Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette

The new Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance palette was launched this summer (2016), with an attractive arrangement of colours.

This palette consists of 14 mostly warm eyeshadows, focusing on plumy/ reddish pinks and warm brick tones. Since these colours are very much in trend right now, the palette has become extremely popular. It has certainly become one of my favorites in my collection so far.

I have to say this palette does have some resemblance to the Lime Crime Venus palette. So if you're one of those boycotting Lime Crime but are interested in the Venus palette then the Modern Renaissance palette is a good alternative.

    

The packaging of this palette is beautiful. The dusky pink soft velvet gives it a very luxurious feel. However, it is most likely going to get dirty very easily....remember the first UD Naked palette?

The quality of the shadows are very impressive, they are very pigmented, soft and easy to blend. The two shimmer shadows (Vermeer & Primavera) are very metallic, The photos don't do them justice.

Top row swatches:

Left to right; Tempera, Golden Ochre, Vermeer, Buon Fresco, Antique Bronze, Love Letter, Cyprus Umber

Tempera: Semi matte light butter cream

Golden Ochre: Matte Beige

Vermeer: Metallic champagne 

Buon Fresco: Matte dusky lavender 

Antique Bronze: Shimmer warm brown

Love Letter: Matte plummy raspberry 

Cyprus Umber: Matte chocolate brown

Bottom row swatches:

Left to right; Raw Sienna, Burnt Orange, Primavera, Red Ochre, Venetian Red, Warm Taupe, Realgar

Raw Sienna: Matte light coffee

Burnt Orange: Matte burnt orange

Primavera: Metallic gold

Red Ochre: Matte rusty brick red

Venetian Red: Satin bricky plum

Warm Taupe: Matte ashy brown

Realgar: Matte true brick red