Wednesday, 31 August 2011

Starry Night Review




After being really enamored by the MUA Heaven and Earth Palette I decided to revisit the MUA Pro stand and pick up a few goodies. One of the things that really caught my eye was the Starry Night eyeshadow palette.


I really love the colour choices in this palette, it's so luxe looking and yes it really does capture the theme of the title, Starry Night. I know this sounds odd but the shades somehow say magic/magical to me, like the shades have fallen straight out of a fairy tale full of princesses, wizards and unicorns? No? Okay i'll move on then haha!


The packaging is nothing fancy but it does the job nicely and thanks to the clear lid you can see the shades housed inside, never a bad thing in my opinion. It's plain and functional and lives up to the 'Pro' expectations.


The actual shadows are well pigmented and buttery soft, resulting in effortless blending and application. The shades compliment one and other really well so you can easily create a lovely eye look as the range of shades give you highlight, crease and eyelid options.


The only downsides I can see is that all the shades are of the frost finish family meaning matte lovers may want to skip this. The other problem may be for those heavy handed ladies, if you press too hard the shadows will shatter. If we are really picky it may annoy some that the shades have no names but that's
just me and probably not something that will irk the majority.



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86 comments:

  1. bottom right purple rain?
    4th across from left on bottom ice blue?
    :-/
    kelsie xxx

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  2. bottom right purple rain?
    4th across from left on bottom ice blue?
    :-/
    kelsie xxx
    (kelsietaylor32@hotmail.com)

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  3. 2nd in from top left.... "Congratulations... you just got Pink'd"

    WOOOOT.. Go me hahaha. Great palette babes. Mmmmmmmwah

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  4. This giveaway is such fun!

    Mauvey nite- Second row, last one(extreme right)

    GFC: preciouspearl
    email: preciouspearlmakeup at gmail dot com

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  5. the black in the top right one : dark knight

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  6. Second in on top row - Ballerina

    GFC: jade hewitt
    email: j.hewitt4468@gmail.com

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  7. Love this giveaway!
    Top row, third from left - Bedazzled Night Sky

    GFC: Olga
    olgaliki77(at)gmail(dot)com

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  8. I would name the very bottom right corner .. Mystic Meg (she always wore purple!)

    GFC: Jess
    email: jess.rowland@hotmail.com

    x

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  9. top row: #2, Pixie Dust. #3 Gunmetal
    bottom row: #6 Amethyst Dreams

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  10. Sorry, I left this one out of my first post...
    bottom row, #4 Bippity Boppity Boo (because it reminds me of Cinderella's dress)

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  11. The second of the first row: Have a great day

    GFC: Thakitty

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  12. Second from left, top row: Candy
    Third from left, bottom row: Icicle

    Fingers crossed! Thanks for the awesome give away :) xxx

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  13. wild violet last one on the second row .. last from the right ..

    GFC NAme : Saumya
    email : thegiftingbag@gmail.com

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  14. top Row #3 Left almost black one :Goodnight Werewolf
    Button Row second Left #2 ( whitish one)Ice Queen Moon

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  15. GFC Ale
    The one above silver fox, I'd call it "Pinky promise"

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  16. btw my email is : mariaaarneman(at)(HOTMAIL)(DOT)(COM)
    Fallower by GFC and and Blogloving . MariaAndrea van der wall Arneman

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  17. GFC: Katie Abshier
    Top Row, #2 from the left: Flirtacious Delight
    email: dumptdaily@gmail.com

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  18. Bottom row third from right- Blue Screen (It's a beautiful shade, but like a blue screen on a computer, ,I would have no idea what to do with this colour!)

    GCF: Chuui
    Email: chuuichan@gmail.com

    Thanks! :)

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  19. the extreme black on the top row, last right i would call Black Swan
    and the bottom row, the 2nd one the forsty white i would call Ice-Queen like icecream but like ice-queen hahahaa or milky way like the thing in the sky.....
    and the blue on the 2nd row, 4th one i would call Dark Days Are Over
    great oppurtunity..


    perdiindahouse@hotmail.co.uk or wmrdx@yahoo.co.uk

    watermelonraindropx.blogspot.com

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  20. I'm going to go along with your 'fairytale' theme because i think it fits perfectly!

