLONDON has done a great job with their relatively new makeup line, Rachel. I’d love to try one of the cream blushes since creams are my favorites. The palette is really fun to play with, and the red/aqua duochrome shadow from the Fancy Flutter Duo is gorgeous!
These shadows are really pretty and I love the concept. Although, I have so many eye shadow palettes (!!) that, unless a palette contains really colorful or different shades, I pass. I’m glad they introduced you to satins and shimmers you like!
I hear ya, Natalie. I typically do the same thing (though on 12/8 I’m going to buy the Too Faced heart-shaped pan shadow palette even tho’ I must have all those shades)! 😉 But this palette seems to have upstaged my similar ones. It’s just so handy to use and the shades are great to apply. The duochrome Feather is a really fun change of pace.
THese eyeshadows are seriously so nice.
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I think they’re lovely for us neutral lovers, and Feather provides an amazing change of pace!
These are so cute!
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I think so too! And it’s fun to swap out the shades
I love everything about this! The shades are gorgeous and how neat that you can switch out the shadows.
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It’s been my current favorite palette for both those reasons!
What, Butter London now makes eye shadows?!! And the palette is customizable?!! SIGN ME UP. I do wish that the palette came empty and you could customize it 100%. Ah well.
Yes! And great eyeliners and mascara and fabulous lip crayons, too!! Their new-ish makeup line really is terrific. I like everything I’ve tried. I hear ya about totally customizing but from a retailing standpoint this is easier for them. But it is fun to swap out the shades I don’t wear as much for the ones I do!
As much as I’m enjoying the Shadow Clutch, it’s the duos that I really love. Those shadows are what makes the biggest difference. I’ve switched mine around so I have 3 of the original shades and 3 from the duos.
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That’s wonderful, Marcia! Did you get the same Duos as I did, Fancy Flutter and Moody blues?
These are so pretty. I’m so glad butterLONDON cosmetics are as good as the nail polish!
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I agree!
I like this palette too!!!
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Definitely a handy, useful palette and so cute too!
I love how you can customize the palette and I’m sure it does come in handy when you go away for the weekend.
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Absolutely! It’s going to be my Thanksgiving weekend travel palette 🙂
This is such a great gift idea because of how you can taper it to your own. I love it and the shades are gorgeous.
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I definitely agree!
I love this palette! It fits perfectly in a clutch or little cocktail bag!
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Yes, so portable! I’m taking it with me this weekend 🙂
I love the colors that you chose for your palette. It’s such a great idea for traveling. I know that they’ve done things like this in Europe and it’s about time that they brought the idea to the US.
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Actually, the 6 neutral shades come with it, and then you can swap them out for the shade in the Wardrobe Duos. Still cool though!
I’m so impressed by these shadows – They are so pretty
I agree: such lovely neutrals. My go-to palette since I got it!
I really love this compact! I use it all the time.
I agree. Such wearable shades, so handy! Happy Thanksgiving, Kristina!