When BA Star offered me an eye shadow palette to test and review I jumped at the chance. I love make-up! At $8.75 for 5 shadows, it is definitely affordable and not something I wouldn't buy on my own or feature on my thrifty blog.  BA Star is the #1 choice of make up for cheerleaders and dancers, so I thought it would work very well for my active, chasing-kids-around lifestyle.

I chose the Natural Eye Shadow Palette palette for the pretty, earth tone hues. The colors are bronze, cocoa, and nude, as well as a gold glitter and crystal glitter gel. The glitter gel scared me a bit. Am I too old for glitter? We'll see. It also came with a dual ended applicator, one side was a sponge tip and the other was a blend-y type brush, but I used my own.
The colors in this palette are perfect for the look I've been trying to achieve
. I have found myself gravitating towards a neutral eye and a bright lip, and since my glasses are quite big I feel like anything dramatic on my eyes would be overkill. Here are the swatches:
The bronze and the coca show up quite nicely, and the nude actually pretty much matches my skin tone exactly. They are medium sheer, so you can build up the intensity or leave it light for a more natural look.The texture was lovely. It went on very smooth! The glitter gel surprised me. I thought it would be the consistency of the play make up kits that you buy for kids, but it was quite nice. The gel held up nicely and didn't budge or slide around on my skin.
I decided I would do my make up two ways: regular; which consists of eye shadow, liner, mascara and powder, and then I applied it as I would if I were going out i.e. the works plus primer so I didn't sweat my face off. Alone the eye shadow did just fine. It went on smoothly and silkily , though it creased a tiny bit, which I attributed to the gold glitter gel. With the primer in place, my shadow stayed all night and looked awesome! Definitely a deal at $8.75. I would compare it to Revlon or Cover Girl shadows in terms of consistency, color payout and staying power. 
I used the nude to highlight my brow, the bronze for my lid and cocoa in my crease. I also used a tiny smidgen of the gold glitter on my lid as well, just for some extra sparkle.*The shadow is not creased in these pics. I kept opening my eyes. This is the best shot Jamie could get of me lol.
I like that it's just natural and the perfect colors for day. though you can apply them wet and get a darker, smoky effect for evening!
The colors really complete my eyes and make them look more blue!
Over all, I think it's a great value and good quality. I can't wait to try the SMOKY palette next! 

ON ME:
BA STAR SHADOW PALETTE IN NATURAL
reader discount code BBSMOKY (50% off!)
EARRINGS: DEB
TOP AND CAMI: DEB
*Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. Aside from the eye shadow palette, I was not compensated for this review. All opinions stated are 100% my own. I really like them!