    Second row, 5th along.. i have 3 names for it. "Witches Brew", "Evil Queen" or "Sleeping Death" all based around Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs because your swatch reminded me of the Evil Queen for some reason :)

    The one above "Silver Fox" could be called "Fairy God-mother" or "Piglet" haha.

    The one to the right of Silver Fox.. "The Little Glass Slipper"

    Top row, 3rd or 6th along.. "Back before midnight"

    Sorry for the long comment, i got carried away, great idea though! thanks xx

    beautyfashionlife25.blogspot.com

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  21. this is so fun!
    Top row 2nd in from left: baby doll pink

    what you call 'silver fox' I would call Ice Queen
    GFC: Kelly
    ktcourington@gmail.com

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  22. In first row, The five shadow from left to right "Broken Jeans"
    GFC: Jakii
    Thanks :) Nice Giveaway!

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  23. Top row, third from left: Bedrock
    Top row, far right: Solar Eclipse
    Bottom row, second from left: North Star

    That was fun :)

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  24. 5th top row,the blue-ish one
    "twilight Mox"

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  25. Second row #5: Nasty Bruise

    GFC: Sarah Crawford
    email: sarahandmike@hellokitty.com

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  26. The purple on the second row, farthest to the right would be called COSMIC DIMENSION. :)
    Email: cruz042@csusm.edu

    This is a fun contest :)

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  27. Bottom row #3 from the left - Glacée Embrace

    email: giftprincessgoden07@gmail.com

    So fun! :)))))

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  28. This palette is so amazing!!!! And you're absolutely right about the magic/fairy tale theme, shimmery things always make me feel the same :) Anyways, onto the names!

    Far right, top row: 'Nocturnal' or 'Film Noir'
    Far right, bottom row: 'Voodoo'
    2nd from left, bottom row: 'Avalanche'
    2nd from left, top row: 'Tiny Dancer'

    This is so fun I could keep going all day! but I'll spare you from having to read them all :P Thanks so much for this giveaway!

    GFC: KelseyA
    kelseyalford@msn.com

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  29. Bottom line, second from right: Russian Roulette

    GFC: Melly
    mellyb@hotmail.fi

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  30. Hello !!!
    GFC iulika_ct
    Email iulika.ct@gmail.com
    Top row, the first from the right (black): COVER ME WITH THE NIGHT
    Good luck to everyone !!!

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  31. Last color on top row, Welcome To My Nightmare (in homage to the new Alice Cooper album coming out this month)
    GFC SuperHotFemale
    email sari dot susanna at hotmail dot com

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  32. The tone at the right of "Silver Fox" I would call "Starry Night"
    GFC and bloglovin: Laura f (LFC)
    ojosnegroslfc@gmail.com

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  34. Top row, first one from right: 10:15 Saturday Night
    GFC: Lestie
    e-mail adress: lestie.blog[at]gmail[dot]come

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  35. Top row. First from the left. Life in the Laguna

    GFC:LilleyMay
    EMail: LilleyMayblog@hotmail.co.uk

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  36. Top row, 3rd from left - Moonlit dreams
    Top row, 3rd from right - Touch of magic
    Top right - Dark Knight

    Such a great giveaway :D
    GFC - hannah.
    Email - hannah_in_pyjamas@msn.com

    xxx

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  37. Can I name all? I enjoyed thinking about names... XD

    I would call :

    1. the black one from the first row- Eclipse

    2. the blue one from the bottom row- Blue Moon

    3. the pink one from the first row- Pink Flame

    4. the gray from the bottom row besides "sILVER fOX" - Stake out!

    5. The white one from the bottom row- Snow White
    Please enter me,
    gfc: maly
    msbookworm22@yahoo(dot)com

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  38. 1st bottom row - Tornado
    4th top row - Constellation
    GFC: Tânia
    tmynamec[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Thanks!

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  39. Top row the second from right after black -Mystic Aurora(inspired by the aurora borealis)
    gfc:andreeabacau
    email:yadydeea_puss[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  40. hello!
    gfc : ony_stanciu
    Oh Adrienne, you made me think at the song "Starry starsy night" ...the colours of the palette are so suitable to a starry end of summer night...glittering in the night...the third colour in the bottom row completes the fairy tale atmosphere...
    e-mail ony_stanciu@yahoo.com

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  41. These look lovely, I love the shimmer!

