A few weeks ago, I received Jordana Made to Last Powder Eyeshadow Collection 06 Plumbelievable. Somehow at about the same time, I came across a coupon on Facebook for a free product from Palladio at Sally’s Beauty, a brand of affordable makeup that I had never tried. I went to Sally’s, and somehow I came away with a Palladio Silk FX All-in-One Herbal Eyeshadow palette in the shades, Debutante. When I took it home, I immediately noticed how close it was to the Jordana palette.
They are not dupes, but they are from similar color families. Both are what I would describe as cool-toned palettes in shades of plum or even “rose silver” (instead of rose gold). The Jordana palette has deeper shades, while Palladio’s are lighter. Both have mostly shimmers with a couple of matte shadows. The Jordana Made To Last Eyeshadow Collection palette offers 6 shades, while Palladio Silk FX Eyeshadow Palette has 5. Jordana gives instructions on the back of the palette on how to use the shades to create a smokey eye, while Palladio has an insert that sits on top of the pans that labels how to use each of the shades: highlighter, base, crease, lid, and liner. Both come with cheap, useless applicators.
Swatches
Let’s look at the shades and swatches, both applied over Milani Eye Primer.
First up, Jordana. Below are my own color descriptions and how I would use them.
- pale pink satin: highlighter or base
- plum shimmer: lid
- deep plum or raisin matte: crease, outer V
- silver pale plum shimmer: highlighter, lid
- rose silver shimmer: lid
- black: smokey eye, liner, V, under eye
Here I’m wearing the Jordana palette with the pale plum shimmer in the inner lid, plum shimmer on the lid, and deep plum matte in the crease and V. (Not my favorite photo, but you get the idea of the shades.)
Next, Palladio. It must have been a cloudy day when I took this photo because the shades look more taupe, more muted than the plum shades that they actually are. Sorry about that.
When I did the swatches, I started with the second and lightest shade, labeled as All Over Base and went down from there. While the suggested uses are from Palladio, the color descriptions are mine.
- All over base: pale pink matte
- Crease: taupe
- Lid: plum shimmer
- Liner: raisin, deep plum, also good for V, smokey eye etc.
- Highlighter: light silvery plum shimmer also good for lid.
Here I am wearing the Palladio shades. I’m wearing “Lid” plum shimmer on my lid with the Crease shade in the crease and V.
Thoughts on Both
Both palettes kick up some dust when I put my brush into the palette. It is definitely important to tap the brush before applying. I would definitely apply these over eye primer. I have had a little fallout using the Jordana palette every now and then, but no fallout using Palladio. Surprisingly, I get a bit more dust in the pans, however, with the Palladio. Go figure.
In spite of some dust, both eyeshadows have a buttery feel to them, and are quite easy to apply and blend. They are decently pigmented.
Both palettes have good lasting power over primer. They definitely show up and last until I remove them many hours later.
Purchase Info and Ingredients
Jordana Made to Last Eyeshadow Collection is priced at $7.99 for 6 shades, net weight 0.25 oz/7.25 g. There are 8 shade selections to choose from. Sold at Walgreens and on the Jordana website. Made in the U.S. Here are the ingredients of each of the six shades:
Shades 01, 03, 06:
Ingredients: Talc, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Poloxamer 338, Silica, Mica (CI 77019). +/- May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ultramarines (CI 77007), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).
Shade 02:
Ingredient: Talc, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Poloxamer 338, Silica, Mica (CI 77019). +/- May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 77499).
Shade 04:
Ingredient: Talc, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Poloxamer 338, Silica, Mica (CI 77019). +/- May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491, CI 77499), Carmine (CI 75470), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510).
Shade 05:
Ingredient: Talc, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Dimethicone, Boron Nitride, Zinc Stearate, Polyurethane-33, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Stearic Acid, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Poloxamer 338, Silica, Mica (CI 77019). +/- May Contain: Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxide (CI 77491), Aluminum Powder (CI 77000).
Palladio Silk FX Eyeshadow Palettes are priced at $11.99 for 5 shades, net weight 0.9 oz./2.6 g so it’s a smaller, more expensive palette than the Jordana. There are also 8 shade selections. Sold at Sally’s Beauty and Ulta Beauty. Made in Canada. Here are the ingredients that include talc, mineral oil and paraben preservatives: Mica, Talc, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethicone, Silica, Nylon-12, Magnesium Stearate, Boron Nitride, Isostearyl Alcohol, Mineral Oil, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Microcrystalline Wax, Paraffin, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Tin Oxide. 7.