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  42. I follow you via gfc as doroffee :).

    I hope it's not a big problem if I named all of them, just because it was sooo much fun to think of the names :).
    in order (top row, then bottom row):
    1. Magic Orchid
    2. Disco Pixie
    3. Rock Solid
    4. Sparkly Way
    5. Flying Dutchman
    6. Black Hole(s and revelations, for any Muse fans here :P)
    7. Hurricane
    (8. Silver Fox)
    9. Platinum
    10. Into The Sky
    11. Calm Before The Storm
    12. Andromeda...

    If I had to choose only one as my "entry", I'd go eith nr. 11. :) (but nr. 5 is close :D)

    badorka@vipmail.hu

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  43. Bottom row, third from right: Chasing Waterfalls
    Bottom row, third from left: Android
    Top row, second from left: Sakura

    GFC: francesdanger
    francesdanger (at) gmail (dot) com

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  44. What a fun Giveaway!!!!
    Top row, #5: Dirty laudry
    It reminds me of dirty jeans for some strange reason... lol

    GFC: Comme3pommes
    email: ohhhcomme3pommes@gmail.com

    Thanks,
    xx

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  45. Top row, 3rd from left i would call it man on the moon, not really sure why it just popped into my head
    GFC: samantha fox
    Email: samfox1982@hotmail.co.uk

    Thanks x

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  47. Great giveaway! I agree with you that they're fairytale shades - I look after two little girls and they have lots of books about princesses with sparkly colours like these!

    I'd call the third shade from the left on the bottom row 'Glass Slipper' as in Cinderella's and the pink shade on the top row (2nd from left) 'Aurora' as in Sleeping Beauty (the colour reminds me of the colour of her dress in the disney film...haha!!).

    xx

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  48. I'm stupid lol I thought you said to name two shades! Also, I am a follower and my email address is stacey.mckane@googlemail.com xx

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  49. 4th one in fromthe left on the bottom row is "Mermaid's Tale" and the one to the left of that, so the 3rd from the left on the bottom row as "diamond dust"
    thanks :)
    Charli...

    x

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  50. Love this Adrienne!! Im always jel of whoever get's the job of naming beauty products,here goes...
    1.Top row furthest right- Oreo (Ben's idea :))
    2.Bottom row third from right- Tinker-Blue
    3.Top row 2nd from right from- A royal ball

    gfc- natalie@pixielashes
    email-nat4dx@googlemail.com
    xxx

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  51. the first in from the left on the bottom: crazy fog
    GFC Zofiana
    focz@op.pl

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  52. I would name the pink, the second one counting from the left in the first row: Fairy Diva.
    GFC nick: HaDa
    hadadreams@hotmail.com

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  53. Top row, 5rd from left : crazy about you
    Top row, 4rd from right: falling star
    gfc: Anamaria T
    mail: ana_maria4all[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  54. GFC: Sweet As Honey Blog
    Email: sweetashoneyblog@gmail.com

    First row second in from the left. Barbie Pink
    Bottom Row all the way on the right. Barney Purple

    Thanks!

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  55. GFC :Areej Usman
    email:itsme_jeejo@hotmail.com

    Top Row 2nd from Left:Feeling Pink!
    Bottom row 1st from Left:December Sky!

    Thank U :)

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  56. Lovely palette!! And GFC: Amy
    The Pink one: Tickled Pink
    4th one in from the top (dark grey): Holy Smokes

    Thank youuu! xxx

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  57. I would call the shade on the bottom row, 3rd from the left: My Fair-y Lady and the shade on the bottow row, 4th from the left: Blue Suede Shoes

    GFC: honey_lili
    email: honey_lili@msn.com

    such a funny giveaway !!! thanks
    xxx

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  58. most left on the bottom row, i would call it "ten pence peace" its the perfect 10p colour and grey is rather peaceful isn't it :)

    jennihaigh@gmail.com

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  59. Top Row, 2nd from left (pink) - Pandora
    Top Row, 5th from left (blue) - Poseidon
    Top Row, 1st on right (black) - Hades

    Bottom Row, 1st on left (grey/blue)- Dionysus
    Bottom Row, 2nd from left (white/silver) - Astraios

    I follow on GFC as Lauren :) x

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  60. Top row, second from left: "Lollipop Unicorn"
    Bottom row, fourth across from left "I used to love cookies"

    (i follow with GFC darkwingslady)

    :)

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  61. GFC : Bebe

    I would call the second on the left top - pretty in pink.

    and the last on the right bottom - purple beauty.

    Thank you

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  63. Top right... Black as night!
    2nd top Left.... Pink petunia
    4th top Left... Smokescreen

    Email xoxkissablebeautyxox@hotmail.co.uk
    Youtube www.youtube.com/xoxkissablebeautyxox

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  64. GFC: Amyboo!
    amytrankiem@gmail.com
    The bottom row 4th shade (blue one): Unicorn blood. :)

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  65. GFC: 11ghieszelle 07
    email: gizzele_11@yahoo.com

    left side of the "silver fox" : acid rain
    right side of the "silver fox" : fox rain

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  66. Thakn you for this giveaway!!
    I really really love the colors!
    I don't have imagination, but I'll try just in case =)
    I follow you as rock-or-not
    rock-or-not at hotmail dot fr
    The purple down right: violin violine (it's a shade of purple in French)
    the pink top left: Rosée (it's at dusk, the water on flower, this is the rosée, it is often a romantic word and rose is pink in French ^^)
    Sorry both puns are French but it's hard to do it in English for me ^^"

    Thank you!

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  67. Top Right: Wicked Witch, de pink one on top: Sleeping Beauty's Pillow.

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  68. The second colour in the top row: Cherry Blossom Girl

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  69. Fourth one in top row: Moon struck.
    Fourth one in bottom row: Love at first light

    Email: hadia_salahuddin[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Thank u:)

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  71. Love this giveaway! It's so creative ♥

    When I saw the second shade from the left on the top row, the name "Pinktastic Night" just popped into my head and I was like OMG, it really fits! :))

    I follow you on GFC as Kris Beauty

    Email : mybeautytags@gmail.com

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  73. I would call the bright pink, Barbie's Castle. Very glittery, bright and bold I would just imagine this being such a barbie colour plus I was always so jealous of her makeup!

    contactlisabeauty@gmail.com

    x

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  74. The rose one (second on the first row): Falling in Pink

    GFC: Oana

    email: oana [dot] catalyna [at] yahoo [dot] com

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  75. I love this palette! I want this and the Sleek Heaven & Earth palette, just having difficulty trying to get hold of them! xx

    http://beaut-ingsandbeyond.blogspot.com/

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  76. The bottom row, three colors in from the left. I would call the dark grey color Fog! :)

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  77. I would call the black one in the right hand top corner Midnight Diamond. xx

    lyddi69@hotmail.com

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  78. Great giveaway. I love the question lol

    Bottom row, 3rd from the left: stargazer

    GFC: Jeneille

    jinjera@gmail.com

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  79. Top row, fifth across = Squashed Bluebottle.
    Bluebottles are pretty, no? Fabulous giveaway, I would love to win this as our local Superdrug doesn't stock MUA and I'm desperate to try them!

    Powdered Almond xxxx
    (twitter: @powderedalmond)

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  80. Ok, so in the US old women with white hair are referred to as "blue hairs", so I am going to name the blue in the bottom row...
    Not your Granny's blue
    Thanks for the chance to win!
    GFC Melissa Sabatino
    melissasabatino at gmail dotcom

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  81. great! enter me please!
    GFC: Elenita
    mijitapan@hotmail.com
    thanks!

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  82. the blue in the bottom row could me called "cry me a river" such a pretty blue!

    gfc: layla
    email: leyajacob@gmail.com

    thanks for the giveaway :)

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  83. LOVE this palette! Id call the top row 2nd from the left, Strawberry souffle.

    GFC: HinaLokwani
    Email: hina_lokwani@hotmail.com

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  84. I would have to call the 2nd from left top row Dream of my Heart

    Great idea for a giveaway thanks

    Tracey xx
    stitchinwolf@yahoo.co.uk

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  85. Hi from Spain!!

    Top row, first from right: night life
    Bottom row, first from left: frosty dream

    GFC name: bambaki83
    Email: mimica69(at)hotmail(dot)com

    thanks,

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