I hope this isn’t a disappointing post because I don’t really have a winner. I think they are both decent palettes for the money, and I like using both of them. Although in the swatches, Jordana looks more pigmented, but on my eyes they’re about the same. I seem to reach for the Palladio palette a little more often because the shades are a little lighter in color and more wearable everyday for me here in the ‘burbs. But by and large, I’d consider the two palettes equivalent in terms of performance. For value, Jordana wins since it’s less expensive and the palette is larger. In terms of ingredients, I’d give the edge to Jordana again. Although both affordable palettes are talc-based (thus the powderiness), Palladio has mineral oil and parabens, where Jordana doesn’t though it does have dimethicone that some women avoid, though I am fine with it. Decisions, decisions!
What do you think of these affordable palettes? Have you tried either of these palettes in any of the shade selections?
Jordana is not available here in Canada and we only get Milani, its sister brand. I have been getting emails from Palladio though but I marked it as spam because it’s one of those ‘hey, we want you to be our top influencers and promote our products and here’s a bloody huge discount of 30% for you to buy our stuff and then write and promote to your readers and followers for free!’…..like seriously? Into the spam box it went.
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I don’t blame you for being ticked off, Shireen. I would be too. A discount won’t do it. You may not want to be bothered, but I would send a reply back next time as to why that doesn’t come close to cutting it. I assume there’s a different PR company in Canada than the U.S. (Behrman).
The Jordana shades are some of my faves for cold weather! That plum is so pretty!
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The deeper shades in the Jordana palette are definitely perfect for fall/winter. These go perfectly with my raisin shade blush.
Good to know that the palettes both kick up some dust, but they are very pretty. I love the Taupe shades in the Palladio palette! Beautiful look that you created!
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No problem, Helen! I’ll leave it because someone might want to read about the Chella Brow Cream xo
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I prefer the Jordana shadows, I think, based on the swatches and your EOTD. I’ve tried lipsticks from both the brands, but not the eyeshadows. The quality looks quite good for the price!
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Beautiful palette of colors. For myself (67) I tend to stay away from glitter/shimmer shawdows. I stay with the mattes with just a tad in the middle of eyelid of shimmer. These palettes would be amazing for my daughter (48) & granddaughter’s (18/21). ??❤️
The jordana palette looks nice.
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They don’t look similar in the palettes but they do on your eyes. I’d probably go with the Jordana because it’s a better value.
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I know! The Palladio looks like a taupe/beige palette in the pans, but when I got it home, nope it’s shade of plum. I think you would like the deeper Jordana shades.
These palettes are very pretty but I think that I would wear them over my Smashbox primer because it really makes the colors pop.
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I haven’t tried Smashbox eye primer, just the face primer. Now you’ve made me curious. On my eyes, I used UD eye primer and they shades are quite bright, and at my age, I don’t want my eyeshadow to be too bright. The shimmer on these is quite lovely so they probably would look really great over your eye primer!
Love the shades in the Jordana palette. I’m just like you–I gravitate toward the same color family.
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I have to say the Jordana won me over this round! I love the shades included!
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I can see why. More of the Jordana shades are deeper shades, and they would look great on you. The Jordana shades also appear more pigmented than the Palladio, though on my arm Palladio is just as pigmented just lighter shades. Go figure!
The shades are very season appropriate
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I agree. I love the deeper Jordana shades for fall.
I love the shades in both. I have one of the Jordana palettes (an all matte one) and was pretty impressed with the quality.
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I love Jordana makeup. Their lip crayons are my favorite, and I still love the skinny brush liquid eyeliners in gorgeous metallics from about 18 months ago – I can bear to throw mine out though they’re getting old!
Both of these palettes look great on you Allison. Funny,I avoided plum until you convinced me to try it in an earlier review and now I see how lovely it can look on us. Great review and great pictures,you rock both of them. 🙂
Do you have blue eyes too, Laura? Usually they recommend purple shades for brown eyes, but I think that blue eyes can wear purples and plums too. I used to stick to grey and regular neutrals but I’ve moved beyond. BTW, I have been trying to get a hold of someone in the Glossybox affiliate program. My marketing contact gave me a source to contact but she doesn’t want to get back to me. I just tried the marketing woman again and if she can’t help, I won’t hold you up any longer. Sorry Laura.
I haven’t tried either of these palettes, but I love cool toned shadows.
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I agree, cool tones are great on us pale gals. I am lucky that the red hair has allowed me to wear both, though I have come to think anyone can really wear whatever they like. 🙂
I am a huge fan of Palladio eyeshadow formula, I was very surprised how pigmented these are!
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For some reason, the Palladio shades (maybe because some of the shades are lighter than the Jordana) look less pigmented but they’re not. They look great on my eyes, just enough shimmer and lots of color.
Love to have some of Jordana palettes for sure. I tend to gravitate towards Plums and Burgandy. Also Taupes and Browns. Loving the Burgandy colors in so many palettes lately or close to it. Plums can be the same only more purple than red browns and oranges r pretty still. I like how many different palettes Jordana has.
I just sent you an email, Joyce.